Attorney General's elder abuse hotline

I've had some interesting conversations over the last few days, and it comes down to this: what did you know about the DOJ investigation in the KVHD skilled nursing facility, dating Aug.1, 2006 to Jan.25, 2007?
(That is the time frame which was investigated. Right when Gwen Hughes arrives as DON and right after she left)

During these chats I kept hearing the same names over and over.

"We reported it to her and she did nothing."

"She pounded her fists at us during the meetings."

Now it's time to report what you know to the people in Sacramento who are out of touch with what really happened in our little valley. How could they not be, it's evident in their own case.

And let us not forget what Jerry Brown said about our hospital and community:

Brown Announces Arrests of Nursing Home Employees Who Drugged Patients for Staff's Convenience

BAKERSFIELD -Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the arrests of a nurse, physician, and a pharmacist of a nursing home for "forcibly administering" psychotropic medications for their own convenience, rather than for their patients' therapeutic interests, actions that are alleged to have resulted in the deaths of three residents.

"These people maliciously violated the trust of their patients, by holding them down and forcibly administering psychotropic medications if they dared to question their care," Attorney General Brown said. "This is appalling behavior, which amounts to assault with a deadly weapon."

I'm trying to picture the PR folks writing this up. I am assuming Jerry Brown was standing somewhere waving his hands saying this is the worst I've ever, ever, ever, seen. You relied on the investigators information to say the things you are quoted as saying.

The young writer's picked up the message and created that little gem for Mr. Brown to live with. Was it true and correct to state that, I am sure it can be proven to be in error. You called them, "these people?" Okay.

We are the ones who know what happened. The evidence has built to such a degree that the mistakes of the DOJ case are self evident.

They have hostile witnesses from the hospital and seem to be basing their whole case on paperwork. Oh my, Dr. Locatell, the state expert, will give her version of the case based on possibly reliable, and most likely unreliable notations.

I know some people said they tried to talk to the investigators and tell them what was going on, but they weren't heard. So, it was not just us, but a deaf and dumb goverment entity that was immune to the warnings of employees, that helped lead to some bad situations.

(It's the worst I've ever seen, these government people; forcibly administering injustice, ignoring the Kern Valley Healthcare District witnesses of the truth for their own convenience! These DOJ people violated the trust of their voters to be heard.)

Now is your chance to set the record straight. Let them know what you know.

So, the state AG needs some help. They have suggested calling the enforcement department regarding elder abuse. (I won't get into my last conversation with the state unless I have to. I've told a few of you about it. Pretty sad.)

There are many of you who were there and know the truth. Help the poor AG get this right, so we can move on with the other problems at the hospital.

To report elder abuse or Medi-Cal fraud, call the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse's hotline at (800) 722-0432.

Scott Gerber or Christine Gasparac (916) 324-5500

Send A Written Complaint By Mail
California Department of Justice Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud Elder Abuse P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Call the Hotline
Phone Toll-free: (800) 722-0432 Attorney General's Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse

Phone Toll-free: (800) 822-6222 Department of Health Services

http://ag.ca.gov/bmfea/reporting.php or go to this page and file a complaint via email.

Thanks for your help and your stories.