Long-Term Care

Foulston Siefkin provides legal services to clients in the continuum of long-term care. Our attorneys represent organizations providing services in the long-term care space, including developers and operators of independent and assisted living communities, Alzheimer’s and memory care facilities, nursing homes (including skilled nursing facilities), continuing care retirement communities (CCRC), and home care providers. We counsel our clients in all aspects of their business, construction and real estate, employment, financing, litigation, privacy, risk management, regulatory compliance, reimbursement, tax, transactions, and other legal affairs. We assist diverse types of long-term care facilities with issues involving federal and state regulators and taxing authorities, insurance reimbursement, professional liability, licensing, and quality assurance. We assist our clients with issues involving residents, guardians, providers and vendors, employees, and government regulators.

Our attorneys maintain a high level of expertise regarding federal and state regulations affecting the long-term care industry. At the same time, the relationship of our long-term care practice group with Foulston Siefkin’s other practice groups, including the healthcare, business, taxation, labor and employment, employee benefits, construction, real estate, and litigation groups, enhances our ability to consider the legal ramifications of our clients' situations.

Organizations served:

Adult Day Care Centers
Alzheimer's and Memory Care
Assisted Living Facilities
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
Home Health Agencies
Hospice
Independent Living Communities
Long-Term Care Facilities
Nursing Homes
Skilled Nursing Facilities

Areas of Representation

Admission Agreements and Policies - Negotiated Service Agreements and Resident Agreements
Anti-Kickback Statute Compliance
Business and Contract Disputes
Business Transactions
Change of Ownership (CHOW)
Contracting - Suppliers, Professional Staff, Hospice
Corporate Governance & Board of Directors Representation
Compliance Programs
Credentialing/Peer Review
Elder Abuse Claims
Employment and Labor Law
Financing (including Healthcare Bond Issues)
Fraud and Abuse Compliance
General Business Issues
Government Investigations and White Collar Crime
HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification
Licensure and Regulation
Managed Care Contract Negotiations, Disputes, and Appeals
Medicare and Medicaid Certification and Reimbursement
Medicaid HCBS Waiver Programs
Not-for-Profit Status and other Tax-Exempt Issues
Payor Appeals (including Medicare)
Policy Development
Surveys (including Deficiencies, Plans of Correction, and Informal Dispute Resolution)
Qui Tam (Whistleblower) Suits
Real Estate
Risk Management
Taxation - Income, Property Tax, and Sales and Use Tax
Training