Woman’s hospital discharge delayed by denial of accommodations request, mom says

RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond public housing resident said her daughter’s return home from the hospital remains in limbo after the housing authority denied a request for an accommodation that her healthcare provider said was necessary.

Sylvia Davis’ Gilpin Court living room is currently overtaken with medical equipment as she waits for her 21-year-old daughter Makayla to come home from the hospital.

“The hospital tells her, ‘You’re going home, Makayla.’ They call me, and I come downstairs every single day and show her her stuff that’s here and let her know she’s coming home,” Davis said…

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