New home for COVID-19 patients experiencing homelessness opens in Stockton

Kay Recede reports

HOME THAT WILL TEMPORARILYHOUSE A DOZEN PATIENTS, FOXFORTY'S KAY RECEDE HAS THEDETAILS.IT'S NOT MUCH TO LOOK ATFROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT STEP INAND TAKE AWHAT IS ONE OF THE ONLYFACILITIES OF ITS KIND IN SANJOAQUIN COUNTY.

THIS IS THEGOSPEL CENTER RESCUE MISSIONS,NEWLY RENOVATED HOUSE INDOWNTOWN STOCKTON SIDE HAVEBEEN NOT HOSPITAL NOT ASHELTER, BUT A NEW HOME FOR 12HOMELESS MEN WE'RE TALKINGABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BEPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19 BACK.DON'T REALLY HAVE THESYMPTOMS THAT REQUIRE THEM TOBE AT A HOSPITAL WHENRICHARDSON SAYS COUNTY CITYAND NONPROFIT LEADERS HAVECOME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THESPACE WE'VE DONE GREAT PLACETO HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONED TOHAVE TV TO HAVE TO MAKE IT.THEY'RE ISOLATING INSIDECOMFORTABLE.

THE WELL-BEING OFPATIENTS AND STAFF HAVE ALSOBEEN CONSIDERED SUCH ASBARRIERS AND OTHER METHODSOUTSIDE THE BOX TO KEEP THEVIRUS CONTAINED WHICH SAYSTHEY'VE INSTALLED MANY SAFETYFEATURES INSIDE OF THIS HOUSE,INCLUDING THIS PLASTIC SCREEN.THAT WILL SEPARATE THECOVID-19 POSITIVE PATIENT FROMANYONE WHO MAY BE TRYING TOHELP THEM.

RICHARDSON SAYS THEHOUSE WILL ALSO SERVE AS AWINDOW TO HOW THIS VIRUS WORKSREALLY NEEDED A PILOT PROGRAMTO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE MIGHTFACE IN A BIGGER WAVE THAT BYBECOMING AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKSWHEN THE PATIENTS ARE WELLSTAFF WILL OFFER THEM EVENMORE RESOURCES WHAT WE'REREALLY HOPE THE.IS THAT WE CAN HELP THEMTRANSITION TO SOMETHINGDIFFERENT BUT BACK ON THESTREETS IN STOCKTON KAY RECEDE