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Family of deceased nursing home patient sues Motion Picture & Television Fund
- LATimes.com, The LA Times 3/15/11

The family of an 89-year-old resident of the Motion Picture & Television Fund's nursing home who died after falling down a stairwell is suing the charity for negligence.

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Wrongful death suit filed against MPTF
- Variety.com, Variety 3/15/11

A wrongful death suit has been filed against the Motion Picture & Television Fund by the family of an 89-year-old woman who suffered severe injuries from a fall at the facility's Woodland Hills nursing unit last October.

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MPTF Sued Over 89-Year-Old Patient's Mysterious Death
- TheWrap.com, The Wrap 3/15/11

The family of Carrie DeLay is suing the Motion Picture and Television Fund and its longterm care facility for the death of a 89-year-old patient, who fell to her death under mysterious circumstances last October.

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Mickey Rooney - Elder Abuse: "Emotional Blackmail"
- YouTube, Associated Press 3/2/11

Actor Mickey Rooney speaks before a Senate Committee on his own experiences with Elder Abuse and the plight of our nation's elders.

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"Costa Mesa Nursing Home Fined $75K For Allegedly Causing Death Of 92-Year-Old"
- CBS 2 News, Los Angeles, 2/24/11

A Costa Mesa nursing home faces a $75,000 fine from state health officials, who say violations led to the death of a 92-year-old patient in September ... According to state officials, the nursing home failed to detect a ruptured intestinal ulcer and infection after a patient was admitted to recover from a broken hip.

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"State orders California care facility closed after investigating elder abuse claim "
- Channel 10 News, ABC, 1/14/11

The California Department of Social Services has suspended the license of a Fair Oaks residential care facility, and is moving to permanently revoke the home's license, after investigating claims of elder abuse by family members of a former resident. "Grannycam" video showed abuse of Kyong Hui Duncan, who died with lethal amounts of narcotics in her system, including one drug she had never been described.

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“Victim's Family Sues Group Home Where Predator Lived." - KMFB-TV, CBS 8, 11/11/10

There's a new legal move in the case of a sex offender accused of molesting two boys in Lakeside. A victim's family is suing the operators of the group home where the predator was living at the time. When Marco Valenzuela's son came home and told him a man had just touched his genitals and bottom, he took no time at all to approach the man who did it. "He stood there and said 'I'm sorry I like little kids,'" Valenzuela said. Now the Valenzuela family has filed a lawsuit against Expanding Horizon.

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“Family Files Suit Over Lakeside Group Home." - Channel 10 News, ABC, 11/11/10

A Lakeside family has filed a lawsuit against the company that runs a group home claiming one of its residents allegedly molested their son. The alleged victim's family believes Joseph Cantorna would have never molested their son had he been properly supervised at the Lakeside group home. Tom Walker, who lives near the group home, said, "If a lawsuit is what it takes to get this place shut down, that would be great for me."

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“Victimized Twice: Abuse of Nursing Home Residents, No Criminal Accountability for Perpetrators." - Disability Rights California, 5/17/10

Last week, Disability Rights California released their report “Victimized Twice: Abuse of Nursing Home Residents, No Criminal Accountability for Perpetrators." They released the report to highlight the issue of resident abuse by nursing home staff and to address biases and lapses in the abuse response system to ensure that victims are provided equal access to the criminal justice system and equal protection from criminal abuse.

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Nursing homes received millions while cutting staff, wages
- California Watch, 4/17/10

"California’s nursing homes have received $880 million in additional funding from a 2004 state law designed to help hire more caregivers and boost wages
But 232 homes did just the opposite. They either cut staff, paid lower wages or let caregiver levels slip below a state-mandated minimum, a California Watch investigation has found."

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3 Elderly Women Sexually Assaulted at L.A. Nursing Home
- KTLA TV News, 4/2/10

"A 20-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting three elderly women at a nursing home near Carson.

Christopher Richardson broke into the Heritage Rehabilitation Center at 21414 South Vermont Avenue and sexually assaulted three patients, according to Sgt. Barry Shapiro of the Carson Sheriff's station.

A security camera captured Richardson entering the building around 6:30 p.m.
on Feb. 16, Shapiro said.

"He removed a window screen and entered through an unlocked window," Shapiro said.

"And then he basically assaulted the women."

One woman was sitting in a wheelchair in her room when a man entered
through an unlocked window, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of one of
the victim."

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