The state had not intentionally approved any of the licenses, she told Connors. Wasserman has since become a vocal critic of the nursing home chain and its management, citing poor quality care and other concerns. The fact that they have responded by affirming those licenses rather than doing something that would benefit the residents is just super troubling.
That bill stalled in the Assembly Health Committee earlier this year and will not be heard before next year. Assemblymember Jim Wood, a Santa Rosa Democrat and chair of that committee, has said he will hold a hearing on nursing homes, including licensing issues, later this fall and told CalMatters he intends to put his name on the bill as a joint author. Jerry Seelig, a state-appointed temporary manager of struggling nursing homes who served as the court-appointed monitor during the Country Villa bankruptcy case, said the department routinely fails to use its leverage to make change.
Residents of the homes in question have been hit hard during the pandemic. State inspectors have cited the facility for infection control violations six times since March , according to federal nursing home data. After several staff were confirmed positive for the virus that month, inspectors found the home deficient for failing to implement infection control protocols to stop the spread of COVID Problems in the home predate the pandemic.
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