Eighty four patients are evacuated from California nursing home where three dozen have coronavirus after staff members failed to show up to care for them for two days
- Eighty four patients were evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday
- It came after only one of the 13 certified nursing assistants at the facility showed up for work for two consecutive days
- Five employees and (residents at the
– bed facility have become infected with coronavirus
- The residents of the nursing home are now being sent to other facilities
Health officials say they don’t know why the staff members did not show for work
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Emily Crane For Dailymail.com
(Published: 25: 25 BST, April 8 :
Eighty four patients were evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday.
The evacuations came after only one of the 21 certified nursing assistants at the facility showed up for work for two consecutive days.
Five employees and (residents at the
There are no pending test results for the – bed facility. Eighty four patients were evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday
The evacuations came after only one of the 13 certified nursing assistants at the facility showed up for work for two consecutive days
The residents of the nursing home are now being sent to other facilities that will need to follow virus containment measures.
Those residents who are not infected are being transferred first, along with their personal belongings, public health officials say.
If the patients are well enough they may potentially be sent home instead of being transferred elsewhere.
Riverside County public health officials said they don’t know why the employees did not report for work.
Health officials were forced to send in more than nurses to help with the evacuations after the facility’s employees did show up.
No one at the facility could be reached for comment.
As the number of coronavirus cases grows in California, skilled nursing facilities are a particular concern because of the age and health condition of residents and their living in such close proximity to each other.
Outbreaks have been reported in facilities throughout the state and some residents have died.
Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said on Tuesday that there may be instances where residents who are hunkered down under stay-at-home orders might elect to bring their loved ones home to care for them. (Five employees and 76 residents at the 0100 -bed facility have become infected with coronavirus. There are no pending test results for the 91 – bed facility
The residents of the nursing home are now being sent to other facilities that will need to follow virus containment measures
Those residents who are not infected are being transferred first, along with their personal belongings, public health officials say
Workers load the personal belongings of a patient being evacuated from the nursing home on Wednesday
She said federal and state officials had issued similar guidance.
‘There are families who in fact have those resources and are able to go ahead and make that offer,’ she said.
‘But I also know there are many families who are faced with the horrible reality that they cannot effectively care for a person in their home either. ‘
At a facility in San Francisco, nearly people have been infected and one person has died. An outbreak at a skilled nursing facility in San Bernardino County infected more than people and killed five. April Verrett, president of Service Employees International Union Local , said her union does represent staff at the Riverside center and only represents about a quarter of the nursing facility workers in the state.
She said many are afraid about protection and they want to be adequately trained to care for virus patients.
‘Of course they want to make sure their work environment is safe and all precautions are being taken for themselves and their families , ‘She said. But our folks are going to work. ”
Health officials were forced to send in more than nurses to help With the evacuations after the facility’s employees did show show
- Eighty four patients were evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday
- It came after only one of the 13 certified nursing assistants at the facility showed up for work for two consecutive days
- Five employees and (residents at the
– bed facility have become infected with coronavirus
- The residents of the nursing home are now being sent to other facilities
Health officials say they don’t know why the staff members did not show for work
(
Emily Crane For Dailymail.com
(Published: 25: 25 BST, April 8 :
Eighty four patients were evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday.
The evacuations came after only one of the 21 certified nursing assistants at the facility showed up for work for two consecutive days.
Five employees and (residents at the
There are no pending test results for the – bed facility. Eighty four patients were evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday
The evacuations came after only one of the 13 certified nursing assistants at the facility showed up for work for two consecutive days
The residents of the nursing home are now being sent to other facilities that will need to follow virus containment measures.
Those residents who are not infected are being transferred first, along with their personal belongings, public health officials say.
If the patients are well enough they may potentially be sent home instead of being transferred elsewhere.
Riverside County public health officials said they don’t know why the employees did not report for work.
Health officials were forced to send in more than nurses to help with the evacuations after the facility’s employees did show up.
No one at the facility could be reached for comment.
As the number of coronavirus cases grows in California, skilled nursing facilities are a particular concern because of the age and health condition of residents and their living in such close proximity to each other.
Outbreaks have been reported in facilities throughout the state and some residents have died.
Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said on Tuesday that there may be instances where residents who are hunkered down under stay-at-home orders might elect to bring their loved ones home to care for them. (Five employees and 76 residents at the 0100 -bed facility have become infected with coronavirus. There are no pending test results for the 91 – bed facility
The residents of the nursing home are now being sent to other facilities that will need to follow virus containment measures
Those residents who are not infected are being transferred first, along with their personal belongings, public health officials say
Workers load the personal belongings of a patient being evacuated from the nursing home on Wednesday
She said federal and state officials had issued similar guidance.‘There are families who in fact have those resources and are able to go ahead and make that offer,’ she said.
‘But I also know there are many families who are faced with the horrible reality that they cannot effectively care for a person in their home either. ‘
At a facility in San Francisco, nearly people have been infected and one person has died. An outbreak at a skilled nursing facility in San Bernardino County infected more than people and killed five. April Verrett, president of Service Employees International Union Local , said her union does represent staff at the Riverside center and only represents about a quarter of the nursing facility workers in the state.
She said many are afraid about protection and they want to be adequately trained to care for virus patients.
‘Of course they want to make sure their work environment is safe and all precautions are being taken for themselves and their families , ‘She said. But our folks are going to work. ”
Health officials were forced to send in more than nurses to help With the evacuations after the facility’s employees did show show
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