Lutheran Home Hickory West Property Inc

“Whistleblower policy lutheran services for the aging, inc. & affiliates are committed to their role in preventing health care fraud and abuse and complying with applicable state and federal laws related to health care fraud and abuse. The civil false claims act provides for protection for employees from retaliation. Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or discriminated against in terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts conducted in furtherance of an action under the fca may bring an action in federal district court seeking reinstatement, two times the amount of back pay plus interest, and other enumerated costs, damages, and fees. Documentation retention and destruction policy each entity within the lutheran services for the aging, inc. & affiliates group will ensure that records are retained for the required time periods established by state laws, federal regulations, and payor requirements to meet the needs of legitimate users. At the end of the retention period, each entity will ensure that destruction of records is performed according to specific procedure and authorization with appropriate supervision of destruction. The proper method of destruction for any paper record is by shredding or incineration only. Prior to the destruction of any facility records, whether original or computer media, a check will be made to ensure the retention period has expired as defined by state laws and facility policies. Any records in open investigation, audit, or litigation will not be destroyed. For facilities using electronic medical records, records will be stored in the system indefinitely and the destruction process will not apply.”

“Lsa management, inc. Provides administrative support, management, accounting, information technology, and resource development services to lutheran services for the aging and its affiliates. See schedule r, part v.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the chief finance officer and made available to the board of directors for review and comment. Any matters are raised to the outside accountants for collaboration and ultimate resolution.”

“Board members receive a board manual as part of orientation when they join the board, which includes the corporate compliance policy and bylaws. Both the policy and the bylaws address conflict of interest. Thereafter, annually, the board of directors receive corporate compliance training and complete a conflict of interest disclosure.”

“All compensation limits are compared to state and national ranges based on facility size and experience of staff. The board of directors approve the compensation of the president which is paid by the managing organization of the control group.”

“All compensation limits are compared to state and national ranges based on facility size and experience of staff. The president approves the compensation of officers and key employees. Officers of the controlled group are paid by the managing organization and certain organizations within the control group also compensate key employees directly.”

“Forms 990 are posted on guidestar and available upon request at the lsa office located in salisbury, nc.”

“Part vii, section a - column (b) hours for related organizations board members and officers devote time to all entities within the control group.”

“Lutheran home hickory west property, inc. Shares the mission of lutheran services for the aging, inc. (lsa), a ministry of the north carolina synod of the evangelical lutheran church in america. The organization strives to express god's love in christ to those we serve by: providing multiple services for seniors including nursing care, adult day care, and retirement living; ministering to their needs in traditional and innovative ways; and demonstrating responsible stewardship.”

“Lease payments sufficient to provide on-going upkeep of the facility.”