Emily Alpert Reyes

Mar 25, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Emily Alpert Reyes |Ben Poston

Rats had infested the assisted living facility in Van Nuys, state investigators said. Elderly residents wandered off without supervision, medications weren’t properly administered, and emergency pull cords in some bedrooms didn’t work, the state alleged.

Mar 20, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Emily Alpert Reyes |Ben Poston

It’s not easy for Californians seeking care for themselves or their loved ones to find out if someone involved with another kind of care facility has been banned from running an assisted living home by the California Department of Social Services. The names of barred individuals aren’t posted anywhere that is readily available to the public, according to Social Services.

Mar 20, 2025 | latimes.com | Emily Alpert Reyes |Ben Poston

It’s not easy for Californians seeking care for themselves or their loved ones to find out if someone involved with another kind of care facility has been banned from running an assisted living home by the California Department of Social Services. The names of barred individuals aren’t posted anywhere that is readily available to the public, according to Social Services.

Mar 20, 2025 | latimes.com | Emily Alpert Reyes |Ben Poston

A Times investigation found that people banned by California from operating assisted living homes were able to remain involved with other types of care facilities, a result of the state’s fragmented system for regulating facilities that care for elderly, disabled or ailing people. Californians have no simple way to check whether a provider at a health facility or home health agency was previously banned from assisted livinghomes.

Feb 27, 2025 | latimes.com | Emily Alpert Reyes

“We’re hopeful that by doing high-quality work, we continue to get the bipartisan support we’ve depended on in the past,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. As President Trump vows to rein in government spending and saddle federal money with new restrictions, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has a lot at stake — including about $1 billion in federal grants, according to its director, Barbara Ferrer.