Govenor: “total confidence” in veteran’s affairs commissioner

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006.

Nashville, TN – Gov. Phil Bredesen said Monday that he has complete confidence in his veteran’s affairs commissioner after a top veterans nursing home official resigned in response to continued troubles at the facilities.

That administrator, Rod Wolfe, was the executive director of the Tennessee State Veterans Homes Board in Murfreesboro and Humboldt before submitting his resignation Friday after pressure from the Bredesen administration.

Wolfe’s resignation came three days after the state Department of Health suspended new admissions on the Humboldt nursing home for a number of violations found. Murfreesboro had similar troubles this year.

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