North Carolina halts admissions at nursing facility

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services froze admissions at Westwood Health and Rehabilitation, an Archdale nursing facility, for a series of violations, Fox 8 reported April 19. 

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The nature of the violations are unknown, but police have responded to four accidental 911 hang-up calls since April 14, according to Fox 8. City police officials told Fox 8 there are no active investigations into the facility at this time. Westwood Health and Rehabilitation has 20 days to appeal the violations. 

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