The subcommittee began a study of the claims. McGinnes, the executive director of California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, said the fact that not all homes pass the money to CNAs shows the industry's callous attitude about patient care. She maintained that nursing home corporations could pay more on their own. She said Davis lacked the political will to force the industry to increase staffing and wages without public money. Davis, through a representative, declined an interview request.
Citations decreasing But problems remain.
Although complaints rose during the first 10 months of 2000, the percentage of them that led to citations dropped substantially. Kl tz said that not all complaints result in citations and that inspectors often can settle minor disputes informally. Sometimes even the simplest mistake proves fatal. At San Leandro's Quail Ridge Care Center, problems with keeping her balance kept Sung Do Kim in bed. In the entire time she was there, she never used the toilet.