New Mexico's top prosecutor is following through with a revised lawsuit against one of the nation's largest nursing home chains over inadequate care.
Current Attorney General Hector Balderas said his office reviewed the case after the New York Times reported that a private law firm urged Balderas' predecessor to sue.
The state initially sued in December, targeting several nursing homes run by Preferred Care Partners Management Group, which operates in at least 10 states.
The suit claimed thin staffing made it impossible to address residents' needs and resulted in improper billing of the state and federal governments.
An amended complaint includes accounts of neglect and poor care.
Preferred Care Management Partners has argued that New Mexico is targeting practices at facilities that date to the time before it bought them.
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