Klingerman Nursing Center, Inc. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Klingerman Nursing Center, Inc. (Klingerman) appeals here an adjudication of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) which reversed the Hearing Examiner’s recommendation to sustain Klingerman’s appeal from the annual nursing home audit made by the DPW.

Klingerman is a skilled nursing care facility entitled to cost reimbursement from the DPW. On July 1, 1977, the DPW changed its method of computing such reimbursements. Per diem costs were previously calculated on the total allowance cost of patient care, including depreciation and interest. Subsequently, however, the per…