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Nursing Homes
Many Elder Care Workers Still Refuse to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
More than 40 percent of nursing home and long-term health care workers in the U.S. have yet to receive vaccinations.
Connecticut Calls in National Guard as Nursing Home Workers Plan Strike
The state has refused to meet workers’ demands for better pay and lower patient-to-staff ratios.
Biden’s Jobs Plan Expands Access to Care Outside For-Profit Nursing Homes
New research reveals nursing homes owned by private equity investors have higher death rates.
Cuomo Has Worked to Protect Himself, Not New York’s People, Says State Senator
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is refusing to step down despite growing calls for his resignation.
Ocasio-Cortez Backs Probe of Cuomo’s Mishandling of Nursing Home COVID Deaths
AOC is supporting calls for an investigation following revelations that the New York governor withheld coronavirus data.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Threatened Progressive NY Lawmaker Over Nursing Home Criticism
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has faced criticism recently for his office’s attempt to cover up nursing home deaths.
New York May Have Underreported COVID Deaths at Nursing Homes by 50 Percent
New York reports nursing home deaths differently than other states, which may be obscuring the actual death count.
Hundreds of Nursing Home Workers Are on Strike
The workers are demanding higher wages, hazard pay and better staffing.
Precarious Working Conditions of Nursing Home Employees Foster Spread of COVID
Paid sick leave and a living wage are often out of reach for the average nursing home aide.
Nursing Home Residents Already Faced Voting Barriers. COVID Has Made It Worse.
Older Americans face challenges this election, as some states prohibit nursing homes from helping with ballots.