SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 28 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:
OAKLAND- California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced securing a $15 million settlement with Sweetwater Care Resource, LLC and affiliates (Sweetwater), a licensed skilled nursingfacility (SNF) chain that violated state staffing requirement laws. The settlement includes $12.5 million in penalties and costs and $2.5 million in funds toward improving staffing and securing a compliance monitor. The settlement also includes injunctive terms imposing an Independent Compliance Monitor for all 17 Sweetwater SNFs for the next three years. The case was filed under California's Unfair Competition and False Advertising Laws.
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