More than half of the deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County have been in skilled nursing facilities. On Tuesday, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion to bring more accountability to those sites.
Los Angeles County officials will consider on Tuesday whether to appoint an inspector general to oversee nursing homes, a new position that would bring “much-needed accountability” to the epicenter of the county’s COVID-19 crisis, according to a motion filed this week.
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who proposed the new role with Supervisor Kathryn Barger, said the position is unlikely to be temporary, noting that the county and state have for years had issues with compliance at nursing homes. As of Monday, almost 4,800 residents and 3,000 staff members from such facilities have tested positive for the virus. Across L.A. County, 52% of all deaths from COVID-19 have been in institutional settings, particularly in skilled nursing facilities, many of which are for-profit, according to the supervisors.In 2014,
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