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A California care home and its managers are charged in connection with 14 COVID deaths. They allegedly failed to follow safety procedures that led to the deaths in 2020.
14 residents have died with COVID-19 at Silverado Berkeley care home
The home, which specializes in treating people with dementia, only received vaccines this week.
The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent deaths has been devastating for the home, which cares for about 80 elderly residents who all have dementia. Photo: Pete Rosos
Fourteen people who had COVID-19 have died at Silverado memory care home in central Berkeley, making its outbreak the second deadliest at a long-term care facility in Alameda County, according to state data.
On Wednesday afternoon, the outdoor lobby of the care facility at Sacramento Street (at Bancroft Way) had a joyous buzz as residents and staff signed up for their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But the outbreak and subsequent deaths has been devastating for the home, which cares for about 80 elderly residents who all have dementia, which includes Alzheimer’s disease.
3 more people in Berkeley have died from COVID-19, city reports
The total death toll in Berkeley now stands at 12, with 1,854 COVID-19 cases reported.
Signs at the entrance to the Curative COVID-19 testing facility at the Berkeley Adult School on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Pete Rosos
Three more people who live in Berkeley have died of COVID-19, bringing the city’s death toll to 12, the city reported Thursday.
Up until the last day of the year, Berkeley’s deaths from the virus had remained at nine. The majority of other deaths happened in the summer, with the last occurring on Sept. 25 during the previous case surge.