‘It’s Hit Our Front Door’: Homes for the Disabled See a Surge of Covid-19
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The call came on March 24. Bob McGuire, the executive director of CP Nassau, a nonprofit group that cares for the developmentally disabled, received a report from a four-story, colonnaded building in Bayville, N.Y., that houses several dozen residents with severe disabilities ranging from cerebral palsy to autism. For many of them, discussions of social distancing or hand washing are moot.
“Bob, we’re starting to see symptoms,” Mr. McGuire was told.
Fevers were spreading. Within 24 hours, 10 residents were taken to the hospital. Now, little more than two weeks later, 37 of the home’s 46 residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. Two are dead; nine remain hospitalized. At least eight members of the staff have tested positive as well.
“Forgive me if I get emotional,” Mr. McGuire said in an interview, choking up. “People discount people with disabilities and presume they understand them when they don’t know them. They think their lives are not worth the same as yours or mine, and that’s just not true.”
As the coronavirus preys on the most vulnerable, it is taking root in New York’s sprawling network of group homes for people with special needs.
Read more here https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/nyregion/coronavirus-disabilities-group-homes.html
The call came on March 24. Bob McGuire, the executive director of CP Nassau, a nonprofit group that cares for the developmentally disabled, received a report from a four-story, colonnaded building in Bayville, N.Y., that houses several dozen residents with severe disabilities ranging from cerebral palsy to autism. For many of them, discussions of social distancing or hand washing are moot.
“Bob, we’re starting to see symptoms,” Mr. McGuire was told.
Fevers were spreading. Within 24 hours, 10 residents were taken to the hospital. Now, little more than two weeks later, 37 of the home’s 46 residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. Two are dead; nine remain hospitalized. At least eight members of the staff have tested positive as well.
“Forgive me if I get emotional,” Mr. McGuire said in an interview, choking up. “People discount people with disabilities and presume they understand them when they don’t know them. They think their lives are not worth the same as yours or mine, and that’s just not true.”
As the coronavirus preys on the most vulnerable, it is taking root in New York’s sprawling network of group homes for people with special needs.
Read more here https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/nyregion/coronavirus-disabilities-group-homes.html
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City of Glendora Acquires Assisted Living Property.
On April 25, the City Council of Glendora, California gave the green light to the acquisition of a 2.17-acre facility at 1762 Dale Road, pending …Admin who thieved $50K from Developmentally Disabled Adults in Medford Facility is Sentenced.
On Thursday, April 6th, Jazzame Paranzino, aged 31 and from Shirley, was issued a four-month prison sentence by Suffolk County Court and was additionally required …Newsome Allots $53 Million in Grants for Housing Assistance for Elderly & Disabled Adults.
Governor Gavin Newsom, in collaboration with The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), revealed that 12 organizations were provided with $53 million in grants to …Revolutionizing Medicare: Biden’s new executive order connects turnover to healthcare rates.
The announcement comes as the program’s trustees have projected a shortfall for the coming year of more than $100 billion in federal spending on behalf …How to Price Your RCFE Home the Right Way
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