re: Nursing Home Covid Deaths By State: Even more reason to open this up.

I 100% agree that there is no way to keep it out
I’ll also say that the steps that have been taken have kept cases down
The issue isn’t always the virus
Because CNA’s are paid such a criminally low wage they don’t show up to work
This delays meals & delays meds
It means laundry is lost

The activity director & social worker should be spending time with each resident on a rotation
The ones that cannot get out of bed have no human interaction except when meds or a meal is delivered, lately by the activities director or social worker because kitchen staff didn’t show up

These people are going to die not because of a virus but because they gave up due to loneliness

I’m not in the medical profession but staff handing out meals that ARE NOT WEARING GLOVES is insane to me, regardless of if there is a pandemic or not

I’m not a medical professional but stopping visitors & continuing to serve meals in the dining hall makes no sense

Maybe admins aren’t allowed to make their staff wear masks until LDH mandates it but common sense should prevail

Again, I am in no way faulting the nursing home but there are lessons to be learned by everyone

I understand that some feel that they are underfunded but looking at it from a private pay point of view & we feel short changed too