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Adult Care Workers Say They're Wearing Painters’ Masks For Days

The Shapiro Developmental Center is a place near and dear to hundreds of families where challenging lives are made far better.

KANKAKEE, IL (CBS) — A state-run home in Kankakee has 12 cases of COVID-19, and for those who work at the facility, concern over how the place is being run is making them nervous.

The Shapiro Developmental Center is a place near and dear to hundreds of families where challenging lives are made far better. Some living at the facility for the mentally disabled have been there for a decade or more. Staff who provide close up care become family to the residents. But some of the staff members say they are not being offered proper protection.

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