West Virginia Office Confirms Complaints at Nursing Company

West Virginia officials say there have been more than 30 complaints of sexual abuse, neglect and other issues against a nursing company from 2012 to 2016.Doctor's Exam Room

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the complaints were confirmed by the West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification against ResCare, which often provides care for people with physical and mental disabilities.

Kristen Trenaman, the director of marketing communications for ResCare Inc., says the company cannot address individual complaints because of privacy concerns. However, she says the company’s goal is to eliminate incidents related to safety and impropriety.

Complaints against the company were publicized after the death of a 13-year-old client in March. Jeremy Bush died when he crashed a Dodge Caravan taken from a ResCare children’s facility in Charleston.

W.Va. Licensing Agency Orders Two Pain Clinics to Close

  Two pain management clinics have been ordered to close after they failed state inspections.

The West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification set a May 15 deadline for Hope Clinic in Raleigh County to close. Punnamma Memorial Rehab Clinic in Wood County must close by May 21.

The agency’s director, Jolynn Marra, tells The Charleston Gazette that both clinics didn’t meet requirements to be licensed.

Three other clinics have been closed since January for failing to comply with a 2012 law aimed at reducing substance abuse. The law codified patient health and safety and gave the Department of Health and Human Resources oversight over pain clinic licensure.

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