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MAHWAH NJ, Frank Pallotta, Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, made the following statement in response to Executive Order No. 103
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Trenton NJ, Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been at least 4,151 coronavirus related deaths in New Jersey’s long-term care facilities including many at the state’s only veterans’ nursing home. That represents more than half of all COVID-19 related deaths in New Jersey to date.
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50% of New Jersey’s COVID-19 Deaths Occurred in State Regulated Nursing Facilities
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Trenton NJ, On January 21, the State of Washington announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Within a month, the virus had taken hold and people were dying. It was quickly evident that many of the deaths were in nursing care facilities.
The outbreak made national news and should have gotten national attention, including from elected officials and health care agencies in New Jersey.
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Albany NY, Two weeks ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo was first asked about his policy that forced nursing homes to admit patients infected with the coronavirus.“That’s a good question, I don’t know,” the governor answered, turning to an aide.
Continue reading NY Governor Cuomo Plays Dumb on Nursing Home Deaths
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey currently has 78,467 confirmed cases of COVID 19, or which 3840 have died.
The State has 384 long-term care facilities in the state reporting COVID-19 cases, for a total of 9,094 cases. Tragically, 1,530 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in these facilities. This is the breakdown by county according to the NJ Department of Health dashboard . Clearing the focus should be on protecting residents in long term care facilities , not banning walking in parks or playing golf .
Continue reading 1,530 of the 3840 Deaths due to COVID 19 in New Jersey were in Nursing Homes
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Continue reading Nursing Homes Need to Comply with Coronavirus Notification Requirements
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Wayne NJ, from the staff of the Passaic County’s Preakness Healthcare Center on the impact of COVID 19 on the facility , “the impact of the Pandemic continues to affect our residents and staff. We are devastated to report the following update since the April 4th update:
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New Jersey is sixth most expensive state for nursing home care, survey found
New Jersey’s elderly and disabled paid the sixth-highest amount in the nation for nursing home care last year, although the state ranked in the middle as far as availability and quality of service, a survey released today said. (Livio/The Star Ledger)
