The report followed a months-long investigation by the office into the handling of the pandemic at nursing homes. COVID-19 deaths occurred in nursing homes or assisted-living facilities.ĭespite the high death tolls in nursing homes, the attorney general’s report found that the actual numbers may have been much higher than reported A “larger number of nursing home residents died from COVID-19 than DOH data reflected, and may have been undercounted by as much as 50 percent,” the office found. The operators of four nursing homes in New York misused more than 83 million in government funds and neglected residents, including some who were malnourished or were left to sit. In May, one report found that more than 40% of U.S. (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Wednesday accused nursing home operator Centers Health Care and its owners of stealing 83 million in government funds while. However, the facility reported to OAG a total of 27 COVID-19. According to the attorney general’s office, in one instance, a facility reported five confirmed and six presumed COVID-19 deaths at the facility as of August 3 to DOH. have seen some of the highest rates of death due to the coronavirus. In fact, the OAG found that nursing home resident deaths appear to be undercounted by DOH by approximately 50.
In addition, certain actions by the state and by nursing homes put vulnerable residents at risk during the pandemic, the office claimed.Ĭharles Camosy, a theology professor at Fordham University, told CNA on Thursday that the report’s findings “demonstrate a classic instance of throwaway culture.” In a report released on Thursday, the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James said that the state undercounted the number of nursing home deaths due to the virus. New York’s health department may have underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths by 50%, an investigation by the state’s attorney general found.
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