"If nursing homes are allowed to skirt Virginia law and not be insured up to the damage cap without consequence, this could mean that many, many victims of nursing home abuse and negligence... cannot receive justice." — Peter Anderson, Rawls Law Group A Virginia nursing home abuse attorney is speaking out against what he calls a serious and systemic failure by the state's health d

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Outside the Virginia State Capitol this week, a group of advocates made their voices heard — demanding that lawmakers take meaningful action on nursing home quality. Their message was urgent, personal, and, for many of them, long overdue. The demand from advocates came after the General Assembly’s recent session failed to address issues disrupting nursing home care and quality in Virginia. Earlier this month and late last month, Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Chesterfield and Rawls