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Sep. 2, 2025

Alameda nursing home hit with $7.6M verdict over veteran's death

A jury found that Alameda Healthcare & Wellness Center and its corporate operators neglected 73-year-old Air Force veteran James Doherty Sr., and falsified records to cover it up.

Alameda nursing home hit with $7.6M verdict over veteran's death
Ayman R. Mourad

A jury has ordered Alameda Healthcare & Wellness Center and its corporate operators to pay $7.6 million after finding the nursing home's neglect led to the death of a 73-year-old Air Force veteran, concluding a six-week trial that exposed falsified records, missed cancer treatments, and what jurors deemed more than 1,400 violations of California's Residents' Bill of Rights.

The six-week trial exposed systemic lapses in patient care that culminated in the death of 7...

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