Health
COVID-19 hospital deaths among NY’s long-term care facility residents push death toll much higher than previously disclosed, new data show
The State Health Department has finally begun reporting COVID-19 fatality data for residents of nursing homes, adult care facilities and assisted living facilities who died after being transferred to hospitals.
Health
Coronavirus deaths in New York’s nursing homes continue to mount
According to the New York State health department, 3,425 residents in long-term care died of COVID-19 as of April 18, with 84% of those deaths in NYC and Long Island.
Community News
With help from inmates, future home for brain-injury survivors is ‘basically finished’ – with just one obstacle
The Brendan House is nearly complete, thanks to the help of inmates from Suffolk County Sheriff's Labor Assistance Program – but a water hook-up bill is delaying the group home's opening.
