1/ NEW: We found seven adult care homes in North Carolina that collected more than $8 million in Medicaid funding while they employed untrained caregivers.
Some of these caregivers had criminal histories. revealnews.org/article/care-h…
Some of these caregivers had criminal histories. revealnews.org/article/care-h…
2/ This matters because Medicaid-funded caregivers in North Carolina are required to receive at least 80 hours of training within six months of being hired.
They also can’t have criminal convictions for drug trafficking or other specific crimes.
They also can’t have criminal convictions for drug trafficking or other specific crimes.
3/ But reporters @amyjharris and @shoeshine found many workers in the homes who said they received little to no training and identified several with criminal convictions that should have barred them from providing Medicaid-funded care.
4/ The workers were participants in a drug rehab program called Recovery Connections Community.
In an investigation earlier this year, we found major problems there:
revealnews.org/article/drug-u…
In an investigation earlier this year, we found major problems there:
revealnews.org/article/drug-u…
5/ After our first story …
*NC’s governor called for a crackdown.
*The state’s top law enforcement officer launched a criminal investigation
*The state Department of Public Safety banned anyone on probation from attending the rehab program
And more:
revealnews.org/blog/impact-of…
*NC’s governor called for a crackdown.
*The state’s top law enforcement officer launched a criminal investigation
*The state Department of Public Safety banned anyone on probation from attending the rehab program
And more:
revealnews.org/blog/impact-of…
6/ We couldn’t determine whether the homes billed Medicaid for the rehab workers’ labor. If the homes knowingly skirted the rules by billing for the services of unqualified workers, they could face fraud charges.
7/ Administrators from four of the care homes denied they billed Medicaid for unqualified workers. They told Reveal that all the rehab workers were properly trained and vetted.
But we spoke to 15 former residents who said otherwise.
But we spoke to 15 former residents who said otherwise.
8/ This story is the latest in our effort to investigate unpaid labor at rehabs across the nation.
Want to look into these problems near you? Join our network of reporters: revealnews.org/network
Want to look into these problems near you? Join our network of reporters: revealnews.org/network
9/ Did your rehab require you to work without pay in exchange for treatment? We definitely want to hear about it. reveal.forms.fm/what-s-your-ex…
10/ This is part of a series that has exposed rehab work camps across the country.
Here’s the story that started it all: revealnews.org/article/they-t…
Here’s the story that started it all: revealnews.org/article/they-t…
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