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‘Unfit to Serve': Calls for Cuomo Resignation Mount After 3rd Woman Comes Forward
The chorus of calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation within his own party grew louder again Tuesday, a day after a third woman came forward to allege inappropriate physical behavior by New York’s commander in chief. The latest allegations involved an unwanted physical advance at a 2019 wedding. Cuomo has drawn widespread bipartisan rebuke over the harassment allegations, which...
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Cuomo Faces New Reported Accusation From 2019 Wedding as Inquiry Launched
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was expected to address the public on Monday and deliver another coronavirus briefing he has become synonymous with over the past 12 months, but this time to mark one year since the state reported its first case. Instead, the governor, marred by controversy, was noticeably absent. The fallout over multiple sexual harassment allegations followed the governor into…
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FBI, US Attorney Investigate Cuomo Over NY Nursing Home Deaths
The comments from Democrat Ron Kim come as a senior official tells NBC New York that the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI have launched a preliminary investigation into the Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing home-related data.
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The Lighter Days of the ‘Cuomo Brothers' Show Are Long Gone
Some television shows age much better than others. For CNN, last spring’s prime-time banter between Chris Cuomo and his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, looks worse in hindsight as the governor’s administration is questioned about its role in failing to disclose the true number of COVID-19 nursing home deaths. CNN is covering that story, but not on Chris...
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‘A Tinder Box': Nursing Homes Long Struggled to Contain Infections. Here's What They Can Do Now
For the Isabella Geriatric Center at the northern end of Manhattan, the coronavirus has been a calamity, suspected of killing nearly 100 residents at the 705-bed nursing home. The death toll forced it to store bodies in a refrigerated truck and prompted U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat to call for an investigation into whether nursing homes have withheld information from regulators…
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How COVID-19 Has Exposed Strains on Overburdened and Understaffed Nursing Homes
The news that COVID-19 took a far greater toll on New York nursing homes than previously reported highlights just how vulnerable these institutions are. Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, joined LX News to explain how the pandemic has highlighted a system that is already malfunctioning due to insufficient staffing.
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Hand-Holding But No Hugs: UK OKs Some Nursing Home Visits
The British government has announced a small step out of the nation’s lockdown — allowing nursing home residents to have a single friend or family member visit them indoors
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Coronavirus Cases Drop at US Homes for Elderly and Infirm
Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities over the past few weeks
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Bedford ‘Bringing Cheer to the Citizens Who Need it the Most' this Valentine's Day
The City of Bedford request that its’ citizens write Valentine’s cards to its’ elderly.
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Report: Many US Nursing Home Staff Decline First COVID Shots
Only a little more than a third of nursing home workers have been getting shots against COVID-19 when the vaccinations are first offered
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NY Nursing Home Deaths May Have Been 50% Higher Than Reported, AG's Office Says
New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by thousands, the state attorney general charged in a report Thursday that dealt a blow to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s oft-repeated claims that his state is doing better than others in protecting its most vulnerable. The 76-page report found an undercount of more than 50%, backing up the findings of…
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‘Hug Tunnel' Lets People Embrace Loved Ones During Pandemic
A nurse practitioner in Colorado has built a state-approved contraption that allows people to hug their loved ones safely.
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Coronavirus Claims Eight Nuns At Wisconsin Retirement Home
Eight Sisters at Notre Dame of Elm Grove died from COVID-19 in a week despite the retirement homes best efforts.
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After 110K Virus Deaths, Nursing Homes Face Vaccine Fears
After 110,000 deaths ravaged the nation’s nursing homes and pushed them to the front of the vaccine line, they now face a vexing problem: Skeptical residents and workers balking at getting the shots
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Nursing Homes Are Top Priority for COVID-19 Vaccines. But Vaccinating Everyone Won't Be Simple.
Nursing home residents and staff members will be among the first people in the United States to receive the coronavirus vaccine, NBC News reports.
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COVID Outbreak Kills 20 at Missouri Nursing Home
A COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, has killed 20 residents. Most of the deaths at John Knox Village Care Center occurred in the past six weeks, according to the facility.
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Report Says Nursing Homes Continue to Struggle to Get PPE, But State Says There's Enough
Tuesday morning the Texas Public Interest Research Group released a report stating that hundreds of nursing homes continue to struggle to obtain masks and gowns, but the state says there is ample amount of personal protective equipment.
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Nursing Homes Struggle to Get PPE During Pandemic
A new report says nursing homes across the country and here in Texas continue to have issues getting a hold of personal protective equipment. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil spoke with a long-term care facility about their experience so far during the pandemic.
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Long-Term Care Residents Relying on Staff for Voting Help During Pandemic
Advocates for people in long-term care facilities say during the pandemic, residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities must rely on staff to help them cast their ballots during the 2020 election.
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Long-Term Care Residents Must Rely on Staff for Voting Help
Advocates for people in long-term care facilities say during the pandemic, residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities must rely on staff to help them cast their ballots during the 2020 election.