North Carolina state officials are sending packs of personal protective equipment to long-term care facilities dealing with outbreaks. Click the video player above to see details about this storyThe personal protective equipment packs will go to more than 3,000 facilities statewide. It includes a 14-day supply of face shields, procedure masks, gloves and shoe covers. “We have a team dedicated to supporting our long-term care facilities as they protect our aging family members and loved ones who require round-the-clock care and the staff who care for them,” said North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. “We want to help them do all that they can because once an outbreak occurs in a congregate living setting, it can be difficult to prevent the spread of the virus.” State updated testing guidance recommends screening people who live in or have regular contact with high-risk settings like long-term care facilities. Forsyth County health officials are watching outbreaks in two long-term care centers, at Silas Creek Rehab in Winston-Salem and Trinity Elms in Clemmons. WXII 12 News understands the cases involve both residents and staff members. In addition to the personal protective equipment distribution, officials will be providing a time-limited Medicaid rate increase for nursing facility services such as skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.
RALEIGH, N.C. —
North Carolina state officials are sending packs of personal protective equipment to long-term care facilities dealing with outbreaks.
Click the video player above to see details about this story
The personal protective equipment packs will go to more than 3,000 facilities statewide. It includes a 14-day supply of face shields, procedure masks, gloves and shoe covers.
“We have a team dedicated to supporting our long-term care facilities as they protect our aging family members and loved ones who require round-the-clock care and the staff who care for them,” said North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. “We want to help them do all that they can because once an outbreak occurs in a congregate living setting, it can be difficult to prevent the spread of the virus.”
State updated testing guidance recommends screening people who live in or have regular contact with high-risk settings like long-term care facilities.
Forsyth County health officials are watching outbreaks in two long-term care centers, at Silas Creek Rehab in Winston-Salem and Trinity Elms in Clemmons.
WXII 12 News understands the cases involve both residents and staff members.
In addition to the personal protective equipment distribution, officials will be providing a time-limited Medicaid rate increase for nursing facility services such as skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.
