SOFIA—Nine people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in the eastern Bulgarian village of Royak and some of its elderly residents were gassed, a senior interior ministry official said on Monday. The fire, which broke out from the wooden rooftop of the home late on Monday, has been put out and the…
Eight Dead and Dozens Test Positive With COVID-19 in Connecticut Nursing Home Outbreak
Eight people have died and nearly 100 residents and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 after an outbreak in a Connecticut nursing home facility. Geer Village Senior Community in Canaan, Connecticut, has experienced a wave of cases since reporting three positive cases in October. An NBC Connecticut report stated a total of 89 residents…
More Than 16,000 Early Nursing Home COVID-19 Deaths Likely Uncounted: Study
A delayed start in required reporting caused as many as 16,623 deaths from the CCP virus in nursing homes to be omitted from the official count, according to a Harvard University researcher-led study. The federal government did require nursing comes to report COVID-19 cases and deaths until May 24, 2020, more than three months after the…
Biden to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Nursing Home Staff
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that nursing home facilities nationwide must require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they wish to continue receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding. “Today I’m announcing a new step,” Biden said in remarks at the White House on Wednesday afternoon. “If you work in a nursing home and serve people on…
Facts Matter (May 17): Senate Orders All Documents Turned Over in Nursing Home Investigation
An officer in the Space Force was relieved of his duties after he denounced Marxism and critical race theory in the military. In Michigan, the Senate issued a subpoena, which requires that all documents related to nursing homes must be handed over, after it was revealed that 31 percent of all COVID deaths in the state…
Cuomo’s Order to Place COVID-19 Patients in Nursing Homes ‘Petrified’ NY Nursing Home Admins
A nursing home admin from Staten Island says that he and other facilities’ executives were “petrified” after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial order that likely accelerated CCP virus outbreaks at their facilities. The administrator of the Silver Lake Specialized Rehabilitation and Care Center, Michael Kraus, told Fox News that he attempted to alert local officials about…
Daughter Works Part-Time Washing Dishes, Mopping Floors at Nursing Home to See Dad During Pandemic
An industrious daughter surprised her father when she walked into his nursing home wearing a staffer’s uniform. She had taken a part-time job washing dishes and mopping floors at the home in Minnesota, knowing it would allow her more time to spend with him. For many care home residents’ family members, waving through windows has…
New York Officials Acknowledge Leaving Data Out of COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Report
New York officials on Thursday confirmed they omitted nursing home resident death data from a report on COVID-19 last year. The report was released by the New York State Department of Health. It claimed that a March 2020 order from state officials wasn’t to blame for thousands of nursing home residents dying from COVID-19. The…
Reporter to Sue Gov. Whitmer over Nursing Home Death Data
A legal foundation in Michigan is preparing to file a lawsuit, on behalf of a reporter, against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over the release of comprehensive COVID-19 nursing home death data. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff wrote in a recent tweet: “We are preparing a lawsuit against Gov. Whitmer of Michigan. She refuses to turn over…
Rep. Scalise Releases Timeline of Cuomo’s Nursing Home Death Toll ‘Cover-Up’
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Thursday ramped up his criticism of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the nursing home COVID-19 deaths, alleging Cuomo “lied about the death toll” and releasing a timeline of the alleged cover-up. “The facts are simple: Governor Cuomo issued an order sending thousands of contagious COVID-19 positive…
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