February 27, 2023

Several individuals and entities involved with the Saratoga Center for Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care have agreed to pay over $7.1 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by submitting claims for essentially worthless services.  From 2017 until the center closed in 2021, while receiving reimbursements from New York’s Medicaid program, the center’s owners and operators failed to provide adequate staffing, hot water, and clean linens, and failed to dispose of solid waste.  As a result of these failures, conditions fell below regulatory standards, and residents suffered from unnecessary errors and neglect.  NY AG; DOJ

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