This curated news feed of stories related to nursing home and long-term care around the country includes articles and reports from media outlets and press releases from Families for Better Care.
PA: Nursing, Personal Care Homes to Resume Visitations Under State Plan
Jo Ciavaglia (PHOTO: File Photo, The Intelligencer)
Even a single new case of COVID-19 would shut down visitation at a facility for at least 28 days, under the three-step reopening process released on Saturday. Advocates say the plan is too restrictive.
Pennsylvania health officials have a plan for lifting unprecedented visitor restrictions in nursing and personal care homes, but some advocates say the guidelines appear almost impossible to...
MA: Wilmington Nursing Home Converting to COVID-19 Facility
Michael Norton - Apr 3, 2020
A second skilled nursing facility has stepped forward to help the state address the unfolding COVID-19 crisis.
Advinia Care at Wilmington announced plans late Tuesday to temporarily designate its 142-bed skilled nursing facility to care for patients diagnosed with the respiratory disease who are recovering and in need of a high level of care, including oxygen support.
Current...
CT: Virus Reaches Waterford Nursing Home
Karen Florin - Apr 3, 2020
Family members and staff at the Bayview Health Care nursing home received the news that they had been dreading since the coronavirus outbreak reached Connecticut.
Two residents in the long-term unit of the 127-bed facility have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. One patient, a female, remains in isolation at Bayview while another resident, a...
VT: Senior Living Concerns Over Coronavirus
Erin Brown - Apr 3, 2020
Senior living facilities in Chittenden County are on high alert after three people connected to Pinecrest in Essex Junction died of COVID-19. Now, people whose elderly parents live in similar communities are wondering if they’re safe.
Three women whose parents live at Taft Farm are worried about cross-contamination between Taft Farm and Pinecrest since they’re both...
TN: Health Department Identifies Memphis Assisted Living Facility With COVID-19 Outbreak
Katherine Burgess - Apr 3, 2020
Carriage Court of Memphis , located at 1645 W. Massey Road, has been identified as the East Memphis assisted living facility where an outbreak of coronavirus, or COVID-19, has occurred.
The Shelby County Health Department identified the facility in an email Wednesday morning.
Altogether, there are six known cases of COVID-19 at the facility, including five residents and...