18 staff members arrested at Virginia nursing home. This isn’t the first time VDH investigated.
WTVR ^ | December 19, 2024 | Melissa Hipolit
Posted on 12/21/2024 10:26:50 AM PST by Morgana
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health confirmed its Office of Licensure and Certification is conducting an investigation into Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Colonial Heights.
"Due to the ongoing criminal investigation, VDH cannot comment further on this matter at this time,” Maria Reppas, a spokeswoman for VDH, said.
CBS 6 has reported Colonial Heights police arrested multiple employees at the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Wednesday morning, charging them with crimes ranging from abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults to falsifying patient records.
The arrests came after police say a 74-year-old patient was hospitalized and ultimately died due to inadequate care received at the facility.
This is not the first time CBS 6 has reported on issues with the facility.
InJuly 2024, we told you VDH cited the facility for violating federal rules after our 2023 investigation into an attack on a social worker by a resident.
After that report, VDH said they visited the facility in August 2024 to investigate nine different complaints
Our May 2023 investigation focused on how the nursing home handled the case of Cassie Ortiz, a social worker who was assaulted by a patient at the facility.
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1 posted on 12/21/2024 10:26:50 AM PST by Morgana
To: Morgana
And a different VDH, too.
2 posted on 12/21/2024 10:28:52 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (There are two ways to live your life: nothing is a miracle or everything is a miracle - A. Einstein)
To: Morgana
I remember Colonial Heights, a subdivision in or near Petersburg. It was segregated, back in 1961 or ‘62.
3 posted on 12/21/2024 10:30:19 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: ProtectOurFreedom
4 posted on 12/21/2024 10:32:23 AM PST by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I was wondering why Victor Davis Hanson was investigating a nursing home.
5 posted on 12/21/2024 10:33:49 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
To: Morgana
Virginia Dept. of Health.
Not Victor Davis Hanson
6 posted on 12/21/2024 10:34:08 AM PST by CFW
To: Morgana
The first sentence of the article.
7 posted on 12/21/2024 10:35:26 AM PST by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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