July 27, 2011, 12:05 AM
Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of services designed to keep senior citizens in their homes could force elderly Californians to seek help in nursing homes, mental health facilities or hospital emergency rooms, advocates predicted yesterday. On Monday, Brown vetoed a bill [PDF] that would have...
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December 27, 2010, 12:05 AM
The inspector general’s office that oversees Medicare released a report late last week raising questions about more than $5 billion spent on nursing home care nationwide. According to the report [PDF], from 2006 to 2008, nursing homes – including many in California –...
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November 3, 2010, 12:05 AM
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into complaints of lax care at Northern California nursing homes, and threatening civil or criminal charges against serious violators. The federal investigators will look at inappropriate use of psychiatric medications and poor care that results in...
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August 5, 2010, 12:05 AM
A group of local ombudsmen and other advocates for the elderly are calling for a fully independent statewide office for California's aging population, saying the current political appointee in charge has failed to protect their interests. Anticipating the call to overhaul his office, state...
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