EMILY: THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT FACILITIES HOUSED AT ST. JOHN’S RETIREMENT VILLAGE INCLUDING THIS CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. IN A LETTER POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE, THE CEO SAYS,KCRA 3 REP APRIL BUT ACCORDING TO THE CEO, THE VIRUS HAD STARTED SPREADING IN MARCH. ON APRIL 13, THE FIRST DEATH WAS REPORTED THAT PERSON WAS ONE OF 35 INFECTED WITH COVID-19 THREE DAYS LATER, THE STATES DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM WAS ON CAMPUS HELPING WITH THE OUTBREAK. THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES JUMPING TO MORE THAN 50. BY THE END OF THE MONTH, NINE PEOPLE HAD DIED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE DEATH TOLL ON THE RISE AGAIN. 14 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, 66 CASES WERE CONFIRMED, AND MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TESTE BY JUNE, NO NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS HAD BEEN REPORTED IN OVER A MONT THAT TOOK IT OFF OF THE STATE OUTBREAK LIST. THE VIRUS HAD TAKEN ITS TOLL, INFECTING 66 PEOPLE, TAKING THE LIVES OF 1 THE CEO WRITING TODA
Woodland nursing home to close after financial troubles from COVID-19
A Woodland nursing home where 17 people have died from COVID-19 complications will close its doors and suspend its license, the CEO announced Wednesday.Yolo County officials declared an outbreak at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in April, when 35 people, including residents and staff, tested positive. Sean Beloud, CEO of St. John’s Village, said in a letter that maintaining Stollwood would “be extremely burdensome and put the broader St. John’s campus at risk.”Beloud cited in the letter that decreased admissions, labor shortages and increased regulations has created a major financial burden on the independent retirement community.”Although this is an exceedingly difficult decision for all of us at St. John’s, we are confident it’s the right decision,” Beloud said in the letter.Stollwood was among hundreds of nursing facilities placed on the state’s outbreak list. It was taken off the list in June.Beloud said the expected date of closure for Stollwood is Sept. 30, which the California Department of Public Health approved Friday. The facility’s license will also be suspended.How the facility’s building will be used in the future also remains up in the air, Beloud said.Data from Yolo County Public Health shows 66 confirmed cases of coronavirus at Stollwood, consisting of 32 residents and 34 staff. The last time deaths were reported at the nursing facility was in June, when three more people died, bringing the total to 17.Beloud said the outbreak started in March. It was first reported by a Yolo County spokesperson in April.Stollwood is one of several facilities on the St. John’s Campus. The convalescent hospital is a 48-bed skilled nursing facility. Here’s a timeline of what happened:The first death at Stollwood was reported on April 13. That person was one of 35 infected with the virus.Three days later, on April 16, the state’s disaster medical assistance team was on campus, helping with the outbreak. The number of cases jumped to more than 50, at that point.By the end of April, nine people had died.The death toll continued to rise over the next two weeks. County data reported 14 people had died and 66 cases were confirmed. More than 200 people were tested.By June, no new cases had been reported in over a month, allowing Stollwood to be removed from the state’s outbreak list, but the virus has taken its toll, infecting 66 people and taking the lives of 17.Beloud wrote words of gratitude in his letter, saying, “Throughout the entire four months, the Woodland community’s support was a bright spot in some extremely dark days.”
WOODLAND, Calif. —
A Woodland nursing home where 17 people have died from COVID-19 complications will close its doors and suspend its license, the CEO announced Wednesday.
Yolo County officials declared an outbreak at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in April, when 35 people, including residents and staff, tested positive. Sean Beloud, CEO of St. John’s Village, said in a letter that maintaining Stollwood would “be extremely burdensome and put the broader St. John’s campus at risk.”
Beloud cited in the letter that decreased admissions, labor shortages and increased regulations has created a major financial burden on the independent retirement community.
“Although this is an exceedingly difficult decision for all of us at St. John’s, we are confident it’s the right decision,” Beloud said in the letter.
Stollwood was among hundreds of nursing facilities placed on the state’s outbreak list. It was taken off the list in June.
Beloud said the expected date of closure for Stollwood is Sept. 30, which the California Department of Public Health approved Friday. The facility’s license will also be suspended.
How the facility’s building will be used in the future also remains up in the air, Beloud said.
Data from Yolo County Public Health shows 66 confirmed cases of coronavirus at Stollwood, consisting of 32 residents and 34 staff. The last time deaths were reported at the nursing facility was in June, when three more people died, bringing the total to 17.
Beloud said the outbreak started in March. It was first reported by a Yolo County spokesperson in April.
Stollwood is one of several facilities on the St. John’s Campus. The convalescent hospital is a 48-bed skilled nursing facility. Here’s a timeline of what happened:
- The first death at Stollwood was reported on April 13. That person was one of 35 infected with the virus.
- Three days later, on April 16, the state’s disaster medical assistance team was on campus, helping with the outbreak. The number of cases jumped to more than 50, at that point.
- By the end of April, nine people had died.
- The death toll continued to rise over the next two weeks. County data reported 14 people had died and 66 cases were confirmed. More than 200 people were tested.
- By June, no new cases had been reported in over a month, allowing Stollwood to be removed from the state’s outbreak list, but the virus has taken its toll, infecting 66 people and taking the lives of 17.
Beloud wrote words of gratitude in his letter, saying, “Throughout the entire four months, the Woodland community’s support was a bright spot in some extremely dark days.”
