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Judi Lynn

(160,530 posts) Thu May 21, 2015, 05:44 PM May 2015

Nursing home chain asks judge to dismiss NM lawsuit

Source: Associated Press

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By - Associated Press - Thursday, May 21, 2015

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A Texas-based nursing home chain has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, calling it a case of “greed and opportunism.”

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1LoGwf1 ) Preferred Care Partners Management Group says lawyers from the Cohen Milstein law firm in Washington, D.C., pushed New Mexico to sue.

The lawsuit claims the company keeps staffing levels so low that it is impossible to provide good care to residents.

But Preferred Care points to a New York Times article about lawyers who lobby AGs to sue large companies in exchange for a percentage of any cash award. It mentions former AG Gary King’s case against Preferred Care.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/21/nursing-home-chain-asks-judge-to-dismiss-nm-lawsui/#ixzz3aoOfP9YH

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Nursing home chain asks judge to dismiss NM lawsuit (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2015 OP

A good story line follow-up in next season's Better Call Saul. Opening up a national discussion Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #1

Texas's nursing homes are ranked either 49th or 50th in the country, depending on the ranking. pnwmom May 2015 #2

Absolutely the worst conditions I've seen.. mountain grammy May 2015 #4

My mother ended up in a few different ones for rehab of various injuries. pnwmom May 2015 #5

There is a simple fix for the "greed and opportunism", Staff your facilities a$$Hatter Vincardog May 2015 #3

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

1. A good story line follow-up in next season's Better Call Saul. Opening up a national discussion

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2015, 05:59 PM

May 2015

on nursing home ripoff, neglect and abuse.

pnwmom

(108,978 posts)

2. Texas's nursing homes are ranked either 49th or 50th in the country, depending on the ranking.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2015, 06:05 PM

May 2015

So if they're exporting care now to other states, the other states should beware!

I'm glad New Mexico is going forward with this lawsuit, since Texas will never do anything voluntarily to improve its nursing homes.

mountain grammy

(26,621 posts)

4. Absolutely the worst conditions I've seen..

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #2)

Thu May 21, 2015, 06:22 PM

May 2015

we looked at a few for my father in law.. terrible.

Good for NM. Better call Saul!

pnwmom

(108,978 posts)

5. My mother ended up in a few different ones for rehab of various injuries.

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #4)

Thu May 21, 2015, 06:33 PM

May 2015

The patient/staff ratios are terrible, and so they want to drug the patients with anti-psychotics to "help them sleep." (I said no to that, but most families don't know any better, I guess) I was so relieved to get her out of there.

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

3. There is a simple fix for the "greed and opportunism", Staff your facilities a$$Hatter

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2015, 06:08 PM

May 2015

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