AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED AT ONE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’S LARGEST NURSING HOMES. RESIDENTS AT SANTA CRUZ SKILLED NURSING CENTER HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR CARE THERE, AND THE SERVICES THAT ARE NO LONGER BEING PROVIDED TO THEM. SAN MATEO-BASED NAZARETH HEALTH CARE INCORPORATED TOOK OVER THE OPERATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, AFTER THE FORMER OWNER WENT BANKRUPT.
ALTHOUGH THE PRESIDENT OF NAZARETH CALLED A MEETING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE RESIDENT’S CONCERNS, THE RESIDENTS WERE NOT PROPERLY NOTIFIED, SO MANY WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.