As a nursing home, you serve a unique function, providing long-term care to senior citizens. You must pair sensitivity to the health and emotional needs of residents with strategies for financial viability, attention to general business needs and compliance with stringent government regulations. Faegre Baker Daniels partners with nursing homes to serve senior citizens by finding legal solutions to your challenges.

Formation and Financing

For nursing homes in the early stages of development, we counsel on business formation, structuring, public financing and real estate matters. We help you obtain state licensure and enroll in Medicare and Medicaid to get your business up and running.

Operations and Transactions

We understand your business needs and are experienced in assisting with corporate governance matters, strategic business planning and expansion. We have guided nursing homes through mergers and acquisitions and have restructured their operations to create greater efficiency and address cost concerns. 

Employment

By employing physicians and other health professionals, you encounter complex employment challenges and agreements. We advise nursing homes on union campaigns, contracts, wage and hour regulations, equal opportunity employment guidelines, discipline and discharge matters, policy development and National Labor Relations Board interactions.

Regulations

You face many of the same government regulations as hospitals, such as privacy and data restrictions present in HIPAA, referral restrictions and Medicare reimbursement guidelines. We are very familiar with these regulations and develop strategies for remaining in compliance with the Stark Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, Medicare Fraud and Abuse laws, and the many other obstacles you face.

Litigation

During litigation, we have defended numerous nursing homes and hospices against claims for patient injury, neglect, abuse and wrongful death. We also represent health care entities before regulatory bodies during investigations.