The California Department of Public Health launched for the first time Saturday, April 18, a list of competent nursing facilities across the state that have actually reported coronavirus cases among either residents or staff.
The list represents 86%of centers that have actually reported information within the last 24 hours, according to the state’s website. Of the 1,224 competent nursing centers in California, there have actually been 261 with a minimum of one case of COVID-19, the disease triggered by the coronavirus, as of Friday, April 17.
In Southern California, the state’s list consisted of 148 facilities listed in Los Angeles County, 19 in Riverside County and 14 in San Bernardino County, 12 in Orange County and 11 in San Diego County.
The information launched Saturday included different tallies for locals and team member for each center, but it only offered a particular number of cases if a site had at least 11 verified cases in residents or 11 validated cases in staff.
The areas with the most significant break outs in the area stretched from Los Angeles to Yucaipa. Representatives at many of the worse-impacted centers either decreased to comment or were not offered for comment on Saturday, a couple of said they were doing their finest to attend to the circumstance.
Brier Oak on Sundown in Los Angeles reported 142 cases, more than any other proficient nursing facility in the region.
” At this time, our primary concern is the safety and wellness of our patients, locals and staff members,” center Chief Clinical Officer Budgie Amparo said in a statement. “I can ensure you that we are working all the time, doing everything in our power– and everything medical professionals referred to as of at this time– to protect and keep our clients, homeowners and employees as healthy and as safe as possible.”
Some of the actions Brier Oak on Sundown has actually required to safeguard its citizens and staff, Amparo stated, include screening residents three times daily, evaluating personnel as they enter the structure and canceling all outside medical consultations other than for medically required, time-sensitive and life-saving treatments, such as dialysis and chemotherapy.
” We have actually been completely transparent and upcoming in sharing details with clients, homeowners and households,” Amparo stated.
Broadway by the Sea, a center in Long Beach that has actually reported 40 cases, is working with local and state governments to take all of the required protective actions, an agent for the website said.
” Broadway by the Sea is working in cooperation with Long Beach Public Health and the California Department of Public Health,” spokesperson Nicole Francois stated in an e-mail. “The general public health companies have actually been in our facility to evaluate coronavirus plans and protocols with our staff. The firms have actually supported and verified the actions we are taking to mitigate the spread of COVID-19”
Still, the variety of cases and deaths in experienced nursing centers continues to grow.
” We are particularly worried about the frustrating variety of homeowners residing in our retirement home who have actually died,” Los Angeles County’s Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said in a Saturday statement. “I have actually requested additional assistance from our state and federal partners so we can work together to make sure that our nursing homes are as safe as possible for residents and staff members.”
In Los Angeles County, the places with a minimum of 11 cases determined in both employee and citizens were:
- Alameda Care Center, 925 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, which had 26 cases in personnel and 20 in citizens
- Brier Oak on Sundown, 5154 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, which had 62 cases in staff and 80 cases in locals
- Brighton Care Center, 1836 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, which had 20 cases in staff and 43 cases in residents
- Broadway by the Sea, 2725 E. Broadway, Long Beach, which had 14 cases in personnel and 26 cases in residents
- Country Vacation Home Pavilion Nursing Center, 5916 Pico Blvd. W., Los Angeles, which had17 cases in staff and45 cases in homeowners
- Country Vacation Home South Convalescent Center, 3515 Overland Ave., Los Angeles, which had 15 cases in staff and 58 cases in locals
- Covina Rehabilitation Center, 261 Badillo St., Covina, which had 11 cases in personnel and 12 cases in locals
- Garden Crest Rehabilitation Center, 909 Lucile Ave., Los Angeles, which had 35 cases in personnel and 35 cases in homeowners
- Gardena Convalescent Center, 14819 Vermont Ave., Gardena, which had 18 cases in personnel and 33 cases in residents
- Grand Park Convalescent Hospital, 2312 W. Eighth St., Los Angeles, which had 12 cases in staff and 16 cases in homeowners
- Hollywood Premier Health Care Center, 5401 Water Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, which had 25 cases in staff and 29 cases in homeowners
- Lynwood Health Care Center, 3611 E. Imperial Highway, Lynwood, which had 27 cases in personnel and 22 cases in residents
- Brand-new Vista Nursing Rehabilitation Center, 8647 Fenwick St. #1957, Sunland-Tujunga, which had 15 cases in staff and 18 cases in citizens
- Rose Garden Healthcare Center, 1899 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, which had 12 cases in personnel and 12 cases in citizens
- Royalwood Care Center, 22520 Maple Ave., Torrance, which had 12 cases in staff and 31 cases in residents
- The Earlwood, 20820 Earl St., Torrance, which had 17 cases in personnel and 24 cases in locals
- The Grove Post-Acute Care Center, 14122 Hubbard St., Sylmar, which had 11 cases in staff and 20 cases in homeowners
- Torrance Care Center West, 4333 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, which had 15 cases in staff and 23 cases in locals
In Riverside County, the only location with at least 11 cases determined in both team member and residents was Extended Care Hospital of Riverside, 8171 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, which had 26 cases in staff and 26 cases in locals.
In San Bernardino County, the only places with a minimum of 11 cases identified in both employee and citizens were Cedar Mountain Post Acute, 11970 fourth St., Yucaipa, which had 18 cases in personnel and 62 cases in citizens; and Reche Canyon Regional Rehabilitation Center, 1350 S Reche Canyon Road, Colton, which had 29 cases in staff and 22 cases in homeowners.
None of the facilities listed in Orange County had at least 11 cases recognized in both staff members and citizens, however the site with the biggest outbreak of COVID-19 infections amongst locals in the county was Anaheim Healthcare Center, 501 S. Beach Blvd., Anaheim where 15 cases were recognized in locals.
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Personnel writer Ryan Hagen contributed to this report.
