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Resident alleges medication and sanitation problems at Our Place shelter; county manager pledges follow-up
Summary
A resident at the Our Place shelter told Washoe County commissioners of alleged health and safety problems after VOA took over management; county staff said they would follow up and check whether staff receive trauma-informed care training.
A Washoe County resident described multiple alleged health, privacy and sanitation problems at the Our Place emergency shelter during public comment Oct. 28, and county staff said they would follow up.
"Since VOA has taken over, the gate does not close. Anybody can come on that property... The night before last, they cleaned out their refrigerator, mixing 4 of our insulins, so I no longer had my insulin," resident Virginia Wiggins told the Board. She said staff told her she could…
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