Pico Rivera Nursing Home Fined $100K Over Patient Death
Colonial Gardens Nursing Home in Pico Rivera has been fined $100,000 by the state Department of Public Health over the choking death of a 76-year-old patient in 2014. The fine comes after a state investigation found that the patient did not receive proper care at the nursing home. In addition to the fine, DPH issued the most severe citation possible under state law against the nursing home.
- "CDPH Fines Nursing Home $100,000" (Payers & Providers, 12/17).