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PHOENIX (AP) - The head of the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services resigned in the wake of an inspection that found shortcomings in care provided by the state's nursing home for military veterans, Gov. Janet Napolitano said Tuesday.
Napolitano's announcement that she had accepted the resignation of Patrick F. Chorpenning from his $124,000-a-year post came one day after she removed him from direct responsibility over the facility and ordered an immediate review of the home in Phoenix.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services penalized the state $10,000 on March 16 for substandard care conditions that were found during a routine inspection of the veterans home in February. The federal agency also threatened to pull the state home's status as a Medicare provider unless conditions improved.
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