Skilled Nursing News January 25, 2024
Following the abrupt closure in December of Northview Village, St. Louis’ largest skilled nursing facility, federal agencies issued a scathing 59-page report detailing the failures of leadership immediately before and after the facility shut its doors.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) found the facility failed to follow its emergency preparedness plan, communicate adequately and evacuate residents safely during its abrupt closure. The investigation also noted the facility’s long standing financial problems and failure of leadership to obtain crucial funds to pay workers.
HHS conducted extensive interviews with Sherry Brockmeier, Northview administrator, and Matt Furgerson, CFO of Healthcare Accounting Services, which operated Northview, among other staffers, and reported the findings this month.
One of the problems noted...
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