McKnight's October 25, 2024
There are going to be some hair-pulling, anxious days ahead for nursing home operators.
That much is assured after a federal appeals court recently revealed some of the double-speak silliness providers are going to be subjected to.
In a 2-1 decision, the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled that a nurse does not always have to be part of a government team investigating complaints aimed at, well, a nursing home. Maybe the outcome would have been different if the court filings had always italicized mentions of the investigation location — i.e. a nursing home?
An expert duly pointed out in our reporting on the outcome that a nurse’s perspective in cases involving patients (that is, virtually all cases) would...
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