Attorney General Maura Healey announced a settlement agreement with a Rowley nursing home and its owner to resolve allegations that they failed to implement appropriate infection control procedures at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. The agreement resolves allegations brought in a civil suit by the AG’s Office in May 2022 against Sea View Retreat, Inc. in Rowley and its owner Stephen Comley II. The settlement requires Sea View and Comley to pay the state a total of $175,000, and agree to no longer own, operate, or manage a long-term care or assisted living facility in Massachusetts. The AG’s Office launched an investigation into Sea View in June 2020 based on complaints received by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
