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$6.2M Settlement Reached After Deadly Outbreak At NJ Nursing Home Kills 11, Sickens 35 $6.2M Settlement Reached After Deadly Outbreak At NJ Nursing Home Kills 11, Sickens 35
$6.2M Settlement Reached After Deadly Outbreak At NJ Nursing Home Kills 11, Sickens 35 A $6.2 million settlement was reached for 13 families including several who had children die due to a viral outbreak at a New Jersey healthcare facility in 2018. Thirty-five children were infected and 11 died of the adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, accused in a wrongful death suit of failing to immediately notify families of the virus, NJ Advance Media reports. The home is accused of waiting too long to transfer the kids to the hospital -- even at families' requests. The healthcare center was fined $600,000 by the US Centers for Medicare and Medica…

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Coronavirus Kills 8 Patients At Passaic County Nursing Home, Infects Many More, Mayor Says Coronavirus Kills 8 Patients At Passaic County Nursing Home, Infects Many More, Mayor Says
Coronavirus Kills 8 Patients At Passaic County Nursing Home, Infects Many More, Mayor Says The coronavirus has killed eight patients at one Wanaque nursing home and infected many more there and at another in town, officials said. Staff members and others at the Lakeland Nursing Home on Fifth Avenue in Haskell were being treated there after being infected, Wanaque Mayor Dan Mahler said. “Most of this occurred over the past few days,” Mahler said in a Sunday night letter to residents (see below). No deaths were reported at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, he said, adding that “it was reported to me that 10 persons were infected” there. The outbreaks “were likel…

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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
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Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead
Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead A freshman student at the University of Maryland died of the adenovirus, which recently killed 11 critically ill children at a longterm North Jersey pediatric facility. Olivia Paregol, 18 -- who suffered from Crohn's disease and had a weakened immune system -- developed a cough that later turned to pneumonia before she passed away Sunday at an area hospital, the New York Post reports. The teen's roommates suspect that it all began with mold. “You can’t sleep at night because the pillow is right next to mold and you’re up all night coughing,” Jessica Thompson told CBS News.  “We got t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Adenovirus: 11th Child Dies Adenovirus: 11th Child Dies
Adenovirus: 11th Child Dies A severely ill pediatric resident of the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation succumbed to the adenovirus Thursday night in an area hospital, New Jersey health officials said. The child was among 34 pediatric adenovirus cases that have been associated with the current outbreak, including a total of 11 deaths. “The grief from the loss of a child is overwhelming and we extend our deepest sympathies to this family and all of the families who have had to endure these terrible losses,” NJ Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said. At the direction of the Commissioner, the Department…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Adenovirus: 9th Child Dead Adenovirus: 9th Child Dead
Adenovirus: 9th Child Dead Another medically fragile child with respiratory illness at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation died Saturday, bringing the total deaths among facility residents to nine, state officials said. Among the 25 confirmed adenovirus cases among residents, there have been eight pediatric deaths confirmed with adenovirus, according to the NJ Health Department. The department cannot confirm that the death of an individual who died Friday afternoon was related to the outbreak, officials said. One staff member was also diagnosed but has since made a full recovery, officials said. The ch…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'I Want Answers,' Says Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak 'I Want Answers,' Says Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak
'I Want Answers,' Says Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak The mother of a 16-year-old girl who was among seven dead in an adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is demanding answers, ABC7 reports. Elizabeth Poulous was in St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson with a raging fever at the time of her diagnosis, her mom Kristine Polous Deleg told the outlet. The teen -- who has been a longterm care patient at the facility for four years -- was apparently diagnosed with the virus several days before the NJ Health Department was notified of the outbreak, the article says. Her mother says she was not made aware of the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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7th Child Confirmed Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak 7th Child Confirmed Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak
7th Child Confirmed Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak A seventh child has been confirmed dead as the result of a severe adenovirus outbreak at a North Jersey pediatric facility. The New Jersey Health Department on Tuesday confirmed that six patients at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation had died and 12 others were infected. The adenovirus mimics cold and flu-like symptoms and infected 18 youth with compromised immune systems. The 227-bed facility has been instructed not to admit any new patients until the outbreak ends and they are in full compliance. The facility notified the state's health department of respiratory illnesses…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: 6 Children Dead In 'Severe' Virus Outbreak At North Jersey Pediatric Facility UPDATE: 6 Children Dead In 'Severe' Virus Outbreak At North Jersey Pediatric Facility
Update: 6 Children Dead In 'Severe' Virus Outbreak At North Jersey Pediatric Facility UPDATE: Six children died as the result of a severe adenovirus outbreak at a North Jersey pediatric facility. The adenovirus mimics cold and flu-like symptoms and infected 18 youth with compromised immune systems at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, the health department said Tuesday. The 227-bed facility has been instructed not to admit any new patients until the outbreak ends and they are in full compliance. The facility notified the state's health department of respiratory illnesses Oct. 9. An inspection team on Sunday found minor hand-washing deficiencies, …

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by Cecilia Levine