State Fines Nursing Home $80,000 in Resident’s Death
On Thursday, the California Department of Public Health fined Raintree Convalescent Hospital in Fresno for inadequate care that led to the choking death of a nursing home resident. The nursing home received an "AA" citation -- the most severe penalty under California law.
- "Fresno Nursing Home Fined $80K in Patient's Death" (Anderson, Fresno Bee, 3/19).
- "Fresno Nursing Home Is Fined $80,000 in Patient's Death" (Lin III, Los Angeles Times, 3/20).