The case of an elderly blind man who was left alone in a hotel room after being discharged from Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in October of 2016 was settled out of court this week. The conditions of the settlement are confidential. The case, brought on behalf of the decedent’s sister, Sherri Ann McKenna, accused […]
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“We’re understaffed almost every single day. Sometimes we don’t have enough soap or towels,” said Maria Martinez at a recent hearing before California’s Joint Legislative Audit Committee. Martinez, a certified nursing assistant employed at a Marin County skilled nursing facility for 27 years, was describing a decline in care after the facility was bought by […]
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Judge Denies Skilled Nursing Defendants’ Change of Venue Bid
Judge Timothy Cissna denied skilled nursing magnate Shlomo Rechnitz’s request for a change of venue in a wrongful death and elder abuse lawsuit following a short hearing today, rejecting claims that he couldn’t get a fair trial in Humboldt County. Cissna said the case should be tried locally because it involves a substantial personal injury […]
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Skilled Nursing Defendants File for Change of Venue
Shlomo Rechnitz can’t get a fair trial in Humboldt County. That’s the contention of the law firm representing the skilled nursing magnate, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, which recently filed a motion for a change of venue in one of the three wrongful death and elder abuse suits filed against Rechnitz and his company, […]
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Blind, Sick, Alone
Local law firm Janssen Malloy, LLC, which recently filed two complaints alleginglleging patient neglect and abuse against local skilled nursing facilities, has added another case to its slate, accusing Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Center of dumping a dependent adult in a hotel room without proper medical care in October of 2016. The man, who was […]
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Eureka Rehabilitation Accused of Dumping Patient
Local law firm Janssen Malloy LLC, which recently filed two complaints alleging patient neglect and abuse against local skilled nursing facilities, has added another case to its slate, accusing Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Center of discharging a dependent adult into a hotel without proper medical care in October of 2016. The man, who was blind […]
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Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Center Fined $160,000 by State
Eureka Rehabilitation Center, one of the four skilled nursing facilities in Humboldt County owned by Brius Healthcare, was hit with eight fines yesterday at $20,000 each. The facility, which was visited by state inspectors in December, has been dogged by allegations of understaffing and improper patient care. It was one of three facilities slated for […]
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UPDATED: Brius Rescinds Cancellation of Partnership Contract, Halts Closure of Two Skilled Nursing Facilities
UPDATE: Partnership Healthcare announced yesterday in a press release that Rockport had rescinded letters terminating its contract with the MediCal administrator, meaning that patients in the facilities, or entering the facilities via the hospital, will not have to have their coverage re-negotiated. “We are happy that a larger closure was avoided and that our fragile […]
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Clash Over Care: Protesters Face Off Over Skilled Nursing Closures
Two large and loud groups of protesters filled the sidewalk in front of Partnership Healthcare Plan’s regional office on Eureka’s Fifth Street this afternoon. Both sides want the same thing: for the three skilled nursing homes slated to close and displace vulnerable North Coast seniors to stay open. The point of contention was why, exactly, […]