Delaware
Retirement community resident in critical condition after assault by another resident: Police
Why Delaware struggles to investigate long-term care facilities
Delaware has struggled for about a decade to investigate long-term care complaints – particularly for assisted living facilities.
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Delaware State Police and the Division of Health Care Quality are investigating an assault at The Summit retirement community in North Star that left a resident critically injured on Tuesday.
Police said a resident in The Summit’s memory care unit attacked another resident, leaving them in critical condition. Officials said they could not provide any additional information, as the investigation is active and ongoing.
The Summit did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Delaware’s struggles to investigate nursing homes, assisted living facilities
The Division of Health Care Quality, which is involved in investigating Tuesday’s incident, has struggled for about a decade to investigate complaints – particularly for assisted living facilities, a Delaware Online/News Journal investigation found.
Assisted living facilities have no federal oversight, which means it is up to states to serve as a watchdog. Oftentimes, complaints by residents and their families are the only tool Delawareans have to keep long-term care facilities accountable.
And due to staffing and funding issues, many of these complaints went uninvestigated for years.
As of February, the division had almost cleared its backlog in inspections of long-term care facilities.
MORE: Delaware struggles to investigate nursing homes, assisted living facilities. What to know
Send story tips or ideas to Hannah Edelman at hedelman@delawareonline.com. For more reporting, follow them on X at @h_edelman.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, are conducting a death investigation after a man died from a laceration to his arm Friday evening.
According to the Wilmington Police Department, around 11:24 p.m. on Nov. 1, officers responded to the 1900 block of W. 4th St. for a welfare check.
Upon arrival, police said officers found an unresponsive 30-year-old man suffering from a laceration to his arm. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said a death investigation is being conducted by police in conjunction with the Delaware Division of Forensic Sciences, and further details will be released when possible.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Derek Haines at 302-576-3656. You can also provide information to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or delawarecrimestoppers.org.
Delaware
Hodgson standout wins Week 8 Football Athlete of the Week, presented by Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists
Hodgson knocks off Class 3A No. 2 Appoquinimink
Hodgson led the entire second half.
Congratulations to Marlon Sparks of Hodgson, the Delaware Online Football Athlete of the Week for Week 8 of the season.
The senior caught four passes for 45 yards, including a leaping touchdown grab on fourth down, in a 21-7 upset of Appoquinimink.
Sparks won an online vote over four other nominees. Check out the Week 9 nominees on Monday on Delaware Online and vote for your favorite.
Voting is free and runs Monday through Thursday, with the weekly winner announced each Friday.
The weekly poll is presented by Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists.
Contact Brad Myers at bmyers@delawareonline. Follow on X: @BradMyersTNJ. Follow us on Instagram: @DEGameDay
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