State Sen. Velis urging focus on Chelsea Soldiers Home, after Inspector General's report found veterans living in unsanitary conditions

BOSTON (WWLP) – Both the Chelsea and Holyoke Soldiers' homes have been under fire since the deadly COVID-19 outbreak that tore through both homes. ...

January 19, 2023
4:12 AM

BOSTON (WWLP) – Both the Chelsea and Holyoke Soldiers' homes have been under fire since the deadly COVID-19 outbreak that tore through both homes. Earlier this month, a scathing letter from the Inspector General's office regarding the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea was sent and the details of the letter are alarming. The letter addressed to outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders, cited unacceptable living conditions in the Chelsea home, with the report even stating that veterans were found 'soaked in urine and sitting in feces.

Ellen Fleming