Community Advisory Board of Keiro-Pacifica Senior Care Facilities Raises Concerns About Protecting Residents from COVID
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(From the Keiro Pacifica Community Advisory Board website)
The Community Advisory Board of the Keiro Pacifica properties, which was formed by order of the California attorney general five years ago as a condition of the sale of the facilities, on Jan. 25 raised concerns about the potential transfer of patients and closure of a facility that has so far not had a single case of COVID-19.
The Community Advisory Board serves as an oversight body for four Keiro Senior Care facilities that were sold to the Pacifica Companies in February 2016. The California Office of the Attorney General requested the board be established as a requirement of the sale in order to provide the link between the operators and the community. The four facilities are Sakura Gardens Assisted Living and Sakura Intermediate Care Facility in Boyle Heights, the Kei-Ai Healthcare Center
De Leon Seeks Extension of Conditions on Senior Facilities
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With two weeks to go before the conditions-of-sale placed upon Pacifica Companies expire on Feb. 1, Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de Leon has asked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for an extension.
Kevin de Leon
In 2016, as a condition imposed by then-State Attorney General Kamala Harris, Pacifica agreed as part of the purchase that it would not substantially change the culturally sensitive living environment at the former Keiro facilities, including the Intermediate Care Facility in Boyle Heights, for at least five years.
In September 2020, Pacifica presented a proposal to replace ICF and construct a multi-unit family apartment complex and parking garage during a meeting of the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council’s Planning and Land Use Committee (BHNC PLUC).