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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Calfornia Nursing Homes Kill Residents

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That is correct...it is not a misstatement. I did not mean to say that two residents died as a result of neglect or abuse.

The nursing homes at issue are located near Sacramento, California. The nursing homes at fault are English Oaks and Marysville Care Center and here is what happened. At English Oaks a 91-year-old resident was choking on fruit and no one at the home provided the Heimlich maneuver - he died! At the Marysville Care Center an 84-year-old resident's head became stuck between the bed and a railing - she died. Both reports come from the California Department of Public Health. English Oaks also was fined in 2001 for not monitoring the feeding tube of a patient who got an infection and died. These facilities have a long history of serious violations.

Both facilities were owned by the same company, which received a "double citation" for these tragedies. A double citation...you have got to be kiddin me...someone needs to go to jail!
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