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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 file photo, nursing home residents wait on line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing home facility in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. Nursing homes in parts of New York hit worst by this winter s COVID-19 surge say they re struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten sick or needed to quarantine. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
NEW YORK (AP) Nursing homes in parts of New York hit worst by this winter’s COVID-19 surge say they’re struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten sick or needed to quarantine.
New York nursing homes struggle with staffing amid outbreaks
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Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
A nursing home staff member receives a Covid-19 vaccine from a CVS pharmacist at Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in New York City earlier in January.Yuki Iwamura | AP Photo
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Nursing homes in parts of New York hit worst by this winter’s COVID-19 surge say they’re struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten sick or needed to quarantine.
About 80 nursing homes have reported nursing shortages as of early January, according to The Associated Press’ analysis of the latest federal and state data. Most are located in parts of western and central New York that saw their first serious outbreaks of the virus begin in late autumn.
Nursing homes struggle with staffing amid outbreaks
By MARINA VILLENEUVEJanuary 26, 2021 GMT
Associated Press (AP) Nursing homes in parts of New York hit worst by this winter’s COVID-19 surge say they’re struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten sick or needed to quarantine.
About 80 nursing homes have reported nursing shortages as of early January, according to The Associated Press’ analysis of the latest federal and state data. Most are located in parts of western and central New York that saw their first serious outbreaks of the virus begin in late autumn.
At The Pearl nursing home in Rochester, a core group of nurses worked double shifts for weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, said administrator Christine Schaller.