This is the facility my dad works at as a social worker.
“Since March, 91 of the facility’s residents and 11 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, while 22 have tested negative, Tim Killian, public information officer for Tennessee-based Life Care Centers of America, said Thursday.
“Six Life Care Center of Auburn residents have died, Killian said.
“Six (deaths) may sound like a lot, but we have to keep in mind that in a typical facility like this, you might have three to seven deaths a month for any number of reasons,” he said. “This is not to say that more won’t come. It’s still possible.”
“Some of the residents who tested positive for the coronavirus at the Life Care Center of Auburn have been transferred to area hospitals, Killian said.”
“In addition to the 11 employees who tested positive, three other results are pending, Killian said. The facility, which has 154 licensed beds, typically employs 250, Killian said.”
“Asked what the facility has done thus far to limit the spread of the virus, Killian said, “Immediately upon testing, we isolate all positives into their own wing of the facility from anyone who’s tested negative … We isolate staff who are working on all the patients so that there’s no crossover between the positive and the negative wings. Those are the primary focuses to this point.”
“Killian said none of the patients who tested positive and remain at the facility are showing symptoms.
“Nobody is exhibiting signs or symptoms of COVID-19 within that population of positive patients,” he said.
“There are 208 Life Care Centers in the country, including 15 in Massachusetts.”
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