Humboldt County Senior Group Nabs Settlement Funds
The Area 1 Agency on Aging in Humboldt County will receive $198,078 under a 2010 settlement in a class-action lawsuit against nursing home chain Skilled Healthcare for allegedly failing to provide sufficient staffing levels for patients at 22 facilities, including five in Humboldt County. A1AA Programs Director Todd Metcalf said the funds would help expand the agency's Caregiver Training sessions, Senior Information and Assistance counseling, and Volunteer Driver transportation assistance initiative and benefit other programs.
- "Settlement Benefits Local Seniors" (Eureka Times-Standard, 5/29).