Henrico nursing center being fined $1,900 per day amid new findings of sexual abuse against residents

Henrico Health and Rehabilitation Center, located in the county's east end, is currently being fined every day after state health inspectors found a staff member sexually abused two residents and two other workers. This marks at least six incidents of sexual abuse occurring at the facility since 2023, according to inspection records.

As CBS 6 previously reported, Henrico Health and Rehab was placed on a federal list of the country's lowest-rated nursing homes earlier this year due to having a "history of serious quality issues." As part of the so-called Special Focus Facilities program, which is reserved for nursing homes that "rarely address underlying systemic problems," the facility is now subject to increased oversight, escalating penalties, and potential termination of its Medicare and Medicaid provider agreement.

Since being enrolled in the program, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) had made at least two visits to the facility which resulted in violations and a subsequent enforcement action.

According to the allegations in the inspection report, in February, a receptionist made sexual comments to a resident and then showed the resident a photo of him performing oral sex on another person. In March, the staff member blew a kiss to the same resident and made smacking sounds toward him. The resident reported feeling "humiliated" and "angry."

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