LASALLE – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Monday announced that Acting Assistant Director Anthony Vaughn will serve as the interim Administrator of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home after former Administrator Angela Mehlbrech was terminated by the Department. They also noted that the Director of Nursing at the home has been placed on administrative leave pending the ongoing investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic that has taken 32 lives at the facility.
State Senator Sue Rezin said that the action was a step toward bringing accountability to the deadliest outbreak at a state-run facility in state history, but she says it also raises new questions, and that the Governor needs to be transparent about what information led to this decision.
Vaughn stated that “All measures will be taken to ensure the health and well-being of the residents we serve and we will continue to support their families and loved ones during this heartbreaking period.”
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