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NJ Nursing Home That Crammed Bodies Into Morgue Faces Another Lawsuit NJ Nursing Home That Crammed Bodies Into Morgue Faces Another Lawsuit
NJ Nursing Home That Crammed Bodies Into Morgue Faces Another Lawsuit A New Jersey man whose uncle died at the Sussex County nursing home where 17 corpses were found crammed into a small morgue is now suing the owners with claims that they failed to take adequate precautions to protect residents from contracting COVID-19. Brian Roberts filed the class-action suit against Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center I and II Tuesday in Superior Court of Sussex County, NJ.com reports. Roberts’ uncle, Albert Roberts, died at the facility from the virus on April 1. The nursing home violated the consumer fraud act and federal nursing home laws, Roberts alleges in th…

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by Valerie Musson
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9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S. 9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S.
9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S. Nine nursing homes long riddled with problems were named to a list of hundreds in the U.S. that medical officials are keeping close eyes on. The facilities on the list are candidates for “Special Focus Facilities” by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with two already designated SFF homes.  The designated SFF nursing homes are New Grove Manor in East Orange and Riverfront Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Pennsauken. The nine candidates all have had a history of serious quality issues and are being included in a special program to stimulate improve…

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by Cecilia Levine