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Tuesday

A new report found that citations for over-prescribing antipsychotics to nursing home residents declined significantly between the end of the Obama administration and the first half of the Trump administration. Shannon Reiswig/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption

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Sunday

Some nursing homes and long-term-care facilities say they're struggling to fill shifts as certified nursing assistants opt for unemployment benefits during the pandemic. SolStock/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Paramedics from the San Antonio Fire Department set up swabbing stations in a suburban nursing home's parking lot as part of the massive state intervention to stop the spread of infections in Texas nursing homes. John Burnett/NPR hide caption

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Texas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes

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Tuesday

Luann Thibodeau recently celebrated her 40th anniversary with her husband, Jeff. They ate dinner from Olive Garden while she remained on the other side of his nursing room window. The Thibodeaus have not been in the same room since mid-March when visitors were banned from nursing homes to slow the spread of the coronavirus. JerSean Golatt for NPR hide caption

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Banned From Nursing Homes, Families See Shocking Decline In Their Loved Ones

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Thursday

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Ideal Nursing Homes: Individual Rooms, Better Staffing, More Accountability

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Monday

Seventeen bodies were found at the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center in Andover, N.J. in April. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is investigating misconduct at nursing homes in the state. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption

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New Jersey Investigates State's Nursing Homes, Hotbed Of COVID-19 Fatalities

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Wednesday

Flags and wreaths honor veterans on April 28, on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Mass., where a number of people died due to the coronavirus. While the death toll at the state-run Holyoke Soldiers' Home continues to climb, federal officials are investigating whether residents were denied proper medical care while the state's top prosecutor is deciding whether to bring legal action. Rodrique Ngowi/AP hide caption

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Officials Investigating Multiple COVID-19 Deaths At Massachusetts Soldiers' Home

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Thursday

In a statement, Life Care Center of Kirkland has "successfully" worked with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to address the "Immediate Jeopardy" citations. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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