Fatal Druggings at Nursing Facility, Reports Allege
A criminal complaint filed by the California Attorney General's office alleges that a nursing director, pharmacist and physician drugged at least 22 elderly residents at the Kern Valley Health Care District's skilled nursing facility with mood-altering medications, leading to the deaths of three residents. Three former employees of the nursing facility have been arrested.
- "Reports Detail Fatal Druggings at Nursing Facility" (Shepard/Burger, Bakersfield Californian, 2/18).