James (he gives his last name in the video) is a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), and he recorded this video as a whistleblower because he could not keep silent any longer. James reports that in 2020 very few residents in the nursing home where he works got sick with COVID, and none of them died…
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Epoch Times reports “Trump Administration Secures Deal to Supply COVID-19 Vaccine for Free to Nursing Homes”
President Donald Trump’s administration secured a deal with CVS and Walgreens to distribute and administer a COVID-19 vaccine for free to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, the administration announced on Friday. The deal relieves pressure on health departments and means residents and staff members at the facilities will be able to safely and efficiently get vaccinated once…
AARP reports “Is Extended Isolation Killing Older Adults in Long-Term Care?”
Five months of COVID-19 lockdowns have created a mental health crisis In February, Lorri Evans’ mom was walking the equivalent of four blocks, twice a day, around her memory care facility in Santa Cruz, California. “She used a walker for support,” Evans says, “but her legs worked fairly well for someone who is 99.” “Just…
Washington Examiner reports “Rand Paul: Andrew Cuomo should be impeached for coronavirus nursing home deaths”
Sen. Rand Paul called for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to be removed from office as a result of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “I think Gov. Cuomo should be impeached for what he did, for the disastrous decision he made to send patients with coronavirus back to nursing homes,” Paul said this week on Fox…
NY Times reports “Blame Spreads for Nursing Home Deaths Even as N.Y. Contains Virus”
With more than 6,000 nursing home residents dying of the coronavirus, a fight over whether relatives should be allowed to sue has erupted in Albany. ALBANY — As New York moves from coronavirus crisis to sustained recovery, there remains a heartbreaking fact that some are trying to explore and others seem to be trying to…