| 01/10/2012 |
J&J Said to Agree to Pay $1 Billion in Risperdal Marketing Probe
SFGate, Bloomberg News |
| 12/21/2011 |
Gone Without a Case: Suspicious Elder Deaths Rarely Investigated
PBS "Frontline" & ProPulica |
| 12/17/2011 |
Aided by referral bonuses, hospice industry booms
The Washington Post |
| 11/03/2011 |
Glaxo to Pay $3 Billion to Settle U.S. Cases on Sales, Marketing, Avandia
Bloomberg |
| 10/21/2011 |
Abbott Said to Agree to Pay $1.3 Billion for Depakote Suits
Business Week |
| 10/04/2011 |
Nursing Home Whistleblower’s Unsung Story
Santa Barbara Independent |
| 09/20/2011 |
Doctors rarely pay penalties in kickback cases
Denver Post |
| 09/19/2011 |
Woman's death raises questions about nursing home medical records
Sacramento Bee |
| 09/18/2011 |
Falsified patient records are untold story of California nursing home care
Sacramento Bee |
| 09/15/2011 |
Antipsychotics: Nursing homes rethink use of drugs
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 09/08/2011 |
What the doctor ordered - Patients should know if their doctors get paid by drug firms.
Los Angeles Times |
| 08/29/2011 |
After adult day care cut, state turns to troubled firms
California Watch |
| 08/26/2011 |
'Awakenings' changes the way meds are handled at nursing home
Detroit Lakes Tribune |
| 08/26/2011 |
Suit alleges abuse at Seal Beach nursing home - Former patient says she was forcibly medicated to take control of her money.
Orange County Register |
| 08/11/2011 |
Vulnerable - Has anything really changed in Humboldt’s nursing homes?
North Coast Journal |
| 08/17/2011 |
Health plan that 'fleeced the state' stands to grow
California Watch |
| 08/11/2011 |
Let them eat chocolate, says advocate of change in senior care
Ventura County Star |
| 08/01/2011 |
In San Francisco, Elder Abuse Is the Perfect Crime
SF Weekly |
| 07/27/2011 |
Growing Hospice Care Costs Bring Concerns About Misuse
Kaiser Health News |
| 07/26/2011 |
Jerry Brown vetoes bill to help elderly, disabled
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 07/24/2011 |
Have Bank Exits Impacted Consumer’s Perception of Reverse
Mortgages?
Reverse Mortgage Daily |
| 07/22/2011 |
Preparing Americans for Death Lets Hospices Neglect End of Life
Bloomberg |
| 07/21/2011 |
Hospice Companies Zero In On Nursing Home Patients
NPR Health Blog |
| 07/12/2011 |
Blacks in nursing homes have higher risk of sores
Reuters |
| 07/12/2011 |
Nursing center indicted in patient death. Action comes in wake of patient's fourth suicide attempt.
Glendale News-Press |
| 07/11/2011 |
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Indictment of Skilled Care Facility in Los Angeles
Office of the Attorney General |
| 07/07/2011 |
Painkillers 'may ease agitation' in dementia patients
BBC News |
| 06/28/2011 |
State licensing employees accused of taking bribes
CBS News 8 |
| 06/19/2011 |
Helping seniors live at home longer - The new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
LA Times |
| 06/02/2011 |
Nursing Home Operators Can't Have It Both Ways
Washington (D.C.) Examiner |
| 05/31/2011 |
Cause for alarm: Antipsychotic drugs for nursing home patients
CNN |
| 05/28/2011 |
Where hope, tragedy and home intertwine: Hospital unit may have to shut
Ventura County Star |
| 05/26/2011 |
Drugging the Vulnerable: Atypical Antipsychotics in Children and the Elderly
Time |
| 05/16/2011 |
Top brain specialist calls for ban on antipsychotic in elders
Boston Globe |
| 05/11/2011 |
Audit: Common psychiatric meds can be deadly for elderly
California Watch |
| 05/10/2011 |
Grassley says report on use of anti-psychotic drugs is an outrage
Radio Iowa |
| 05/09/2011 |
Antipsychotic Drugs Called Hazardous for the Elderly
New York Times |
| 05/09/2011 |
Gov't finds nursing homes misuse antipsychotics
CBS Evening News |
| 05/09/2011 |
Grassley, Kohl: Nursing Home Residents Receive Powerful Antipsychotic Drugs for Off-label Uses
United States Senate |
| 05/09/2011 |
Overmedication of Nursing Home Patients Troubling
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Inspector General |
| 05/05/2011 |
Nursing home, Olive Ridge Post Acute Care, hit with 15 citations
Oroville Mercury-Register |
| 05/01/2011 |
The Ethics of Antipsychotics in Alzheimer’s
Caring for the Ages |
| 04/23/2011 |
Taylor-Stein: Make 'least drugging' a nursing-home norm
Ventura County Star |
| 04/09/2011 |
Elderly and facing eviction:
Foreclosures are affecting senior housing too, leaving residents and their investments at risk.
LA Times |
| 04/07/2011 |
Reform sought for state homes' monitor: Hand for most vulnerable
Ventura County Star |
| 03/24/2011 |
Use of chemical restraints in nursing homes called an epidemic
Ventura County Star |
| 03/31/2011 |
Elder-care ombudsmen seek independence from state
California Watch |
| 03/21/2011 |
Reducing Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes:
Save Residents' Lives, Save Medicare Billions of Dollars
Center for Medicare Advocacy |
| 03/19/2011 |
California lawsuit accuses Bristol-Myers Squibb of fraud, kickbacks
LA Times |
| 03/10/2011 |
California Attorney General and 37 other attorneys general today announced a $68.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals for unfair and deceptive practices in its marketing of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel.
California Office of the Attorney General |
| 03/07/2011 |
Nearly all nursing homes employ convicted criminals
California Watch |
| 03/06/2011 |
New nursing home paperwork is worth the effort
LA Times |
| 03/03/2011 |
Sunnyvale: Three nursing home workers charged with elder abuse
Mercury News |
| 03/03/2011 |
State regulator fines Motion Picture Home -- again
LA Times |
| 03/02/2011 |
Study Finds Criminal Pasts of Nursing Home Workers
New York Times |
| 03/02/2011 |
Johnson & Johnson appeal denied, kickback case moves on in federal court
McKnight's Long Term Care News |
| 03/02/2011 |
Questions Raised Over Antipsychotic Usage On Elderly
10News.com San Diego |
| 02/25/2011 |
No Comfort for Old Men
Vanity Fair |
| 02/19/2011 |
Santa Cruz Skilled Nursing Center cited, fined for mistreating patient
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| 02/15/2011 |
Clearing the Fog in Nursing Homes
New York Times |
| 02/05/2011 |
Autopsy Cutbacks Reveal 'Gray Homicides'
NPR - All Things Considered |
| 01/20/2011 |
Senior Advocates Say Brown's Budget Cuts Could Backfire
California Healthline |
| 01/10/2011 |
Lawsuits allege nursing home neglect
California Watch |
| 12/31/2010 |
Giving Alzheimer's Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate
New York Times |
| 12/29/2010 |
'Business as usual': Injunction looming for Humboldt County facilities in lawsuit
Times Standard |
| 12/27/2010 |
Officials question Medicare spending on nursing homes
California Watch |
| 12/11/2010 |
Senior-care placement companies scramble to cash in
Seattle Times |
| 12/07/2010 |
91-year-old man dies after attack by another patient at Pomona nursing home
Los Angeles Times |
| 12/04/2010 |
Nursing homes are seeking to end the stupor
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| 12/02/2010 |
Californians in Nursing Homes Deserve Better
California Healthline |
| 12/01/2010 |
Motion Picture & TV Fund in talks with Providence and UCLA to run hospital and nursing home
Los Angeles Times |
| 12/01/2010 |
Settlement in Skilled Healthcare suit approved by court; window to file a claim closes next month
Times Standard |
| 11/18/2010 |
Mass. aims to cut drug overuse for dementia
The Boston Globe |
| 11/12/2010 |
Officials seek to learn how retirement home resident got into walk-in freezer
Los Angeles Tims |
| 11/12/2010 |
Nursing home idea a concern to critics. State would reward improvements
Ventura County Star |
| 10/06/2010 |
I applaud Gallegos' intervention in the Skilled Healthcare case and the resulting permanent injunction...
Redwood Times |
| 10/02/2010 |
Side Effects May Include Lawsuits
New York Times |
| 09/08/2010 |
Nursing Home Co. Settles $677M Lawsuit For $50M
Sacramento Bee - AP |
| 08/28/2010 |
Huge verdict shakes up nursing home industry
Associated Press |
| 08/28/2010 |
Judge throws out motion for mistrial in Skilled Healthcare case
Times Standard |
| 08/20/2010 |
Man Sentenced To Prison For Rape, Elder Abuse
KGTV San Diego |
| 08/05/2010 |
Local elder-care ombudsmen revolt, call for independent leader
California Watch |
| 08/04/2010 |
Nursing Home Employees Arrested Who Abused Elderly Patients In Cruel Prank
Imperial Valley News |
| 08/04/2010 |
Pilgrim Haven fined $100,000 in resident's death
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| 07/23/2010 |
I-Team Investigates Chemical Restraint Of Elderly
10 News San Diego |
| 07/14/2010 |
$29 million verdict upheld against Rocklin nursing home firm
Sacramento Bee |
| 07/07/2010 |
Jury imposes maximum damages on Skilled Healthcare
Contra Costa Times |
| 07/07/2010 |
Jury awards $640 million for understaffed nursing homes
California Watch |
| 07/06/2010 |
Funds Sought for Local Ombudsman Programs
Ventura County Star |
| 07/03/2010 |
State's nursing homes cut staffs, lower wages, investigation shows
Ventura County Star |
| 07/03/2010 |
Two state agencies plan revisions to 2004 law
Ventura County Star |
| 07/03/2010 |
Complaints up against county care facilities since 2004 law
Ventura County Star |
| 07/02/2010 |
Nine Suspects Arrested in Medi-Cal Fraud Scam
Tribune Weekly Chronicle |
| 06/24/2010 |
Injunction phase of Skilled Healthcare suit continues;
Former nurse's assistant for Eureka facilities testifies in court
The Times-Standard |
| 06/18/2010 |
New plan would shake up nursing home funding
California Watch |
| 06/17/2010 |
Grieving Family Hit With Extra Fee
CBS5 - San Francisco |
| 06/17/2010 |
Patients, family members tell their side of the story; closing arguments in Skilled Healthcare case to conclude today
The Times-Standard |
| 06/15/2010 |
Closing arguments begin in Skilled Healthcare case
The Times-Standard |
| 05/27/2010 |
Caretaker convicted of abusing elderly residents gets life in prison
Los Angeles Times |
| 05/17/2010 |
Governor seeks more accountability for nursing homes
California Watch |
| 05/14/2010 |
Jury penalty against nursing home exceeds state's punishment
California Watch |
| 05/13/2010 |
Jury finds Auburn nursing home committed elder abuse in death
Sacramento Bee |
| 05/11/2010 |
Chanticleer Home owners ask state to reconsider shutdown; Sunshine Villa under investigation
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| 05/10/2010 |
Abrupt closure of Hemet facility jolts elderly and their kin
The Press Enterprise |
| 05/06/2010 |
Lawsuit accuses Chanticleer Home owners of negligence, fraud
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| 04/30/2010 |
San Jose Nursing home fined $80,000 in patient's death
The Mercury News |
| 04/26/2010 |
For $520 Million, AstraZeneca Will Settle Case Over Marketing of a Drug
New York Times |
| 04/22/2010 |
State nursing home funders announce proposal, then fall silent
California Watch |
| 04/21/2010 |
Why is state only collecting one-third of nursing home fines?
California Watch |
| 04/19/2010 |
Nursing homes attempt to charge booze, ski tickets to state
California Watch |
| 04/18/2010 |
When Foreclosure Threatens Elder-Care Homes
New York Times |
| 04/17/2010 |
Nursing homes received millions while cutting staff, wages
California Watch |
| 04/2010 |
10 Things Nursing Homes Won't Tell You
SmartMoney Magazine |
| 04/09/2010 |
Retirement home worker convicted of torture, elder abuse
Los Angeles Times |
| 04/08/2010 |
Nursing home in Orange sued over man's death
Orange County Register |
| 04/08/2010 |
Nursing assistant accused of elder rape in court Thursday
San Diego News |
| 04/01/2010 |
Detectives Seek Leads in Rape of Women at Torrance Nursing Home
Los Angeles Times |
| 03/30/2010 |
Brutal abuse at Calabasas retirement home described in testimony
Los Angeles Times |
| 03/29/2010 |
Review heightens concerns over Medicare billing at nursing homes
Washington Post |
| 03/29/2010 |
Nursing home group faces six lawsuits in Butte County
Chico Enterprise |
| 03/25/2010 |
Serious cases of elder abuse at two nursing homes in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Examiner |
| 03/24/2010 |
Former convalescent home worker charged with woman's murder
San Francisco Examiner |
| 03/23/2010 |
Nursing home worker accused of bilking patients
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 03/19/2010 |
Report: State fails to check background of caregivers
Sacramento Business Journal |
| 03/19/2010 |
Report: Nurse assistants rehired after misconduct
Associated Press |
| 03/10/2010 |
Risperdal Pushed for Elderly After U.S. Warning, Files Show
Bloomberg |
| 03/10/2010 |
Safe in Bed?
New York Times |
| 03/08/2010 |
Nursing home drug use puts many at risk
Boston Globe |
| 03/08/2010 |
Senate Panel to Investigate Deaths at Long-Term Care Facilities
New York Times |
| 02/21/2010 |
Family upset after resident moved from Oroville nursing home
Oroville Mercury Register |
| 01/15/2010 |
US Attorney says: J&J Paid Kickbacks to Boost Sales
Associated Press |
| 01/15/2010 |
United States Files Suit Against Drug Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson For Paying Kickbacks To Nation’s Largest Nursing Home Pharmacy
US Dept. of Justice - Press Release |
| 01/11/2010 |
Overmedication in the Nursing Home
New York Times |
| 01/11/2010 |
Antipsychotics Still Widely Used in U.S. Nursing Homes
Off-label use to control behavior seems to be part of the 'culture' at some centers, one study finds
Business Week |
| 01/10/2010 |
Long-Term Care Hospitals Face Little Scrutiny
New York Times |
| 01/05/2010 |
3 Nursing Home Patients Killed by 'Chemical Restraints'
California Attorney General Says Nursing Director Drugged Patients to Control Them
ABC News |
| 12/31/2009 |
Nursing assistant pleads not guilty to rape
San Diego Union-Tribune |
| 12/11/2009 |
$7.75 million awarded in abuse case
Ventura County Star |
| 12/02/2009 |
In-home care cuts dealt another blow
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 11/14/2009 |
Nursing Home Gets State's Harshest Penalty - Care Inadequate For Man Who Died, Probe Finds
Stockton Record |
| 11/12/2009 |
Chemical restraints killing dementia patients
Guardian UK |
| 11/03/2009 |
Nation's Largest Nursing Home Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturer to Pay $112 Million to Settle False Claims Act Cases
U.S. Department of Justice |
| 11/03/2009 |
Group worries elder abuse underreported in Calif.
Associated Press |
| 10/28/2009 |
State watchdog agency charged with overseeing nursing homes negligent, suit claims
Oakland Tribune |
| 10/28/2009 |
Placerville Pines Care Center hit with $100,000 fine
Sacramento Bee |
| 10/28/2009 |
Compromised Care: Nursing home doctors untouched even as facilities are cited -Part 2
Chicago Tribune |
| 10/27/2009 |
Compromised Care: Psychotropic drugs given to nursing home patients without cause -Part 1
Chicago Tribune |
| 10/27/2009 |
Sedated hours after moving in, newcomer fell and later died
Chicago Tribune |
| 10/27/2009 |
5 things to know about psychotropics
Chicago Tribune |
| 10/20/2009 |
U.S. judge bars state from cutting in-home care
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 10/19/2009 |
Easing Tensions in the Nursing Home
New York Times |
| 10/14/2009 |
Risks call dialysis into question for nursing home patients
USA Today |
| 10/04/2009 |
Alameda County elder care watchdogs unresponsive, underfunded
Oakland Tribune |
| 10/03/2009 |
Local ombudsman agency director wins national award for community work
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| 10/02/2009 |
Advocates sue over California's in-home care cuts
Los Angeles Times |
| 09/28/2009 |
Reliable nursing home information can be difficult to get
Los Angeles Times |
| 09/25/2009 |
Nursing homes' liability limited; Law lets care centers forgo carrying insurance
Oakland Tribune |
| 09/27/2009 |
Federal program misses problem nursing homes
Associated Press |
| 09/22/2009 |
Doctor, 90, kills wife, tries to commit suicide
Los Angeles Times |
| 09/17/2009 |
Woman killed by mom at Oakland nursing home had complained about treatment
Oakland Tribune |
| 09/14/2009 |
Mother's letter explains murder-suicide
ABC – 7, KGO-TV, San Francisco |
| 09/12/2009 |
Judge blocks state cuts to adult day care
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 09/08/2009 |
Administrator charged in nursing home druggings
Bakersfield Now |
| 09/03/2009 |
ANTI-PSYCHOTIC DRUG BILL BECOMES NATIONAL ISSUE AS TWO MULTI-BILLION COURT CASES ARE SETTLED
Press Release by California Senator Elaine Alquist |
| 09/02/2009 |
Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Its History
U.S. Department of Justice |
| 08/27/2009 |
New Hope nursing home hit with stiff fine after a death
Tracy Press |
| 07/14/2009 |
Nursing-Home Ratings Earn Mixed Reviews
The Washington Post |
| 07/14/2009 |
Gov. Schwarzenegger, show us the fraud
The Los Angeles Times |
| 06/22/2009 |
Nursing home draws severe citation, maximum fine
The Union–Tribune |
| 06/11/2009 |
2 Orange County nursing homes fined for patient deaths
Los Angeles Times |
| 06/10/2009 |
State fines O.C. nursing homes more than $200,000 in deaths
The Orange County Register |
| 06/04/2010 |
'Immediate Jeopardy'
Horror stories and deep legal troubles at Humboldt County's for-profit nursing homes
North Coast Journal |
| 05/14/2009 |
Nursing home used outdated consent forms in Risperdal case
The Lakeland Times |
| 04/26/2009 |
Editorial: Elderly need a watchdog
Ventura County Star |
| 04/13/2009 |
Plan to close nursing home for film workers stirs emotions
Los Angeles Times |
| 03/31/2009 |
Hospitals' use of 'observation stay' is questioned
Chicago Tribune |
| 03/19/2009 |
When it comes to dementia, forget the drugs
Los Angeles Times |
| 03/13/2009 |
Nursing home cited and fined over death
The Union–Tribune |
| 03/12/2009 |
Nursing home fined $75,000 in patient's choking death
Los Angeles Times |
| 02/24/2009 |
Nursing Home Watchdogs Muted by Bush Regulation
Bloomberg Press |
| 02/23/2009 |
Families wonder if their loved ones were overdrugged
The Bakersfield Californian |
| 02/20/2009 |
3 arrested in nursing home deaths in Lake Isabella
Los Angeles Times |
| 02/20/2009 |
Nursing facility trio pleads not guilty to charges of overmedicating patients
The Bakersfield Californian |
| 02/20/2009 |
Drugs used at Kern nursing home can be deadly for elderly
The Bakersfield Californian |
| 02/19/2009 |
How did accused nurse keep getting hired?
The Bakersfield Californian |
| 02/19/2009 |
Reports detail fatal druggings at nursing facility
The Bakersfield Californian |
| 02/17/2009 |
Bill Would Require California Nursing Homes To Post Ratings
California Healthline |
| 02/16/2009 |
Fewer care facilities use restraints for elderly residents
USA Today |
| 02/13/2009 |
Hospital ward's closure forces dire decisions
The Orange County Register |
| 02/11/2009 |
Anger over costly projects as nursing home is set to shut
Los Angeles Times |
| 02/10/2009 |
State wants to seize Auburn nursing home’s license
The Sacramento Bee |
| 02/09/2009 |
Auburn nursing home fined in residents' death
The Sacramento Bee |
| 02/06/2009 |
Furloughs won't compromise patients' care
The Press-Enterprise |
| 02/06/2009 |
New Five–Star Rankings: One Way to Check Out a Nursing Home
AARP Bulletin Today |
| 01/19/2009 |
California is urged to require nursing homes to display star ratings
Los Angeles Times |
| 01/19/2009 |
Critical on conditions: Satisfied staff called key to good care
Chico Enterprise Record |
| 01/18/2009 |
Critical on conditions: Two nursing homes cited more than others
Chico Enterprise Record |
| 01/17/2009 |
Critical on conditions: Nursing home ratings reveal quality control at several local facilities
Chico Enterprise Record |
| 01/16/2009 |
Lilly settles Zyprexa suit for $1.42 billion
Los Angeles Times |
| 01/15/2009 |
Heart risk cited in newer antipsychotic drugs
Los Angeles Times |
| 01/14/2009 |
Lilly Said to Be Near $1.4 Billion U.S. Settlement
New York Times |
| 01/08/2009 |
Alzheimer's drugs double death risk in elderly
Chico Enterprise Record |
| 12/29/2008 |
Gripes grow at nursing homes
Daily News – Los Angeles |
| 12/26/2008 |
Nursing homes say reputations, not grades, are true test
Denver Business Journal |
| 12/22/2008 |
Owner of area nursing homes faces charges in fraud case
The Sacramento Bee |
| 12/19/2008 |
Medicare launches rating system for nursing homes
Contra Costa Times |
| 12/18/2008 |
Many see new nursing home scoring system as flawed
The Press–Enterprise |
| 12/17/2008 |
Convalescent home owner raided by FBI in suspected fraud probe
The Orange County Register |
| 12/14/2008 |
Supervisors asked to protest cuts to ombudsman program
SanLuisObispo.com • The Tribune |
| 12/03/2008 |
Insurer Casts Off Long–Term–Care Policies
The Wall Street Journal |
| 11/17/2008 |
State budget cuts amount to a ‘massive assault’ on home care
Marin Independent Journal |
| 11/12/2008 |
20 years after boardinghouse murders, elderly still being bilked by predators
Centre Daily Times |
| 10/23/2008 |
Facility fined after man chokes on ketchup packet
The Bakersfield Californian |
| 10/19/2008 |
A new law will take effect Jan. 1 to streamline reports of elder abuse
The Union-Tribune |
| 10/16/2008 |
Some fear decline in Inland eldercare with cut of state funds for ombudsman program
The Press-Enterprise |
| 10/15/2008 |
Governor cuts funding for long term care ombudsman program
Sacramento Business Journal |
| 10/14/2008 |
Elderly residents allegedly abused by caretaker
Los Angeles Times |
| 10/08/2008 |
Budget cuts slash inspections for OC nursing homes
The Orange County Register |
| 10/05/2008 |
Criminal past is no bar to nursing in California
Los Angeles Times |
| 10/04/2008 |
Ax hangs over ombudsman program
The Eureka Reporter |
| 10/04/2008 |
Governor cuts funding for nursing home ombudsman
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| 10/03/2008 |
Elder abuse alleged at assisted–living facility
Los Angeles Times |
| 09/29/2008 |
Violations Reported at 94% of Nursing Homes
New York Times |
| 09/29/2008 |
Does video invade privacy or ensure protection?
The Orange County Register |
| 09/26/2008 |
Valley Health to consider closing skilled nursing facility
The Press–Enterprise |
| 09/26/2008 |
Assisted living home let woman die after call for help, suit alleges
The Orange County Register |
| 09/03/2008 |
Patient who choked to death costs Crestwood $100,000 fine
Times Herald |
| 08/27/2008 |
Nursing home fined $100,000
The Press–Enterprise |
| 08/20/2008 |
Laguna Hills nursing home faces second negligence lawsuit
The Orange County Register |
| 08/20/2008 |
Company that owns Fontana, Riverside nursing homes agrees to settlement
The Press–Enterprise |
| 08/07/2008 |
To Be Old, Frail and Evicted: Patients at Risk (pdf)
The Wall Street Journal |
| 07/30/2008 |
Radio host to pay fine in AG's inquiry
Sacramento Bee |
| 07/28/2008 |
Oakland Elder Care Home Owners Face Fraud Charges
CBS 5 |
| 07/17/2008 |
Nursing facility assessed stiffest fine possible in patient’s death
The Bakersfield Californian |
| 06/24/2008 |
Rising Challenger Takes On Elder–Care System
The Wall Street Journal |
| 06/24/2008 |
Doctors Say Medication Is Overused in Dementia
The New York Times |
| 06/22/2008 |
Where are we sending our elders?
Quality varies widely at Marin nursing homes
Marin Independent Journal |
| 06/22/2008 |
At most homes, staffing below federal guidelines
Marin Independent Journal |
| 06/22/2008 |
Marin’s smallest nursing homes outperform larger facilities
Marin Independent Journal |
| 06/17/2008 |
Anaheim nursing home fined $50,000 in patient choking death
The Orange Country Register |
| 06/17/2008 |
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
The Washington Post |
| 06/12/2008 |
Paying in gold for the golden years
Los Angeles Times |
| 06/10/2008 |
State investigating Kern Valley nursing home again
The Bakersfield Californian |
| 06/07/2008 |
Casualties of Care
The Press–Enterprise |
| 06/06/2008 |
Menlo Park nursing home fined for woman’s death
San Mateo County Times |
| 06/05/2008 |
Three Calif. health care centers cited after patient deaths
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 06/04/2008 |
State regulators clamp down on nursing home after deaths
Sacramento Bee |
| 05/27/2008 |
Nursing home industry fights reforms
Politico |
| 05/19/2008 |
Aid for California’s disabled in peril
Los Angeles Times |
| 05/15/2008 |
Jury awards $1 million in punitive damages in Laguna Hills nursing home trial
The Orange County Register |
| 05/15/2008 |
Serious Deficiencies in Nursing Homes Are Often Missed,
Report Says
The New York Times |
| 04/24/2008 |
Chico nursing home fined $100,000
ChicoER.com |
| 04/24/2008 |
Nursing home fined $100,000
Appeal–Democrat |
| 04/22/2008 |
State issues top fine, citation to Palm Desert nursing home in woman’s death
The Press–Enterprise |
| 04/18/2008 |
State fines Laguna Hills nursing home in death of patient
Orange County Register |
| 04/18/2008 |
Study: Nursing homes not improving
Sacramento Business Journal |
| 04/12/2008 |
Nursing home plight revealed
The Fresno Bee |
| 04/11/2008 |
Editorial: Nursing–home patients shortchanged
The San Francisco Examiner |
| 04/11/2008 |
Nursing Homes, in Bid to Cut Costs,
Prod Patients to Forgo Lawsuits
The Wall Street Journal |
| 04/11/2008 |
To Sign or Not: How to Size Up Arbitration Clauses
The Wall Street Journal |
| 04/11/2008 |
Who benefited most from higher Medi–Cal payments?
The Union–Tribune |
| 04/08/2008 |
A bigger bottom line for nursing homes
Los Angeles Times |
| 04/02/2008 |
Nursing Home Lobbyist Quits After
He Predicts SEIU Powerplay
SF Weekly |
| 03/31/2008 |
Nursing home residents sue for at–home care
St. Petersburg Times |
| 03/27/2008 |
Study: California Nursing Homes Use Restraints Most Frequently
California Healthline |
| 03/26/2008 |
Nursing Homes Cut Back on Restraints
The Associated Press |
| 03/15/2008 |
Seniors targeted in scams
The Modesto Bee |
| 03/12/2008 |
Investigation Prompts Bill On Group Homes
CBS 5 |
| 03/09/2008 |
People with dementia getting drugged rather than helped
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| 03/07/2008 |
Families desperate for options as long–term care facility closes
The Stockton Record |
| 03/04/2008 |
State fines Modesto nursing home $100,000
The Modesto Bee |
| 03/02/2008 |
Tapping Into Homes Can Be Pitfall for the Elderly
The New York Times |
| 03/2008 |
California SEIU Leader Mounts Battle for Local Control,
Union Democracy: An Interview with Sal Rosselli
Labor Notes |
| 02/28/2008 |
Nursing Home Group Spent $2.73M to Lobby
The Associated Press |
| 02/25/2008 |
Governor's plan would cut Medi-Cal rolls
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 02/22/2008 |
A Bill Aims for Nursing Home Reform
U.S. News & World Report |
| 02/21/2008 |
Hospital workers prepare to strike
San Mateo County Times |
| 02/20/2008 |
Local Union Leader Rosselli Blasts SEIU Boss Andy Stern
SF Weekly |
| 02/20/2008 |
Escondido nursing home gets most serious citation
The Union–Tribune |
| 02/20/2008 |
Treating Death as a Commodity
Los Angeles Times |
| 02/15/2008 |
County’s largest nursing home under fire again
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| 02/14/2008 |
Allianz Life Insurance settles California annuities complaint
Los Angeles Times |
| 02/13/2008 |
Internal Dispute at SEIU Deepens
Harper’s Magazine |
| 02/12/2008 |
Government lists worst nursing homes
USA Today |
| 02/12/2008 |
List includes Pomona nursing home
The Press–Enterprise |
| 02/06/2008 |
Medicare discloses lapses at U.S. nursing homes,
including 74 in Inland area
The Press–Enterprise |
| 01/27/2008 |
A Hidden Crime
The Washington Post |
| 01/25/2008 |
No help for assisted living facilities in proposed state budget cuts
The Napa Valley Register |
| 01/04/2008 |
Drugs Offer No Benefit in Curbing Aggression, Study Finds
The New York Times |
| 12/24/2007 |
Two Inland Nursing Homes Face Licensing Deadline
The Press–Enterprise |
| 12/22/2007 |
Carlyle Group completes $6.3B takeover of Manor Care
The Toledo Blade |
| 12/20/2007 |
Nursing homes struggle to kick drug habit
The Wall Street Journal |
| 12/19/2007 |
A nursing home death, and a shocking phone call
Los Angeles Times |
| 12/17/2007 |
Inland Nursing Home Tied to Pomona Facility
that Faces Federal Funding Cutoff
The Press–Enterprise |
| 12/14/2007 |
Closed nursing homes included on state’s list of troubled facilities
The Press–Enterprise |
| 12/09/2007 |
Judge kills nursing home suit
Sacramento Bee |
| 12/09/2007 |
Endangered Seniors
Contra Costa Times |
| 12/04/2007 |
Prescription Abuse Seen In U.S. Nursing Homes
Powerful Antipsychotics Used to Subdue Elderly; Huge Medicaid Expense
The Wall Street Journal |
| 12/03/2007 |
List of bad nursing homes called inadequate
The Press–Enterprise |
| 11/28/2007 |
Roll of the Die – Human Life Speculators Bet on Elder Deaths
SF Weekly |
| 11/27/2007 |
Woman killed after leaving nursing home wore alarm trigger
The Union–Tribune |
| 11/26/2007 |
Sex abuse allegations shut Riverside care homes
The Press–Enterprise |
| 11/18/2007 |
Dementia relief, with a huge side effect: The off-label use of some drugs is helping elderly patients, but may be killing thousands
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/16/2007 |
Washington Scrutinizes Nursing Homes
The New York Times |
| 11/16/2007 |
Lawmakers Question Private–Equity Impact On Nursing Homes
Washington Post |
| 10/27/2007 |
Reforms to help protect seniors are OKd
Los Angeles Times |
| 10/25/2007 |
Two owners arrested in fatal Citrus Heights care home fire
The Sacramento Bee |
| 10/24/2007 |
Inquiries at Investor–Owned Nursing Homes
The New York Times |
| 10/02/2007 |
Bill seeks faster investigation
into complaints against nursing homes
Los Angeles Times |
| 9/23/2007 |
At Many Homes, More Profit and Less Nursing
The New York Times |
| 9/23/2007 |
Is the quality of elder care in jeopardy?
San Luis Obispo Tribune |
| 7/14/2007 |
Ex–nursing home exec gets 30 months and restitution
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 7/11/2007 |
Nursing home death a public disgrace
Argus–Courier |
| 7/11/2007 |
Nursing home fined $100,000 for death
Argus–Courier |
| 6/25/2007 |
Nursing homes head to auction
The Press–Enterprise |
| 6/21/2007 |
State rebukes nursing home after probe
Los Angeles Times |
| 6/05/2007 |
Hemet nursing home disputes $75,000 fine
The Press–Enterprise |
| 6/2007 |
Service Employees End California Nursing Home Partnership
Labor Notes |
| 4/27/2007 |
Santa Cruz nonprofit wins fight for nursing home patient rights
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| 4/21/2007 |
Oversight of Nursing Homes Is Criticized
The New York Times |
| 4/19/2007 |
Cupertino nursing home fined $100,000 in woman’s death
Mercury News |
| 4/13/2007 |
State monitoring nursing home corporations
The Press–Enterprise |
| 4/13/2007 |
Nursing home review critical
The Sacramento Bee |
| 4/12/2007 |
State’s nursing–home licensing unit too slow, audit finds
The Press–Enterprise |
| 4/12/2007 |
Pleasant Care Corp. Files for Bankruptcy
La Cañada Valley Sun |
| 4/11/2007 |
Union Disunity
SF Weekly |
| 5/26/2007 |
Aged, Frail and Denied Care by Their Insurers
The New York Times |
| 5/23/2007 |
Lawmakers step up pressure on nursing home regulators
The Press–Enterprise |
| 2/19/2007 |
Nursing homes go uninspected
The Examiner |
| 12/2006 |
Deadly Neglect
Reader’s Digest |
| 11/21/2006 |
Nursing facilities’ CEO is fined
Record Searchlight |
| 11/14/2006 |
State Nursing Home Oversight Lacking
KCRA 3 |
| 9/20/2006 |
Let Us Now Praise Tough Cookies
SF Weekly |
| 9/13/2006 |
Judge orders state to speed up probes of nursing homes
The Mercury News |
| 9/12/2006 |
Nursing home inspections on trial
The Mercury News |
| 9/2006 |
Nursing Homes, Business as Usual
Consumer Reports |
| 4/17/2006 |
Helpful hints can arm you against possible elder abuse
Ventura County Star |
| 4/12/2006 |
State seizes two care homes
Record Searchlight |
| 4/11/2006 |
Lax protection for the vulnerable
The Examiner |
| 4/10/2006 |
State Oversight of Nursing Homes Draws Criticism
californiahealthline.org |
| 4/6/2006 |
Care facility regulator lax on fines
The Sacramento Bee |
| 4/1/2006 |
Not a Law:
A bill passed by only one house of Congress just doesn't count
The Washington Post |
| 3/2006 |
Are We Protecting the Vulnerable? Conservators and Guardianship Provisions Under Attack
Psychiatric Times |
| 3/30/2006 |
Net yields wealth of elder care info
Contra Costa Times |
| 3/25/2006 |
In conservatorships, a delicate balance
The Napa Valley Register |
| 3/24/2006 |
Jury awards Sutter Health patient $1.4 million for negligence
The Sacramento Bee |
| 3/24/2006 |
The Other California: The Disabled, the Elderly and the Invisible Poor
CounterPunch |
| 3/22/2006 |
Widow Seeks New Guardian
Los Angeles Times |
| 3/19/2006 |
Elderly couple win financial-abuse case
Monterey County The Herald |
| 3/19/2006 |
State skipping clinic checkups
msnbc.com |
| 3/17/2006 |
Nursing home vs. own home: Seniors home equity now a factor for Medi-Cal
Inside Bay Area |
| 3/15/2006 |
San Diego Nursing Home Receives Most Severe Citation
cbs2.com |
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