Park Hope Nursing Home, Inc. v. Eckelberger

OPINION OF THE COURT

Raymond E. Cornelius, J.

In 1997, the defendant was admitted to a nursing home fa*618cility operated by the plaintiff herein. He signed an admission agreement, dated October 15, 1997, which provided that he would receive room and board, 24-hour skilled nursing care, as well as other specified services. Part of this agreement related to financial arrangements. In this regard, the defendant agreed to pay the nursing home the daily rate of $178 on a monthly basis, or if he were a Medicaid recipient, an amount per month to be determined by the Department of Social Services. The…