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AG Campbell Announces $4 Million Settlement With Nursing Home Chain For Significant Staffing And Care Failures Resulting In Resident Neglect

BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $4 million settlement with Next Step Healthcare, LLC (“Next Step”), a Woburn-based long-term care management company that operates sixteen nursing homes in Massachusetts. The settlement, which is the largest nursing home settlement ever reached by the AG’s Office, resolves allegations that Next Step deliberately failed to properly staff the nursing homes it owned and operated, resulting in resident harm and neglect. As part of the settlement, most of Next Steps’ facilities will be required to be overseen, at Next Steps’ own expense, by an independent compliance monitor.

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Action Details

  • Date:June 10, 2024
  • Agency:State of Massachusetts
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies