Jackson Jambalaya

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

The list is nursing homes with reported cases.

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

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.

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

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.