‘It’s OK to look back, but don’t stare’: Chairman of Chelsea Soldiers’ Home cautions oversight committee on Holyoke counterpart
Updated 4:22 PM;
The special legislative oversight committee on the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home held its eighth hearing since October Monday, featuring testimony from experts on veterans’ health and wellness.
The oversight committee was formed in response to the pandemic — which claimed the lives of at least 77 veterans at the state-run facility on Cherry Street in Holyoke. The oversight committee is tasked with scrutinizing the response to the outbreak at the Western Massachusetts facility, the hardest hit of the state’s long-term care facilities.