RICHMOND, Va. — As the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) continues its efforts to correct financial mismanagement, staff vacancies, and agency inefficiencies, one woman impacted by the department’s struggles to provide nursing home oversight is calling on the governor to ensure the agency is fulfilling regulatory obligations.
Back in January, Heather Tyler submitted a complaint to VDH about her husband’s nursing home Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Henrico County. VDH is responsible for inspecting and investigating nursing homes to ensure facilities meet state and federal health, care, and safety standards.
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In her complaint, Tyler alleged that her husband’s room was filthy, that he was left to sit in his urine for hours, that he suffered an unexplained injury to his hand, and that he had unexplained marks on his body.
“He is a veteran and gave up 20 and a half years of his life to serve and protect. Why isn’t somebody serving and protecting him now?” Tyler said. “He doesn’t deserve this. Nobody deserves it.”