Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's administration violated the constitutional rights of residents of veterans' homes in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a U.S. Department of JusticeAnd despite new management, the homes continue to provide inadequate care and prevention of contagious diseases, the report said.
More than 200 veterans died of COVID-19 in the Menlo Park and Paramus facilities, which are run by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The report found the facilities provided inadequate infection control and medical care.last year, there were no requirements placed on new managers to figure out what had happened.