California Fines Nursing Home Chain $1 Million: Pleasant Care Hit with More than 160 Citations
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006.
California’s second-largest nursing home chain has agreed to pay $1 million and improve the quality of care at its 30 facilities in the state, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced.
The settlement will result in a permanent injunction that resolves a civil lawsuit filed by the Attorney General’s Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
“Despite dozens of warnings and fines, Pleasant Care was simply unable to provide an appropriate level of care for its residents. This injunction will make sure that Pleasant Care complies with existing law and also provides the best level of care possible,” Lockyer said.
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