.Bill for the Elderly Signed Into Law

When the Chanticleer Home, a residential care facility for elderly in Santa Cruz, was found to be in violation of a half-dozen state health and safety regulations in mid-2010, the facility gave a two-week notice to its residents of the possible closure.  The situation caught the attention of local Assemblymember Bill Monning, who authored a bill that would require Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) to notify all residents and/or their responsible parties members of any potential closure with ample time. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday, Sept. 30