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Virginia Nursing Homes Operated Without the Liability Insurance the Law Requires: What Injured Residents and Families Should Know
Internal emails obtained by CBS 6 show Virginia's health department was not enforcing a state rule that requires nursing homes to carry liability insurance, even as a facility with a long violation record kept its license. For a family whose loved one is injured in a nursing home, that insurance is often the only money that pays a claim. Here is what the public record shows and what it means.
Severe Violations at Virginia Nursing Homes Rose 77% After the State's 2025 Oversight Overhaul: What Families Should Know
After Virginia promised to fix its broken nursing home inspection system in August 2025, the most serious category of violation went up, not down. State data obtained by CBS 6 shows immediate jeopardy citations rose 77 percent in the year after the reform order, and three Virginia homes drew large federal fines in 2026. Here is what the record shows and what it means for families.
A Second $5.5 Million Verdict Against Townhouse Center in Uniondale: What Families of Nursing Home Residents Should Know
A Nassau County jury has awarded $5.5 million to the family of Lucy Riker, a 91-year-old Franklin Square woman who fractured her hip after a fall at Townhouse Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Uniondale and later died. According to Newsday, it is the second $5.5 million verdict against the same facility this year, both won by the same attorney, and reported to be the highest ever against a Nassau nursing home. Here is what the verdict record shows, what the facility argued, and what other families with loved ones at Townhouse should know.
Three Staff Indicted After a Resident Choked to Death at The Grand at Mohawk Valley: What Families Should Know
New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the indictment and arrest of three staff members at The Grand at Mohawk Valley in Ilion, in the choking death of a 34-year-old resident who prosecutors say was left unattended for roughly 90 minutes. A dietary aide is charged with manslaughter, and a nurse and the facility administrator with endangering a vulnerable person. The charges are accusations, not convictions. Here is what the record alleges and what the resident's family, and other families at the facility, should know.
The Federal Nursing Home Staffing Rule Was Repealed: What Families of Understaffed-Facility Residents Should Know
In 2024 the government set the first nationwide minimum staffing levels for nursing homes. A federal court struck down the core of it, Congress froze it for a decade, and in December 2025 the government repealed it. The understaffing that harms residents did not go away. Here is what changed, what did not, and what it means if your family member was hurt in an understaffed facility.
Henrico Health and Rehabilitation Center: One of the Nation's Lowest-Rated Nursing Homes Collected $700,000 in Medicaid Bonuses. What Families Should Know
A federal Special Focus Facility in Highland Springs, Virginia, cited for sexual abuse of residents, neglected care, and chronic understaffing, still collected more than $700,000 in Virginia Medicaid quality bonuses in a single year. Here is what the public record shows and what families of residents should do.
When a Coroner Overrules the Nursing Home: The Forest Hills Healthcare Center Homicide Case and What Families Should Do
Robert Meyer's death certificate said natural causes. After his daughter sent the coroner photographs of bruises on his neck, his body was exhumed, an autopsy was done, and the manner of death was changed to homicide by physical elder abuse. Here is what the record shows, what the wrongful death lawsuit alleges, and what families should do when a facility's account does not match what the body reveals.
Nursing Home Abuse and the Understaffing Problem
Most nursing home injuries are not the work of bad individuals. They are the predictable result of facilities that operate with too few staff for too many residents. Here is what to look for, what federal regulations require, and why the staffing data has become the most important evidence in these cases.
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