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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse CaliforniaNursing home cited: Atherton Healthcare fined $100,000Friday, June 6th, 2008. Palo Alto, CA - The California Department of Public Health has nailed Atherton Healthcare, a Menlo Park nursing home, with a $100,000 fine and the stiffest citation possible after concluding its staff was negligent in the fall and subsequent death of a 48-year-old woman suffering from Huntington's chorea disease. A manager ... [More >>] County, nursing home settle scalding lawsuitSunday, May 18th, 2008. San Mateo, CA - Three years after a mentally disabled woman was scalded nearly to death in a Redwood City nursing home, San Mateo County has settled a lawsuit with the facility and its employees. The resolution came May 13, one day after the county was set to square off ... [More >>] Federal Report Finds Lapses in State Nursing Home InspectionsThursday, May 15th, 2008. Oakland, CA - State nursing home inspectors miss or minimize deficiencies—such as malnutrition, severe bedsores, overuse of medications and abuse—that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, according to a report scheduled for release on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the New York Times reports. State inspectors visit most nursing ... [More >>] Ombudsman to hold elder abuse conferenceFriday, May 2nd, 2008. Jackson, CA - Up to 5 million people in the U.S. fall victim to elder abuse each year, according to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging. In efforts to fight the issue locally, the Mother Lode Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program will present its third annual "Elder Abuse Awareness Conference" ... [More >>] San Francisco Summit Honors Leaders in Elder Financial Abuse Prevention; 300 Advocates Gather to Share Best PracticesWednesday, April 2nd, 2008. San Francisco, CA - A geriatric physician, a lawyer, a retired L.A. police detective and a banker received awards last Thursday for their work in combating financial crimes against the elderly. Dr. Laura Mosqueda of UC Irvine, Prescott Cole, senior attorney for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Chayo Reyes, retired ... [More >>] Nursing home under fireSunday, March 23rd, 2008. San Mateo, CA - The operator of a San Mateo nursing home failed to prevent a fist-sized ulcer and advanced bed on the back of an 86-year-old man, causing him extreme pain in the last weeks of his life, according to prosecutors who charged her with felony elder abuse. Maria Christina ... [More >>] State fines Modesto nursing home $100,000Tuesday, March 4th, 2008. Modesto, CA - State health authorities have assessed a $100,000 fine against English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital in Modesto in the death of a 91-year-old patient who choked on food. The "AA citation" issued in February by the Department of Public Health is the most severe penalty under state health ... [More >>] Restraint use tops norm: Two nursing homes in Redding above state, federal averagesSaturday, February 16th, 2008. Redding, CA - A pair of Redding nursing homes are more likely to restrain residents than other facilities around the state and the nation, federal statistics show. About 18 percent of the 104 residents at Copper Ridge Care Center -- formerly called Applewood Inn -- and about 15 percent of the ... [More >>] County’s largest nursing home under fire againFriday, February 15th, 2008. Santa Cruz, CA - The county's largest and most notorious nursing home is back in the news this week, after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services named it one of the 131 worst care facilities in the nation. But the new owners of the former Pleasant Care nursing home on ... [More >>] Oprah Puts Spotlight on Granny CamsWednesday, January 30th, 2008. San Ramon, CA - We’ve all read stories about elder abuse and neglect. Even if you pay good money, incidents still happen. Recently, an episode on Oprah spotlighted this growing and very alarming social problem. The segment featured Jaki, a dutiful daughter who thought she had her bed-ridden father’s best ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 432 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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