Woodlands Senior Living of Cape Elizabeth, LLC
Outcome
Woodlands Senior Living of Cape Elizabeth self-disclosed to OIG and settled for $270,156 for employing an individual it knew or should have known was excluded from federal healthcare programs.
Details
Woodlands Senior Living of Cape Elizabeth (ME) — Employment of OIG-Excluded Individual
Outcome: Self-disclosed to OIG and settled for $270,156 for employing an individual it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs.
Woodlands Senior Living of Cape Elizabeth, LLC, a senior living facility in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, employed a person excluded from federal healthcare programs. The facility self-reported the conduct to OIG, which characterizes the enforcement action as a fraud self-disclosure case. Despite the voluntary disclosure, OIG required payment of $270,156 to resolve the Civil Monetary Penalties Law violation.
The settlement was finalized July 21, 2025.
How Crucible Prevents This
Crucible's excluded-individual screening enforcement hooks would prevent this violation through automated monthly LEIE checks against all clinical and direct-care staff rosters, generating real-time alerts when any employee appears on the exclusion list.
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