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New Holyoke Veterans Home opens after deadly 2020 COVID outbreak

Original: New Veterans Home in Holyoke opens after deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak - Boston News, Weather, Sports

A new Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts has opened, replacing the facility at the center of one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks at a long-term care site in the United States. Around 76 veterans died there in the spring of 2020, and the tragedy led to criminal negligence charges against former superintendents and a broader reckoning over care standards for veterans in Massachusetts.

Why now: The long-awaited facility's opening brings closure to a scandal that shaped Massachusetts pandemic accountability debates.

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