>>VDH Under Scrutiny Due to High Percentage of Overdue Nursing Home Inspections
(Richmond, VA) -- The Virginia Department of Health has the fourth highest percentage of nursing homes overdue for inspection in the nation. Rebecca Hughes reports.Preview: Wrap Script:
(sound offtop)Preview: Steve Lambert found "horrifying" conditions when he visited his brother Winfred at a nursing home in Henrico County last December. Lambert is a former associate director with the state's Social Services licensing division and he filed two complaints with the state.Preview: Lambert tells CBS6 his brother died in March. Eight months after his first complaint, state employees began investigating. VDH's Kim Beazley blames being short staffed. Both VDH and the nursing home declined an interview. It's unclear if anyone will be held accountable.