Troubled Central Virginia nursing homes being sold to new owners, emails show
Five Central Virginia nursing homes with low-quality ratings are changing ownership as soon as next week, according to emails obtained by CBS 6 through a public records request.
The facilities being sold include Henrico Health and Rehabilitation Center, Parham Health Care and Rehab Center and Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Henrico County, as well as Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and Wonder City Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hopewell.
The federal government assigns a 1-out-of-5-star overall rating or "much below average" rating to each facility, except for Henrico.
Henrico does not get scored because it's on a federal government watchlist of the country's worst performing nursing homes. Parham is also a candidate on that list. These designations essentially mean health inspectors have found repeated serious issues in those buildings.
In an email sent to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) from consultant Frank Vitello in late May, he indicated the seller was MFA, or Medical Facilities of America, and the buyer was Prestige Healthcare. In his email, Vitello said Prestige was a "great operator" with a "really solid reputation" in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
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