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Welcome to the Wednesday morning briefing. Here’s a story you won’t read anywhere else.
Onondaga County’s largest for-profit nursing home hit a new low in 2025, racking up six “immediate jeopardy” citations — the worst federal violation a facility can receive. Despite an independent care monitor appointed after a $12 million settlement with the state Attorney General, Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing saw a resident die from a faulty oxygen system the day before Thanksgiving, another resident attacked with a metal wheelchair leg on Christmas Day, and state inspectors allegedly threatened by administrators who tried to prevent them from leaving the building. | Read more…