By David Bailey
Governor Rick Snyder said in an interview Monday that veterans at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans deserve better care than what they’ve received.
Gov. Snyder acknowledged the state is playing “catch-up” to make sure people are well-cared for at the facility. Snyder said he felt the state, generally, had done a lot to help veterans across the state but was disappointed at how people were being treated at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
The 13 Watchdog team has investigated several issues at the Home for Veterans over the past six months. Last month, the state Auditor General released a scathing audit that showed staff members falsified records to show
veterans had been checked on when they hadn’t been.
The 13 Watchdog team reported in October allegations that a member at the facility was 
punished by being asked to take out the trash. The patient, we’re told, did not have the capability to understand why he was being punished.
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