Meadowwood Nursing Facility v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Svcs.

MEDICAID – NURSING HOME

Meadowwood Nursing Facility v. Ohio Dept. of
Job & Family Svcs., No.
04AP-732 (Ohio App. March 22, 2005)

A nursing home filed an appeal alleging,
among other things, that the lower court was in error when it affirmed
the Department of Job and Family Services’ Medicaid cost report audit and final
settlement. The Ohio Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the lower
court, finding that the nursing home had not provided adequate documentation
to support the expenses it claimed on its cost report. The court concluded
that the unsupported amounts for accrued real estate taxes, renovation interest,
return on equity, and medical supplies were properly disallowed. In addition,
the court found the nursing home’s private pay rate was calculated correctly
and that the nursing home was in violation of federal regulations, as its
private pay rate was lower than its Medicaid rate.