State officials are not releasing the names of the 89 facilities that have reported COVID-19.
LONG-TERM CAREFACILITIES IS CRITICALTO HOW DEADLY THISVIRUS WILL BE....62 DEATHS OF ABOUT125 IN NEBRASKA ARELONG TERM CARERESIDENTS.TODAY - LIFE CARECENTER OF ELKHORNANNOUNCED A THIRDDEATH AMONG 51RESIDENTS WHOTESTED POSITIVE.THEY CHOSE TO TELLUS ABOUT IT...OTHERWISE WEWOULDN'T KNOW.THE STATE ANDDOUGLAS COUNTYHEALTHDEPARTMENTS DON'TRELEASEINFORMATION ONSPECIFIC FACILITIES 3NEWS NOWINVESTIGATOR JEFFVAN SANT HAS MORE.WE'VE SEEN SOMELONG-TERM CAREFACILITIES HIT HARDBY COVID-19..LIFE CARE OFELKHORN IS THELATEST WITH 3DEATHS..51 RESIDENTS 22STAFF ARE INFECTED..SOME WITH LOVEDONES LIVING THEREARE SCARED..19:10 WHEN THENURSES COME IN..IN BATTLE GEAR TOGIVE HER A PILL..TO HELP HER TO THEBATHROOM..TO ANYTHING..I MEAN ITS HARD..GETTING UPDATESABOUT WHATS GOINGON IN THE FACILITYDOESN'T COME FROMLOCAL OR STATEHEALTH OFFICIALSTHAT JOB IS LEFT UPTO THE INDIVIDUALFACILITIES..AND GETTINGINFORMATION FROMFACILITIES..CAN BE SPORADIC..1:06:10 IF MY MOTHERIS IN A NURSINGHOME..IF SHE HAS COVID 19OBVIOUSLY..I WOULD BENOTIFIED..BUT IF HERROOMMATE HASCOVID 19 ..I DONT NECESSARILYGET NOTIFIED OFTHAT..TOOD STUBBENDIECKIS WITH THE AARP..THE ORGANIZATIONRECENTLY SENTGOVERNOR RICKETTSCALLING FORGREATERTRANSPARENCY..QUICKER REPORTINGOF CASES AND FROMWHAT FACILITY ..1:06:57 RIGHT NOWTHE FACILITIES AREREQUIRED TO REPORTTHIS TO THEIR PUBLICHEALTHDEPARTMENTS WHICHARE THEN FUNNELINGUP TO THE STATE..SO THE STATE HAS IT..3 NEWS NOWINVESTIGATORSUNCOVERED ISSUESWITHIN CARTERPLACE ASSISTEDLIVING COMMUNITY INBLAIR WITH THE HELPOF THREE RIVERSHEALTH ISSUESFOUND INCLUDED AFAILURE OF THEFACILITY TO REPORTFEVERS TO HEALTHOFFICIALS AFTER THEOUTBREAK OF THEVIRUS IN THEFACILITY.ONE PERSON DIED..THAT WAS IN APRILTODAY THREE RIVERSISN'T RESPONDING TOOUR REQUESTS FORUPDATES..CARTER PLACE SAYSTHEY NO LONGERHAVE ANY CASES OFCOVID-19 AND WONTSAY IF THERE HASBEEN ANYMOREDEATHS..REFERRING US TOLOCAL HEALTHOFFICIALS..ITS THE SAME ISSUEWITHIN DOUGLASCOUNTY HEALTH ITWON'T PROVIDEDETAILS FROM AFACILITY AND IN ANEMAIL ASKING WHYWE'RE TOLD "WE'REFOLLOWING A POLICYSET BY THE STATEFOR PRIVATEBUSINESSES." WEASKED THEGOVERNOR AT HISPRESS CONFERENCE..3:32 WE AT THE STATEARE NOT ACTUALLYGOING TO CHANGEWHAT WE'RE DOING INREGARD TO THIS..IF LOCAL HEALTHDEPARTMENTS WANTTO RELEASE THATINFORMATION 1:07:008I DONT KNOW THEGOVERNORSRELUCTANCE TORELEASE THATINFORMATION..QUICKLY..THE AARP SAYS HIPPALAWS PROTECTINGTHE PRIVACY OFINDIVIDUALSSHOULDN'T BE ANISSUE ..THEY DON'T WANTNAMES..JUST NUMBERS FROMEACH FACILITY..GIVING ALL US ACLEAR PICTURE ONWHATS HAPPENING..1:07:22 THE MORE WEKNOW WHERE THECASES AREOCCURRING..THE BETTER WAY WEARE ABLE TO FIGHTTHIS TING..JEFF VAN SANT 3NEWS NOW..BECAUSE NEBRASKAISN'T PROVIDING ALIST OF THE 89 LONGTERM CAREFACILITIES THAT HAVEREPORTED CASES, 3NEWS NOWINVESTIGATORSCOMPILED AS MANYAS THEY COULD BYCALLING NURSINGHOMES AND ASSISTEDLIVING CENTERSDIRECTLY.CHECK IT OUT ON OURWEBSITE 3 NEWSNOW DOT COM - ANDIF YOU KNOW OF AFACILITY WE SHOULDREACH OUT TO - EMAILUS AT INVESTIGATE AT3 NEWS NOW DOTCOM.AS STATES
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