COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va — “Where is the money going?” That was the question Debra Kabel posed after her husband spent a little more than a week at Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a facility that’s been at the center of abuse and neglect prosecutions, a wrongful death lawsuit, and a damning inspection report from health regulators.
The nursing home is a for-profit facility with a 1-star quality rating from the federal government.
As the facility provided low-rated care with low staffing levels, financial records revealed that it paid several million dollars to an interrelated company under the same ownership, causing concern for experts who reviewed the provider’s filings…