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"The 17 were among 68 recent deaths linked to the long-term care facility, Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center I and II, including two nurses." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/nyregion/coronavirus-nj-andover-nursing-home-deaths.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/1...
2016 article on the sale of the facilities to Skyline Healthcare (Skyline is an informal name for that part of northwest Jersey) says they have 702 beds. Story says they have 5 facilities in NJ, 1 in NY, one in PA. https://www.njherald.com/news/20161221/skyline-healthcare-to-purchase-andover-subacute">https://www.njherald.com/news/2016...
Skyline Healthcare collapsed around July 2019. By 2017 it had expanded to more than 100 facilities in 11 states. Many homes shut " over neglect." Chain was owned by a Joseph Schwarz. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/aging/nursing-home-chain-grows-too-fast-collapses-elderly-disabled-residents-n1025381">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/ag...
"Allegations of negligence at a major nursing-home chain come as the Trump administration is moving to ease, not increase, accountability for the industry, reducing penalties and terminating fewer contracts with problem owners."
The HQ for the chain was above this pizza joint in Woodbridge. The NBC article says he still owned 53 nursing homes at the time of publication.
The family still owns Andover Subacute, it seems. Charming.
Feb. 5 2020. This was Medicare/Medicaid fraud on industrial scale. They are not an outlier. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/suit-failed-nursing-homes-operators-stole-employees-68784984">https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wi...
