On February 18, 2009, Attorney General Jerry Brown announced the arrest of a nurse, physician and a pharmacist of a skilled nursing facility operated by the Kern Valley Healthcare District in Lake Isabella, Kern County.
Three recently published papers (January 2009) examine the findings of a study of the experiences and care of terminally ill nursing home residents.
—In Memory— CANHR mourns the death of Sherry McIlwain, who died earlier this month after a brief illness. Sherry was an experienced geriatric RN, a member of CANHR’s Board of Directors, and a respected member of the Bay Area professional care and case management community.