Bakersfield nursing home facility shares how they've been able to stay covid free

Bakersfield nursing home facility shares how they've been able to stay covid free

LIVING FACILITIES THAT -- SO FAR--HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE POSITIVECOVID-19 CASE.

OFFICIALS HERESAY THEY THINK THEY'VE BEENSUCCESSFULBECAUSE THEY MADE CHANGES EARLY.SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES HAVEBEEN SOME OF THE MOSTIMPACTED DURING THE COVID-19PANDEMIC.IN KERN COUNTY 14 OF THE 19SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES HAVEPOSITIVE CASES.ROSEWOOD RETIREMENT COMMUNITY INSOUTHWESTBAKERSFIELD -- IS ONE OF THE FEWWITH NO COVID-19 CASES.WITH MORE THAN 100 RESIDENTS --IT SERVES AS INDPENDENTLIVING, ASSISTED LIVING ANDMEMORY CARE FACILITY.THE COMMUNITY'S EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR SAYS THEY'VE BEENWORKING HARD TO PREVENT THESPREAD.OH WE'RE GOING THROUGH ALL OFTHECOVID SYMPTOMS TAKING THEIRTEMPERATURES MAKING SUREEVERYBODY'S WEARING A FACE MASKAND IF THEY HAVE ANY SYMPTOMSTHEN THEYARE NOT ALLOWED TO COME ONCAMPUS WE ARE CONTINUING TOFOLLOW ALL OF THELOCAL STATE GUIDELINES..

ANDLAWS PUT OUT REALLY REALLYFOCUSING ONTEAM MEMBEREDUCATION MAKING SUREOUR TEAM MEMBERSUNDERSTAND WHAT'S THE COVIDSYMPTOMS I WENT TO LOOK FOR WHENTHEY SHOULDNOT COME TO WORK SO THEY DON'TEVEN COME INTO OUR SCREENINGTHE FACULTY SAYS ITS TEAMMEMBERS DON'T WORK AT ANYOTHER FACILITIES.OFFICIALS AT ROSEWOOD ALSOREQUIRE ANYONE COMING ON TOTHEIR CAMPUS TO SIGN IN, ANSWERQUESTIONS ABOUT SYMPTOMS ANDHAVE THEIR TEMPERATURECHECKED... THAT INCLUDED ME AS IVISITED THE FACILITY.WE ALSO CHOSE TO CONTRACT WITH ALABSO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO RELYSOLELY ON THE LOCAL PUBLICHEALTH DEPARTMENTTO TEST OUR TEAM MEMBERS ANDRESIDENTS SO WE HAVE DONE THATINHOPES TO GET IN A QUICK RESULTSBACK AND SO FAR THAT HAS WORKEDREALLYWELL.ROSEWOOD SAYS AS SOON AS THECOVID-19 OUTBREAK BEGANTHEY STOPPED ALL NON ESSENTIALVISITS, GROUP DININGAND ACTIVITIES.THE KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT HAS REQUIRED ALLSKILLED NURSING FACILITIES TOIMPLEMENT MITIGATION PLANSTO PREVENT AND/OR CONTROL THETRANSMISSION OFCOVID-19.AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE DOEXPECT OURCASES TO CONTINUE TO KEEP RISINGWE HAVE CONCERNS IN OURCOMMUNITYABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSIONGOING ON IN THE COMMUNITYDURING A PRESS BRIEFING ONTHURSDAY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAIDDESPITE THESE FACILITIES BEINGRUN BY THE STATE -- THEY CHECKINDAILY WITH EACH SKILLED NURSINGFACILITY TO REVIEW THEIRNEEDS, STAFFING, PERSONALPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTNEEDS AND THEIR ACTUAL NUMBER OFCASES.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ALSOENCOURAGINGPEOPLE TO FOLLOW THERECOMMENDATIONS OF THEGOVERNOR'S STAY AT HOME ORDER TOMINIMIZE ANY CONTACT WITHPEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THEIRHOUSEHOLD.LIVE IN SOUTHWEST BAKERSFIELD,LEZLA GOODEN 23A-B-C CONNECTING YOU.NOW TO TWO LOCAL CHURCHES WHOARE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT