New York State officials are launching an investigation of nursing homes as deaths in elder care facilities mount amid the COVID-19 epidemic.
NURSING HOMES ARECONSIDERED TO BEGROUND ZERO IN THISBATTLE AGAINST THISPANDEMIC...AND NOW -- THEFACILITIES ACROSSNEW YORK WILL BEUNDER THE STATE'SMICROSCOPE.HERE'S I-TEAM CHIEFINVESITGATORCHARLIE SPECHT.NEW YORK STATEOFFICIALS ARE NOWLAUNCHING ANINVESTIGATION OFNURSING HOMES, ASDEATHS IN ELDERCARE FACILITIESMOUNT AMID THECOVID-19 EPIDEMIC.GOV.
ANDREWCUOMO/PRESSERNURSING HOME AREOUR TOP PRIORITY.THEY HAVE BEEN FROMDAY ONE.GOV.
ANDREW M.CUOMO ANNOUNCEDTHE INVESTIGATIONTHURSDAY AND SAIDHE WOULD TAKEACTION WITH STATEATTORNEY GENERALLETITIA JAMES.GOV.
ANDREWCUOMO/PRESSER:THEY HAVE TO NOTIFYRESIDENTS AND FAMILYMEMBERS WITHIN 24HOURS IF ANYRESIDENT TESTSPOSITIVE FOR COVID,OR IF ANY RESIDENTSUFFERS A COVID-RELATED DEATH.THE STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT ONLYRECENTLY RELEASEDDATA ABOUT NURSINGHOME DEATHS AFTERINTENSE PUBLICPRESSURE...ANDSOME FAMILIES HAVETOLD HORRORSTORIES OF NOTBEING NOT BEINGNOTIFIED BY NURSINGHOMES ABOUT THEIRLOVED ONES'CONDITIONS, OR EVENDEATHS.GOV.
ANDREWCUOMO/PRESSER:THE NURSING HOME ISRESPONSIBLE FORPROVIDINGAPPROPRIATE CARE.
IFTHEY DO NOT HAVETHE ABILITY TOPROVIDE THE LEVEL OFCARE, THEY HAVE TOTRANSFER THEPERSON TO ANOTHERFACILITY.A NURSING AIDE ATONE NURSING HOMES-- THE VILLAGES OFORLEANS IN ALBION --CONTACTED 7EWNSAYING, "NO STAFF INTHAT FACILITY HASTHE PROPER PPE.PLEASE HELP BEFORETHE NURSING HOMEGETS WIPED OUT."THE AIDE SAID SHEQUIT HER JOB JUSTDAYS AGO, AFTERSHE SAID OFFICIALSTRIED TO GET HER TOMOVE FROM A COVIDUNIT TO A NON-COVIDUNIT...SHE SAID SHEWAS "NOT GOING TOCONTINUE TO PUTTHAT NURSING HOMEAT RISK WITH NOPROPER PPE AND THECONSTANT CROSSCONTAMINATION."THE VILLAGES ISRATED ONE OUT OFFIVE STARS BY THESTATE, THE LOWESTPOSSIBLE RATING,AND STATE RECORDSSHOW IT WAS FINED$10,000 TWO YEARSAGO FOR "MULTIPLEDEFICIENCIES."TAG:THE STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT DID NOTRESPOND TOQUESTIONS ABOUTHOW MANY COVIDCASES AND DEATHSWERE AT THATFACILITY, ANDNURSING HOMEOFFICIALS ALSO DNOT RETURN OURCALLS.FOR THE I-TEAM,CHARLIE SPECHT, 7EYEWITNESS NEW
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