Gilroy – State officials are investigating three Northern
California care homes for developmentally-disabled adults, owned by
a Gilroy corporation that operates five such homes locally.
Gilroy – State officials are investigating three Northern California care homes for developmentally-disabled adults, owned by a Gilroy corporation that operates five such homes locally.
The Department of Health Services won’t disclose why they’re investigating the three homes, located in Redding. A Gilroy corporation, South Valley Care Homes Inc., owns the three Redding homes, as well as five six-bed homes in Gilroy, which provide in-house care to adults with disabilities such as Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy and mental retardation. The five Gilroy homes are not being investigated, said Health Service spokesperson Norma Arceo, and neither is South Valley Care Homes, Inc. itself.
Redding employees have complained that the Gilroy corporation routinely shortchanges their payroll accounts, leaving them with bounced paychecks. At the Redding homes, one employee skipped work, frustrated by the delayed checks, said registered nurse Tamara Elers, speaking with the Redding Record Searchlight.
Brian Adams, owner of South Valley Care Homes Inc., said he couldn’t comment about the investigation until it is complete. Human Services began their investigation of the Redding homes Dec. 28, and say it may last six to eight weeks.
Four of the five Gilroy homes, named the San Miguel, Wren, Lawrence, Ayer and Hacienda houses after the streets on which they’re located, were recommended for recertification in the past year, making them eligible for MediCal reimbursement, according to Health Services data. No certification information was available for the Wren House, which is listed as ‘not accredited.’ Past complaints about the facilities were deemed unsubstantiated.
