On Monday, California State Senator Henry Stern, D- Canoga Park, spoke on Facebook Live about a newly-proposed bill on nursing home reform affecting those in and around the Santa Clarita Valley. New legislation for nursing home management reform, known as Senate Bill (SB) 650, was spoken about on Facebook Live by Senator Stern this week. “The way we’ve built our ...

Skilled nursing facilities have experienced the largest share of COVID-19 deaths among those that have died in institutional settings in Los Angeles County, according to Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer. As of Tuesday, 647 people who were living in institutional settings have died, which makes up 49 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the county. “The majority ...