What we know about Elkhorn's Life Care Center outbreak

51 residents and 17 staff members have tested positive.

ELKHORN IS PLAGUEDBY COVID-19.51 RESIDENTS HAVETESTED POSITIVE...AND 25 NEGATIVE..SO FAR -- NO ONE HASDIED..THE 3 NEWS NOWINVESTIGATORS HAVEFOUND -- SEVERALMAJOR HEALTH ANDSAFETY VIOLATIONSAT THE FACILITY FROMLAST YEAR..JEFF VAN SANT HASTHE STORY.COVID-19 CONTINUESTO SPREADTHROUGHOUT LIFECARE CENTER OFELKHORN ..THE LATEST NUMBERS51 RESIDENTS AREPOSITIVE INCLUDING5 SENT TO THEHOSPITAL..AND 17 STAFFMEMBERS..THE FACILITY ISLOCK-DOWN..14:02 SHE DOESNTLEAVE HER ROOM..SHE HAS MEALSBROUGHT TO HERBECAUSE SHE CANTGET AROUND SOWELL..MJ DIDNT WANT TOSHOW HIS FACE ORGIVE HIS NAME HISMOTHER IS IN THEFACILITY ANDINFECTED WITHCOVID-19 ..SHES NOT SHOWINGANY SYMPTOMS SOFAR BUT SHESSCARED..19:10 WHEN THENURSES COME IN..IN BATTLE GEAR TOGIVE HER A PILL..TO HELP HER TO THEBATHROOM..TO ANYTHING..I MEAN ITS HARD..THE FIRST CASE OFCOVID-19 APPEAREDIN LATE APRIL..AND TOOK OFF FROMTHERE..5:55 WE ARE INCONTINUOUSCONTACT WITH THATFACILITY..EVEN BEFORE THEREWAS ANY ONERESIDENT POSITIVE INTHAT FACILITY..DR.SALMAN ASHRAF IS ANINFECTIOUS DISEASEEXPERT WITH UNMC..HE HEADS UP A TEAMHELPING TO CONTAINTHE SPREAD OF THEVIRUS IN THEELKHORN FACILITY..ESTABLISHINGCORDON ZONES..7:26 HELP THEM LOOKAT THE ZONES THEYHAVE ESTABLISHED..MAKE SURE THATTHEY ARE RIGHT..FOLLOWING THERIGHT PROCESS 3NEWS NOWINVESTIGATORSFOUND THE FACILITYHAS BEEN CITEDSEVERAL TIMES INTHE PAST YEAR ANDFINED MORE THAN 60THOUSAND DOLLARSBY CMS THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT'SMEDICAID/MEDICAREAGENCY..WE FOUND SERIOUSCITATIONS..INCLUDING A POORRESPONSE TO ANALLEGED SEXUALASSAULT OF ARESIDENT BY A STAFFMEMBER..THEY WERE ALSOCITED FOR IMPROPERINFECTION CONTROLPROCEDURES ANDPOSSIBLY ALLOWINGDISEASES TO SPREADWHILE HANDING OUTMEDICATION..WE ALSO LEARNEDTHE OWNERS OF THEFACILITY ALSO RUNTHIS ONE INWASHINGTON STATEWHERE A MASSIVEOUTBREAK OFCOVID-19 KILLED 37 ITWAS FINED MORETHAN 611-THOUSANDDOLLARS BY THESTATE..LIFE CARE CENTER OFELKHORN INSTATEMENT SAIDTHEY ARE WORKINGCLOSELY WITH STATEAND LOCAL HEALTHOFFICIALS AND THATQUOTE "OUR PRIMARYCONCERN IS FOR THEHEALTH AND SAFETYOF OUR RESIDENTS,NURSING STAFF ANDOTHER CAREPROVIDERS." JEFFVAN SANT, 3 NEWSNOW.FOR MORE ON THIS