Rhode Island Investigates Veterans Home
Raymond Parent was admitted in 2003 to Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, Rhode Island in 2003. At that time he was incapable of making medical and financial decisions for himself. His daughter was granted the legal responsibility of caring for her father.
Mr. Parent's family is alleging that he suffered unsanitary conditions and underwent medical procedures that his family was not told about and did not approve. He underwent three colonscopies without his family's knowledge. It is alleged that the facility sometimes changed his legal status without notifying his family. Mold was discovered multiple times in the water pitcher next to Mr. Parent's bed and uncapped razors were discovered in his bathroom. Mr. Parent was taking blood-thinning medications and could bleed profusely if cut.
As Mr. Parent was dying, facility staff threatened to call state police and have Mr. Parent's granddaughter, Barbara Crowley, removed from the premises because she took photographs of bruising on her grandfather's arms.
Currently, the House Committee on Veteran's Affairs is investigating the facility after it was uncovered that the facility was having problems. Problems were occurring between management and staff, there was poor communication between staff and families, and structural problems with the building.
