Woodland Hills Nursing Home Cited for moving residents

The California Department of Public Health announced that it has cited the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills for illegal transfer of dozens of its residents to other California nursing homes. In January 2009 the Motion Picture Home announced that it was closing its historic doors. Motion Picture Home cares for about 80 patients. After the announcement of their 2009 closure, the nursing home allegedly illegally transferred the residents to other nursing homes without advising them of their rights to appeal. According to CANHR (California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform) knowingly defied the law by not issuing notices to the residents or complying with the promised relocation plan. Being moved without consent can gravely affect a nursing home resident and can result in California nursing home abuse or neglect. If you or a loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse or neglect the first call you should make is to a qualified California Elder Abuse Lawyer.