Meadowwood Nursing Home v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Hhs

By means of the petition now before us, MeadowWood Nursing Home seeks review of a civil monetary penalty imposed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) upon a finding that MeadowWood had failed to comply with certain Medicare/Medieaid regulations. A survey conducted by the Ohio Department of Health on behalf of HHS turned up several deficiencies in the facility, including Meadow-Wood’s failure to maintain the nursing home as free of accident hazards as possible, as required by 42 C.F.R. § 483.25(h)(1). Waiving review of all other violations for which civil penalties were imposed,…