November 16, 2017
Georgia-based not-for-profit
Hyperion Foundation, its former president Julie Mittleider, Georgia-based nursing home management company
AltaCare Corporation, its CEO Douglas Mittleider, and related companies
Long Term Care Services Inc. and
Sentry Healthcare Acquirors Inc. agreed to pay $1.25 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by providing grossly substandard care to residents at the Oxford Health and Rehabilitation nursing home in Mississippi when it was operated by AltaCare under a contract with Hyperion. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit under the
qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by
Academy Health Center Inc., the owner and landlord of the Mississippi skilled nursing facility. Academy will receive a whistleblower award in an undisclosed amount from the proceeds of the government's recovery.
DOJ