Families say Charlotte NC nursing home staff endangered residents charlotteobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from charlotteobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Hiring and retaining nursing home caregivers is a nationwide challenge, but it is particularly acute in North Carolina. The Charlotte Observer looked into this, and we hear from one of their reporters, an advocate for nursing home residents, an ombudsman, and a family member.
âThe worst perfect storm.â How the second COVID surge is ravaging NC nursing homes. Jodi Cooper is a nurse who works in the COVID unit at Olde Knox Commons in Huntersville, NC. The facility has been in outbreak status for about a month. (Source: Jeff Siner JSINER@CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM) By Alison Kuznitz | January 9, 2021 at 10:44 AM EST - Updated January 9 at 10:50 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Charlotte Observer) - For nearly all of the pandemic, not a single resident at Olde Knox Commons tested positive for COVID-19, even as the virus ravaged other nursing homes and long-term care facilities across Mecklenburg County, officials say.