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Over two dozen displaced in Falls Church apartment blaze

Three people were rescued from an apartment building fire in Falls Church, Virginia, early Saturday morning which left over two dozen displaced from their homes. Around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Fairfax County fire and rescue crews were dispatched to a blaze at a garden-style apartment building on the 7300 block of Lee Highway in Falls Church. First responders faced what a Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department lieutenant described as “fire through the roof,” rescuing three of the building’s occupants while quickly bringing the flames under control.

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The three rescued were transported to a local hospital. Thirty-five residents were displaced. Red Cross volunteers are providing food, supplies and support to those who have been displaced. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities

Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities in recent years and data backs up a lapse in oversight by state agencies.  With reform efforts underway, the Virginia Department of Health officials said they aim to adopt sanction criteria by the end of the year to rein in bad actors and get troubled facilities back on track.  As of July, 58% of Virginia’s nursing homes were overdue for inspections and 68 of Virginia’s 289 nursing homes were found to have serious deficiencies, according to ProPublica. Several of the state’s flagged facilities with numerous deficiencies also had high staffing turnover rates.  The issue has been salient among various healthcare spaces, including VDH. 
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