State moves to suspend licenses of troubled L.A. nursing home companies

The state health department sent letters last month to seven companies in Los Angeles County that received at least two “AA” violations within the last two years, indicating a failure that factored heavily in the death of a resident.

An AA violation is a relatively rare penalty within state enforcement, with just 99 issued to the more than 1,200 skilled nursing facilities in California since t2020.

The California Department of Public Health is moving to suspend the licenses of seven Southern California nursing facilities that have been repeatedly cited in recent years for contributing to patients’ deaths.

The state health department sent letters last month to seven companies in Los Angeles County that received at least two “AA” violations within the last two years, indicating a failure