Department of Justice filed 140 Page Complaint Against Nursing Homes for Worthless Care

The Department of Justice filed a 140 page complaint against a group of nursing homes alleging the care they provided was worthless and that funds paid by Medicare and Medicaid should be recouped. The Complaint alleges the Defendants caused or risked causing serious physical and emotional harm to their residents, who were elderly, disabled, and otherwise highly vulnerable. They failed to maintain adequate staffing levels and repeatedly failed to follow infection control protocols. The complaint alleged that, under the Falso Claims Act, the United States is entitled to impose civil penalties between $12,537 and $25,076 for each violation, that payments were made to Defendants by mistake, and that Defendants were unjustly enriched.