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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...

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…

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.

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...

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…

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.

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

Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities over the past few weeks

The City of Bedford request that its’ citizens write Valentine’s cards to its’ elderly.

Only a little more than a third of nursing home workers have been getting shots against COVID-19 when the vaccinations are first offered

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…

A nurse practitioner in Colorado has built a state-approved contraption that allows people to hug their loved ones safely.

Eight Sisters at Notre Dame of Elm Grove died from COVID-19 in a week despite the retirement homes best efforts.

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

Nursing home residents and staff members will be among the first people in the United States to receive the coronavirus vaccine, NBC News reports.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.