California Panel Affirms Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Not Enforceable

Mealey's (January 21, 2021, 1:32 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An arbitration provision included in a nursing home residence agreement is not enforceable because it was signed by the person who held financial power of attorney (POA) for the resident and not the person who held the resident’s health care POA, a California appellate panel found Jan. 19, affirming a lower court’s denial of the nursing home’s motion to compel arbitration....