The Sapphire Center in Flushing, Queens, has come under fire for allegedly downplaying the true fatality figures while stonewalling questions from worried families.

What is happening inside a Queens nursing home hit by the outbreak? Relatives of residents said there was a disturbing lack of information.

Lack of answers and transparency from nursing homes and state officials frustrates staffers and families as deaths mount.

New York’s health commissioner on Monday defended a directive that requires nursing homes to readmit residents who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus — as Gov. Andrew Cuomo

New York state lawmakers are pushing legislation to better protect nursing home residents. They say they’re hearing reports of residents not receiving

In New York, 5,300 nursing home residents have died of Covid-19. The nursing home lobby pressed for a provision that makes it hard for their families to sue.

State Assemblyman Ron Kim is seeking legislation to repeal a provision that was included in New York state's newly approved budget that prevents residents

Critics say data proves New York’s liability shield is linked to higher nursing home death rates during the pandemic

A state bill set to be voted on this week seeks to limit the civil- and criminal-liability protections granted to New York hospitals and health-care workers during the height of the coronavirus...

Assemblyman Ron Kim, D-Queens, spoke July 23, 2020, on the Assembly floor at the state Capitol in support of his legislation that will provide more legal options for those who want to sue nursing...

ALBANY — New York lawmakers are turning to President Joe Biden during his first day on the job, begging him to implore Gov. Andrew Cuomo to publicly release the total number of nursing home

The New York State Department of Health may have undercounted nursing home COVID-19 deaths “by as much as 50 percent,” according to a report from the state attorney general’s office.

A report by New York Attorney General Letitia James says that a survey of dozens of nursing homes suggests the number of residents who died of COVID-19 could be a huge undercount.

New York Attorney General Letitia James called for New York to eliminate the immunity provisions, particularly as they applied to nursing homes that knowingly took on more patients than their staffs...

AG Report: Unsafe Staffing Levels and PPE In Nursing Homes

A New York City Assembly member is hoping to create a compensation fun specifically for families who lost loved ones in nursing homes or long-term care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic.

Nursing home Covid deaths are nearly double what we were told.After a nearly yearlong investigation, prompted by patient neglect and staff misconduct allegations, a Jan. 28 report by Attorney General

Changes could be financially devasting.

New Yorkers have learned a lot in recent weeks about how hard COVID-19 hit nursing homes last year.

“It’s one of the more egregious abuses of power I’ve ever seen."