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.

Invitation to Jerry Brown: don't save him a chair he's doubtful

I'm sure our Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, and or what all Californian's call him, "Jerry Brown," will likely be busy basking in the limelight of another controversial celebrity death and be unable to attend our insignaficant vote producing meeting.
He will probably have to bust another doctor or pharmacist of a more significant person or community.
(I'm on your mailing list; we can see your run for governor from here sir. Why would you have spent time on that starlet and important person, Anna Nicole Smith, if you didn't have ambition...again. I'm sure it was a career maker that you busted "her" doctors. No you didn't hear a snicker, I was clearing my throat.)

But because his words, or that of his PR people, rocked our community to the core, I just thought maybe he might want to come help us haul off the rest of the criminals left over from the state's thorough investigation. (You'll have to go to Sierra King too)

I expect from the PR machine of the Attorney General's office that when I finally meet Mr. Brown, he will be donning a cape and tights. Maybe with shiny, red booties too.
(I have a vivid imagination. Anyway, governor, or I mean, Mr. Attorney General, can I do a citizen's arrest and clean the rest of this up for you? Let me know, and I'll, uh, need a badge too. And I'll take the first and last Friday of the month off until this is done. Don't worry.)
Well, before he was an attorney general I was picking out scams by the bagful resulting in the “alerting” of our local seniors and general citizenry to watch for these traps and grifters.
I must say the press releases Mr. Brown and company create are rich in texture and certainly sound tough on crime. But I wonder after it leaves the press office how these cases actually turn out.
(Could you, Scott Gerber and company, send out some press releases about the conclusion of these cases. Did you convict and how many? Were they the correct people? (Hey just asking, I know of at least one case that needs a review)
Headlines: Attorney General busts 17 cow milkers for pasteurization violations. Brown says, “the milk wasn’t hot enough, how can I add chocolate, it's lumpy?” The DA has brought in 50 cows as witnesses in the case against these udderly bad people.
One year later…The bovine witnesses were caught in collusion against the milkers, charges were dropped, and the DA finally found out the whole scam was run by the bull. Moo later…)

I'm pretty sure I sent him an invitation, let me look through my records here. What is going on I can't find it, something is missing. These records are all messed up. Dr. Locatell, can you help me make sense of this?
(You are welcome to attend Mr. Brown and we could do pictures with my dog, he talks. We have two large chain newspapers here that would cover you, with saliva probably. Okay, I'm stretching your coverage, but I guarantee I would cover you and properly.)

Call me? ...pretty please...