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That the reason why COVID got into the nursing home is because staff brought it in while coming into work. It did not come from patients bringing it to the nursing homes.

I assume that the patients coming in to the nursing home were new admits, or patient who got sent to hospital from nursing homes to discover that they have COVID.

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28 minutes ago, MunoRN said:

That's the odd thing about NY, someone who most of the rest of the country sees as a general A-hole can do just fine in NY politcs.  Cuomo's approval among NY residents remains largely unchanged, currently at around 56% approval in most polls.

I think he has/had aspirations of a presidential run. I'd say that's bit the dust at this point. But, I've seen crazier things in politics 

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I guess this is a different topic from him potentially fudging the numbers?

Probably a little of both.

Cumo gets a lot of flack for what he did in the heat of the moment when the extent of what was going to happen was a big unknown in hospitals and cases were on a dramatic rise there, particularly among republicans and conservative press that won't let him the public forget it.

But the truth is nursing homes in other states had a higher death rate.  Nursing homes here in FL were very hard hit.  There are numerous stories of staff working sick and spreading covid.  Now there are many cases of patients being in lockdown and all testing negative, only to have a breakout so you know it's staff.  But often it's asymptomatic staff.  Florida hasn't had a lockdown since May so staff are free to do whatever they want, even if it's risky.  I see that in some of my coworker's social media.  Many of whom are still catching covid.

 Many nursing homes are now quarantining new residents or patients that have been to the hospital.  This is why nursing home residents after healthcare workers were next in line to get vaccinated. 

We "only" had 5,000 cases yesterday which is quite low for us.

 

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"Verily I say unto you, he who is blameless, cast the first stone" 

Someone said that or something like it? 

Don't like the guy. Too smug. Too polished! 

Re a disease that even had Dr Fauci stumped, Cuomo took the lead. He was pro active in an area that NO ONE knew what to do. He was out front, reassuring the public and taking measures that no one else was. 

He made mistakes but he saved a lot of lives, unlike the republican's politicians who killed their voters! 

He took charge when no one else would. And, he defied Trump the murderer! 

I would look at neighboring NJ and Massachusetts etc and you would see even worse stats possibly. 

Maybe he was an opportunist, but he took charge as he was supposed to do. I will be enormously surprised if this is the only mistake. 

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Analysis of impact of covid-positive admissions on NY nursing homes.  Empire Center for Public Policy is a think tank/public policy watchdog group. 

https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/covid-positive-admissions-higher-death-rates/

 

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There were no templates re what actions were viable!

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13 hours ago, Tweety said:

I guess this is a different topic from him potentially fudging the numbers?

 

I think, after watching a couple of the evening programs on CNN last night, this is what it all boils down to. There were/are issues in every state, most governors have just not fibbed to their constituency about them. At least, not to the extent that Cuomo is accused of. 

 

1 hour ago, Curious1997 said:

He made mistakes but he saved a lot of lives, unlike the republican's politicians who killed their voters!

I have a republican governor who put out strict standards that ticked off many, but probably saved many lives. Sorry, but a virus doesn't know political affiliation. Until the blame game crap stops, things won't get better.

 

I did have a good laugh at my mom's expense this morning. She thinks Ted Cruz is next to God. For years I've said no way. Looks like he's drowning in his own puddle of poo ?. My point? Crappy people exist in both parties, really

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I've worked in one rest home that was totally put into lock down from one new admission from the public hospital that had norovirus (the hospital didn't advise the LTC)

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On 2/20/2021 at 2:36 AM, Tenebrae said:

I've worked in one rest home that was totally put into lock down from one new admission from the public hospital that had norovirus (the hospital didn't advise the LTC)

This seems odd and shady to me.  Here we have to test all patients going to nursing homes and provide proof that they are negative before the transfer.  

We have had one facility that was designated for covid nursing home patients but they closed and now patients have to remain hospitalized until they have 10 days of no symptoms.  

 

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7 hours ago, Tweety said:

Here we have to test all patients going to nursing homes and provide proof that they are negative before the transfer.  

The problem with a negative test is that the patient could pop positive the next day depending on where they are in their exposure/illness.

Our nursing homes in the CT were also very heavily impacted. I know at the one I used to work at they identified both positive staff and positive admissions as the source of infections. 

 

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29 minutes ago, JBMmom said:

The problem with a negative test is that the patient could pop positive the next day depending on where they are in their exposure/illness. 

 

This is what I believe contributed to my elderly aunt's hosp>NH>hosp>NH, back & forths, but then she came up positive the last in & out. Somewhere in the course of transfers & short stays, she was exposed & converted+.

She was 98yo, AO, living alone at home with assist in place as she WAS frail.

I just got the news past hour - she died this morning.

I believe the early disease mismanagement by public officials did contribute to the worsening of the pandemic. JMHO.

My aunt has just joined the ranks of some 500,000.

 

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16 minutes ago, amoLucia said:

I just got the news past hour - she died this morning.

So sorry for your loss. 

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47 minutes ago, JBMmom said:

The problem with a negative test is that the patient could pop positive the next day depending on where they are in their exposure/illness.

Our nursing homes in the CT were also very heavily impacted. I know at the one I used to work at they identified both positive staff and positive admissions as the source of infections. 

 

Oh for sure.  I've had four exposures from patients that have tested negative on admission only to test positive a couple of days later.

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