Two Southwestern Pennsylvania nursing homes must pay more than $15 million dollars in restitution for raking in millions of fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
They are: Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness and Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness.
The US Attorney's Office says the facilities chose to prioritize profits over patient care and falsified records regarding minimum staffing to avoid sanctions.
“Protecting the health, safety, and dignity of the residents of these nursing facilities and ensuring adequate staff to care for these vulnerable resident populations has been our office’s primary focus and objective throughout this prosecution,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Rivetti. “Choosing to prioritize profits over patient care, these facilities lied and falsified records regarding meeting minimum requisite staffing levels to avoid sanctions and to continue to receive federal funding, all the while failing to provide residents with the level and quality of care they deserved.”