State reconsiders nursing home oversight in wake of closing

Tom Ralston, right, leader of the Brookside nursing home’s residents council, talks with a reporter as David Fortin, left, gets exercise by walking his wheelchair up and down the halls of the facility in Wilder. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News
(This story is by Nora Doyle-Burr of the Valley News, in which it first appeared Nov. 3, 2017.)
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — State officials say it’s time to take a look at how Vermont’s nursing homes are regulated following the r