{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-demands-investigation-following-deaths-in-whitefish-nursing-home", "Daines Demands Investigation Following Deaths in Whitefish Nursing Home", "2020-10-08", "2020", "2020-10", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "10.08.20\n\t\t\t Daines Demands Investigation Following Deaths in Whitefish Nursing Home \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tU.S. SENATEU.S. Senator Steve Dainestodaycalled on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to investigate the Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation facility following apattern of serious noncompliance with federal regulations andthe deaths of multiple residents following a COVID-19 outbreak.\r\n\r\nAs someone who wants to ensure that our most vulnerable are protected, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, I urge you to further investigate the circumstances surrounding these deaths and re-evaluate this facility's suitability to continue providing care as well as whether the state survey agency properly enforced the regulations in place to protect residents,Daines wrote.In light of these disturbing developments, I request your immediate attention into this matter and a report of your findings, including recommendations to ensure the health and safety of residents moving forward.\r\n\r\nTo read Daines' letter to Administrator Verma, clickHERE.\r\n\r\nBackground:\r\n\r\nClickHEREto read more about issues relating to the Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation Facility.\r\n\r\nClickHEREto read more about the families who reported issues with the Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation Facility.\r\n\r\nDaines has been leading the efforts in Congress to respond to the coronavirus outbreak impacting the country.To read about Daines' COVID-19 related efforts, clickHERE.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-demands-investigation-following-deaths-in-whitefish-nursing-home"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9289286099374294, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}