Thursday, June 4, 2020

Covid-19 Slams Madison Nursing Homes

Madison County nursing homes are suffering the most severe Covid-19 outbreaks in the Jackson metro area. The Mississippi State Department of Health released a list of infected long term care facilities today as well as statistics for each facility. Nursing home deaths comprise 52% of all Covid-19 fatalities in Mississippi.

Three of the four facilities in Madison County reported more than 27 cases:
Canton Manor: 21 employees, 52 residents, 3 deaths
St. Catherine's: 13 employees, 17 residents, 5 deaths
The Blake: 6 employees, 21 residents, 5 deaths.
Nichols Center: 3 employees

Hinds County nursing homes are having a better time of it but for Woodlands Rehab: 
Belhaven Senior Care: 1 employee, 9 residents
Woodlands Rehab: 19 employees, 57 residents, 8 deaths
Mississippi State Veterans Home: 1 employee
Magnolia: 2 employees
Pleasant Hills: 1 employee
House of Faith: 1 residdent
Westhaven: 1 resident.

Rankin County nursing homes are barely touched by the virus:
Hudspeth: 2 employees
Brandon Nursing: 3 employees, 11 residents
Jaquith: 1 resident



Notable outbreaks in Mississippi LTCF's
Adams County Nursing Center: 14 employees, 40 residents, 8 deaths
Attala County Nursing Center: 15 employees, 45 residents, 6 deaths
Ms. State Vets Home (Kosciusko): 15 employees, 45 residents, 9 deaths
Claiborne County: 11 employees, 40 residents, 4 deaths
Bedford Care of H'burg: 55 employees, 92 residents, 25 deaths
Holmes County LTC: 32 employees, 61 residents, 6 deaths
Care Center of Laurel: 35 employees, 42 residents, 10 deaths
Ms. Care Centre of Dekalb: 26 employees, 41 residents, 8 deaths
The Oaks (Lauderdale): 19 employees, 38 residents, 10 deaths
Crystal Rehab (Leflore): 24 employees, 61 residents, 16 deaths
Diversicare of Amory (Monroe): 23 employees, 57 employees, 14 deaths
Chotacw Resential (Neshoba): 30 employees, 66 residents, 20 deaths
Rolling Hills (Oktibbeah): 48 employees, 81 residents, 8 deaths
Picayune Rehab: 9 employees, 46 residents, 9 deaths
Ms. Care Centre of Raleigh: 16 employees, 50 residents, 8 deaths




 

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Would it not be appropriate to ask what's being done differently, if anything, that would result in a large facility like Highland Home (Highland Colony - Ridgeland) not up in the numbers like some others?

This is a very large facility ranging from rehab to assisted to full blown dementia. Many employees.

Is the entire protocol here different, or are they just lucky?

Anonymous said...

2:05 I imagine it is mostly protocol with maybe a little luck mixed in. I've been in there pre-covid and it was a tightly run ship at that time to visitors, etc. but it's been a while. Not sure about now, but they must be doing something right. Maybe they are tougher on employee screening, etc. when employees come to the facility (Temp. taking, etc.).

I think part of it may be (my thinking not scientific by any means) that some of the facilities cut off visitors, etc. early on---before stores, etc. fully shut down and were super aggressive on their approach to keeping it out. Putting residents in quarantine if they left for any reason. Stopping shopping trips for the seniors, keeping family from coming inside the facility and doing drive by's outside 6 ft. apart from the residents, daily resident temp. checks, etc.

And, it could just be poor luck on a facilities part. A resident could have gotten it elsewhere (if they were independent living) and brought it back to the facility before they were shut down. At that age, it will spread like wildfire. One careless employee who goes in sick before folks knew what was going on could have started the cases in that facility and then it not be a reflection on the center but the careless employee.

Anonymous said...

...or do they not comply with reporting requirements? This doesn't seem to be a complete list of all nursing homes.

Anonymous said...

List only has 6-7 nursing homes in Hinds county so I’m guessing this list only shows facilities that had cases and if they aren’t listed no cases were there? It’s from a state agency so there’s no surprise that it’s confusing and misleading.

Anonymous said...

Highland Home = better hygiene protocols. It takes a disciplined culture to do it right.

About 5-years ago my wife was septic and hospitalized in isolation in another city. Masks, gloves, and handwashing in/out of her room were required.

I was sitting with her and a nurse walked into the room without gloves, without mask, and he didn't wash his hands.

I threw his ass out of the room and called the hospital's manager of nursing. This moron was transfered immediately.

They get lazy and can lack discipline. This is how infections spread.

Anonymous said...

I have had friends and family at St. Catherine for many years. When Sister Dorthea was in charge it was a great facility. Now they nag the residents to bring in outside sitters to provide duties their own staff formerly provided. Several weeks ago 7 of the 14 positive nursing home COVID cases of Madison County were in one wing at St. Catherine. I have to wonder if the disease was brought in by sitters that would have never been there if Sister Dorthea was still in charge.

Anonymous said...

It appears these are NURSING homes. AAssisted living facilities are not listed. It may be a matter of definition.

Kingfish said...

The list is nursing homes with reported cases.

Anonymous said...

And the footnote, “ Data is provided through self reporting.”




Anonymous said...

The Blake at Township is listed as a Nursing Home but it is not. It has assisted living and memory care. There is no skilled nursing there. If you look at the whole list and not the counties in the Jackson area you will see several types of long term care facilities listed, not just nursing homes.

Anonymous said...

I wonder why they didnt include the employee death numbers? Did no employees die? It seems there more employees positive than residence in several.

Anonymous said...

KF It would be important for the data to include number of residents and number of staff.

I hope the MDHS has that or else the numbers don't reflect at all, how well they are managing the virus.


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