Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration failed to account for the deaths of 4,100 nursing home residents caused by COVID-19, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in an audit released Tuesday.
COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get more residents and…
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has reached an agreement to pay $53 million to the families of seniors who died from COVID-19 while in state-run nursing homes for veterans…
A Wisconsin sheriff who supports former President Donald Trump accused the bipartisan state Elections Commission of breaking the law during last year’s election, taking the unusual step Thursday of detailing the allegations publicly even though…
Florida nursing homes are again tightening visitor restrictions and group activities because of an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, the Wall Street Journal reported.The nursing home restrictions in the Sunshine State,…
U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, D-N.Y., argued on Newsmax that the state Assembly’s Judiciary Committee should continue its investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes and other matters, and not simply accept his resignation.
New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim (D) said that, despite the resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), he still plans to hold the governor accountable…
The Department of Justice should not have dropped its civil rights probe against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Rep. Lee Zeldin said Friday on Newsmax. “I certainly disagree with the decision…
The Justice Department has decided not to open a civil rights investigation into government-run nursing homes in New York over their COVID-19 response, according to a letter sent Friday to several Republican members of Congress.
The Justice Department says it will not investigate Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 nursing home policies. The decision was announced Thursday in a letter to Whitmer’s office, according to the Detroit Free Press. “We have…
ICE says it will now avoid the arrest of pregnant, nursing, or postpartum illegal immigrants – discarding a Trump administration policy that ended the Obama-era practice of only detaining pregnant immigrants…
As the coronavirus made an end-of-the-year surge across New York, few nursing homes escaped unscathed. But some proved especially helpless at stopping the spread of COVID-19, despite having nine months to stockpile protective equipment and…
Michigan’s attorney general is refusing a request from eight GOP state senators to investigate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 nursing home policies, saying she won’t use her office to “launch a political attack.” “Though I will…
Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and indoor visits may be allowed for all residents, the government said Wednesday in a step toward pre-pandemic normalcy. The policy…
Family members of New York seniors who died of COVID-19 are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to donate the proceeds from the book he wrote touting his pandemic response. “The best-case scenario is the profits…