Bill to sue nursing homes rejected
Posted by Patti on May 26th, 2005 / Print This Post
Another LA nursing home news story…I agree with this policy/law. If they allow people to sue for every little and big “abuse” event, nursing homes would close shop and who would take care of our elderly? I don’t think abuse happens enough to warrant extensive government intervention.
The House denied patients who suffer mental or physical abuse in a nursing home the right to sue the facility for damages on Wednesday.House Bill 388 would have provided stronger legal recourse for violations of 11 out of 23 entitlements listed in the Nursing Home Resident’s Bill of Rights.
These include the right to information about a health condition and the right to appropriate medical care, among others.
Under existing law, residents can only sue to get the homes to stop abuses, but not to receive money.