Watsonville Nursing Home Officials Take Issue With Federal Lawsuit’s Claims of Abuse Medicare, Fraud
Officials at Country Villa Watsonville East Nursing Center and County Villa Watsonville West Nursing Center took issue with a recently filed federal lawsuit, saying that the facilities are under new management and that the centers were not allowed to submit evidence that contradicted prosecutors' findings. Last week, U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag's office filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against the owners, operators and managers of two Watsonville nursing homes, alleging abuse and Medicare fraud.
- "Watsonville Nursing Center Leaders Deny Claims in Federal Lawsuit" (Baxter, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/3).