Falsified Patient Records are Untold Story of California Nursing Home Care
On September 18th and 19th, the Sacramento Bee published an alarming series on the common complaint that nursing home records often have little to do with reality.
Month: September 2011
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CCL Issues New Policies to Protect RCFE Residents from Unlawful Evictions
CCL Issues New Policies to Protect RCFE Residents from Unlawful EvictionsCANHR is very pleased to report that Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (CCL), has issued new policies aimed at protecting residents of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) from unlawful evictions. The policies are posted at http://ccld.ca.gov/res/pdf/11rcfe01.pdfCANHR and other advocacy organizations urged the Department to establish the policies and worked extensively with the Department to develop them.Some highlights include:Expanded Eviction Rights of Residents: The policies direct CCL staff to enforce protections added by SB 781 (Leno) in 2009.
Treatment of Lavender v. Skilled Healthcare Settlement Funds
Treatment of Lavender v. Skilled Healthcare Settlement Funds.