Sandy prompts some elderly to seek assisted living
The howling winds and rising waters of Superstorm Sandy may have sparked at least one unintended flood: A race by seniors to find safe housing in assisted-living facilities.
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Jan 07, 2013 |
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NY homes for elderly under scrutiny after Sandy
(AP)—A nursing home and an assisted living facility in New York are under scrutiny after The Associated Press disclosed that hundreds of elderly and disabled people forced to evacuate by Superstorm Sandy ...
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Jan 04, 2013 |
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Shuttered after Sandy, NYC hospital partly reopens (Update)
(AP)—The evacuation of some 320 patients during the catastrophic October storm known as Sandy was just the beginning for NYU Langone Medical Center.
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Dec 27, 2012 |
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Grim limbo for storm's nursing home evacuees in NY
(AP)—Hundreds of elderly and disabled who were hurriedly evacuated from New York City's seaside nursing homes and assisted living residences after Superstorm Sandy are still in a grim limbo two months later, ...
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Dec 26, 2012 |
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New York doctors protest post-Sandy troubles
A group of doctors and nurses protested outside New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office Friday to ask for more help in rebuilding the city's healthcare system in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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NY hospital that evacuated during storm to reopen
(AP)—One of two New York hospitals that had to evacuate patients at the height of Superstorm Sandy is set to begin reopening.
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Nov 03, 2012 |
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