We are disappointed and concerned that nursing home operators and their trade associations continue to spend their resources fighting commonsense resident protections rather than investing in improving care at their facilities.
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BY HELEN SCHAUB
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6/1/22
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ALBANY, NY — “These past two years have been heck on all of us,” said Julie Martinez, an LPN at Dunkirk Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Dunkirk. “Your aides are crying …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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4/5/22
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What's going on in your community, March 31 to April 6
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3/29/22
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NATIONWIDE — Were you, or a loved one, ever denied Medicare benefits for skilled nursing because a hospital stay was classed as being on “observation status” rather than …
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3/3/22
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REGION — Not every senior has a close relationship with their family. Not every senior has friends or relatives close by, keeping an eye on them. And in this age of COVID-19, it can be hard to …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/17/22
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What's new in the Upper Delaware region November 4 to 10
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11/2/21
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Third dose of Moderna, Pfizer available for immune-compromised at Wayne Memorial
HONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) is offering a third dose of the COVID-19 …
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8/31/21
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Who counts as essential?
For Alvarez, it was clear: nursing home staff and corrections officers, who had no choice about going to work.
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7/21/21
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What's going on in health and wellness July 1 to 7
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6/30/21
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What's going on in senior living February 18 to 24
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2/17/21
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ROSCOE, NY — VestraCare, an operator of high-quality nursing and rehabilitation facilities, has announced that its Roscoe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is ranked in the top quintile of the …
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1/27/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — On Thursday, January 21, three companies vying to be the manager of Sullivan’s only county-owned nursing home made their cases to the legislature. The audience, composed …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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1/27/21
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The New York State Office of Mental Health should be ashamed of the treatment frontline nurses are receiving at the Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Forensic Facility in New Hampton, NY. Seventy nurses care …
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By ONEIDA MUSA
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1/6/21
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My COVID-19 test was negative, so I went and visited Olga and Carol at Roscoe Nursing Home. They are both doing okay and are hanging in there. On my way home, I wanted to get some more apples to make …
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By Eileen Hennessy
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10/28/20
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Roscoe nursing home not closing
ROSCOE, NY — We’ll just say it again: the Roscoe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is not closing, per a letter to families from director Joy …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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10/28/20
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ROSCOE, NY — We’ll just say it again: the Roscoe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is not closing, per a letter to families from director Joy Wood.
At Sullivan County’s executive …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHEUTZ
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10/22/20
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Is there plenty of PPE out there?
In some places, sure. But a long-term-care interest group crunched the numbers and found that where the virus is raging, PPE is lacking in nursing homes and …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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8/19/20
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MIDDLETOWN, NY — Residents of Braemar at Wallkill, one of the region’s newest assisted-living facilities, received a special treat on August 6: A Zoom visit from former Mets pitcher and …
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8/19/20
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What's going on in your community July 16 to July 22
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7/15/20
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