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State agency fines Hayward nursing home for COVID violations; 14 deaths recorded
By Lisa Fernandez
Hayward nursing home fined $67,500 after Cal-OSHA identifies four serious violations
Besides the Cal-OSHA fines, a total of 14 people have died of COVID-19 at the Parkview Healthcare Center in Hayward. KTVU s Rob Roth reports.
HAYWARD, Calif. - The state agency in charge of workplace safety has fined a Hayward nursing home for COVID violations following a deadly outbreak of the disease.
Cal-OSHA on Wednesday fined the Parkview Operating Company, which operates under the name of the Parkview Healthcare Center on Tampa Avenue, $67,500 for four serious violations.
The state investigation was sparked because of death there, records show. Public records show that 14 people died of COVID-19 at the skilled nursing facility from March 2020 through Feb. 17, 2021.
SAN JOSE, Calif. â Although the coronavirus vaccines that began arriving a few days ago have brought a ray of hope, theyâre coming too late for the thousands of residents and workers at nursing homes in the Bay Area and across California who became infected during the deadly surge that has exploded the last several weeks.
According to data published by the state, 12,491 residents and staff in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living centers were sick with COVID-19 as of Thursday. That includes hundreds in the Bay Area, where some long-term care facilities have seen large outbreaks.
A skilled nursing facility in San Mateo, Atherton Park Post-Acute, reported 98 cases of COVID-19 among residents, according to the state Department of Health. In addition, the agencyâs data shows, several Santa Clara County nursing homes also have been hit hard, with 47 active cases at Los Altos Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 50 at Mission de la Casa Nursing and Rehabilitation
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SAN JOSE, Calif. Although the coronavirus vaccines that began arriving a few days ago have brought a ray of hope, they’re coming too late for the thousands of residents and workers at nursing homes in the Bay Area and across California who became infected during the deadly surge that has exploded the last several weeks.
According to data published by the state, 12,491 residents and staff in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living centers were sick with COVID-19 as of Thursday. That includes hundreds in the Bay Area, where some long-term care facilities have seen large outbreaks.