posted by Joe Polk at 11:27 AM /
Sunwest Management, the Salem, Ore., firm that is set to take over management of the Covenant at South Hills retirement community in Mt. Lebanon, has had action taken by the state of California to revoke the license of an assisted living community it manages in Mission Viejo.
In addition, the firm recently settled a lawsuit filed against it by the family of a dementia patient who walked away from the same facility, called Paragon Gardens, and has never been found. Sunwest faces yet another suit that contends an elderly Alzheimer's patient was found with a dead rat in his mouth.
www.post-gazette.com/pg/07193/800873-55.stm
In addition, the firm recently settled a lawsuit filed against it by the family of a dementia patient who walked away from the same facility, called Paragon Gardens, and has never been found. Sunwest faces yet another suit that contends an elderly Alzheimer's patient was found with a dead rat in his mouth.
www.post-gazette.com/pg/07193/800873-55.stm
6 Comments:
I doubt this puts into question the recent agreement made by the School Board with this company. I guess they just settled their back taxes with the School District. I hope they stick to this repayment. It was something on the order of a couple hundred thousand I believe.
*CitizenA*
I think that you guys need to get your story straight. As with any large company, there are those who want to see them fail. This is a good company and you are lucky for them to be coming to your town
A Resident's Family who lives in a Sunwest Facility
Sunwest took over a facility in 01/07 in Hbg. PA where my 86 yr father in law is a resident. They raised the rates $900/month, and decresed the staff and resources. A long time RN and a new financial officer quit after two months due to what was happening and their inability to do their job as they were trained. More cost increases are expected.
Anon 2:46
Quite the opposite (if you comment was intended for me) I truly do want this company to succeed. The school district needs the money. The residents need a stable, good home.
Corporations are beholden to the premise of increasing shareholder value. Sometimes that means increasing prices where they are underpriced. Hopefully this company will come in and run the home more efficiently than the last company and not be forced to raise prices.
*CitizenA*
The rat story seems pretty far fetched to me.
The Covenant was in real estate tax arrears to the tune of something over $ 1.5 million prior to MTLSD's settlement, who agreed to accept something substantially less. The settlement agreement also allows an assessment value significantly under the facility's original cost, with a provision for gradual increase to $29 million. Stay tuned.
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