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Virginia Nursing Home Administrator embroiled in abuse complaints


Posted on Jul 31, 2010

An administrator who ran a Virginia nursing home for fifteen years has surrendered her administrator’s license rather than face abuse charges before the Virginia Board of Long-Term Care Administrators.

 

National HealthCare-Bristol Administrator Charlotte Wilson chose to surrender her license after an informal hearing rather than move forward to a formal hearing.  Had she been found guilty in a formal hearing, she could have permanently lost her license to practice in Virginia.

 

Wilson claimed before her informal hearing that she did not have the concrete proof necessary to take action against former nurse’s aide James Wright.  Wright was recently sentenced to 60 years in jail for the aggravated sexual battery of four elderly nursing home residents.

 

Wilson signed a consent order that accused her of the following:

 

While Wilson did sign the consent order, she did not admit any wrongdoing.  In addition, she may only lose her license for one year as long as she is not accused of any further wrongdoings.

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