STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A banner reading Thank You! has been posted outside Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center showing appreciation for staff at the facility for their work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

My experience with the staff (at the facility) before the pandemic was and still is awesome, said Jody Musicaro-Burkhalter, whose father is a resident of the Castleton Corners facility.

Clove Lakes has been tremendously helpful in helping my father maintain a relationship with me while in quarantine everything from phone calls to FaceTime, and always keeping me updated and informed about my fathers well-being," she said, adding that it is hard not being able to see her father during the pandemic.

The banner, which is one in a long list of thank-yous that borough residents have given to Staten Islands health-care workers, comes at a time when New York City plans to increase staff to nursing homes badly hit by the virus across New York City.

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All health-care workers are our superheroes, but we mustnt forget about the health-care workers who put their life in jeopardy every day by showing up at the facility to take care of our loved ones, Musicaro-Burkhalter said.

They are going above and beyond and are exhausted, but still put in hours and hours of work to take care of our seniors. We cannot forget to thank all of the nurses, CNAs and staff at the nursing homes.

Musicaro-Burkhalter said she is also looking forward to having her father tested for the virus, as part of a partnership between Borough Hall, Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC), Staten Island nursing homes and a Long Island testing manufacturer.

I am glad to hear that the test will arrive soon to help those in need, she said.

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