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TRENTON, N.J. — Nearly two dozen children at a long-term care facility showed symptoms of a viral infection and two had died by the time New Jersey's health department was notified about the outbreak this fall, said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the department's top official.

QUEENSBURY — Low pay and expensive health insurance is leaving the Centers nursing homes understaffed, workers said as they picketed outside the Glens Falls Center on Wednesday.

A timeline for the shutdown of Emerald South Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been set, with closure expected by late January.

The New York State Department of Health appointed The Grand Healthcare System to operate Emerald North and Emerald South Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers on October 29th.

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Jonathan Smith, head of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, entered the Hunts Point Station post office in the Bronx on the afternoon of Oct. 16, accompanied by a dozen-odd retired postal workers, a 4-year-old girl carrying a “The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale” sign, and union communications director Chuck Zlatkin, who was carrying a small cardboard box of petitions with more than 5,300 signatures demanding that the U.S. Postal Service begin offering basic banking services.

Health care employment in the state increased by more than 18% in the past 10 years, more than double the growth rate of overall employment, according to a report released Monday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The CMS is looking to increase its oversight of post-acute care settings through new civil money penalties on nursing home staff and a new verification process to confirm personal attendants actually showed up to care for seniors when they are at home.

HAVERSTRAW - Hundreds of 1199SEIU union nurses around the Hudson Valley protested Wednesday for better contracts.

It should come as no surprise to individuals who operate within the home health care sector that fraud and abuse can and does happen. As any honest agency owner or caregiver with integrity would admit, that needs to be rooted out as quickly as possible to ensure the safety of all clients, elderly or disabled. Unfortunately, it’s not just clients who are being abused and taken advantage of by some agencies. A recent New York City investigation found that 75% of home care agencies that were investigated had been taking advantage of the caregivers on their staff.

In less than two months, voters across the country can begin to lead our nation out of the nightmare of the Trump administration. We would not be exaggerating to call the Nov. 6 election one of the most critical in generations.