Hollywood Premier Healthcare Center Lawsuits >> What to Know

When a nursing home resident suffers a serious injury or dies, families may look at lawsuits and inspection records to understand whether others have raised concerns about the facility.

One prominent Hollywood Premier Healthcare Center lawsuit arose during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The family of an 84-year-old Army veteran alleged that the nursing home failed to adequately protect him from the virus and withheld important information about his condition. More recent government inspections have separately identified deficiencies involving abuse, neglect, supervision, and infection control.

Lawsuits contain allegations that may be disputed. Regulatory citations reflect inspectors’ findings, but they do not establish what happened to another resident.

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What Happened in the Hollywood Premier Healthcare Center COVID Lawsuit?

Vincent Martin was an Army veteran who had reportedly lived at Hollywood Premier Healthcare Center since 2014 because of physical disabilities. He died on April 4, 2020, during a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

Martin’s family subsequently filed a Hollywood Premier Healthcare Center COVID lawsuit alleging negligence, wrongful death, elder abuse, fraudulent concealment, and fraudulent misrepresentation.

According to ABC News, the family alleged that staff did not consistently use personal protective equipment during the early stages of the pandemic. They also claimed they were not told Martin was sick until April 1 and that he was not tested for COVID-19 until the family requested testing. Martin died before his test result came back positive on April 5.

The lawsuit also raised staffing concerns. Martin’s family alleged that at one point, two nurses were responsible for 83 residents and accused the facility of a broader practice of understaffing.

These allegations formed part of the family’s Hollywood Premier Healthcare Center wrongful death claim. They were allegations in a civil lawsuit and should not be treated as findings that Hollywood Premier caused Martin’s death. Hollywood Premier disputed the allegations. The facility said it was complying with guidance from state and local health authorities and had been designated a COVID-19 facility by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

How Extensive Was the COVID-19 Outbreak?

Martin was not the only Hollywood Premier resident affected during the outbreak. The ABC News article noted in May 2020 that at least 72 residents and 37 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 and that at least 16 residents had died.

The lawsuit filed by Martin’s family also alleged that the facility failed to adequately disclose the extent of the outbreak to residents and their families.

Questions about infection prevention at Hollywood Premier were not entirely new. ABC News reported that regulators had cited the facility in 2019 for deficiencies involving infection-control protocols and personal protective equipment.

Those earlier citations do not establish that Hollywood Premier caused the subsequent COVID-19 outbreak. They do, however, provide regulatory context for the infection-control issues raised in the Martin lawsuit.

Have Inspectors Found Abuse or Neglect at Hollywood Premier?

More recent inspection records provide information about Hollywood Premier Healthcare Center abuse and neglect, separate from the allegations made during the pandemic.

In March 2025, inspectors cited Hollywood Premier for failing to meet federal requirements intended to protect residents from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Inspectors determined that the deficiency resulted in actual harm to a resident but did not place residents in immediate jeopardy.

Federal records also show a $17,342 fine associated with that inspection.

Another complaint inspection in September 2025 resulted in an even more serious finding. Inspectors again cited the facility for failing to protect residents from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. This time, regulators classified the deficiency as “immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety,” the most serious level of nursing home deficiency.

Inspectors also cited Hollywood Premier for failing to develop and implement adequate policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Federal records show a Medicare payment suspension associated with the September inspection.

These findings concern separate residents and events years after Martin’s death. They should not be interpreted as evidence supporting the allegations in his family’s lawsuit.

What Other Problems Have Inspectors Identified?

Other recent complaint inspections have identified concerns involving communication, supervision, dementia care, and care planning.

In February 2026, inspectors cited Hollywood Premier for failing to meet requirements to notify a resident, physician, and family when circumstances affecting a resident’s condition occurred. Another February complaint inspection identified a deficiency involving accident prevention and adequate supervision.

Additional findings in 2026 involved informing residents about their health status, providing appropriate dementia treatment and services, and developing and revising resident care plans.

Federal inspection records also document infection-control deficiencies after the pandemic, including findings during standard inspections in 2024 and 2025. These findings do not necessarily mean that a resident experiencing a similar problem today suffered neglect. They can, however, help families identify questions to ask when something about a loved one’s care does not seem right.

What Should Families Look for After a Serious Injury or Decline?

Public lawsuits and inspection reports provide background about a facility. A resident’s own records provide much more individualized information.

If a loved one develops an infection, suffers repeated falls, experiences unexplained injuries, or suddenly declines, families may want to determine when staff first recognized the problem and what they did in response.

Medical records, nursing notes, care plans, incident reports, medication records, photographs, hospital records, and communications with the facility may help establish what happened. Staffing records may also become important when inadequate supervision or delayed care is suspected.

Families should also document unexplained bruising, changes in behavior, untreated wounds, poor hygiene, medication problems, or statements a resident makes about how staff members treat them.

Concerned About a Loved One at Hollywood Premier?

Neither a past lawsuit nor a regulatory citation can determine whether your loved one experienced abuse or neglect. That requires examining the resident’s health, care needs, records, and the circumstances surrounding the injury or decline.

Senior Justice Law Firm focuses on nursing home abuse and neglect cases. We represent residents and their families, never nursing homes. A Los Angeles nursing home abuse lawyer can investigate the circumstances surrounding your loved one’s care and help determine whether there may be grounds for a claim.

Contact Senior Justice Law Firm today for a free case evaluation.

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*Disclaimer: The above does not mean your loved one would be in harm at this facility. Each facility gets inspected often. Almost all facilities have deficiencies. Many face civil lawsuits. You should not make a facility placement decision based solely on the above information. Each case is different. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome or indicate an expected outcome on your particular case. The above prior lawsuit information is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The information is not provided in the course of an attorney-client relationship and is not intended to substitute for legal advice from an attorney. This individual case information above is publicly filed information gathered from the publicly filed complaint. This information and these cases are not the work of this law firm. The inspection results are provided from public government agency surveys. The state Department of Health conducts a survey of all nursing home facilities at least once every 15 months. The deficiencies listed on this page may have been corrected after the date of the inspection and date of publishing this material. Citations, ratings and deficiencies are current as of the date of this post and will change later on. The inspection findings published are not complete. You may find the most up to date information at medicare.gov. This material is not endorsed by the facility or by any governmental agency. Speak with an attorney immediately if you believe you have a viable case against a nursing home, assisted living facility or medical facility.