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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Court orders retirement homes to provide clean facilities, adequate food
Associated Press
EL PASO - A court order forbids administrators of two closed elder care facilities in this West Texas city from providing inadequate sanitation and food at other locations.
In the retirement homes, investigators say, elderly residents were sleeping on floors and bedrooms were unsanitary.
The El Paso County attorney's office, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Human Services, is working to enforce state laws that require assisted-living facilities to provide adequate food and bathrooms in sanitary conditions.
"This is an ongoing, cooperative effort. This isn't a one-shot deal," Assistant County Attorney Valli Jo Acosta told the El Paso Times in Tuesday's editions.
She said her office expects six to 10 more referrals from the state about allegedly inadequate facilities in the near future.
The current case was filed against Clifford Sheets, owner of the Sheets Retirement Home, and Samuel Ramirez Maldonado, a manager. County Court Judge Herb Cooper, who issued the restraining order Friday, will hear an injunction hearing this month.
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