"Even by the standards of the pandemic’s difficult early days, the facilities were unprepared to keep their residents safe." Widespread dysfunction at two of New Jersey's state-run veterans homes left them unprepared to protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and still persists, a scathing report by the U.S Justice Department found Thursday. The 43-page document paints a disturbing picture of failures at the homes in Menlo Park and Paramus, where dozens of deaths occurred early in the outbreak.  It said poor communication, lack of staff competency and other issues led to the...…"Even by the standards of the pandemic’s difficult early days, the facilities were unprepared to keep their residents safe." Widespread dysfunction at two of New Jersey's state-run veterans homes left them unprepared to protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and still persists, a scathing report by the U.S Justice Department found Thursday. The 43-page document paints a disturbing picture of failures at the homes in Menlo Park and Paramus, where dozens of deaths occurred early in the outbreak.  It said poor communication, lack of staff competency and other issues led to the...WW…