Anger over costly projects as nursing home is set to shut

As residents of the nursing home operated by the Motion Picture & Television Fund are being forced to find new facilities, their family members are outraged that the fund’s board previously authorized expensive new executive offices and other construction projects, including a state-of-the-art gym and aquatic center, at a time of deepening financial woes. The concerns have come to light in recent days as residents’ families have pressed management at the fund to explain its decision to shut down the hospital and nursing care facility in Woodland Hills, ordering the relocation of about 100 elderly residents to retirement homes around Los Angeles. For the full story click here