Durbin, Duckworth ask federal VA to ensure Illinois veterans homes have proper disease planning, protocols after stinging report on LaSalle home, where 36 died from COVID-19 Rick Pearson © Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune A picnic table outside the Illinois Veterans’ Home in LaSalle, Dec. 3, 2020.
Democratic U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth on Monday asked for federal assistance to ensure Illinois veterans homes have proper infectious disease planning and protocols in place following the release of a stinging report detailing large-scale mismanagement at the LaSalle Veterans Home, where 36 residents died of COVID-19. In a letter to U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, the two Illinois senators noted the federal VA was part of on-site inspections with state public health officials at the LaSalle Home that occurred more than 10 days after the outbreak was discovered on Nov. 1 and detailed a full-time staffer to provide technical assistance
Watchdog report details mismanagement of COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle VA home
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Watchdog report details large-scale mismanagement of COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle VA home where 36 veterans died
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