Second Death at Skilled Nursing Facility Leads to Nursing Home Abuse Investigation A nursing home abuse investigation is underway for potential nursing home abuse or neglect after the facility experienced its second patient death. In June this year, employees at the Medford Multicare Center were charged in the death of another patient in the same unit – Aurelia Rios, 72, from Central Islip, who … [Read more...]
LA County Nursing Home Abuse Investigations Rushed
Los Angeles Accused of Pushing Nursing Home Abuse Investigations Through Without Completion Los Angeles County public health officials have been accused of rushing nursing home abuse complaints through their investigation system due to a complaint backlog. According to internal memos, the push – called the “Complaint Workload Cleanup Project” – has been going on since 2012. Now, both state and … [Read more...]