Goldman

Filed 9/27/13; pub. order 10/28/13 (see end of opn.)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

JUDY GOLDMAN, etc.,

Plaintiff and Respondent, C069970

v. (Super. Ct. No. 34201100104195CUPOGDS) SUNBRIDGE HEALTHCARE, LLC et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

On behalf of her decedent husband Edward Goldman, Judy Goldman sued for alleged neglect by the operators of two skilled nursing facilities: Carmichael Care and Rehabilitation Center (Carmichael Care) and Rosewood Terrace Care and Rehabilitation (Rosewood Terrace).1 In the same complaint, Judy also sued all defendants in her individual capacity for negligent infliction of emotional distress and wrongful death.

Due to shared surname, we refer to the Goldmans by their first names. The first set of defendants relates to Edward‟s stay at Carmichael Care and consists of SunBridge Healthcare, LLC (formerly known as SunBridge Healthcare Corporation), Regency Health Services, Inc., Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., and SunBridge Carmichael Rehabilitation Center (doing business as Carmichael Care…