Legislature To Hold Hearings On COVID-19 Deaths In NYS Nursing Homes

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Karen Dewitt

Published July 25, 2020 at 10:20 AM EDT

Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, at right, speaks at a rally for survivors of childhood sexual abuse Monday.

In August, the New York State Legislature will hold hearings on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s policy on nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis, including a controversial March 25th directive that required the homes to readmit residents who were in the hospital with COVID-19. Karen DeWitt spoke with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who says she’s keeping an open mind.