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14 patients left after nursing home closes
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CASTRO VALLEY  (AP) — Detectives are investigating an assisted living facility that closed Thursday and left behind 14 sick and elderly patients, a spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.

Paramedics called to the Valley Manor Residential Care center in Castro Valley found a notice on the door from the state Department of Social Services ordering the site to be closed.

Paramedics also found bedridden patients attended by a handful of staff members who stayed to help them, despite not being paid.

Sheriff’s Sgt. J.D. Nelson said the staff members who stayed included a cook, janitor and a single caretaker who felt bad for the patients.

Nelson said an investigation could potentially result in elder abuse charges.

The patients were transported to other homes Saturday for temporary care while new places are found for them.

The facility came to the attention of law enforcement Saturday after paramedics responding to an emergency call found a small staff struggling to care for the residents, Nelson said.