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Coronavirus, Covid 19, Nursing homes, Solano County CA, Vallejo CA

Windsor Vallejo Nursing Home – massive increase in COVID-19 cases

Almost 100 infected with COVID-19 at Windsor care facility in Vallejo

An ambulance pulls in front of the Windsor Vallejo Nursing & Rehabilitation Center where 76 residents and 23 health care workers have tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus. (Chris Riley—Times-Herald)
Vallejo Times-Herald, By John Glidden, May 4, 2020

Nearly 100 individuals have been infected at the Windsor Vallejo Nursing & Rehabilitation Center with COVID-19, Solano County Public Health Administrator Jayleen Richards confirmed to the Times-Herald on Monday.

Richards said 76 residents and 23 health care workers have tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus.

Richards said the Solano County Public Health Department is “working closely” with the facility to manage the cluster outbreak. She said infected patients have been moved to another part of the facility to recover, while infected workers are recovering at home.

County officials began testing residents and health care workers last week after the facility reported nearly a dozen residents had been infected as of April 24. That initial number ballooned to 34 last week, and then doubled again with 76 residents infected with COVID-19 as of Monday.

It wasn’t immediately known if there have been any deaths at the facility due to COVID-19.

Attempts to reach facility officials proved unsuccessful on Monday, as no one answered the facility’s main phone line when the Times-Herald called for a comment. In addition, Josh Sable, general counsel for Windsor Healthcare, couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.

“I’m extremely concerned about the well being of the patients and staff members,” Vallejo Mayor Bob Sampayan said by phone when told about the 99 infected.

Sampayan said he’d like to see the non-infected residents be moved to another care facility while the infected patients recover inside Windsor.

The mayor said it might be necessary at some point for the state to step in to help stop the spread of Coronavirus in the facility.

Richards previously told this newspaper that the testing data from Windsor “has been and will be included on the COVID-19 Dashboard produced daily by Solano Public Health.”

The city of Vallejo has the most coronavirus cases in Solano County with 125 as of last Friday.

Eight other Solano County care facilities have reported no COVID-19 infections of residents or staff members, as of May 1, according to the state.

Check back as this article will be updated.
Coronavirus, Covid 19, Nursing homes, Solano County CA, Vallejo CA

COVID-19 outbreak in Vallejo nursing home – 34 residents infected

Windsor Vallejo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 34 residents infected with COVID-19

Vallejo Times-Herald, by John Glidden, May 1, 2020
Windsor Vallejo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Vallejo has reported 34 residents have been infected with COVID-19. (Chris Riley—Times-Herald)

Days after Windsor Vallejo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reported 18 residents had been infected with COVID-19, that number jumped to 34, according to the California Department of Health.

The data, which is current as of Thursday, also showed that less than 11 healthcare workers at the facility have tested positive with coronavirus.

Recent attempts to reach the facility and Josh Sable, general counsel for Windsor Healthcare, for comment have been unsuccessful.

“We continue to work closely with the Windsor facility around this incident. An outbreak at a Skilled Nursing Facility is a high priority to Solano Public Health and we are responding in such a matter,” said Solano County Public Health Administrator Jayleen Richards on Friday.

Officials previous told the Times-Herald that they learned about the infections on April 24. At that time, 12 residents had tested positive. That’s when county health began testing of residents and health care workers at the facility.

They also said earlier in the week that four health care workers were infected.

Questions remain on how so many were infected while the eight other facilities in Solano County have reported zero COVID-19 related infections for their residents and health care workers.

The city of Vallejo continues to lead the county in the number of COVID-19 infections with 125, the Solano County Public Health reported on Friday.

Fairfield has 60, while the city of Vacaville has reported 35 coronavirus cases, the same data shows.

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Long-term care facilities, Nursing homes, Solano County CA, Vallejo CA

COVID-19 UPDATE: At least 34 infected residents at nursing facility in Vallejo – number nearly doubles in last 5 days

Number of infected Windsor Vallejo residents increases by 16; infected healthcare workers now at 11

Windsor Vallejo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Vallejo CA

On April 20, we reported that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a “snapshot” listing of all known skilled nursing facilities reporting COVID-19 among staff or residents.  At that time, the list did not include any facilities in Solano County at that time.

On April 24, the State’s report showed one of nine nursing homes in Solano County that was dealing with the infection: the Windsor Vallejo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where 18 residents and less than 11 staff tested positive.

As of April 29, the State’s “snapshot” shows 34 residents and 11 staff have tested positive for COVID-19.  [CORRECTION: the number of staff testing positive was later corrected on the State’s snapshot to show <11.  The Vallejo Times-Herald reported that as of April 24, four health care workers were infected. – R.S.]

Windsor Vallejo’s website does an excellent job of sharing extensive information about coronavirus, and includes an easy way for families to schedule Virtual Visits, but does not disclose numbers of positive or active cases.  It leaves unanswered whether any of Solano County’s reported deaths took anyone at their facility.

Statewide nursing home numbers soar over last 5 days

The State’s “24-hour snapshot” on April 29 showed confirmed active cases in 828 skilled health care workers (an increase of 166 over the last 5 days).  The April 29 snapshot showed ​active cases in 2,299 nursing care residents (an increase of 400 over the last 5 days).

The cumulative total of cases in the State as of April 29 were 2,697 nursing home health care workers (plus 368 in 5 days) and  4,711 nursing home residents (plus 1,270 in 5 days).

Cumulative deaths in the State as of April 29 include 11 skilled health care workers (no change) and 663 nursing home residents (an increase of 118 in 5 days).

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COVID-91 – Complaint filed after So. Cal. nursing facility evacuated when staff failed to show up

Complaint filed with state over evacuated nursing facility yesterday

Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Riverside CA

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP News) — Riverside County officials have filed a complaint over conditions at a skilled nursing facility that was evacuated after staff failed to show up for work during the coronavirus outbreak.

Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county’s public health officer, has asked state health officials for an assessment of Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center before the facility reopens. He also asked in his April 20 letter for the state to determine whether workers acted ethically and professionally when they failed to show up for their shifts.

“We believe that substantial ongoing issues relate to their staffing and infection control plans, and during our inspection of the premises subsequent to my commandeer order identified structural issues,” Kaiser wrote.

The complaint comes after Kaiser ordered the evacuation of more than 80 patients from the facility on April 8 when insufficient staff showed up to care for them.

No one answered the phones at the facility on Tuesday. Messages sent to administrator Larry Mays weren’t immediately returned. On its website, the facility posted a message saying the evacuation was the right decision and it was following up with residents and their families to ensure a smooth transition.

Skilled nursing facilities have been hit hard by the coronavirus, and residents are considered especially vulnerable due to their age and other health conditions and close proximity to each other. The Southern California county has reported more than 650 virus cases among residents and staff of nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe life-threatening illness, including pneumonia.

In his complaint, Kaiser wrote that Riverside County officials tested residents at Magnolia after learning of virus cases. Two days later, officials received a request for staff to cover three eight-hour shifts as the facility’s routinely scheduled workers weren’t showing up.

The county provided staffing for the next day and warned Mays that an emergency plan was required, he said. When the facility continued to have staffing problems, Kaiser ordered the evacuation.

The county took over the facility and evaluated whether it could be used to house virus patients, but found cleanliness issues and possible structural concerns with the flooring would have made doing so too expensive.

The California Department of Public Health declined to comment on the complaint, pending an investigation.