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Problems at a Massachusetts veterans home -- where 76 deaths were linked to a coronavirus outbreak -- began when patients from two dementia units were combined into one, a 174-page state report says. “This decision was catastrophic,” the report on the Holyoke Soldier’s Home says, according to FOX station WFXT-TV in Boston. “Staff described the move as ‘total pandemonium,’ ‘when hell broke loose,’ and ‘a nightmare.’’’ “This [is] the most insane thing I ever saw in my entire life,” one staff member said, according to the report, the release of which was followed by the firing of the home's superintendent.

An armed man took three hostages during an "active shooter situation" at a California veterans home Friday afternoon, a fire official said. Earlier, it emerged the veterans home was on lockdown after reports of shots fired. The Napa County Sheriff’s Office said officers responded to the Veterans Home of California in Yountville around 10:45 a.m. local time and a shelter-in-place order was issued.

According to Republican Assemblymember Linda Halderman Democratic leaders in Sacramento have further cut funding for two Veterans homes. “In a scramble to save face, the Governor and Majority Party leaders removed funding for the Fresno and Redding veterans homes from the trigger cuts list. " " Their rhetoric fails to mention that they have also drastically slashed funding for the homes to the point that neither will be able to admit a single veteran. " From a $26.1 million promise to a $10.6 million compromise, the 2012-13 budget now allocates just $4.22 million. This allows hiring personnel but still provides...