In August, the New York State Legislature will hold hearings on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s policy on nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis, including a controversial March 25th directive that required the homes to readmit residents who were in the hospital with COVID-19. Karen DeWitt spoke with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who says she’s keeping an open mind.
Legislature To Hold Hearings On COVID-19 Deaths In NYS Nursing Homes
![Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, at right, speaks at a rally for survivors of childhood sexual abuse Monday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bdfe106/2147483647/strip/true/crop/451x546+0+0/resize/880x1065!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwamc%2Ffiles%2F201901%2F1-_28_cva.jpg)
Karen DeWitt