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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Jim Wood Introduces Bill to Strengthen Skilled Nursing Protections
North Coast Assemblymember Jim Wood’s announced today that he has introduced a bill to protect residents of skilled nursing facilities should a facility “have a change in license status or operation, such as closure.” The legislation comes in response to last year’s struggle to help patients in three local skilled nursing facilities owned by Brius […]
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State Approves Closure of Three Skilled Nursing Facilities
The California Department of Public Health announced today that it has approved the closure of three skilled nursing facilities: Seaview, Pacific and Eureka Rehabilitation & Wellness Centers. According to Suzi Fregeau, long-term care ombudsman at the Area 1 Agency on Aging, this means as of tomorrow admittance of new patients to skilled nursing facilities will be […]
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Three Skilled Nursing Facilities May Close
Rockport Healthcare Services, the management company for five of Humboldt County’s six skilled nursing facilities, announced today that they have filed relocation notices for three sites: Pacific, Seaview, and Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Centers. The relocation notices, filed with the California Department of Public Health, are the first step in closing these facilities, which collectively contain […]
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Former Care Home Owner Sentenced
Gina Chamberlain, convicted in March of stealing from residents in her Eureka care home, is now in the midst of serving a 286-day jail sentence, after which she will spend three years on probation. Chamberlain, who was initially investigated by California Community Care Licensing over the course of five months, had her license suspended in […]