Investigation substantiates neglect after Henrico nursing home resident's wound 'infested' with maggots
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Social services investigators determined a Henrico County nursing home resident, who said his wound became infested with maggots, was neglected at his facility due to a lapse in wound care. A report completed by Adult Protective Services (APS) and obtained by CBS 6 sheds light on what happened in the days leading up to what the resident called a "gross" discovery.
Maurice White, who has been living at Parham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center for much of this year, said maggots were found in his foot wound over the summer. As CBS 6 previously reported, medical records showed that while staff performed wound treatment on July 14, gnat larvae was observed falling out of White's wound.
"When she took that bandage off, I said, they look like somebody had a cup full of elbow macaroni miniature and dropped it on the floor," White recalled in a previous interview with CBS 6. "I lost my mind. I lost my mind."
The incident sparked an APS investigation by the Henrico Department of Social Services.
In a report dated Sept. 30, 2025, APS substantiated that White was neglected at the facility as he went six days without receiving wound care, despite it being required three times a week.
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