[7][8] Ultimately, 11 children died[9] and 36 residents and one staff member were diagnosed[10] in "one of the nation's deadliest long-term-care outbreaks.

Wanaque Center failed to send a representative,[4] saying that it was protecting patient privacy[13] and that the hearing was not the appropriate place to discuss the outbreak.

[17] On March 29, 2019, it was reported that the center could resume admitting pediatric ventilator patients[18] after the state ban lifted.

[10][21][22][23] A new bill based on the report was signed by the governor in August 2019,[14] after passing both houses of state legislature late June 2019.

[4] In June 2019, it was one of 11 New Jersey nursing homes flagged by federal inspectors for persistently unsafe conditions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.