Sakura ICF Transition Plan Rejected by Dept. of Public Health
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Speakers at a Save Our Seniors press conference held outside Sakura ICF in February included Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de Leon (left) and Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (right). (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo)
A plan submitted by Pacifica Companies to the California Department of Public Health to allow for the transfer of residents from Sakura Intermediate Care Facility in Boyle Heights has been rejected, pending further amendments recommended by public health authorities.
The report, titled “Transition Plan,” was submitted on March 29 by Beverly Ito, Sakura Gardens administrator, on behalf of its owners, Pacifica Companies, with a proposed effective date of June 30, 2021.
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