Category: Corruption and Scandals
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Betrayal
by James C. Sherlock This will be the first of a series of reports on the scandalous failures of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) in its stewardship of Virginia’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in matters affecting the safety and health of people with intellectual and developmental…
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Virginia Nursing Home Laws Avoid Chains and Subverted by Weak Sanctions
by James C. Sherlock Delegate Rodney Willet, D-Henrico, is trying to do the right thing for the right reasons. He has introduced HB 605 to amend § 32.1-127. (Effective January 1, 2026) Regulations. He added a new section B. 35 to establish staffing standards for Virginia nursing homes. Del. Willett is joined by many members of…
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The Busiest Physician in Virginia
by James C. Sherlock In the first article in this series, the author revealed the names of the medical directors of each of Virginia’s nursing homes and the hours of medical director time for each facility as reported in the second quarter of 2025. Almost half of Virginia’s nursing homes reported zero hours from their…
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New Details on the UVA Health System Scandal
by The Jefferson Council The following document collection was obtained via a FOIA request concerning the UVA Health System scandal. During the formal internal investigation conducted last winter by Williams and Connelly, nearly three dozen doctors and one Board member of the UVA Physicians Group were interviewed by Jones Swanson and Huddell LLC, the attorneys…
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Somali Daycare Scandal Spreading
by Kerry Dougherty Buckle up, folks. Nick Shirley’s blockbuster report on massive fraud in the daycare and healthcare industries in Minnesota may just be the tip of the Somali iceberg. Investigations are underway in Washington State where more than 500 licensed daycares are run by Somalis. Many without physical addresses. Uh-oh.
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Virginia Nursing Homes – Southwestern Region Update
by James C. Sherlock This article was revised on November 16 to provide a better view of the data. The format the author chose wasn’t getting the job done, so he revised it. Changes in the text are made only to reflect the updated spreadsheet. It should provide more clarity. This is the third article…
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Virginia’s Nursing Homes – Central Region Update
by James C. Sherlock This article was revised on November 16 to provide a better view of the data. The format the author chose wasn’t getting the job done, so he revised it. Changes in the text are made only to reflect the updated spreadsheet. It should provide more clarity. This is the second article…
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Virginia’s Nursing Homes – Eastern Region Update
by James C. Sherlock This article was revised on November 16 to provide a better view of the data. The format the author chose wasn’t getting the job done, so he revised it. Changes in the text are made only to reflect the updated spreadsheet. It should provide more clarity. This will be a sub-series…
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Virginia’s Dreadful Nursing Homes – Part 7 – How to Stop A Deadly Scheme
by James C. Sherlock A brutal pattern is observed repeatedly. Some chains offering the worst nursing homes in America have established a singular process for profit maximization. It is seen in a combination of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data on their operating subsidiaries and city/county property records on their real estate…
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Virginia’s Worst Nursing Home Chains – Part Six – A Picture of Deceit
by James C. Sherlock “This nursing home information is confusing, mindbending, and scary. Please draw us a picture to clarify.” Well, readers are right. It is all three of those things. It is meant to be so by some people in the system. Virginia has some excellent nursing homes and chains, but those are not…
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Not Sweet
by James C. Sherlock I have written here for years about Virginia’s worst nursing homes and the inevitable abuse that comes from ritual understaffing as a business model. The activities of the nursing home operating companies are funded by Medicare and Medicaid and overseen by federal and state health authorities. To make short a very…
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One Down
by James C. Sherlock For the first time ever, a Virginia nursing home, Princess Anne Health and Rehabilitation Center (Princess Anne) in Virginia Beach, has been evicted from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Before I get to it, I want to acknowledge and thank those who have been working to improve nursing facilities in…
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Will Richmond Tackle Corruption or Pretend It Doesn’t Exist?
by Jon Baliles Inspector Generals are (and should be) vital cogs in any governmental or organizational machine. Many federal agencies have them, state governments use them, and local governments depend on them. They bring to light the waste, fraud, and abuse that can permeate and be hidden so well at the local level they aren’t…
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A Solution for Effective Nursing Home Oversight
Cutting the Gordian Knot by James C. Sherlock An overarching fact often overlooked is that the for-profit nursing home industry is the creation of Medicare and Medicaid. Few for-profit facilities and chains existed before the passage of those programs in 1965. Yet it is for-profit systems that overwhelmingly commit abuses. Government oversight has proven…