Support SB 938 to Ensure Appropriate Treatment for Conservatees with Dementia
Support SB 938 to Ensure Appropriate Treatment for Conservatees with DementiaSB 938 (Jackson) is a CANHR-sponsored bill to amend Probate Code Section 2356.5.
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Support SB 938 to Ensure Appropriate Treatment for Conservatees with Dementia
SB 938 (Jackson) is a CANHR-sponsored bill to amend Probate Code Section 2356.5. Section 2356.5 permits conservators to seek special powers to authorize the involuntary administration of psychotropic drugs to conservatives with dementia.
Trial Begins in Whistleblower Lawsuit Against DPH on Charges State Investigator was Forced to Close Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Investigations
On March 15, a jury in San Diego began hearing a major whistleblowing case in which a nurse investigator for the Department of Public Health reports supervisors forced her to close investigations of abuse and of neglect leading to the death of nursing home residents.
Complaint Reports against RCFEs Now Available Online
Checking on the regulatory performance of assisted living facilities continues to improve. Community Care Licensing, the division of the Department of Social Services (DSS) that inspects assisted living facilities and responds to complaints, has now uploaded all Complaint Reports from January 2016 forward onto its Facility Search website.
Medicare Beneficiaries Still Denied Coverage due to Illegal Use of Improvement Standard
On March 1, 2016 the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Vermont Legal Aid filed a Motion to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enforce the settlement of the landmark Medicare case, Jimmo v.
Dozens of Deficiencies for Clairemont Health in San Diego
A recent inspection of Clairemont Healthcare & Wellness Centre in San Diego found dozens of deficiencies, several of which caused harm to residents, ranging from resident mistreatment to unsafely dumping residents into assisted living facilities.