New Developments
- GAO Issues Report on Resident Risks in Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report examining the risks that consumers face when they buy into a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). Read more...
(posted July 27, 2010)
- Reforms to Nursing Home Payment System Moving Forward. Schwarzenegger Administration officials are putting final touches on legislation to reauthorize and reform Medi-Cal’s payment system for nursing homes. The current system, which is set to expire next year, pays nursing homes in full, plus a bonus, no matter how poor their care. Read more...
(posted July 23, 2010)
- Audit Finds the Department of Public Health Isn’t Collecting Fines Against Nursing Homes for Abuse and Neglect. On June 17, 2010, the California State Auditor released a report blasting the Department of Public Health (DPH) for its chronic failure to collect fines imposed on nursing homes and its mismanagement of the fines it has collected. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved the audit in February 2010. Read more...
(posted June 24, 2010)
- State Reports Huge Increase in Nursing Home Profits.
A June 2010 report by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) reports that nursing home profits (net income) grew by 640 percent from 2003 to 2007, increasing from $70 million in 2003 to almost $448 million in 2007.
The report attributes the increase to AB 1629, a 2004 law that sets Medi-Cal payments to nursing homes. Developed by the nursing home industry, the law has increased Medi-Cal payments to skilled nursing facilities by about a billion dollars per year since 2004 despite no change in the number of people being served. Read the report...
(posted June 24, 2010)
- Disability Rights California Investigation Finds that Abuse by Nursing Home Staff is Not Treated as a Crime. On May 3, 2010, Disability Rights California issued a report that revealed very few cases of nursing home abuse are treated as a crime, no matter the severity of the abuse.Read more...
(posted May 10, 2010)
- Drug Giant AstraZeneca Pays Half-Billion Dollar Penalty for Illegal Marketing of the Antipsychotic Seroquel to Drug Elders with Dementia.. On April 27, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that AstraZenaca will pay $520 million to resolve allegations it illegally marketed Seroquel for uses never approved by the FDA. Read more...
(posted May 4, 2010)
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New York Times Story Highlights RCFE Foreclosures and Legislation in California
A Sunday, April 18th New York Times story highlighted the problems faced by residents of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) in California, when the owners of these facilities are facing foreclosure. CANHR is co-sponsoring legislation (SB 1329 (Leno): The RCFE Residents Foreclosure Protection Act to protect residents from foreclosures.
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(posted April 19, 2010)
- California Watch Investigation Reveals California Nursing Homes Receive Millions While Cutting Staff Wages. A months-long investigation by California Watch reporters found that hundreds of California nursing homes misused large Medi-Cal rate increases to pad their profits. These facilities cut staffing and/or wages despite the Legislature's intention that the new funds be used to improve care. Read more...
(posted April 19, 2010)
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New Conservatorship Defense Guide Published by CANHR
 CANHR is pleased to announce the publication of “California Conservatorship Defense – A Guide for Advocates.”
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(posted April 7, 2010)
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Toxic Medicine - CANHR's New Guide to Fighting the Misuse of Psychoactive Drugs in Nursing Homes
 CANHR is pleased to announce the release of "Toxic Medicine: What You Should Know to Fight the Misuse of Psychoactive Drugs in Nursing Homes."
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(posted Feb. 2, 2010)
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