Locals pushing for changes in nursing homes across Virginia after neglect investigations
Commonwealth’s Attorney, family talking to lawmakers about changes they say are needed
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ROANOKE, Va. – Some locals are pushing for changes in nursing homes at the state level.
As we told you first on 10 News, charges aren’t being filed after an investigation into a Roanoke nursing home but that’s not stopping some people who want more.
Changes could be coming for how your loved ones are taken care of, if Donald Caldwell and Julie Parsons get what they want.
“Virginia apparently is among many other states that provides little guidance within the law about the standards of care that are required for nursing homes or assisted living facilities. That presents a problem for criminal prosecution in that you don’t have a standard in which to gauge what has been done or not done,” said Caldwell, Roanoke City Commonwealth Attorney.
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‘She was in deplorable condition’: Allegations of neglect in a Roanoke nursing home
A warning, some may find the details within this story disturbing
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ROANOKE, Va. – A 10 News investigation has found another case of possible neglect after our first story in March.
Thousands of cases are opened every year in Virginia and about half are confirmed. The number of elderly people becoming victims continues to rise across the Commonwealth.
10 News is working to uncover new details about elder care during the pandemic and why efforts to protect our elderly, may have done the opposite.
“We brought her here to hospice and she went about four days and it was the toughest thing I’ve ever done in my life,” said Jim Gregory, through tears as he talked about the last days his mother was alive.
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The word âapocalypticâ actually appeared in a Jan. 1, 2020, headline in this newspaper. It was used to modify the noun âwildfires,â which were scorching millions of acres a world away.
The dayâs paper brought news of far-away catastrophes. As Australia burned, thousands were swept up in floods in Indonesia and dozens of zoo animals perished in a Berlin fire.
Locally, the news was rather ho-hum. Roanoke County planned a broadband survey to figure out which areas were unserved or underserved.
Turns out, weâd all discover soon enough how critical broadband is to education, health care, commerce, and even just to see family and friends.