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Long Beach nursing home reopens; hospital to take longer

94 year-old Anthony Ferraiolla during physical therapy at

Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa | 94 year-old Anthony Ferraiolla during physical therapy at the Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine. (Feb. 5, 2013)

Three months after superstorm Sandy forced them to evacuate, most of Long Beach Medical Center's nursing home residents have returned. And a top official is hopeful the hospital will reopen by the end of next month.

"This is their home. The staff is very connected to them," hospital chief executive Douglas Melzer said Tuesday of the 114 residents who began returning to the still-damaged but...

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