RICHMOND, Ky. (FOX 56) — A former employee at Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center has filed a whistleblower lawsuit, claiming she was asked to falsify staffing records and was forced out after refusing to participate.
Her attorney, Justin Peterson, says she raised concerns about what she believed were improper staffing practices and ultimately resigned after refusing to carry out requests she considered fraudulent.
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Peterson alleges facility officials were concerned about staffing shortages that could trigger an unsatisfactory risk assessment and additional scrutiny from regulators.
The lawsuit claims officials planned to have a registered nurse falsely document shifts that were never worked before staffing records were submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…