Two wrongful death suits and a third lawsuit have been filed by different families against St. Edna Subacute & Rehabilitation Center and its owner, Covenant Care, following alleged misconduct at the Santa Ana home.

All three suits claim that the nursing home showed negligence and a lack of care in cases that left two men dead and one woman severely brain damaged. The incidents have sparked questions regarding California skilled care homes, specifically those operated by Covenant Care.

As reported by the OC Register, since 2004, hundreds of California skilled-care centers and nursing homes have divvied $880 million in additional funding from the state. The money was meant to increase the amount of staff and wages at institutions that support Medi-Cal patients.

Still, as California Watch discovered, more than 200 of the homes that received additional funding cut stuff - even letting nursing ratios fall below the state-imposed minimum.