Month: February 2016

92 posts in this category

920 posts by this author

February 2016

Posted onAuthorKiara Lopez

In this Issue

Support Needed for New CANHR Sponsored Bills

California legislators recently introduced two new CANHR sponsored bills, SB 938 and SB 924.

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Category: News & Notes Archive [92 posts]

California Court Prohibits Nursing Home Decision making for Unrepresented Residents Due to Lack of Notice

Posted onAuthorKiara Lopez

The final judgment in CANHR v. Chapman has been issued, ending the practice of nursing homes making decisions – including whether to give mind-altering drugs and withdraw life-sustaining treatment – on behalf of “unrepresented” residents.

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Category: New Developments [536 posts]

California Court Prohibits Nursing Home Decisionmaking for Unrepresented Residents Due to Lack of Notice

Posted onAuthoremil@canhr.org

Oakland  — The Alameda County Superior Court has released its final judgment in CANHR v. Chapman, ending the practice of nursing homes that make decisions – including whether to give mind-altering drugs and withdraw life-sustaining treatment – on behalf of “unrepresented” residents.

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Category: Press Releases [78 posts]

Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre Falsifies Records of Resident Who Did Not Have a Primary Physician for Over a Year

Posted onAuthorKiara Lopez

From June 2013 to June 2014, the Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre willfully falsified a resident’s medical records by documenting physician’s orders from a physician who did not give the orders or serve as the resident’s physician.

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Category: Violation of the Month Archive [52 posts]