‘NO STRINGS ATTACHED’

$300M in Coronavirus Relief Went to Nursing Homes Facing Fraud Accusations

The homes received millions in “no strings attached” relief funding.

Nursing home providers facing allegations of Medicare fraud, labor violations, and patient care concerns were granted more than $300 million in coronavirus relief aid, according to a report from The Washington Post. The “no strings attached” funding was doled out to at least a dozen companies that recently settled civil lawsuits with the Justice Department over allegations including substandard care, improper Medicare billing, and document forgery. The companies had repaid the government more than $260 million in the settlements, and one is still actively engaged in government litigation after being accused of putting residents through unnecessary therapy and delaying their release.