Post by Logan on Jun 21, 2016 4:06:07 GMT -6
Three nursing homes have gone to court to stop two projects that would bring new competition to the western suburbs.
Community Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Naperville, The Springs at Monarch Landing in Naperville and Bria Health Services in Westmont filed two lawsuits last week challenging recent state approvals of proposals by a new rival, Transitional Care Management, to open facilities in Lisle and Aurora.
The projects have been controversial in the nursing home industry because Transitional Care only wants to treat patients who were hospitalized but need short-term rehabilitative therapy before they go home. The Lisle-based company opened its first facility in Arlington Heights last year. Nursing homes traditionally offer both short-term and long-term care for sick patients.
The three companies opposed the projects in Lisle and Aurora as they were being reviewed by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, which oversees construction of health care facilities to make sure there is public need. They argued that Transitional Care's facilities weren't needed because they and other nursing homes in the western suburbs already provide short-term rehab services. Another concern was that Transitional Care would undermine their economic viability because short-term rehab patients are more profitable than those who need long-term care and are often on Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-nursing-home-lawsuit-0621-biz-20160620-story.html
Community Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Naperville, The Springs at Monarch Landing in Naperville and Bria Health Services in Westmont filed two lawsuits last week challenging recent state approvals of proposals by a new rival, Transitional Care Management, to open facilities in Lisle and Aurora.
The projects have been controversial in the nursing home industry because Transitional Care only wants to treat patients who were hospitalized but need short-term rehabilitative therapy before they go home. The Lisle-based company opened its first facility in Arlington Heights last year. Nursing homes traditionally offer both short-term and long-term care for sick patients.
The three companies opposed the projects in Lisle and Aurora as they were being reviewed by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, which oversees construction of health care facilities to make sure there is public need. They argued that Transitional Care's facilities weren't needed because they and other nursing homes in the western suburbs already provide short-term rehab services. Another concern was that Transitional Care would undermine their economic viability because short-term rehab patients are more profitable than those who need long-term care and are often on Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-nursing-home-lawsuit-0621-biz-20160620-story.html