A Fresno nursing home was fined more than $900,000 in 2018 for poor patient care, but consumers have been hard-pressed to find any public record of the massive penalty or many other big fines.
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Posted inEnvironment
Newsom backs tougher rules on California oil wells
Gov. Newsom says he supports proposed rules on where new oil wells can go, plus additional pollution controls on existing wells.
Posted inCoronavirus
Hospitals brace for strikes as California workers protest staff shortages
Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points. Almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including nurses, technicians and janitors.
Posted inHealth
State health department blasted over nursing home oversight
The California Department of Public Health blames staffing shortages, turnover, training and pandemic pressures at Tuesday’s hearing at the Capitol.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Demanda contra asilo Shlomo Rechnitz por muertes de COVID refleja un sistema de ‘licencias estatal roto’
En resumen Una demanda describe al magnate de los asilos de ancianos Shlomo Rechnitz y a sus empresas como un “propietario-operador sin licencia” de una instalación problemática en Redding. Read this article in English. El propietario de un hogar de ancianos más grande del estado, Shlomo Rechnitz, se enfrenta a una demanda alegando que una de […]
Posted inCoronavirus
Shlomo Rechnitz nursing home suit over COVID deaths reflects ‘broken state licensing’
A lawsuit describes nursing home magnate Shlomo Rechnitz and his companies as the “unlicensed owner-operator” of a troubled Redding facility.
Posted inCommentary
State’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions harmful to farmers
Unfortunately, California’s approach to setting mandates to cut greenhouse gas emissions has left agriculture to become collateral damage.
Posted inHealth
Licensing by clerical error: How the state’s mistake decided the course of two nursing homes
California Department of Public Health officials say they cannot fix their mistake, amid cries the licensing system for nursing homes is “broken and ineffective.”
Posted inHealth
‘People are dying as we wait’: Bid to tighten California nursing home oversight sputters
Lawmakers say they’ll take no action this year on a bill requiring nursing home owners and operators to get state approval before they acquire, operate or manage a nursing home.
Posted inMy Turn
Setback measure for oil and gas extraction sites are this doctor’s prescription
As a doctor treating patients suffering the effects of toxic pollution, I’m calling on California officials to address this public health crisis.