AMHERST Amherst Chinese Restaurant, in business for more than 40 years, is temporarily closed as new owners get ready to take it over, according to a manager at the restaurant. Manager Cathy Wei said in an interview last week that the restaurant at.
The worst decision, according to the report, was combining the patients from two dementia wards, which included both COVID-positive and COVID-negative veterans.
In fact, the report concludes, there were many decisions and actions taken that were the opposite of what should have been done.
When a response team from the state showed up at the home when problems got out of hand, a team member said one of the units looked like a war zone, with veterans crammed on top of each other.
The report finds the home s superintendent, Bennett Walsh, lacked medical and technical expertise, playing a significant role in the devastating sequence of events. It also faults the absence of a clear chain of command and a breakdown in communication involving Walsh, Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans Services Francisco Urena, Gov. Charlie Baker and Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders.
A special committee of Massachusetts lawmakers released a lengthy and damaging report into what unfolded at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, where 77 veterans died.