FROM THE FOUNDATION

Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Patient Safety

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Two California Nursing Homes Fined in Patient Deaths

On Monday, the California Department of Public Health announced that it has fined two Orange County nursing homes in the deaths of patients who received "inadequate care." Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport Beach was fined $100,000 after a patient fell while using the bathroom unsupervised. Emeritus at Yorba Linda was fined $90,000 after an unintended patient choked on a piece of meat. The facilities received the most serious citations possible.



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