Patient Safety and Ethics

Laurie Young outside the Oakland Public Library in August 2019.

Nursing Care Crunch Puts The Onus On Patients To Expose Problems

Stories of abuse or serious neglect in nursing homes make headlines, but patients and consumer advocates are trying to bring attention to overarching issues and push for a better system.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Patient Safety and Ethics, Aging
Berenice Palmer in her room at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living.

Nursing Care Expected To Worsen As California Ages

Advocates warn that people who need nursing care may increasingly be sent far away from San Francisco in a developing shortage of affordable nursing home beds.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Patient Safety and Ethics
Left to right: Antoinette, Proteone Marie, and Marianne Malveaux at Marie Malveaux's home in San Francisco.

In Nursing Care, Advocates Say Services For Long-Term Patients Falls Short

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Laura Wenus, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship, a program of USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism.
Other stories in this series include:
Nursing Care Expected To Worsen As California Ages
Nursing Care Crunch Puts The On

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Patient Safety and Ethics, Aging
Becky Walthan, 45, stands outside of her tent along the east bank of the Stockton Diverting Canal.

Do people still fall through the health safety net?

Even when the facts are presented and real people share their stories, some readers don’t believe it.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health, Patient Safety and Ethics, Aging
Eric and Connie Petereit pose for a portrait in their son's bedroom, at their home in Healdsburg, California on Thursday.

Sonoma County readers share their stories of mental health crises

A Cotati woman describes a fragmented system of mental health care that at times treated her with dignity while at others like a criminal or animal. A Santa Rosa mother decries a system of services that abandons all but the wealthy and very poor.

Environmental Health, Mental Health, Patient Safety and Ethics