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Elderly with coronavirus caught in conflict between hospitals, nursing homes - South Florida Sun-Sentinel (sun-sentinel.com)
With nearly 1,400 cases of COVID-19 now reported in long-term care facilities in Florida, hospitals are discharging some patients who have improved back into nursing homes.
“These patients are still positive when they go the nursing homes," Dr. Alina Alonso, director of Palm Beach County’s health department, said during a county commission meeting this week. "The staff there has to do a lot to isolate and maintain a very safe environment for these folks.”
The virus can have deadly consequences when unleashed in long-term care facilities, already killing at least 126 people in Florida. As of Thursday morning, one-in-five of Florida’s 633 coronavirus deaths involved a resident or staff member of a long-term care facility, according to state data.
With nearly 1,400 cases of COVID-19 now reported in long-term care facilities in Florida, hospitals are discharging some patients who have improved back into nursing homes.
“These patients are still positive when they go the nursing homes," Dr. Alina Alonso, director of Palm Beach County’s health department, said during a county commission meeting this week. "The staff there has to do a lot to isolate and maintain a very safe environment for these folks.”
The virus can have deadly consequences when unleashed in long-term care facilities, already killing at least 126 people in Florida. As of Thursday morning, one-in-five of Florida’s 633 coronavirus deaths involved a resident or staff member of a long-term care facility, according to state data.