Posts Tagged ‘assisted living centers’
Watching over Nursing Homes once again – time for mandated Boosters – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Colder weather is keeping people more indoors now, and Thanksgiving and pre-Christmas gatherings are drawing people together in groups, small and large. Like other states across the country, Rhode Island is seeing a growing transmission of the COVID-19 Delta, and now Omicron variants. Some national sources say…
Read MoreUpdated: COVID-19 in RI Nursing Homes, LTC facilities. Total Cases: 6,048 Deaths: 1,288
This week there are 423 new cases and 95 more deaths. This tracks the week, new cases recorded since last date, and additional fatalities: Week of – New Cases – Additional Fatalities Oct. 21 – 25 – 20 Oct. 28 – 25 – 15 Nov. 4 – 85 – 10 Nov. 11 – 175 –…
Read MoreUpdate of RI Nursing Homes, Group Homes: Approx. 79 new cases/50 deaths. Visitation questioned.
As Rhode Island opens up some visiting, it will be up to the individual facility whether or not to participate. One nursing home told us – “not until we have zero cases – not yet”. Here is the data that has been updated since last week. Note: current active cases in a facility are not…
Read MoreRI releases list of Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Centers with Coronavirus cases/deaths
Starting today, the RI Department of Health is publishing a weekly list of the impact of the Coronavirus on the Rhode Island nursing home, or long term care facility, and assisted living community. These numbers capture two or more cases at facilities, and are reflective of resident cases, not staff cases. Published this afternoon, April…
Read MoreCoronavirus in RI: Are we Keeping Seniors Safe?
Children, naturally, tug at our heart… There has been exposure of children in Rhode Island to the coronavirus, and we have a few on self-isolation in their homes. The schools those children attend are being specially cleaned. One school is closed for 2 days with another closed for the entire week. What’s happening all around…
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