Category Archives for Health Facility Facility Case Victories

Cona Elder Law Sets Legal Precedent, Ensures the Right to a Fair Hearing and Secures Balances Due

A Suffolk County Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) required the assistance of Cona Elder Law to resolve issues concerning an incapacitated resident’s need to remit his sizeable Net Available Monthly Income […]

Cona Elder Law Secures Over $100K in Reimbursement to Nursing Home Reversing DSS Decision Cona Elder Law prevailed in a uniquely challenging and complex Fair Hearing appeal against an upstate […]

Innovative Strategy Yields $161,500 in Cost-Effective Medicaid Settlement

Facts: A Skilled Nursing Facility Resident’s Medicaid application was denied because his spouse made asset transfers totaling over $500,000. Upon the referral of this matter to Cona Elder Law, we immediately […]

Retroactive Medicaid Benefits Secured via PRUCOL Application

FACTS:  An individual in the U.S. legally on a “Religious Worker” visa unexpectedly fell ill and required nursing home care.  The facility promptly filed a Medicaid application with the local […]

Cona Elder Law Achieves Successful Settlement for HCF in Complicated Collections Case

Cona Elder Law represented a health care facility in a complicated collections action with a significant six-figure outstanding balance, which was growing by several thousands of dollars each month. In early 2019, a terminally ill resident was […]

Litigating against Cona Elder Law: Court Declares Medical Staffing Agency “Gambled and Lost”

Subsequent to the skilled nursing facility’s termination of its contract with a temporary staffing agency (“Plaintiff TSA”), it inadvertently permitted a per diem nurse, previously employed and placed by Plaintiff […]

$157,300 Recovered from Long Term Care Insurance Policy

FactsA now-deceased resident had a large outstanding balance due. Cona Elder Law was retained to pursue Medicaid eligibility. While securing all necessary documentation for the Medicaid application and pending Fair […]

$246,000 Recovered from New York State Comptroller via Unclaimed Funds

Facts​The Guardian of an Incapacitated Person residing in a Skilled Nursing Facility was required to marshal all assets, pay debts, and apply for Medicaid. The Guardian was aware that there […]

$120,000 Recovered via a Zero NAMI Budget

Facts​Cona Elder Law was retained to stop the theft of a resident’s NAMI at the hands of her daughter/Power of Attorney. The outstanding balance at the time of referral was […]

$306,000 in Medicaid Benefits Secured via PRUCOL

Facts A resident of a skilled nursing facility could not verify his identity or prove his citizenship. His Medicaid application was denied 3 times and the balance due was over […]