Advocates and family members of Laguna Honda patients said there was great relief from the decision to slow down the discharges.
on Thursday obtained by The Examiner. It is unclear exactly how long the transfers will be put on hold.
“We are glad to be in agreement with CMS and CDPH and all understand that Laguna Honda residents have complex needs and that transferring them is often a challenge,” said Roland Pickens, CEO with the San Francisco Health Network and interim CEO with Laguna Honda Hospital. “Our staff are providing Laguna Honda residents with the best care possible while we all work towards recertification with CMS.
“It was absolutely unprecedented for this to happen in a facility that large. This is unreal,” said Patricia L. McGinnis, executive director of California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, a statewide consumer advocacy organization. “We have facilities in this state that shouldn’t be able to care for my cat, much less a human, and they stay open.
The resolution also called for payments for government-subsidized health care plans to continue through the end of the year. However, at this point, funding is still slated to dry up in September or November, depending on if the hospital is given a possible two-month extension that federal regulators have stated is possible.
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