CANHR files lawsuit against DHS for Failure to Investigate Complaints
CANHR files lawsuit against DHS for Failure to Investigate Complaints.– Click here for the complaint. (pdf)– Click here for the press release.
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State Under Fire for Failure to Investigate Nursing Home Complaints – Consumers Sue
San Francisco — Attorneys filed suit yesterday in San Francisco Superior Court (file # 05-505749) on behalf of relatives of nursing home residents and California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) to compel California’s Department of Health Services (DHS) to follow California law by investigating complaints against nursing homes on a timely basis.
California Consumers Win New Rights!
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed 2 CANHR sponsored bills, SB 141 (Soto) and SB 244 (Romero), effective January 1st, 2006.
Thanks to all the individuals and organizations that supported these bills.
Filing Nursing Home Complaints
You have the right to file a complaint about mistreatment of a nursing home resident and to a timely investigation. Any person can file a complaint with the California Department of Health Services, Licensing and Certification Division (LCD).
Bed Holding
Dear Advocate,
My son is in a nursing home, and has been a resident there for over 2 years. He has Medi-Cal coverage, and faces an operation soon.