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Month: June 2020

June 29, 2020 / Desiree Taylor /

COVID-19 spikes at nursing home where workers complained about safety concerns

WINK TV News: June 26, 2020 Reporter Lauren Sweeney A nursing home where workers complained of a lack of PPE and information about coronavirus currently has more COVID-19 positive residents than any
June 29, 2020 / Desiree Taylor /

Caregivers Honored Patients & Staff Struck Down by COVID-19

TAMPA—Dozens of long-term care workers and members of the state’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, held a vigil in Tampa recently to mourn the deaths of more
June 29, 2020 / Desiree Taylor /

Congress Investigates Owner of LTC Facilities After COVD-19 Deaths

WUSF News:  By JULIO OCHOA & DAYLINA MILLER • JUN 22, 2020 More than a third of COVID-19 deaths in the United States so far happened at nursing homes. Now Congress is demanding answers from five
June 29, 2020 / Desiree Taylor /

1199SEIU Facilitates Donation of 20,000 KN95 Masks

Miramar—In the midst of a widespread shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), the state’s largest healthcare union has facilitated a donation of 20,000 KN95 masks that will be distributed to
June 29, 2020 / Desiree Taylor /

Consulate Nursing Home Named in OSHA, AHCA Complaints for Putting Patients, Caregivers at “High-Risk” of COVID-19 Infection

FORT MYERS—Florida’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, has filed official complaints with federal and state agencies against Consulate Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Fort Myers for
June 29, 2020 / Desiree Taylor /

Union claims FL nursing homes putting worker, patient lives at risk

WINK TV News: A certified nursing assistant at Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare, who only wanted to be identified by the name “Julie”, said management hid cases of COVID-19 from
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1199SEIU Caregivers Launch Statewide Campaign For Improved Staffing, Protections, Pay To Help Solve Care Crisis In Florida Nursing Homes

July 18, 2024 / Chris Huntwalker

Statement from Margarette Nerette Of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East On Biden Administration’s New Standards To Ensure Quality Nursing Home Care

September 28, 2023 / Chris Huntwalker

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P)

September 7, 2023 / Chris Huntwalker

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