Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital

Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital
Geography
Location	Woodland Hills, California, United States
Organization
Type	Retirement community
History
Opened	1942
Links
Website	mptf.com
Lists	Hospitals in California

The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital is a retirement community, with individual cottages, and a fully licensed, acute-care hospital, located at 23388 Mulholland Drive in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is a service of the Motion Picture & Television Fund ("MPTF"), and provides services for members of the motion picture and television industry.

Origin

During the 1930s the untimely deaths of several former Hollywood stars, now destitute, shook the community. These included Roscoe Arbuckle, John Bowers, Karl Dane, Florence Lawrence, Marie Prevost and Lou Tellegen. ^[1]

In 1940, Jean Hersholt, then-president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, found 48 acres (19 ha) of walnut and orange groves in the southwest end of the San Fernando Valley which were selling for US$850 an acre ($0.21/m²) ($40,800). The fund's board purchased the parcel that same year to build the Motion Picture Country House. To offset the costs for the first buildings, which were designed by architect William Pereira, 7 acres (2.8 ha) were sold. Mary Pickford and Jean Hersholt broke the first ground. The dedication was on September 27, 1942.

The Motion Picture Hospital was dedicated on the grounds of the Country House in 1948. In attendance were Buddy Rogers and Loretta Young, among other stars. ^[2] Services were later extended to those working in the television industry as well, and the name was altered to reflect the change.

Operations

Scores of movie notables spent their last years here, as have far less famous people from behind the scenes of the industry. Those with money paid their own way, while those who had no money paid nothing. Fees are based solely on the "ability to pay."

Individuals in movies, TV, and other aspects of the industry, are accepted, such as actors, artists, backlot men, cameramen, directors, extras, producers, and security guards. To qualify for a cottage, applicants (or their spouses) must have reached a minimum age of seventy, and must have worked steadily for at least twenty years in entertainment industry production. The waiting time is usually a few months, with no preference given to celebrities or those who can pay their own way, officials of the fund have said.^{[ citation needed ]}

The facility has an annual budget of $120 million. ^[3]

In 1993, the Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation was established with Jeffrey Katzenberg as Founding Chairman. The Foundation continues to exist as the conduit to marshal the vision of its donors and their philanthropy to the growing human needs of the entertainment community it serves. The MPTF Foundation puts on annual events that help raise millions of dollars, to continue its mission to assist those entertainment industry members in need. These events include the Michael Douglas and Friends Golf Tournament, The Night Before, The Evening Before, the Heartbeat of Hollywood golf tournament and its Heartbeat Lite companion event, and Reel Stories, Real Lives. ^[4]

In 1998, the Woodland Hills campus was renamed The Wasserman Campus of the Motion Picture & Television Fund in honor of the long-time commitment and support of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Wasserman.

In February 2000, William Haug resigned as MPTF CEO. The position was filled on May 16, 2000, by Dr. David Tillman, ^[5] who was at that time one of the highest paid CEOs of a health care center. His current annual salary, including perks and bonuses, is approximately $750,000.

In 2006, the groundbreaking for the Saban Center for Health and Wellness featuring the Jodie Foster Aquatic Pavilion was held on The Wasserman Campus. The center was named after donors Haim Saban and his wife Dr. Cheryl Saban. It opened its doors on July 18, 2007, and features aquatic and land-based therapies ^[6] as well as MPTF's Center on Aging.

Besides offering temporary financial assistance and operating the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, MPTF's services operate six outpatient health centers throughout the greater Los Angeles area as well as the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children's Center.

In October 2008, MPTF's Corporate Board of Directors voted unanimously to close its acute-care hospital and long-term care facility by October 2009. In December 2008 the MPTF Board of Trustees voted unanimously to support the October decision of the Corporate Board. This vote was done without the knowledge of residents or families that would have been affected by the closure. As late as November 2008, after the October 2008 vote to close the acute-care hospital and long-term care facility, residents were admitted to the Long Term Care center under the impression that they would be there 'for the rest of their lives', only to learn a few months later that the LTC unit would be closing.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2002, director Barry Avrich produced and directed a documentary about MPTF called Glitter Palace. The film featured an inside look at MPTF and its famous residents.

Announced closure of LTCU

On January 14, 2009, residents and families of the long-term care unit (LTCU) were notified by mail of the closure and imminent re-location of elderly and disabled residents under the care of MPTF. In a meeting held by former CEO Dr. David Tillman with concerned family members, it was revealed that the LTCU and Acute Care Center would be closing. The meeting became extremely contentious as it became known that the reasons for closure had been simmering for five years without the knowledge of residents who had been admitted to the facility under the false promise of having a 'home for the rest of their lives'. The main reason given to the families was that the LTCU was losing $10 million per year, and that this would ultimately bankrupt the fund. It was noted by actors John Schneider and David Carradine, who attended the meeting in support of the families, that MPTF was indeed not living up to their credo of "taking care of their own" and had failed to notify the families and the entertainment industry of the closures in a proper, humane way. Foundation CEO Scherer had been profiled in 1996 as a rainmaker whose fundraising acumen was allowing the Motion Picture Home to dramatically expand its services. ^[7]

At the time of the announcement, 138 individuals were receiving long-term care at the facility. Jeffrey Katzenberg, current chairman of the MPTF Foundation Board, said the fund realized they had no choice but to close the facility, stating "the acute-care hospital and long-term-care facility are generating operating deficits that could bankrupt MPTF in a very few years." ^[3]

There were over 500 hospital admissions and approximately 100 long-term residents alone in 2008. The fund administrators projected their shortfall would only grow as a result of the deteriorating economy. ^[3]

Primary sources of funding for long-term care and the hospital are Medicare and Medi-Cal. The facility claims it receives approximately $20 million a year in reimbursements, though operating costs were $30 million a year. ^[3] The MPTF receives approximately $10,500 per patient per month from Medi-Cal. The California Healthcare Foundation found that MPTF receives 80% of its patient funding from Medi-Cal. ^{[8] [9]}

Soon thereafter, a grass-roots organization Saving the Lives of Our Own (STLOOO) was created to organize residents, family members, and supporters to fight the closure of the LTCU. A Facebook group was generated that quickly became over 3,500-strong, to also support those residents and families who were facing eviction by MPTF. Soon thereafter, the law firm of Girardi + Keese came aboard to represent residents and family members who were guardians ad litem for their elderly family members.

In the ensuing months, MPTF had to deal with a barrage of claims that revealed inaccuracies in claims of the fund's alleged financial peril, and the absence of any exposure of the elderly residents to transfer trauma. According to a STLOOO member, the daughter-in-law of one resident reached out to him over the Internet stating that her mother had refused to eat on the second day in her new residence. Two weeks later the woman had died following complications due to pneumonia. Claims of bullying by social service workers and more deaths that could be attributed to transfer trauma were reported to family members by other family members. Additionally, in an act that could allege intentional infliction of emotional distress, MPTF placed a fake studio prop cop car that was painted to resemble a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser in the parking lot. That had an intimidating effect on the elderly residents who knew they were facing 'eviction' from the property.^{[ citation needed ]} Again, Ken Scherer in an interview was quoted as saying the idea of the prop police car was 'wrong', his admission surprising families.^{[ citation needed ]}

Articles published in the Los Angeles Times , the Daily News and online by The Wrap.com and Nikki Finke's Hollywood Daily continually hammered the Motion Picture and Television Fund with new-found facts, reporting of resident deaths, and other facts that flew in the face of what MPTF was claiming.

In October 2009, when it was originally set to close down the LTCU, MPTF renewed their operating license of the LTCU and Acute Care Unit for another year.^{[ citation needed ]} CEO David Tillman later resigned and was replaced by ousted Panavision CEO Bob Beitcher. ^[10]

Future

Through the tenacity of its advocates, the MPTF was navigated through the storm of its 2009 fiscal crisis. As of 2016 the MPTCHH is still fully operational and has plans of expansion, including a for-profit 400-unit luxury community for independent-living seniors on an 18-acre adjacent field (now growing tomatoes and basil) that would pump money back into the organization. ^[11] For his 99th birthday, actor Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne, endowed the MPTF with a $15 million gift to enable the creation of an 80-resident Alzheimer facility. The facility, which is to be named the Kirk Douglas Care Pavilion, has not yet been officially announced. ^[12]

MPTF’s current memory care facility, Harry’s Haven (named after Douglas’ father, Herschel “Harry” Danielovitch), was relocated from its original standalone building to the second floor of the hospital in 2019 ^[13] after an extensive remodel and upgrade. Also in 2019, the long-term care unit in the hospital was dedicated as Mary Pickford House, which contains 40 beds. Adjoining it is Hersholt Place (named after Jean Hersholt) with an additional 10 beds. ^[14]

2020 coronavirus outbreak

The hospital experienced an outbreak amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, ^[15] resulting in the deaths of at least seven residents. ^[16] The first fatalities at the retirement community were John Breier, a long-term care resident who died on April 7, 2020, and actor Allen Garfield, who also died on April 7. ^[17] By April 22, 2020, 14 residents (out of a population of 162 residents) and nine of the facility's 400 employees had tested positive for COVID-19. ^[16] Including Breier, at least five residents had died from COVID-19 by April 22, 2020. ^{[18] [16]} In January of 2021, MPTF began a campus-wide program to vaccinate all residents. ^[19]

• Leah Bernstein, secretary ^[20]
• John Breier ^[21]
• Allen Daviau, cinematographer ^[22]
• Allen Garfield, actor ^[23]
• Joel Rogosin, television producer and screenwriter ^{[18] [16]}
• Ann Sullivan, animator ^[23]

Notable residents

Died in residence (dates are birth to death).

• Bud Abbott (1897–1974)†, comedian ^[24]
• Lila Garrett (1925–2020)†, writer ^[25]
• Bob Banner (1921–2011)†, producer ^[26]
• Walter Burke (1908–1984)† ^[27]
• Allan Lane the voice of Mister Ed, the talking horse (1909–1973)†
• Fritzi Brunette (1890–1943)†
• Pat Crawford Brown (1929–2019)†
• Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974)†
• Mary Alden (1883–1946)†
• Eddie Anderson (1905–1977)† ^[28]
• Richard Angarola (1920–2008)
• Gilbert M. Anderson (1880–1971)†
• Jack Arnold (1916–1992)†
• Johnny Arthur (1883–1951)†
• Iris Ashton (1899–1985)†, actress, wife of writer Arthur St. Claire
• Gertrude Astor (1887–1977)†
• Mary Astor (1906–1987)†
• Clem Bevans (1879–1963)†
• Irene Hervey (1909–1998)†, mother of singer Jack Jones ^[29]
• Donna Atwood (1925–2010)†
• Walt Barnes (1918–1998)†
• Emory Bass (1925–2015)† ^[30]
• Jeanne Bates (1918–2007)†
• Charles Belden (1904–1954)†
• Monta Bell (1891–1958)† ^[31]
• Sally Benson (1897–1972)†
• Leah Bernstein (1921-2020)† ^[20]
• Willie Best (1916–1962)†
• Helen Beverley (1916–2011)† ^[32]
• Whit Bissell (1909–1996)†
• Mari Blanchard (1927–1970)†
• Betty Blythe (1893–1972)†
• DeWitt Bodeen (1908–1988)†
• Fortunio Bonanova (1895–1969)†
• Aldrich Bowker (1875–1947)† ^[33]
• John Breier(1956-2020)† ^[21]
• Eileen Brennan (1932–2013) ^[34]
• Evelyn Brent (1901–1975)
• Johnny Mack Brown (1904–1974)†
• Phil Brown (1916–2006)† ^[35]
• Vanessa Brown (1928–1999)†
• Carol Bruce (1919–2007)†, actress and singer ^[36]
• Virginia Bruce (1910–1982)†
• Richard Bull (1924–2014)† ^[37]
• Bruce Cabot (1904–1972)†
• William Campbell ^[38] (1923–2011)†
• Mary Carlisle (1914–2018)† ^[39]
• Eddie Carroll (1933–2010)†, voice of Jiminy Cricket ^[40]
• Walter Catlett (1889–1960)†
• John Chambers (1922–2001)†
• Mae Clarke (1910–1992)†
• Anne V. Coates (1925–2018)† ^[41]
• Jerry Colonna ^[3] (1904–1986)†
• Pinto Colvig (1892–1967)†
• Chester Conklin (1886–1971)
• Joe Connelly (1917–2003)†
• Ellen Corby (1911–1999)†
• Wendell Corey (1914–1968)†
• Lloyd Corrigan (1900–1969)†
• Maurice Costello (1877–1950)
• Nick Cravat (1912–1994)†
• Donald Crisp (1882–1974)†
• Robert Cummings ^[3] (1910–1990)†
• Viola Dana (1897–1987)†
• Ruby Dandridge (1900–1987)
• Jane Darwell (1879–1967)†
• Allen Daviau (1942–2020)†
• Dorothy Davenport (1895–1977)†
• Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007)† ^[42]
• Fred de Cordova (1910–2001)†
• Joe DeRita (1909–1993)†
• Raymond DeTournay (1935–)
• Dena Dietrich (1928—2020)
• Brian Donlevy (1901–1972)† ^[43]
• Fifi d'Orsay (1904–1983)† ^[44]
• Diana Douglas Webster (1923–2015)† ^[45]
• Billie Dove (1903–1997)†
• Charles Dudley (1883–1952)
• Douglass Dumbrille (1889–1974)†
• Minta Durfee (1889–1975)†
• Herb Edelman (1933–1996)†
• Cliff Edwards (1895–1971)
• Anthony Eisley (1925–2003)†
• Stephen Elliott (1918–2005)†
• Muriel Evans (1910–2000)†
• Tom Ewell (1909–1994)†
• John Fante (1909–1983)†
• Franklyn Farnum (1878–1961)† ^[46]
• Dorothy Fay (1915–2003)†
• Norman Fell (1924–1998)†
• Edith Fellows (1923–2011)† ^[47]
• Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985)†
• Larry Fine (1902–1975)†
• Max Fleischer (1883–1972)†
• Richard Fleischer (1916–2006)†
• Bess Flowers (1898–1984)†
• June Foray (1917–2017)
• Harrison Ford (1884–1957)† (silent film actor)
• Helen Forrest (1917–1999)† (singer)
• Douglas Fowley (1911–1998)†
• Eddie Foy Jr. (1905–1983)†
• Joe Frisco (1889–1958)†
• Annette Funicello (1942–2013) ^[48]
• Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917–2016) ^[49]
• Lillian Gallo (1928–2012)† ^[50]
• Allen Garfield (1939–2020)†
• Peggy Ann Garner (1932–1984)†
• Anita Garvin (1907–1994)†
• Hoot Gibson (1892–1962)† ^[51]
• James Gleason (1882–1959)†
• Harold Gould (1923–2010)† ^[52]
• Lita Grey (1908–1995)
• Virginia Grey (1917–2004)†
• Edmund Gwenn (1877–1959)†
• Anne Gwynne (1918–2003)†
• Sara Haden (1899–1981)†
• Jean Hagen (1923–1977)†
• Julius Harris (1923–2004)†
• Ken Harris (1898–1982)† ^[53]
• Del Henderson (1877–1956)† ^[54]
• Curly Howard (1903–1952)
• Rose Hobart (1906–2000)†
• Harry O. Hoyt (1885–1961)
• Gareth Hughes (1894–1965)†
• Arthur Hunnicutt (1910–1979)†
• Wilfrid Hyde-White (1903–1991)†
• Frieda Inescort (1901–1976)†
• Richard Jaeckel (1926–1997)†
• Glynis Johns (1923–)
• I. Stanford Jolley (1900–1978)†
• Marcia Mae Jones (1924–2007)†
• Allyn Joslyn (1901–1981)†
• DeForest Kelley (1920–1999)† ^[3]
• Patsy Kelly (1910–1981)†
• Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948)† ^[55]
• Madge Kennedy (1891–1987)†
• Michael Kennan (1939–2020)† ^[56]
• Kathleen Key (1903–1954)†
• Andrea King (1919–2003)†
• Mabel King (1932–1999)
• James Kirkwood, Sr. (1875–1963)† ^[57]
• Fuzzy Knight (1901–1976)†
• Patric Knowles (1911–1995)†
• Stanley Kramer (1913–2001)†
• Otto Kruger (1885–1974)†
• Charles Lamont (1895–1993)†
• Elsa Lanchester (1902–1986)†
• Laura La Plante (1904–1996)†
• Mitchell Leisen (1898–1972)†
• Nat Levine (1899–1989)†
• Geoffrey Lewis (1935–2015)
• Monica Lewis (1922–2015)†
• Vera Lewis (1873–1956)†
• Joanne Linville (1928–)
• Babe London (1901–1980)†
• Edmund Lowe (1890–1971)†
• Marion Leonard (1881–1956)†
• John Litel (1892–1972)†
• Ida Lupino (1918–1995)†
• Ken Maynard (1895–1973)†
• Katherine MacGregor (1925–2018)†
• Pat McCormick (1927–2005)†
• Ralph Meeker (1920–1988)†
• Bess Meredyth (1890–1969)†
• Nolan Miller (1933–2012)† ^[58]
• Nico Minardos (1930–2011)†
• Dolores Moran (1924–1982)†
• Karen Morley (1909–2003)†
• Joel McCrea (1905–1990) ^[3] †
• Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952)†
• Gerald S. O'Loughlin (1921–2015) ^[59]
• Mae Murray (1885–1965)† (a founding trustee)
• George Nader (1921–2002)†
• Virginia O'Brien (1919–2001)†
• Arthur O'Connell (1908–1981)†
• Donald O'Connor (1925–2003)†
• Harry Oliver (1888–1973)†
• Susan Oliver (1932–1990)†
• Jean Parker (1915–2005)†
• Louella Parsons (1881–1972)
• Hank Patterson (1888–1975)†
• Virginia Pearson (1886–1958)
• House Peters Jr. (1916–2008)† ^[3]
• Edna Purviance (1895–1958)†
• Robert Quarry (1925–2009)†
• Irving Rapper (1898-1999)†
• Norman Reilly Raine (1894–1971)†
• Jobyna Ralston (1899–1967)†
• Anne Ramsey (1929–1988)†
• Helen Reddy (1941–2020)†
• Madlyn Rhue (1935–2003)†
• Robert Riskin (1897–1955)† ^[60]
• Blossom Rock (aka Marie Blake) (1895–1978)†
• Joel Rogosin ^{[18] [16]}
• Leonard Rosenman (1924–2008)†
• Marin Sais (1890–1971)†
• Theresa Saldana (1954–2016)
• Philip Saltzman (1928–2009)† ^[61]
• Ann Savage (1921–2008)
• Connie Sawyer (1912–2018) ^[62]
• Richard Schaal (1928–2014)† ^[63]
• Vito Scotti (1918–1996)†
• Dorothy Sebastian (1903–1957)†
• Mack Sennett (1880–1960)†
• Truly Shattuck (1875–1954) ^[64]
• Robert Shayne (1900–1992)
• Bette Shayne (1921–2010)
• Norma Shearer (1902–1983)†
• Allan Sherman (1924–1973)
• Vincent Sherman (1906–2006)†
• Jay Silverheels (1912–1980)†
• Ronald Sinclair (1924–1992)† ^[65]
• Gerald Oliver Smith (1892–1974)
• Hal Smith (1916–1994)†
• Kent Smith (1907–1985)†
• Marguerite Snow (1889–1958)† ^[66]
• Gale Sondergaard (1899–1985)†
• Spivy (1906–1971)†
• Jan Sterling (1921–2004)†
• George E. Stone (1903–1967)†
• Harold J. Stone (1913–2005)†
• Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873–1959)†
• Ann Sullivan ^[23]
• Hope Summers (1896–1979)†
• Grady Sutton (1906–1995)†
• Richard Sylbert (1928–2002)† ^[67]
• Ruthie Tompson (1910–)
• Regis Toomey (1898–1991)†
• Audrey Totter (1917–2013)
• Forrest Tucker (1919–1986)†
• Richard Tucker (1884–1942)
• Florence Turner (1885–1946)†
• Edgar G. Ulmer (1904–1972)†
• Van Wakely (1919–1998)
• H. B. Warner (1875–1958)†
• Johnny Weissmuller (1904–1984)
• Ben Welden (1901–1997)†
• Lyle R. Wheeler (1905–1990)† ^[68]
• Dick Wilson (1916–2007)† ^[3]
• Henry Willson (1911–1978)†
• Edward Winter (1937–2001)†
• Estelle Winwood (1883–1984)†
• Than Wyenn (1919–2015)† ^[69]
• Alan Young (1919–2016)† ^[70]
• Clara Kimball Young (1890–1960)†

See also

• Lillian Booth Actors Home

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External links

• Official website
• This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD
• "You Must Remember This" — 1991 Premiere article about the home
• "No Comfort for Old Men" — 2011 Vanity Fair article about the home

Coordinates: 34°09′25″N118°38′09″W / 34.156993°N 118.635729°W / 34.156993; -118.635729