Nursing home CIVID-19 cases have quadrupled in additional states

WASHINGTON (AP) – Despite recent efforts by the Trump administration to build protective shelters around nursing homes, coronavirus cases have been on the rise in facilities in the state since the recent Kovid-19 attack.

An analysis of federal data from 20 states for the Associated Press found that new weekly cases among residents nearly quadrupled from the end of May to the end of October, from 1,083 to 4,274. According to a study by University of Chicago health researchers Rebecca Gorges and Tamara Konetzka, resident deaths have more than doubled, from 318 in a week to 699.

Similarly, there has been an increase in the number of weekly cases in the nursing home staff, from 5 855 in the week to 31 October. In the week ending on ૨ing, it is 05050. These warnings are a warning because infected employees who do not yet show symptoms are seen as a possible route. The virus comes in features. When they inadvertently test staff positively, they take care of the residents and increase the pressure on the rest of the staff.

The administration has allocated billions of dollars for nursing homes, sent about 14,000 fast-test machines with the goal of providing each facility, and tried to shore up stocks of protective equipment. But the data calls into question the White House’s comprehensive plan, which maintains a situation that forces it to reopen even when sensitive people are hired, even if the virus is around it.

“Trying to save nursing home residents without controlling the spread of the community is a battle of defeat,” said Konetzka, a nationally recognized expert in long-term care. “Someone has to take care of vulnerable nursing home residents, and those caregivers move in and out of the nursing home every day, providing an easy way for the virus to enter.”

The nation is entering the cold weather season for cases of coronavirus while many experts expect the virus to be difficult to detect. The seven-day rolling average for the daily new case was about 104,000 on Saturday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities account for about 1% of the U.S. population, but represent 40% of COVID-19 deaths, according to the Covid Tracking Project.

Julie Thornson, a manufacturer and transportation center in north-central Iowa, in Fort Dodge, said she knew it was a bad week when several employees at Friendship Heaven Nursing Home tested positive last Monday. As president of the Senior Living Community, Thornson approached the county health department. “They were basically not surprised because they’re seeing it all over the county,” he said.

Residents also began testing positive. As of Friday there were 11 new cases among residents at the facility.

“I’ve been thinking all night about what’s bad, what a hit it is and you don’t know what you’re getting into, or getting ready, getting ready and getting ready, and then hitting it.”

Responding to the study’s findings, the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement saying, “The key is that the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on nursing homes is complex and multifactorial.”

The agency has noted various ways in which administrations can help nursing homes and said its focus now was on ensuring that residents and staff would use a vaccine “immediately” once approved. But it added that the facilities “fulfill a primary responsibility to keep their occupants safe.”

“Often the only possible cause of a nursing home outbreak is nursing homes failing to comply with basic infection control regulations,” the statement said.

But Konetzka said his research has shown that nursing home quality has no effect on cases and deaths once the community is spread out. “It’s not like the high quality features that turned out how to do things better,” he said. Other academic experts have reached similar conclusions.

Highly rated by MedicareR, St. Paul’s Elder Services in Kakuna, Wisconsin, has reported 74 cases of COE CIVID-19 cases among residents and 74 cases among staff, according to its Facebook page. The first case among residents was Aug. 19, killing 15 people, said Sondra Norder, president of the facility.

“The results here aren’t really very different compared to the previous epidemic in New York,” Nerder said. “This is known as the complete killing machine of the elderly, especially those who live in concentrated settings.” Kakkauna is a small town about 100 miles north of Milwaukee.

The study also raised other concerns based on data provided to the government by nursing homes:

– Oct Kto. In the week ending on the 25th, 1 in 6 nursing homes in the additional states did not report staff tested in the previous week. Government requirements, where the virus is spread, are called for at least weekly testing of employees.

– During the same period, about 1 in 5 nursing homes reported a shortage of basic protective supplies such as masks and robes.

– About 1 in 4 facilities are said to have a shortage of nurse staff.

Most of the states in the study are in the central and northern levels of the country.

The Commons, a senior living community in Enid, Klahoma, which includes a nursing home, is in a coronavirus hotspot. The positive rate of oil and gas hub comes close to 18%. The local mask order has been shot twice, said Steven W. Kingstick, CEO of The Cons.

“In my view, unfortunately the command is needed,” King Kingstick said. “I don’t want the government to get involved, but the evidence shows that we will not do this voluntarily.”

Kingstick said he believes the U.S. Covid-19 has gotten better at saving the lives of patients, but not to keep the virus away from nursing homes.

The head of the Fort Dodge facility, Thorsen, said it takes a lot of effort to keep the virus out, and it’s frustrating to see it break.

“Don’t forget about us, because we’re still here, doing the best we can in rural areas.”

The 20 states analyzed in the study include Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, South Dakota, and South Dakota. . They were selected because they are now looking at the highest hospital admission rates for Covid-19.