Underfunded NYC nursing home program led to massive coronavirus death toll
By Julia Marsh and Bernadette Hogan
June 17, 2020 | 9:59am | Updated
The city and state severely shortchanged a federally-mandated program designed to protect nursing home residents, leading to the disproportionate death toll of elderly New Yorkers from the coronavirus, according to an alarming new report by City Comptroller Scott Stringer.
The investigation found that New York City has just one full-time ombudsman for every 8,650 long-term care residents when national guidelines dictate one watchdog for every 2,000 people.
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