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This article is an example of inadvertent investigative journalism. Thanks to the innocence and honesty of Ms Hayes and Mr Shahrigian the current residents of Schervier Nursing Home will be safer by tomorrow afternoon. Early tomorrow morning there is going to be a room by room sweep looking for and confiscating hotplates, heating pads, "tea kettles," electric shavers, crockpots and the like before the local offices of Department of Health open. After which the residents of Schervier can thank Ms Hayes and Mr Shahrigian for complying with the laws of New York State designed to reduce fire hazard in nursing homes. After that an emergency meeting will be held with the nursing staff to remind them of what are called "the regs" for electrical devices. Next, a memo posted in private staff areas. Someone from the administration (new Director of Nursing) will go floor to floor after they drag out the policy manual about the procedure for residents to have electrical devices in their rooms (home). Its not likely that the Department of Health reads the Riverdale Press every morning, but they are a key word on this online article. Again thanks to both Ms Hayes and Mr Shahrigian for making the residents safer.