A former operator of several assisted living homes in Tucson and Green Valley will soon be heading to trial, facing 15 felony charges for fraud and theft.
On Friday, Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation that will prohibit a convicted felon from running a nursing home or assisted-living facility. Before, Arizona’s Board of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers could consider applicants with “criminal issues.”
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Members of Arizona s nursing home board appeared to be in denial during their first meeting since Gov. Doug Ducey announced he was shutting down their organization for failing to protect residents.
The seven members said next to nothing about the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 1282, which would have reauthorized the board until 2029. They just carried on with business as usual for nearly four hours Monday, proceeding to launch 10 new investigations relating to assisted living facilities and making plans with one manager for a year in the future.