Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, and Home Health Care

Tired of interacting with attorneys that are unfamiliar or out of touch with the long-term care industry? Long-term care is our specialty and focus, making Rodè & Coffin, LLC uniquely qualified to advocate for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home health care providers. Rodè & Coffin, LLC provides comprehensive legal guidance to long-term care providers on a wide range of issues, including navigation of the multi-tiered state and federal appeals processes for deficiencies (and related Civil Monetary Penalties/fines), denials, and revocations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and/or applicable state agencies. Rodè & Coffin, LLC also assists its long-term care clients with their transactions needs, including preparation of resident and vendor contracts. Rodè & Coffin, LLC’s skilled nursing, assisted living, and home health care related services include but are not limited to the following:

• State and Federal Surveys- Rodè & Coffin, LLC can assist you with preparing for survey and appealing state/federal deficiencies at any scope and severity level.
  • Independent Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) and Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (“IIDR”) proceedings
  • CMS/Departmental Appeals Board (“DAB”) proceedings;
  • Requests for reconsideration
  • Fair Hearings
• Resident contracts and arbitration agreements
• Facility/agency policies and procedures
• License applications, renewals, and purchases/sales (Changes of Ownership)
• Resident transfers and terminations
• Resident family disputes
• Office of Health Facility Complaints (“OHFC”) and MDH investigations
• Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) investigations and disclosures
• Attorney General’s Office Investigations
• COVID-19 related requirements