Lawsuit Alleges Funding Practices Led to Neglect at Virginia Nursing Center

Richmond Petersburg, VA, October 13, 2026 —

A lawsuit filed in Colonial Heights, Virginia, alleges that owners of the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center diverted funds through corporate structures, contributing to understaffing and neglect at the facility.

The suit claims those conditions caused severe harm to resident Leroy Cole. His family asserts that injuries he sustained contributed to his death. The summary of the lawsuit does not provide further details about the alleged injuries, the care Cole received, or the timing of events.

The defendants deny the allegations. They say their business practices are common and appropriate. The dispute therefore centers, in part, on the lawsuit’s claims about how the center’s finances and staffing were connected, and on the defendants’ rejection of those claims.

The available information does not identify the defendants by name or provide the date the lawsuit was filed, the court handling it, or the specific corporate structures at issue. It also does not state what relief the family is seeking or describe any response beyond the defendants’ denial. Those details cannot be confirmed from the information provided.

The allegations have not been established as findings of fact. The lawsuit’s claims and the defendants’ response are the only positions described in the available account; no inspection results, regulatory findings, or further case developments were provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Tyler Layne on www.wtvr.com, see more information here.

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