United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings

Betrayal: The Quality of Care in California Nursing Homes

July 28, 1998


The hearing will include testimony from family members of former nursing home resident's, current and former nursing home employees and a top official of the General Accounting Office (GAO). The GAO official will present the results of the agency's nearly year-long investigation into allegations of neglect in California nursing homes. Last October, Grassley requestd the GAO investigation after the allegations came to his attention.

Date: July 28, 1998
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Room: 216 Hart



Statements of Committee Members
Witness Testimony Panel 1 -- Nursing Home Experts
  1. Dr. William Scanlon, Director, Health Financing Systems; Government Accounting Office
  2. Dr. Andrew Kramer, Research Director Associate Professor; University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
  3. Dr. Charlene Harrington, Professor, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences; University of California, San Francisco

Witness Testimony Panel 3 -- Interested Parties
  1. Michael Hash, Deputy Administrator; Health Care Financing Administration
  2. Dr. Dennis Stone, California Association of Health Facilities
  3. Dr. Paul R. Willging, Executive Vice-President; American Health Care Association
  4. Sheldon L. Goldberg, President; American Association for Homes & Services for the Aging
Hearing Publications
  • Committee on Aging Print - 105-30.

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