Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco is going through a COVID-19 crisis, with a fast increasing number of staff and patients testing positive. ABC7 s I-Team reports on the city s response on handling the outbreak at the center. It was so critical asking for that help, not only asking, but receiving it, said Phillips.
According to Phillips, the hospital reported 11 new COVID cases from this latest surge out of the 309 active cases in long-term care facilities across San Francisco County. Even though we ve seen staff cases rise during the surges, we haven t seen resident cases rise, even now, Phillips said.
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Residents and workers at the county’s long-term care facilities will begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks, but there are questions as to whether they have the right to refuse it and what to do for those unable to decide for themselves.
Thus far, 230 skilled nursing facility residents and staff have died from the novel coronavirus in San Diego County, including 22 deaths since Dec. 2 reported by county officials Wednesday.
Long-term care facilities have the legal ability to mandate vaccinations among both staff and residents, said Philip Lindsley, a founding attorney at the San Diego Elder Law Center.
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Facilities must track down some resident’s relatives or attorneys, which could take days or weeks (REUTERS)
More than 3 million elderly and infirm residents of nursing homes and other long-term-care facilities may face delays in getting coronavirus vaccines as the facilities confront the difficult task of obtaining consent, which consumer advocates, operators and some health officials say should have been simplified and started earlier by the federal government.
Obtaining consent presents one of the toughest hurdles as officials mobilise to inoculate residents of these facilities, many of whom have dementia or Alzheimer s disease.
Facilities must track down relatives or attorneys in those cases, which could take days or weeks. In some instances, they may need to resolve disputes when family members disagree on whether their loved ones should receive a vaccine.