As COVID-19 Killed Veterans, Holyoke Soldiers' Home Staffers Say Leadership Botched Response
April 02, 2020
Miriam Wasser
To keep its veterans safe as the coronavirus swept across the U.S., the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke started making big changes in mid-March. Like many other long-term care centers for seniors, the state-run facility focused on disinfecting surfaces and restricting outside visitors. It also started screening staff for symptoms.
But its efforts to prevent infection didn’t work; in mid-March, an elderly man in the memory care unit began showing symptoms consistent with COVID-19.
Since then, many more have fallen ill. At least 18 veterans have died, 12 of whom have tested positive for the coronavirus so far.
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