The Rebound: Looking into coronavirus impacts in nursing homes

The Rebound: Looking into coronavirus impacts in nursing homes

LIVING CENTERSCONTINUE TO BE HOT SPOTS FOR THEVIRUS.TODAY THE KERN COUNTY PUBLICHEALTH DEPARTMENTREPORTING AN ADDITIONAL 16 CASESCOVID-19 AT VALLEYCONVALASCENT HOSPITAL."THEY HAVE REPORTED TO THESTATE THAT THERE IS SOMEPOSITIVE CASES AND HAVE REPORTEDSOME ISSUES WITHSTAFFING.

THE STATE HAS TOLD USTHERE ARE 69 RESIDENTS AT THATFACILITY.

THEREARE 7 HEALTH CARE WORKERS THATHAVE TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 AND THEREARE 9 RESIDENTS THAT HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19."PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR MATTCONSTANTINE SAYS THEHOSPITAL DID REACH OUT TO THESTATE FOR THE 14ADDITIONAL LICENSED STAFFMEMBERS TO HELP OUT.THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISCURRENTLYLOOKING AT THE REQUEST.CONSTANTINE GAVE AN UPDATE ONTHE KINGSTON HEALTH CARECENTER AS WELL.KINGSTON NOW HAS 67 RESIDENTSAND 49 WORKERS WHOHAVE TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19.ONLY 40 OUT OF THE 107 RESIDENTSAT THE FACILITY HAVENOT TESTED POSITIVE.THE DEATHS AT THE FACILITYCURRENTLY STANDS AT 11.WITH ALMOST HALF OF ALL COVID-19DEATHS IN CALIFORNIAHAVING TIES TO NURSING ANDASSISTED CARE LIVING FACILITIESMANY WANT ANSWERS -- BUT GETTINGINFORMATIONABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDEEACH FACILITY IS COMPLICATED.SO IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ASTHE STATE LOOKS TOREBOUND -- REPORTER ADAMRACUSIN FROM OUR SISTER STATIONIN SAN DIEGO TRIES TOUNCOVER WHAT'S GOING ON THEGROUND IN COUNTIESACROSS THE STATE.THE VIRUS PREYS ON THE ELDERLY-- ATTACKING FOLKS WITHUNDERLYINGHEALTH ISSUES.

NEARLY HALF OFALL COVID-19 DEATHS IN THESTATE CAN BE TRACED BACK TONURSING HOMES AND ASSISTEDCARE FACILITIES."THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE MOSTAFFECTED ARE THE SENIORS, YAKNOW, IN NURSING HOMES."MARGIE SCHROEDER'S MOM IS ARESIDENT AT LAVIDA REAL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY."I HAVE TO GO ONLINE ANDRESEARCH ANDFIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON THEREON MY OWN"WITH THE NUMBER OF CASES INCOMMUNITY ANDCONGREGATE SETTINGSRISING....MANY FAMILIES SAYTHEY'RE STRUGGLING TO GETACCURATE INFORMATIONABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SOMEFACILITIES.HERE'S WHY... THE STATE KEEPSPUBLIC LISTS OF FACILITIES WITHPOSITIVE CASES AND DEATHS...BUTIF THE NUMBERS ARE UNDER 11THEY DON'T GIVE AN EXACT TOTAL.IF YOU TRY TO CHECK THOSENUMBERS LOCALLY ITDEPENDS ON YOUR COUNTY AND WHATINFORMATION THEY'LL DISCLOSE.WE CHECKED WITH SEVERAL IN THESTATE TO SEE HOWINFORMATION VARIES.LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROVIDES ALIST OUTLINING ALLFACILITIES AND THEIR TOTALNUMBERS CASES AND DEATHS.IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY - THE COUNTYWON'T RELEASE A PUBLICLIST BUT WILL GIVE INFORMATIONON THE TOTAL NUMBER OFCASES AND DEATHS IN FACILITIES.BOTH SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUISOBISPO COUNTIESPROVIDED TOTAL NUMBERS ON CASESAND DEATHS.KERN COUNTY PROVIDED A LIST OFLOCATIONS INCLUDINGPOSITIVE CASES AND DEATHS.STATE RECORDS SHOW A FACILITY INKERN COUNTY WITH MORE THAN100 POSITIVE CASES."IF THERE WAS A DANGEROUS HOTELADANGEROUS SCHOOL THAT PEOPLESHOULD STAY AWAY FORM OR BE WARYOF THECOUNTIES WOULD TELL US WHYSHOULD IT BE ANY DIFFERENT INLONG TERM CAREFACILITIES"MIKE DARK IS AN ATTORNEY WITHCALIFORNIA ADVOCATES FORNURSING HOME REFORM.HE SAYS THE STATE IS SEEING THESTART OF WHAT IS A STAGGERINGCRISIS."ASK WHETHER TESTING - ROUTINETESTING OF RESIDENTS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAS BEGUNUNTIL WE GET THERE PEOPLE WILLCONTINUE TO BE AT GRAVE RISK"EARLIER THIS WEEK PRESIDENTTRUMP WAS ASKED IF HE'SCONSIDERED MANDATING TESTING OFALL NURSING HOMERESIDENTS."WELL, I WOULD CERTAINLYCONSIDERTHAT.

I WILL MANDATE IT IF YOU'DLIKE.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TODO."MARGIE SAYS SHE CHECKS THESTATES LIST WEEKLY.

WITHCALIFORNIA STARTING TO REOPENSHE WORRIES....."THEY ARE GOING TO GO BACK INTOMYMOTHER'S ROOM AND I JUST DON'TBELIEVE ANYONE ANYMORE" ADAMRACUSIN, 23ABC CONNECTING YOU.AND FOR MORE INFORMATION ONGETTING BACK TO WORK... MAKINGENDS MEET AND MANAGING THEPRESSURE -- HEAD TO OUR WEBSITETURN TO 23 DOT COM AND CLICK ONTHE REBOUND SECTION.TURNING NOW TO UPDATES ONCOVID-19