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Paramus Veterans Home

Report: Nurse's Aide At Paramus Veterans Home Dies Of Coronavirus Report: Nurse's Aide At Paramus Veterans Home Dies Of Coronavirus
Report: Nurse's Aide At Paramus Veterans Home Dies Of Coronavirus Family and friends of a nurse's aide at the Paramus Veterans Home say she died of coronavirus despite the fact that state officials who run the home say otherwise, NorthJersey.com reports. The 62-year-old male aide who worked in the part of the home where the outbreak began had filed for retirement but was asked to continue working, the article says. He died on April 16 of complications of COVID-19, NorthJersey.com said. Another worker from the same unit is also reportedly hospitalized on a ventilator with the virus, the outlet said. All three of New Jersey's veterans home have been ravage…
Bergen County Man Who Dedicated Life To Building Homes For Veterans Dies Of Coronavirus Bergen County Man Who Dedicated Life To Building Homes For Veterans Dies Of Coronavirus
Bergen County Man Who Dedicated Life To Building Homes For Veterans Dies Of Coronavirus All Doug DiPaola was called to the Paramus Veterans Home to do last July was provide an estimate on how much it would be to replace the roof of a gazebo and a walkway behind the facility. Instead, DiPaola did all the work himself completely free of charge -- and even added a ramp. DiPaola, who dedicated his life to bettering lives of veterans, died Easter Sunday of coronavirus. "He was so generous," said Frank Calandrillo, Vice Chairman of the Veteran Advisory Council at the Veterans Home in Paramus. "We never expected him to do all that. We had the money. He didn't charge us a dime.…
Coronavirus Ravages Paramus Veterans Home Coronavirus Ravages Paramus Veterans Home
Coronavirus Ravages Paramus Veterans Home Of the 34 Paramus Veterans Home residents who died in the last two weeks, coronavirus caused 10 but ruled out for the other 24, a spokesman for the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs said Thursday. Twenty-three residents of he home tested positive for coronavirus while 47 are waiting results. There are 17 staff members who tested positive and 20 awaiting results. Four people died last week at a veterans home in Menlo Park (Edison) last week. Approximately 150 veterans home residents die each year, averaging 12 per month, state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs spok…