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It was meant to be a last line of defense to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus spread across the United States: Montana officials offered free testing in May for staff and residents at assisted living and long-term care facilities.
But not all of them followed through, according to state data, including a facility in Billings, Montanas largest city, that cares for people with dementia and other memory problems. The virus has infected almost every resident and killed eight, accounting for almost a quarter of Montanas 34 confirmed deaths. Thirty-six employees also have tested positive at the facility where 59 people lived before the deaths began.
While Montanas rates of confirmed infections and deaths are much lower than other parts of the country, the outbreak at Canyon Creek Memory Care illustrates that even the most simple and common-sense preventive measures have sometimes gone unused during the pandemic, allowing the virus to sweep through elderly care facilities with devastating results.
I dont see that theres good justification for just not testing. Youre operating in the dark, said Chris Laxton, executive director of the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, which represents more than 50,000 long-term care workers.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/montana-care-home-coronavirus_n_5f0dfb78c5b648c301f06041
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)Trump wouldn't lie, would he?
Bernardo de La Paz
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(86,536 posts)Makes me wonder if repug legislators or supporters are on their BOD.
GeorgeGist
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