Responding to widespread abuses of nursing home residents via postings of humiliating photos and videos on social media, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memo directing state survey agencies to crack down on the abuse.Read More…
In a first for California, an appeals court is publishing an opinion explaining why nursing homes are prohibited from abandoning hospitalized residents. Read More…
On August 9, 2016, Judge James Chalfant issued a temporary restraining order to protect the elderly and disabled residents of Brentwood Manor, a 140-bed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) in Los Angeles. Attorneys from Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), and Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLS), with pro bono legal services from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and assistance from CANHR, helped residents obtain the order requiring the owners and employees of Brentwood Manor to stop their campaign of harassment and illegal evictions, and comply with state laws regarding facility closures.Read More…
The North Coast Journal recently ran a heartbreaking story about the tragic death of Jeannie Newstrom, an assisted living resident whose care was horribly neglected when the facility was in the midst of closing following the death of its owner.Read More.
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Using a late-hour legislative maneuver called “gut and amend,” the California Department of Public Health (DPH) has introduced SB 503 (Hernandez), a bill that would permit nursing homes to chemically restrain and make end-of-life decisions for residents alleged to be incapacitated.
Using its new enhanced penalties (up to $15,000) for assisted living facilities for just the second time, Community Care Licensing has cited Golden Coast Senior Living #7, a Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) in Orange County, for tragically neglecting a resident in 2015.