KCRA 3 Investigates: State Nursing Home Oversight Lacking, Judge Orders State Agency To Reduce Backlog
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006.
Sacramento, CA - Thousands have loved ones living in nursing homes throughout California, but a KCRA 3 investigation has exposed the state ignoring its own regulations, failing to properly investigate dozens of deaths, and bargaining over fines when nursing homes are caught breaking the law.
After living at the Applewood Nursing Home for more than a year, 85-year-old Earlie Woods fell down a flight of stairs.
Carole Herman, an advocate for nursing home reform, filed a complaint on behalf of the family. Herman said Woods was strapped into a wheelchair when she feel down the stairs and died as a result of her injuries.
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