Meadowwood Manor v. Ohio Dept. of Health, Ca2006-08-010 (4-30-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Meadowwood Manor, Inc. ("Meadowwood"), John C. Crout, and Crout Properties, Inc., appeal from the June 1, 2004 judgment of the Brown County Court of Common Pleas granting partial summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services ("ODJFS"). For the reasons outlined below, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} Meadowwood is an Ohio corporation which operates a nursing facility ("NF") in Brown County known as MeadowWood Nursing Home. Meadowwood operates the NF under a Medicaid provider agreement with…