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Peg B. wrote on Mar 23, 2009 10:39 AM:

" I am so glad we have an "ombudsman" who answers questions regarding the KV Healthcare District, we can be assured there will be no wrong answers that way. Thanks to those who care. You just have to be aware of human error always, in any event, as no one person knows all of the past, and no one person can tell what is the truth/future. "




Peg wrote on Mar 20, 2009 5:16 PM:

" concerned....you didn't mention what illness your loved one had...maybe that was a natural progression. Also, you need to remember that these particular things happened in 2006-2007. If you really want it investigated, contact the Ombudsman office at 661-323-7884 "




concerned wrote on Mar 19, 2009 2:07 PM:

" Can anyone tell me for certain that this is not still happeneing? I had a relative who died there recently. My loved one went from being a person who needed help to being a non speaking, non eating, unable to communicate vegetable. It happened in 3 months and it concerned me. I was told not to worry about it. Then this story broke and wow! What more can I say. How do you go about getting an investigation opened for a newer case? Is there cause for this or have the guilty all been arrested? "




Stop listening wrote on Mar 17, 2009 7:59 AM:

" I heard, I heard, I heard.......aren't you grown up enough to know that rumors are usually crap? Hey, I heard the Easter Bunny was coming...do you know where I can see him??? "




Area Republican wrote on Mar 14, 2009 8:14 PM:

" Kernville Native: I also heard the reason she got hired here and subsequently Mercy in Bakersfield, was nothing was on her resume regarding any charges etc., and also State law says nothing can be written on employment referrals except whether an employee would be rehired. Nothing on her record told of this! "




Kernville Native wrote on Mar 13, 2009 10:49 PM:

" Not sure if anyone knows this but Gwen used to be a nurse in Fresno at a SNF and she did the same thing there before she was fired. So I wasn't surprised to hear about this....just sad that people died this time.... "




enough wrote on Mar 13, 2009 7:59 AM:

" Shiree, I hope you're wrong about another disaster but I do agree that most of the board and the SNF administrator need to go. The entire facility is full of traveling and per deim nurses....do you know how EXPENSIVE that is? Plus, that administrator gets too much money, they all get free apartments...all of them..the social worker, the CEO, the CFO...time for local people to run their hospital! "




Shiree wrote on Mar 12, 2009 4:31 PM:

" Want my two cents? I say this entire board needs to go! Brad and Jamison, and Rick Carter have been able to manipulate and control Mrs. Knight to get her on their side, and Dr. Gross and Victoria are not standing up to what they said during the election. This board is not helping at all, and is more corrupt than it was before, and the public is battered during meetings now by the board and that administrator! This board is not here for the public or the hospital. Its all about their egos! There will be another disaster soon! "




jjones wrote on Mar 5, 2009 6:27 PM:

" YOu have hit the nail on the head - KVHD MOb - what a shame I say - when a public entity is allowed to act and conduct business the way they do -- What a ggreat posting = more and more people of the community need to get involved. Would be interesting if all the truth was ever told! "




shame on KVHD wrote on Mar 4, 2009 12:28 PM:

" I feel sorry for the residents. What once was a home for them has become an institution of bureaucracy and rules. The residents are slowly loosing employees that were familiar faces to them, employees that were to some more like family because they had no families. Unfamiliar faces coming and going, on a daily basis. Registry nurses come and do their few week stint and then leave. How can that be considered continuity of care. Atmosphere so tense and thick you can cut it with a knife. Don't you think that the residents are affected by this? Very sad indeed. "




mad as----- wrote on Mar 3, 2009 2:04 PM:

" AS you wrote that I was biased against the hospital. NO I am not. I like most of the people there and the residents are great. I cant say how hard these people work. CNAs LVNs and RNs. But to most everything there is another side of the story. I sure hope you looked up the law. That is CA state law. As far as not being good enough to work there your wrong. I only wish that all of you would go to the board meetings they need us now. "




Socks wrote on Feb 27, 2009 11:24 PM:

" “DDM” -- was your post directed at mine? I’m not defending anyone. I don’t even know Bob Knight. I‘ve never attended a board meeting. I‘m just using common sense. Do you think he/she would see the kinds of abuse that have been alleged here when all the residents are in bed at midnight? Do you think he/she would know the difference between sleeping and over sedation when a resident is in bed at midnight? That’s a tricky assessment, I doubt he/she could pull if off from “wandering” in the hallway… if this is your claim. "




Socks wrote on Feb 27, 2009 11:13 PM:

" “Mad as” -- There’s a big difference between REPORTING and INVESTIGATING. Mandated reporting means just that, all that work in a SNF has the legal obligation to REPORT to OUTSIDE AUTHORITIES, not only your supervisor. Once you’ve reported, go get a taco, ‘cause you’re done. The INVESTIGATION then falls on those making “the big bucks.” See the difference? Again, only telling your supervisor does not fulfill the reporting requirement. The reasons for this should be painfully obvious! (OK, it’s so the supervisor or administrator can’t ignore it) And if you don’t report, your job could be in jeopardy… "




KVHD MOB wrote on Feb 27, 2009 9:39 PM:

" As my title sugests the KVHD is much like the the mob. If you report patient absuse, you will not get fired right away, they will wait a month or so,and fire you for something completely stupid. The Hospital needs to be cleaned out. Now that gwen, pormir, and debbie were arrested, Pam ott, sharon brucker, the board, and The entire SNF administration need to hit the road. If this was to happen, our hospital might be saved, and justice will be served for the employees, and the residents. "




concerned person wrote on Feb 27, 2009 5:54 PM:

" Anyone who has not seen it yet needs to go the ( comings and goings at kvhd ) web site. It is very interesting reading. Maybe if more people asked questions like this person is the hospital would not be in the shape its in now. "




mad as---- wrote on Feb 27, 2009 4:43 PM:

" I have been told I was an excellent worker..I am not biased I am telling every one that they need to actally start getting a real sence of where this hospital is. Also who is in charge because what has happened may happen again. Maybe not in medications but in lack of care to the res. I am not saying these cnas are not doing their job. I am saying it is almost impossible to get everything done with constant threats and tension lack of number cnas needed. History can repeat its self quite easily. "




Susan B wrote on Feb 27, 2009 4:37 PM:

" I wish someone would ask Chet Beedle just how much we have payed out on regestry since July 08 till now. Then figure out why are we paying the SNF admin. $200,000 plus. AND employing the rest of her company taboot! Her companys name is Quality Healthcare Asset Management,LLC I don't see where she doing such a great job. The only reason the place is still open is because of registry. She is the reason the staff has either been fired or quit
The sad thing is THE CEO & THE BOARD knows this is happening!!! "




poor u wrote on Feb 27, 2009 4:11 PM:

" mad as....as your name indicates, you are biased against the facility for terminating you. Perhaps you didn't live up to their standards? "




DDM wrote on Feb 27, 2009 4:06 PM:

" Unfortunatly your defense of Bob Knight tells everyone that you have blinders on your eyes. Check again, he and his wife were caught wandering around in the SNF around midnight some night, according to another web site. I don't think he is goody two shoes, he has caused a lot of problems since 1998, ask some of the employees. You get rid of those two and you will have less problems at that hospital. "




mad as---- wrote on Feb 27, 2009 3:50 PM:

" ISNT THAT WHY THEY GET PAID THE BIG BUCKS????? this didnt refer to the board it refered to the don and the administrator. "




mad as---- wrote on Feb 27, 2009 3:38 PM:

" ISNT THAT WHY THEY GET PAID THE BIG BUCKS????? "




mad as----- wrote on Feb 27, 2009 3:37 PM:

" Maybe you should pull the law up on your computer. Because I did and I am informed. Maybe I did get the acronim down right. But I will tell you it is there. Also the paper work from the hospital says they will do the investigation. If the don and the administrator know about it why didnt they do the reporting. Or say that this paper work needs to be completed now??? "




CJ wrote on Feb 27, 2009 2:31 PM:

" If only the walls could talk. Gwen Hughes entered the snf with all intentions of running the facility with an iron fist. The new administration treats the employees with the same iron fist mentality. Is there really a need to be verbally and mentally abusive towards staff that work their butts off with little help and low pay. Working sick and injured. Only 3-4 CNA's in the facility and always being threatened with write ups if they slack in their duties. The administrators could care less how they treat the people of this valley. They don't even live here. "




Socks wrote on Feb 27, 2009 1:40 PM:

" I’ve read a lot about threats made to employees about having their licenses revoked. Here’s what you say if that happens: “Really? I dare you. I double dare you. I double DOG dare you to report me to my board for reporting suspected abuse, or refuse to give a medication I believe is abusive, or even SUSPECT is abusive. Do it now. Make sure you spell my name right. Let me get a chair, because I don’t want to miss this. Do you have any popcorn?”

That’s what you say if you’re threatened like that. "




Socks wrote on Feb 27, 2009 1:21 PM:

" Read my previous post. The law is quite clear. Telling a supervisor about abuse or suspected abuse DOES NOT fulfill the mandated reporter requirement. The witness has this legal responsibility. Did board members personally see this abuse? Probably not. Therefore, if you want someone to blame, blame those who saw it and didn't report it TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES as the law requires. There is no law about "2 mandated reporters" - this is misinformation. And the form is called a "SOC-341", not "osc". "




mad as---- wrote on Feb 27, 2009 11:45 AM:

" Peg greengurgh is living in a dream world. She would like to think they are all professionals. Yes, there are some that truly care. BUT there are many more that know the truth, that is its the all mighty dollar not res care. The residents go without and they are the reason that the hospital stays open. Maybe they should start careing about them being HAPPY AND CARED for not what they personally can take home (215,000) a year with pay increse of 11%. These residents have earned their right to be Happy "




mad as ---- wrote on Feb 27, 2009 10:51 AM:

" You have someone acting as a administrator who is threatening cnas and lvs and rns with their licenses and certificates on a daily bases. Do you really think anyone is going to speak against them for fear of retaliation of emplyment and licenses. They say you are prtected. your living in a dream world. The administrator of snf has total control in that unit. Nothing No informatin leaves there with out her knowledge. "




mad as ---- wrote on Feb 27, 2009 10:35 AM:

" There are maybe 3 or 4 cnas on the floor. the state counts rns and lvn as being on the floor. Most times the rns sit at the desk and the lvn are doing med passes. They are not involved in pt care. So who do you think is suffering. Maybe the (cnas for not getting the work done and the res.) who are not getting the care they deserve. We the community need to finally stand up and be counted. DONT YOU THINK! "




mad as ---- wrote on Feb 27, 2009 10:31 AM:

" The Don and the administrator knew about an incident involving pt. care a few months ago. 2 of us reported it to the lvn, the rn, and inturn they reported it to the administrator and the don. The law states 2 or more madated reporters. 1 may make the report. That is what we did. I was terminated 4 months later because someone else found out about it simply because I didnt file the osc. who is running that hospital. what else has been covered up??? "




DDM wrote on Feb 27, 2009 9:38 AM:

" Oh give it a break with Bob Knight! He has not been administrator of the hospital since 2000, and yes, there were financial problems during his tenure including Medicare cutbacks which was a major part in why the debt could not be serviced, even OSHPOD knows that. It does not make him a destroyer for getting elected to the board. He told Jamison, Casas, Armstrong and Pam Ott about the SNF problems a long time before it really got worse. These people should be held accountable and prosecuted! These problems are more serious than finance problems in the 1998. "




88fhr wrote on Feb 26, 2009 11:40 PM:

" To Ssmith....you sound like you are in the hospital every day and know what is going on.....so, are you one of the whistle-blowers? "




Peg wrote on Feb 26, 2009 6:16 PM:

" Really, Rfq25, this has nothing to do with " those liberals who are politically motivated". Why would you even say such a thing? All of you are getting too carried away. Stop reacting and do the real research. "




RFq25 wrote on Feb 26, 2009 4:36 PM:

" s smith, the current board chair and her husband were on the board of trustees, and in the middle of all at the time this all happened. Two newly elected members of the board are from the Progressive Alliance for Progress, along with the Board Chair and her "deposed husband." Need any more clues to the problems plagueing this hospital since the year 1998? "




Lori Miller wrote on Feb 26, 2009 4:03 PM:

" As the previous Director of Nursing to this SNF from 1999 to 2001, It saddens me to think that the facility has come to this. After alot of hard work, I brought the place into compliance when the state was ready to shut it down. I made many a friend and had a wonderful, caring, and compassionate staff of RN's, LVN's and CNA's working there at the time. I don't regret my time there at all. Not enough space to say who I think is responsible for this tragedy or how I think it happened. "




ssmith wrote on Feb 26, 2009 4:01 PM:

" REPLY - YOU CAN BLAME THE LAST BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHARON BRUCKER AND PAM OTT! THOSE ARE THE ONES TO BLAME. THEY ALL KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND LAUGHED IT ALL OFF BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. THE DOJ NEEDS TO MAKE A FEW MORE ARRESTS - THEN HOPEFULLY THE TRUTH WILL BE TOLD! "




Rfq25 wrote on Feb 26, 2009 3:24 PM:

" This is to ssmith.....you can blame those liberals who are politically motivated, one is the current Board Chair and one is the husband of that person. The rest belong to the Progressive Alliance for Progress PAC! And there are a few ombudsman around to carry out the dirty work! "




jmcd wrote on Feb 26, 2009 10:59 AM:

" I have to agree with SSMITH. The SNF is working with a skeleton crew. Administration uses bullying tacticts towards staff. Nursing staff is being terminated only to be replace by travelers and the hospital is paying triple for the travelers rather then keep local residents employed. What employees don't get termed are running out of there as fast as they can before they are the next victim. This shortage of staffing ends up hurting the facility and the residents. Residents can't get the proper care. Wish I could make hundreds of thousands of dollars just to bully people around. "




Socks wrote on Feb 25, 2009 6:05 PM:

" It’s federal law that every employee of a skilled nursing facility participate in abuse training immediately after hire. This usually includes watching a video produced by the same Department of Justice that carried out these recent arrests. The contents of the instruction is quite clear: Everyone working in a SNF has the legal obligation to report any episode of abuse, or SUSPECTED abuse, to the Ombudsman, Department of Public Health, or Law Enforcement, within 24 hours.

Simply telling your supervisor does not fulfill this requirement. Furthermore, federal law also protects the reporting employee against retaliation from the employer. "




Susan B. wrote on Feb 25, 2009 5:30 PM:

" Everyone is so upset about all that is happening at OUR HOSPITAL, why don't you attend the monthly board meetings. We need more community support! We need the community to know what is STILL going on at our hospital. A lot of you would be shocked. "




Wheezer wrote on Feb 25, 2009 4:37 PM:

" No matter how flat you squash a pancake, there is always two sides ! Here is a little bit of the other side. My mother was a resident in our SNF for about two years. She recieved far better care than I and my wife could provide for her in our home. Myself and my family will always be gratefull for the compasionate loving care our mother recieved here. Please don't succumb to the alarmist and the media, they are very one sided. "




SSMITH wrote on Feb 25, 2009 8:56 AM:

" HOW CAN ANYONE BELIEVE THIS - SNF IS WORKING WITH 3 OR 4 AIDES, DEMAND IS MADE THAT WHETHER THEY ARE SICK OR NOT THAT THEY HAVE TO COME IN AND WORK WEARING MASKS - WHAT KIND OF FACILITY IS THIS - SO SAD THAT THE COMMUNITY ALLOWS THIS TO OCCUR, SO SAD THAT THE EMPLOYEES ALLOW THIS TO OCCUR. ONE WILL ASSUME THAT ANYONE WHO HAS A POSITIVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS PLACE HAS NEVER WALKED DOWN THE HALLWAYS AND SEEN OR SMELLED WHAT ACTUALLY GOES ON. PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES, TAKE THE BLINDERS OFF. "