Surprising state figures launched Saturday program 34 assisted living home in seven Bay Location counties have actually verified cases of coronavirus.
Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hayward has 102 such cases, with 33 team member and 69 patients contaminated, substantially higher than the 68 total of coronavirus cases reported by Alameda County on Thursday, which included 13 deaths, according to a partial list the state health department made freshly public.
The list likewise consists of Valley House Rehab Center in Santa Clara, with 63 verified cases, and is consisted of 86 percent of nursing facilities that reported their information within the last day. Of the 1,224 competent nursing centers in California, 261 have actually reported one or more COVID-19 cases by either a citizen or employee as of Friday.
” Even these stunning numbers are likely an undercount since the state still relies on reporting by centers, which has actually been spotty at best,” stated Mike Dark, a staff lawyer at California Advocates for Retirement Home Reform. “The incredible death counts we will see over the next few weeks are going to reveal that these numbers are the tip of the iceberg.”
The readily available state data does not include deaths or precise figures for the number of infected clients and staff at many nursing centers. It is limited to nursing homes and does not include helped living and other types of care facilities.
According to state health officials, the list is based on “time information from all the locations who reported in the last 24 hours.”
” This is not a comprehensive list from the January until now,” state officials said in an e-mail, keeping in mind also that it does not include those where clients have been moved to medical facilities. “We are dealing with (knowledgeable nursing facilities) on a reporting system that will guarantee we can publicly report 100 percent of the facilities in the coming days.”
The list likewise does not break down specific numbers for nursing homes that have less than 11 favorable cases amongst either healthcare workers or citizens.
Los Angeles County’s nursing centers comprise most of the cases, with a minimum of 148 facilities that have infections, including a center called Brier Oak on Sundown, which has 142 verified cases, according to the state.
The state lists 11 Santa Clara County retirement home with infections– the most in the Bay Area. The majority of the names have actually not been revealed by the county.
Contra Costa County health officials have actually recognized 14 facilities with favorable cases, for which the state list does not account.
The county would not determine the other 12 facilities, but stated they have favorable tests for 2 citizens and 10 personnel among those nursing houses.
The Bay Location nursing homes with validated cases amongst personnel or patients, according to the state list, consist of:
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
A Grace Sub Intense and Knowledgeable Care, Amberwood Gardens, Canyon Springs Sub Intense, Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehab, The Healthcare Center at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio, Los Altos Sub-Acute and Rehab Center, Mountain View Healthcare Center, Skyline Health Care Center– San Jose, The Terraces of Los Gatos, Valley House Rehab Center and Vista Manor Nursing Center
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Alameda Health Care and Wellness Center, East Bay Post-Acute, Excell Health Care Center, Garfield Neurobehavioral Center, Mercy Retirement and Care Center, Redwood Convalescent Healthcare Facility, Redwood Healthcare Center, San Leandro Healthcare Center, Washington Center
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Orinda Care Center
While Shields Richmond Nursing Center and Alhambra Convalescent Hospital are included in the state’s published list, both owners of the facilities have informed this news organization they have actually had no positive cases among personnel or patients.
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY
Central Gardens, Jewish Home, Kindred Transitional Care and Rehab, Laguna Honda Medical Facility and Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco Towers, St. Anne’s Home for the Aged
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Burlingame Long Term Care, The Sequoias
SONOMA COUNTY
Apple Valley Post-Acute Rehab
MARIN COUNTY
Pine Ridge Care Center
These centers are listed as having less than 11 cases amongst either personnel or clients. The state has not offered particular figures for those that have less than 11 positive COVID-19 medical diagnoses. To see the complete list on the state website, check out: https://tinyurl.com/yb859 ga2
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