The Brandeis University Community Living Equity Center is seeking input from people of color who have lived in a nursing home or other institution to inform their study of culture and language challenges people with disabilities face when they transfer out of nursing homes to home and community based services.
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The California Attorney General (A.G.) announced a $3.8 million settlement in a case against Alta Vista Healthcare and Wellness Center for illegally paying doctors to send hospital patients to the facility from 2009-2019. Alta Vista is owned by Shlomo Rechnitz, operated by Rockport Healthcare Services, and part of the second largest nursing home chain in California. According to the A.G.
CANHR Sponsored Bills AB 140 (Dickinson): Undue InfluenceThis bill defines undue influence as excessive persuasion that causes another person to act or refrain from acting in a manner that results in an unfair outcome.
The Advocate is CANHR’s consumer newsletter with articles covering issues of interest to long term care consumers, a report including every citation given to nursing homes in your area for the quarter, legislative updates, and tips on advocating for quality care.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that nursing home residents have the right to sue government-run nursing homes for violations of their federal rights.