Jim Drew, in a follow up to Sunday's investigative piece about state-run veterans homes, offers this story:
AUSTIN – Advocates for nursing home residents called Monday for tougher oversight of abuse cases, saying state inspectors and local law officers need to better coordinate joint investigations.
They said police should get more training and be brought in when state regulators receive any allegations of abuse or neglect – a dual inquiry aimed at protecting evidence that might be used in a criminal prosecution.
"If something happened to you in your residence, you wouldn't call a state regulatory agency; you need a police officer and an emergency medical technician who's trained in investigating elder abuse," said Gay Nell Harper of the Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents, a nonprofit volunteer organization.
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