On October 27, 2014, Kaiser Health News reported that Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials allegedly downgraded three citations involving nursing home residents who died from neglect.
On October 30, 2014, the California State Auditor released a report condemning the Department of Public Health’s systemic mismanagement of nursing home complaint investigations.
On October 27, 2014, Kaiser Health News reported that Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials allegedly downgraded three citations involving nursing home residents who died from neglect.
In another blow to mandatory arbitration, the President recently issued an executive order prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration agreements between ‘ employers and employees in federal contracts worth $1 ‘ million or more.
Announcing a webinar on October 22 at 11:00 a.m. PST. Part of the National Senior Citizens Law Center’s, “Making up for Lost Time: Addressing Problems In California’s Assisted Living System”,will give an inside look at the California RCFE regulatory system and provide an overview of other state assisted living regulatory systems. NSCLC will host Pam Dickfoss, Community Care Licensing Division Deputy Director at the California Department of Social Services and Ronald Melusky, President Elect at the National Association for Regulatory Administration.
A number of California and federal laws aim to protect the privacy of your medical information. But California Health and Safety Code §1280.15 has special significance because violations carry penalties.
KCET Los Angeles has just released an eight minute segment on the misuse of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes. CANHR Advocate Mike Connors is featured and explains that drug misuse is elder abuse but has not been treated as such by the Department of Public Health.
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Governor Brown has signed a number of bills aimed at increasing protections for residents of California’s 7,500+ Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs).As of Tuesday, September 30, the Governor has signed a total of ten (10) bills that were part of the RCFE Reform Act of 2014.
My mother, a Medi-Cal recipient, is being evicted from her nursing home facility unlawfully. She had to be transferred to the emergency room from her facility due to a serious fever.