https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/04/26/andrew-cuomo-blames-nursing-homes-as-questions-mount-over-coronavirus-directive/
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that nursing homes that could not comply with a March 25 directive requiring them to accept coronavirus patients should have obeyed “regulations” and transferred patients if they could not care for them.
The directive, issued March 25, stated (original emphasis): “No resident shall be denied re-admission or admission to the NH [nursing home] solely based on a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19. NHs are prohibited from requiring a hospitalized resident who is determined medically stable to be tested for COVID-19 prior to admission or readmission.”
On Thursday, Cuomo said he would investigate nursing homes that failed to follow laws and regulations on “separation and isolation policies, staffing policies and inadequate personal protective equipment.”
But nursing homes say that they could not possibly cope on short notice with the state’s sudden demand to care for patients infected with a highly contagious disease.
A reporter asked Cuomo at his press briefing Saturday whether the state department of health should have done more, leading up to the pandemic, to prepare nursing homes and ensure that they had adequate equipment and staff.
Cuomo responded to the question by saying that “no one is to blame,” but added:
The regulations still apply, even though you’re in the middle of a global pandemic. The regulations still apply. And for the nursing homes, one of the central regulations is, if you cannot provide appropriate care for that patient, you must transfer that patient, period. That’s the — that’s the rule. And if you can’t find the place to transfer the patient, then the department of health will find a place to transfer the patient. Another nursing home. another facility.
Critics, however, say that nursing homes were under pressure to accept the patients.
Journalists did not ask Cuomo on Saturday about whether he accepted that the directive may have placed residents at risk, or if he would withdraw the directive.
Cuomo has faced increasing scrutiny over his directive in recent days as mainstream media outlets have woken up to the issue. The New York Times reported Friday that New York, New Jersey, and California have similar policies — and that critics called such policies a “sentence of death” for residents.
NBC News reported Sunday that noting that Connecticut and Massachusetts had a different policy, which set aside specific nursing facilities for coronavirus-only patients.
Conservative radio host and litigator Mark Levin was among the first to question New York’s policy, on March 26. The Wall Street Journal reported the directive the same day, though the rest of the media largely ignored the issue until last week
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[–] rickki6 [S] ago
thanks tweety51. it took me awhile to come to grips with it. when she lived in AZ we spoke on the phone almost everyday and I really didn't think too much of it, always asking me the same question over and over after I would keep answering but our convo's were always short and sweet. when she moved back to NY on 2015 I was like OMG. It has gotten worse but not terrible and she is back here 5 years now. Dr told me everyone is different and he doesn't know when she will get really bad, its a process. Sucks to watch for sure ! I use to get so annoyed at her and then feel so bad about it. My mom and I are close. She and my step dad moved to AZ from NY back in 03 so I was very use to not seeing her but once/twice a year. When she moved back in 2015 I was the care taker, it was a lot for me to adjust to. I have no children , just myself, my BF John of 13 years and 2 dogs. Now my mom is here and depending on me and I'm losing my mind cuz she is losing her mind. It became a vicious cycle. I had to break it for my own sanity and hers of course. Luckily my mom is very cool, laid back person, not needy but now she needs the help. She fell this past Jan and fractured her L1. Hospital put her in this nursing home for rehab. She is now there permanently . I realized she can't live alone anymore, which I knew before she fell it was a matter of time. It was hard for her to adjust to in the very beginning being in a nursing home but she is super friendly and loves it now lOl. It is a great place so I feel at ease. I fear the end tho, of not knowing me. I fear it.
[–] tweety51 ago
You know people wirh Alzheimers can be in great shape except for their mind. My dad was the star patient at the nursing home, friendly and amiable...they loved him. He wasn't like that normally. He was in good physical shape and did well physically until a bout of shingles hindered this good health. It is tough to see your parent go through this.
Maybe Trump will release some cures for this disease...I know they exist. God bless your family...your mom is lucky to have you. I have family that works in a nursing home and one is a hospice social worker and many older people have no family...it is pretty sad. You mom will always be able to feel your love even when she doesn't know who you are.