Payson Care Center, a nursing and rehabilitation facility, welcomes Gary Olson as its new executive director.
Olson has been a nursing home administrator for 36 years, starting in his home state of Wisconsin but spending most of his career in northern Arizona. He has a bachelorâs degree in health care administration.
âI just like people, getting to know what makes them tick,â Olson shared. âI find wisdom in the elderly.â
âGary has a history of serving facilities outside the Maricopa area,â said Kristin Shambro, vice president of the Mesquite Region for Payson Care Centerâs managing company, Life Care Centers of America. âHe loves the big heart of small towns.â
In one day, 27 staff members tested positive for COVID-19 at North Shore Health and Rehabilitation Facility. Author: Noel Brennan Updated: 11:17 AM MST January 11, 2021
LOVELAND, Colo. Test results released Monday showed that a COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Loveland did not involve a more contagious strain of the coronavirus first detected in the United Kingdom.
More than 100 staff members at North Shore Health and Rehabilitation Facility tested positive for COVID-19 since an outbreak began Nov. 16, according to data from the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
Between Dec. 23 and Jan. 6, the case count rose from 38 to 110.
The number jumped significantly after testing done was Jan. 5, said Yvonne Myers, health systems director for Columbine Health. The company owns and operates the North Shore facility and other nursing homes.
Jan. 1: Emogen âBlaknessâ Creese is crowned Crucian Christmas Festival Calypso Monarch.
Jan. 7: Dr. Luis Amaro is named interim CEO of Schneider Hospital after the recent retirement of Dr. Bernard Wheatley.
Jan. 9: Attorney Amos Carty Jr., one of the three former Schneider Hospital executives convicted of embezzling about $3 million, files a notice of appeal to the V.I. Supreme Court.
Jan. 9: The V.I. Public Services Commission increases the V.I. Water and Power Authorityâs utility base rate and offsets the increase with a corresponding drop in the fuel surcharge, also known as the LEAC.
Jan. 13: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. characterizes the territory as âon the mendâ in his state of the territory address.