Justice Dept. opens federal investigation of a Massachusetts nursing home for veterans where 32 patients have died since late March. 28 of the victims have tested positive for coronavirus.
"We will get to the bottom of what happened here," said Andrew Lelling, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts."It would be difficult to overstate our obligation to the health and well-being of elderly and disabled military veterans."
State officials began their own investigation March 30. Gov. Charlie Baker said he did not know about the virus outbreak until March 29. But Bennett Walsh, the superintendent who was placed on leave, toldDownload theMembers of the National Guard are now helping provide care for those at the facility. Walsh said that at one point during the crisis, roughly one-fourth of staff members were not reporting for work.
The federal investigation will examine whether the civil rights of residents were violated by a failure to provide adequate medical care, both during the pandemic and more generally. A federal law gives the government authority to investigate state-run institutions such as nursing homes.Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent who covers the Justice Department and the Supreme Court, based in Washington.Tom Winter is a New York-based correspondent covering crime, courts, terrorism and financial fraud on the East Coast for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
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