COVID-19 in nursing homes

There are concerns that nursing homes are covering up nursing home COVID-19 cases.

4 IN YOUR CORNER’S KATIE LAGRONEIS INVESTIGATING.13-1851-57113-125151-157THEY ARE AMONG OUR COMMUNITY’SMOST AT RISK TO THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.

RESIDENTS IN STATENURSING HOMES AND ASSISTEDLIVING FACILITIES ARE SOVULNERABLE TO THEDISEASE...FLORIDA WAS ONE OF THEFIRST STATES TO LOCK THEMDOWN.... governor presser:46-"at a minimum these facilitieshave had to adhere to strictscreening" BUT STILL--THE VIRUSHAS INVADED.

THE LATEST STATENUMBERS SHOW MORE THAN ONETHOUSAND RESIDENTS AND WORKERSAT LONG TERM HEALTH CENTERS INTHE STATE HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE...WITH 53 OF FLORIDA’S67 COUNTIES REPORTING AT LEASTONE CASE Terry mcguire 1:55- weare so upset and concerned.TERRI MCGUIRE’S MOM IS IN ANURSING HOME ON FLORIDA’S WESTCOAST.

WHILE MCQUIRE DOESN’TBELIEVE HER MOM IS SICK...NORHAS SHE RECEIVED A CALL THAT HERMOM IS INFECTED... SHE FEARS IFTHERE WAS AN OUTBREAK WHERE HERMOM LIVES...SHE WOULDN’T KNOW TOWHAT EXTENT...AND THINKS THAT’SWRONG.(terry mcguire)3:35- if this gets into anursing home, it’s going tospread like wildfire and no-oneis going to know, none’s goingto know AT THIS CENTER INBRADENTON...THE LOCAL PAPERRECENTLY REPORTED MORE THAN 30PATIENTS TESTED POSITIVE-- INADDITION TO STAFF... ASPOKESPERSON WOULDN’T CONFIRMTOTALS BUT ACKNOWLEGED "that anumber of residents and staffhave tested positive forCOVID-19"(jay Wolfson)2:27- when it becomes a clusterthan it becomes a public policyand reason to notify the peoplein the community that this placemay be a danger and we’re goingto quarantine BUT DR. JAYWOLFSON, A PUBLIC HEALTH POLICYPROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OFSOUTH FLORIDA ALSO CAUTIONS THATMAKING TOO MANY DETAILSPUBLIC...CAN BE DAMAGING..(jay wolfson)4:48- i guess there’s a concernabout creating panic that mightnot be necessary and i guess thequestion as to what practicalvalue there is in broadcastingthat information WHILE SEVERALSTATES HAVE OR ARE IN THEPROCESS OF REVEALING MORE ABOUTITS COVID-CASES WITHIN LONG TERMCARE CENTERS...FLORIDA DOESN’TAPPEAR TO BE HEADED IN THATDIRECTION.

AT A RECENT NEWSCONFERENCE WHEN ASKED WHY THESTATE ISN’T REVEALING CENTERLOCATIONS...THE STATE’S SURGEONGENERAL RESPONDED...(press conference that Doug sentlink to on MasterCat)31:27- individuals are notifiedin terms of other family membersif there’s an individual withcovid 19 in that facility.

KATIETAG OUT While family memberswill be contacted if their lovedone is infecte━there is zerorequirement that the facilitydisclose its total confirmedcases.

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