WASHINGTON — Scrambling to check the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes, the Trump administration announced Tuesday it will require facilities to test staff regularly or face fines. The move comes months after the White House first urged governors to test all nursing home residents and staff. With residents, nursing homes...
Nearly 26,000 Nursing Home Deaths Reported as Lockdowns Ease
WASHINGTON — Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents in the United States have died from COVID-19, according to a report prepared for the nation’s governors, a number that is partial and likely to go higher. The disclosure came as the first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to...
California Calls for Virus Testing at All Nursing Homes
SACRAMENTO — California is calling for all residents and health care workers at skilled nursing facilities to be tested for the new coronavirus to try to slow the spread of the illness. The state’s Department of Public Health issued a letter saying facilities should draft testing plans for all residents...
3 Deaths, 46 New COVID Cases as Tulare County Outbreak Spreads
Three additional COVID-19 deaths were reported by Tulare County officials on Tuesday, bringing the county's total fatalities from the virus to 35. "We will ask that you please take a moment and think about those individuals and their friends, their families, and their loved ones," said Tulare County health department...
Two More Nursing Home Deaths in Visalia as COVID-19 Toll Reaches 20
Twenty residents have now died from a COVID-19 outbreak at a Visalia nursing home, officials reported Friday. The deaths of two more residents of Redwood Springs Healthcare Center were confirmed by a spokesman for the facility according to a report by the Associated Press. The outbreak at the facility is...
Visalia Nursing Home COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 18
Three more residents have died as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak at the Redwood Springs Healthcare Center in Visalia. The Tulare County Health Department confirmed the deaths Wednesday afternoon. Eighteen deaths are now associated with the nursing facility. A total of 109 residents, 55 staff and eight others associated with...
Nursing Home Deaths Jump to 15 in Visalia. State Sends in Medical Teams.
Four more nursing home residents have died after being infected with COVID-19 at Visalia's Redwood Springs Healthcare Center, the Tulare County Health Department confirmed Tuesday. Twenty-two people have now died from the infection in Tulare County, the highest number of fatalities for any county in the central San Joaquin Valley....
10 COVID-19 Deaths at Visalia Nursing Home. Will It Be Evacuated?
Ten COVID-19 deaths have now been reported at a Valley nursing home and officials say an evacuation is possible. Redwood Springs Healthcare Center confirmed two additional deaths at the Visalia facility on Thursday. It's the largest publicly reported nursing home outbreak in California Evacuation a 'Worst Case Scenario' Spokesman Dave Oates told...
Feds Under Pressure to Publicly Track Nursing Home Outbreaks
NEW YORK — Federal health officials are coming under increasing pressure to start publicly tracking coronavirus infections and deaths in nursing homes amid criticism they have not been transparent about the scope of outbreaks across the country that have already claimed thousands of lives. Experts say the lack of tracking...
Two More Deaths From Valley Nursing Home Outbreak. Now, Another Facility Battles COVID-19.
Two additional deaths from a COVID-19 outbreak at a Visalia nursing home were reported Wednesday. A total of eight people associated with the facility have now died. Tulare County health officials say 54 residents and staff at Redwood Springs Health Center have been infected since the outbreak began. The health...