A family member of a resident at the Riverbend Post Acute Care Center who tested positive for COVID-19 wants answers.
A family member of a resident at the Riverbend Post Acute Care Center who tested positive for COVID-19 wants answers.
RIVERBEND THURSDAY TOPRAY FOR THE FACILITY.THE DAUGHTER OF ARESIDENT THERE WHOTESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 -- IS ALSOFRUSTRATED.AND SHE ALSO WANTSANSWERS -- CALLING ONGOVERNOR LAURA KELFOR HELP.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORCYTHIA NEWSOME HASTHE STORY.ANOTHER DAY ANOTHERDISAPPOINTMENT FOR THEDAUGHTER OF A RESIDENTHERE WHO TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE COVID19 VIRUS..
.89 YEAR OLD GEORGIACLARIDY HAS BEEN LIVINGAT RIVERBEND FOR 3YEARS.
SHE IS ONETHE 84 RESIDENTSSUFFERING FROM THECORONA VIRUSHER DAUGHTER, GEE GEEROBERTSON IS ANGRY4:44:53So I'm just devastated.
Myfamily and I are devastatedat the way all this washandled out there at thefacility.ROBERTSON'S ONLYCOMFORT IS THAT HERMOTHER IS NO LONGER ATRIVERBEND.
SHE WASTRANSFERRED TO THEHOSPITAL LAST WEEKWHEN HER COVIDSYMPTOMS GOT WORSE.4:19:24Because my mother is gettingthe absolute best care atProvidence Medical Center Icannot praise those doctorsand nurses and aids eough forwhat they are doing for her.NOW, A NEW WRINKEL.HER MOTHER ISIMPROVING ANDCOULD SOON BERELEASED FROMPROVIDENCE.
.SHE WONT SEND HERMOTHER BACK TOREIVERBEND.....AND BECAUSE HERMOTHER IS STILL COVID-POSITVE, SHE TOLD USOTHER NURSING HOMESAND REHAB CENTERSWON'T ACCEPT HER MOM.5:49:23She's been tested positive.
Ican't move her anyplace.
Idon't know what to do.ROBERTSON IS CALLINGON KANSAS GOVERNORLAURA KELLY TOSET UP A NEW FACILITYWHERE COVID-POSITIVEPEOPLE WHO NEEDCONSTANT MEDICAL CARECAN GET IT9:01:14They need a place set up justfor that because this thing it'sjust out of control.WE POSED THE QUESTIONTO GOVERNOR KELLYTODAYGovernor Laura Kelly"I'll be honest with you, wehave not had a conversationabout that yet." .FOR NOW ALL ROBERTSONCAN DO IS HOPE HERMOTHER CAN REMAIN INPROVIDENCE HOSPITAL...UNTIL SHE'S COVID-FREE.THEN, ROBERTSON PLANSTO FIND HER MOTHER A