Nothing is small about Lakeview Village.
Between its roughly 800 residents and another 586 staff members, the number of people on the campus of the Lenexa long-term care facility each day rivals some Kansas counties.
That has created problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. The facility had multiple outbreaks over the course of the last year. Meanwhile, staff has been forced to call in sick because of infections on a near-constant basis, said Pam Hermon, Lakeview Village s chief operating officer.
Vaccines, however, have changed everything.
Nearly 100% of residents and 74% of staff have been vaccinated, putting the facility far ahead of the statewide average. No staff cases have been reported since January, Hermon said, and visitation rules have been relaxed something which is expected to continue.
KDHE names 43 of 346 active coronavirus outbreaks in Kansas. Here are the locations Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 20 Kansas public health officials on Wednesday reported 346 active coronavirus clusters in the state, but named only 43 locations.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment s weekly cluster update on Wednesday showed five more active outbreaks of COVID-19 than last week. It was the first increase in statewide active clusters since Thanksgiving.
The 346 active clusters account for 14,240 cases, 565 hospitalizations and 622 deaths.
Clusters are generally defined as two or more cases of COVID-19 with a common place and time, but the state health agency only names locations with five or more cases within the current two-week period. Home-based daycares and private events are excluded due to privacy concerns.
Coronavirus clusters at these 36 Kansas nursing homes fill most of KDHE outbreak list Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 13 Kansas public health officials on Wednesday reported another drop in the number of active COVID-19 outbreaks across the state.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment s weekly cluster update showed 341 active outbreaks, which was down by 32 since last week. Fewer nursing home clusters accounted for most of the decrease.
Clusters are generally defined as two or more cases of COVID-19 with a common place and time, but the state health agency only names locations with five or more cases within the current two-week period. Home-based daycares and private events are excluded due to privacy concerns.