Earlier this summer, the California State Auditor announced gross oversight by the Department of Public Health in failing to collect fines related to nursing home abuse and neglect citations. Nearly $9 million in fines went uncollected. In egregious cases some fines were reduced 99% from $100,000 to $1000 where a nursing home was found at fault in a resident's death. State and federal agencies are instrumental to providing good health care to seniors through ombudsman programs and funding, however when the state and federal agencies put into place to protect residents of nursing homes from abuse and neglect fail to do their job everyone suffers. Call our knowledgeable California nursing home abuse lawyers today for a free consultation and to find out more about this growing epidemic.

Posted by Michael Young at 1:03 AM | Permalink

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.

Posted by Michael Young at 3:32 PM | Permalink