To make matters worse, during the harrowing COVID-19 wave in March and April 2020, these veterans homes turned into sites of heartbreak. The DOJ report underscores the atrocities of the period, citing that a staggering 84 residents of the Paramus home perished between March 31 and April 25, 2020. The Menlo Park facility, which once housed around 300 souls, witnessed its numbers dwindle sharply, standing at a meager 205 by April 25, 2020.
Unconstitutional COVID Care At NJ : PPE Mishaps and a Silent Department
Adding to the drama, the report’s findings divulged that even as late as mid-April 2020, U.S. Veterans Affairs employees observed staff at these facilities either dismissing the need for masks, sporting them haphazardly, or being perplexingly clueless about changing personal protective gear when transitioning between resident quarters.
In the midst of these revelations, attempts to elicit a response from the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs proved futile, as they remained unavailable for immediate comment.
