When Covid Hit Nursing Homes, Part 1: ‘My Mother Died Alone’

<p>When New York was the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States, Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged as a singular, strong leader. Now his leadership is embattled, particularly over the extent of deaths in nursing homes during the peak.</p><p>Today, in the first of two parts on what went wrong in New York's nursing homes, we look at the crisis through the eyes of a woman, Lorry Sullivan, who lost her mother in a New York nursing home.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/amy-julia-harris?smid=pc-thedaily">Amy Julia Harris</a>, an investigative reporter on The New York Times’s Metro desk. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Trying to quell a growing outcry over the state’s handling of nursing homes during the pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/nyregion/cuomo-nursing-homes.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> launched into a 90-minute defense of his actions</a> while lashing out at critics.</li><li>The scrutiny of Covid-19 deaths in New York nursing homes has also put<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/nyregion/cuomo-new-york-covid.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> Governor Cuomo’s aggressive behavior</a> in the spotlight.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily.</a> Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>