Towne Avenue Convalescent Hospital

Despite numerous health violations in the past, a Pomona nursing home where two patients died this month of food poisoning has not been shut down or heavily fined because its track record is "not that bad," a top Los Angeles County health official said Thursday. Marvin Brandon, the Los Angeles health official in charge of nursing home inspections, said that none of the deficiencies at the Towne Avenue Convalescent Hospital were major enough to warrant big fines or license revocation.

Despite numerous health violations in the past, a Pomona nursing home where two patients died this month of food poisoning has not been shut down or heavily fined because its track record is "not that bad," a top Los Angeles County health official said Thursday. Marvin Brandon, the Los Angeles health official in charge of nursing home inspections, said that none of the deficiencies at the Towne Avenue Convalescent Hospital were major enough to warrant big fines or license revocation.

The nursing home in Pomona where a food poisoning outbreak killed two patients and sickened dozens of others has been cited repeatedly by health officials for patient neglect and dirty premises, according to county inspection reports. Last year, the Towne Avenue Convalescent Hospital was assessed a fine of $700 for allowing bedsores on a patient's toes to become so infected that the whole foot had to be amputated.

The nursing home in Pomona where a food poisoning outbreak killed two patients and sickened dozens of others has been cited repeatedly by health officials for patient neglect and dirty premises, according to county inspection reports. Last year, the Towne Avenue Convalescent Hospital was assessed a fine of $700 for allowing bedsores on a patient's toes to become so infected that the whole foot had to be amputated.

Two elderly patients have died and dozens of others have taken ill during a food poisoning outbreak at a Pomona nursing home, county officials disclosed Tuesday. Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Bob Dambacher said Denise Louetta, 89, and Laurencia Spurlock, 78, died from eating contaminated food served at the Towne Avenue Convalescent Hospital in Pomona on Aug. 11. Health officials said 47 of 88 patients and seven of 89 staff members have taken ill with symptoms of nausea and diarrhea.

Two elderly patients have died and dozens of others have taken ill during a food poisoning outbreak at a Pomona nursing home, county officials disclosed Tuesday. Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Bob Dambacher said Denise Louetta, 89, and Laurencia Spurlock, 78, died from eating contaminated food served at the Towne Avenue Convalescent Hospital in Pomona on Aug. 11. Health officials said 47 of 88 patients and seven of 89 staff members have taken ill with symptoms of nausea and diarrhea.