Nessel declines GOP request to probe nursing home deaths
4 years ago

Nessel declines GOP request to probe nursing home deaths

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Monday declined Republicans’ request to investigate whether nursing home orders issued by Gov. Whitmer’s office complied with the information request and have no reason to doubt the accuracy of that response — much less suspect intentional misrepresentations within that response.” Republicans have faulted the Democratic governor for letting recovering COVID-19 patients be admitted or readmitted to nursing homes from hospitals or other nursing homes, potentially putting other residents at risk. The Whitmer administration has said her orders, which — among other things — required the creation of dedicated coronavirus units within certain nursing homes and established regional “hub” homes with COVID-19 wings, followed federal guidance. Her administration has told the Justice Department and legislators, however, that the policy never went into effect because the health department did not issue related guidance due to nursing homes’ concerns.

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GOP-led House panel to refer former NY Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for potential prosecution over report on Covid nursing home deaths
4 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP-led House panel to refer former NY Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for potential prosecution over report on Covid nursing home deaths

CNN  

CNN — The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. At issue is Cuomo’s truthfulness regarding his role in the writing and review of a state health department report from June 2020 that underestimated the …

Cuomo misrepresented COVID-19 nursing home toll, report says
3 years, 4 months ago

Cuomo misrepresented COVID-19 nursing home toll, report says

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Assembly’s investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s conduct in office concluded the Democrat’s administration misrepresented how many nursing home residents died of COVID-19, according to a lawmaker who reviewed the committee’s still-secret report. “They were trying to make it as what they thought was least damaging to the governor instead of just telling the …

Justice Department won’t probe Michigan nursing home deaths
3 years, 8 months ago

Justice Department won’t probe Michigan nursing home deaths

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The Justice Department said Thursday it will not open a civil rights investigation related to COVID-19 deaths in Michigan’s nursing homes. Gretchen Whitmer came nearly 11 months after the department’s Civil Rights Division during the Trump administration requested data from the Democratic governors of four states, including Michigan, and said it was considering whether to investigate under …

Michigan Republicans push for probe of nursing home orders
4 years ago

Michigan Republicans push for probe of nursing home orders

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Allegations that New York intentionally manipulated data regarding COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes has led Republicans to demand an investigation in Michigan, where Gov. The Democratic governor has said the requirement never took effect, but she has defended allowing recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes while hospitals faced potentially being overrun last spring. In a letter to …

AOC calls for probe of Cuomo's disastrous handling of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes
4 years, 1 month ago

AOC calls for probe of Cuomo's disastrous handling of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. "I. stand with our local officials calling for a full investigation of the Cuomo administration's handling of nursing homes during Covid-19," the prominent Democratic lawmaker, who represents New York's 14th Congressional District, said in a statement released Friday. In a video conference call with state Democratic legislators last week, DeRosa admitted that the …

Cuomo Responds To Allegations Of Nursing Home Death Cover-Up: 'Nothing To Investigate'
4 years, 1 month ago

Cuomo Responds To Allegations Of Nursing Home Death Cover-Up: 'Nothing To Investigate'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended himself Monday against accusations that his administration covered up the actual COVID-19 death toll among the state’s nursing home residents, blaming politics and miscommunication for the controversy. Cuomo tells @MKramerTV when asked about a potential attorney general investigation into allegations that his office covered up COVID nursing home death numbers https://t.co/Nj065D03oX …

Cuomo defends handling of nursing homes Covid tragedy
4 years, 1 month ago

Cuomo defends handling of nursing homes Covid tragedy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “New York was ground zero for Covid, and nursing homes were and still are …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
4 years, 1 month ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 9,000 recovering …

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo undercounted nursing home deaths by as much as 50%, report finds
4 years, 1 month ago

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo undercounted nursing home deaths by as much as 50%, report finds

Salon  

Thousands more New York state nursing home residents may have died of COVID-19 than Gov. In a statement, the Health Department did not dispute the finding that thousands of nursing home residents died of COVID-19 after being taken to the hospital, and that those totals were not reflected in the state's public tally of nursing home deaths. "Attorney General Tish …

New York State admits nearly 13,000 COVID nursing home deaths
4 years, 1 month ago

New York State admits nearly 13,000 COVID nursing home deaths

Daily Mail  

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been accused of an 'outrageous' cover up after his administration admitted that the number of COVID deaths in the state's nursing homes is 43% higher than previously announced at nearly 13,000. A report by the New York Attorney General Letitia James has revealed the state undercounted COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes by as much …

New York Care Home Virus Deaths May Be 50% Higher, Probe Finds
4 years, 1 month ago

New York Care Home Virus Deaths May Be 50% Higher, Probe Finds

News 18  

New York state may have undercounted by 50 percent the number of people in nursing homes who died from coronavirus, its attorney general said Thursday. New York officials say that around 8,500 of those were elderly people in care homes. But in a 76-page report, Attorney General Letitia James said she had found large discrepancies between deaths reported to her …

NY data show nursing home deaths undercounted by thousands
4 years, 1 month ago

NY data show nursing home deaths undercounted by thousands

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. “It’s important to me that my mom was counted,” said Vivian Zayas, whose 78-year-old mother died in April after contracting COVID-19 at a nursing home in West Islip, New York. “For their sake, I hope that this report will help us unveil the truth and put policies in place to prevent such tragedies in …

Investigation: Cuomo Team Undercounted N.Y. COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths
4 years, 1 month ago

Investigation: Cuomo Team Undercounted N.Y. COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

NPR  

Investigation: Cuomo Team Undercounted N.Y. COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP Yuki Iwamura/AP When the first coronavirus wave hit New York state last spring, nursing homes and assisted living facilities were devastated. Last summer, a report by state health officials concluded high rates of coronavirus death in nursing homes were caused by infected staff, not …

DOJ seeks data on care home deaths in 4 Democrat-led states
4 years, 6 months ago

DOJ seeks data on care home deaths in 4 Democrat-led states

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Justice Department on Wednesday sent letters to the governors of New York and three other Democratic-led states, seeking data on whether they violated federal law by ordering public nursing homes to accept recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals — actions that have been criticized for potentially fueling the spread of the virus. Prosecutors said the fact-finding letters …

DOJ requests Covid-19 nursing home data from four Democratic-led states and says agency may investigate
4 years, 6 months ago

DOJ requests Covid-19 nursing home data from four Democratic-led states and says agency may investigate

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Justice Department is requesting Covid-19 data from four states “that issued orders” the agency says “may have resulted” in the deaths of nursing home residents from the virus in an effort to determine whether it should investigate if the orders are “responsible” for the deaths. “The Civil Rights Division seeks to determine if the state orders …

New York’s true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy
4 years, 7 months ago

New York’s true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Riverdale Nursing Home in the Bronx appears, on paper, to have escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, with an official state count of just four deaths in its 146-bed facility. “One after the other.” New York’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes, already among the highest in the nation, could actually be a significant undercount. “That’s …

Nursing home worker deaths going unscrutinized by federal government
4 years, 8 months ago

Nursing home worker deaths going unscrutinized by federal government

CNN  

CNN — Less than a month before he died of Covid-19, Victor Sison posted photos of himself at the New Jersey nursing home where he had worked for many years. Following inquiries from CNN about Sison, however, OSHA said this week it has launched an investigation into a death at the facility “to determine the proper course of action.” Nursing …

Cuomo’s report on new nursing home policy for COVID patients prompts more controversy
4 years, 8 months ago

Cuomo’s report on new nursing home policy for COVID patients prompts more controversy

Salon  

In defense of a controversial policy to send COVID-19 positive patients from hospitals into nursing homes, New York Gov. As ProPublica reported last month, New York's nursing homes suffered a larger percentage of deaths relative to its total nursing home population than several states that did not have such a policy in place. Denis Nash, the CUNY epidemiologist, said the …

NY count: 6,300 virus patients were sent to nursing homes
4 years, 8 months ago

NY count: 6,300 virus patients were sent to nursing homes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped policy, state officials said Monday, but they argued it was not to blame for one of the nation’s highest nursing home death tolls. New York’s report came more than a month after The Associated …

Andrew Cuomo saw COVID-19’s threat to nursing homes — yet he still risked adding to it
4 years, 9 months ago

Andrew Cuomo saw COVID-19’s threat to nursing homes — yet he still risked adding to it

Salon  

On April 3, Stephanie Gilmore, a 34-year-old nurse working at the Diamond Hill nursing home in Troy, New York, was summoned to a supervisor's office. "Uncalled for, unnecessary, should never have occurred, and wouldn't have but for a tragically misguided order from the state," McLaughlin, the Rensselaer County executive, said of the outcomes at Diamond Hill. The administration said the …

Nursing home deaths: A quarter of US nursing homes report at least one covid infection
4 years, 9 months ago

Nursing home deaths: A quarter of US nursing homes report at least one covid infection

CNN  

CNN — Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents have died from coronavirus, according to federal data released Monday. One quarter of nursing homes had at least one case, and one in five had at least one death, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The report marks the first nationwide government tally showing the impact of the pandemic …

Nursing home infections, deaths surge amid lockdown measures
4 years, 11 months ago

Nursing home infections, deaths surge amid lockdown measures

Associated Press  

Nursing homes across the country have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their frail, elderly residents from coronavirus, but a wave of deadly outbreaks nearly every day since suggests that the measures including a ban on visits and daily health screenings of staffers either came too late or were not rigorous enough. Recent outbreaks in Tennessee, …

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