California Judge Says Care Home Can’t Refuse To Accept Resident Back From Hospital

Mealey's (June 9, 2022, 5:22 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California state court judge on April 12 granted summary judgment to the California Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association (CLTCOA) against a nursing home in a suit filed by a now-deceased former resident and CLTCOA alleging that the home illegally “dumped” her into a hospital and refused to readmit her upon discharge, finding that “CLTCOA has established with undisputed material facts its associational standing to allege its declaratory relief cause of action.”...

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