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Last Foley nursing home patient moves out

Originally published: June 20, 2013 6:02 PM
Updated: June 20, 2013 8:22 PM
By PAUL LAROCCO  paul.larocco@newsday.com

John J. Foley Nursing home in Yaphank. (April

Photo credit: James Carbone | John J. Foley Nursing home in Yaphank. (April 9, 2013)

The last patient was moved from Suffolk County's John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility Thursday, marking the end of a prolonged political fight over the home's future.

Aides to County Executive Steve Bellone said the final resident of the Yaphank facility -- which once had 264 beds -- was transferred to another long-term care center in the early afternoon. Twenty-three employees will remain...

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