The facility reported 51 residents and 22 residents with positive tests on Sunday.
MASSIVE COVID-19OUTBREAK.3 NEW NOWINVESTIGATORSSPOKE WITH A WOMANWHO PROVIDEDPICTURES.SHE CLAIMS THEYSHOW THE FACILITYISN'T FOLLOWINGBASIC C-D-CGUIDELINES.INVESTIGATOR JEFFVAN SANT HAS THESTORY.51 RESIDENTS AND 22STAFF MEMBERS AREINFECTED WITHCOIV-19 AT THIS LIFECARE CENTER OFELKHORN..SOME FAMILY ANDFRIENDS OFRESIDENTS AREACCUSING THEFACILITY OF NOTFOLLOWING BASICCDC GUIDLINES..LIKE WEARINGGLOVES..AND ONE WHISTLE-BLOWER CLAIMS SHEHAS PROOF..SHE SAYS SHE TOOKTHESE IMAGES JUSTLAST WEEK -- ANDCLAIMS TO SHOWSTAFF NOT WEARINGPROPER PPE GEAR..17:19:02 THEY ARESTILL NOT WEARINGGLOVES..EVEN AFTER THATBREAK OUT FROM 8RESIDENTS TO 51RESIDENTS..THEY ARE STILL NOTWEARING ALL THEPROPER PPE..BUT YET THEY KEEPSAYIN THEY AREFOLLOWINGALL OFTHE CDC GUIDELINES..WELL..THEY'RE NOT ..THIS PERSON DIDN'TWANT TO GIVE A NAMEOR SHOW A FACE..SHE HAS A FRIEND INTHE FACILITY..SHE CLAIMS TO HAVETAKEN THESEPICTURES LAST WEEKLONG AFTER THEFIRST CASE OFCOVID-19DISCOVERED IN APRILIN THIS FACILITY ..ONE IMAGEALLEGEDLY SHOWS ASTAFF MEMBERDRAWING BLOODCLEARING NOTWEARING GLOVES..13:24 IVE WITNESSEDNUMEROUS TIMESWHERE THERE EITHERHANDLING THEPATIENTS FOOD..OR ..DRAWING BLOODWITH NO GLOVES ON..AND THEN THEY GORIGHT TO THE NEXTPATIENT..3 NEWS NOWINVESTIGATORSFOUND THE FACILITYHAS BEEN CITEDSEVERAL TIMES INTHE PAST YEARINCLUDING IMPROPERINFECTION CONTROLPROCEDURES..IT FINED MORE THAN60 THOUSANDDOLLARS BY CMS THEFEDERALGOVERNMENT'SMEDICAID/MEDICAREAGENCY..WE REACHED OUT TOLIFE CARE CENTERBUT HAVENT HEARDBACK..JEFF VAN SANTFOR MORE ON THIS
Friend describes quick turn for the worse of Life Care resident now in a coma
