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More than 68,000 people have died from COVID-19 so far in the U.S. and as many as 1 in 5 of them lived or worked in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, reports show—illustrating that the institutions that care for the nation's elderly have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic.A full picture of…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended his handling of nursing homes Tuesday, one day after the state reported more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing and adult care facilities that remain the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Mr. Cuomo said visitors have been forbidden and that nursing homes can transfer residents…

A tip led police to more than a dozen bodies at the the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center in Andover, N.J. The state is among those that grant temporary immunity from civil suits to nursing homes. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP A tip led police to more than a dozen bodies at…

Oregon’s senior care industry is well-known in state politics for its deep pockets and willingness to financially back candidates at every level of government.As the extent of COVID-19 cases and deaths at nursing homes receives more attention, the industry’s political largesse is also attracting scrutiny. Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, on Tuesday disclosed a March…

Discharging COVID-19 Patients To Nursing Homes Called A 'Recipe For Disaster' All 84 residents of Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., were evacuated from the facility in early April after 39 residents tested positive for the coronavirus. Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via…