VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia nursing home indicated in a letter, obtained by CBS 6, that it plans to close following extreme enforcement action from the federal government in response to serious, repeated violations of care and safety standards that occurred at the facility. However, the state health department has suggested another solution may be in the works that could keep the facility open.
Robert Leidig said he was shocked when he first learned through CBS 6’s reporting that his wife’s nursing home, Princess Anne Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia Beach, was potentially shutting down.
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“Dismayed, infuriated. It’s hard to express, because it’s like, you just got popped upside the head,” Leidig said about his reaction to the news.
Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that regulates nursing homes, published a notice that it was terminating Princess Anne’s provider agreement as of August 27 due to its “failure to meet Medicare’s basic health and safety requirements.” That means the facility will stop receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds, which typically make up a majority of nursing facilities’ revenue…