DOJ Crackdown on Nursing Homes to Include Criminal Counts

The Department of Justice is making a push this fall to identify criminal charges that can be brought alongside civil actions against nursing homes and staff accused of abusing and defrauding elderly patients, DOJ attorneys told Bloomberg Law.

The attoneys say the agency is seeking to “amplify” the work of its Elder Justice Initiative, which was launched in 2018 to protect the nation’s elderly. Federal prosecutors will be looking at potential criminal charges such as wire fraud and health-care fraud when they uncover false claims for government reimbursements of care.

News of the Justice Department’s push for criminal charges ...