Britain’s biggest care providers have been denied coronavirus tests even as the disease has ravaged some of their homes, it emerged last night. Three major care home firms told the Mail no staff or residents had been tested despite a spate of deaths from suspected outbreaks. One boss said it was ‘almost impossible’ to follow … Read more
Twelve residents of a Louisiana nursing home have tested positive for coronavirus, the facility confirmed Tuesday. After the discovery of the first positive resident, Lambeth House, in uptown New Orleans, went into lockdown on Friday. Of the home’s 268 residents, 26 have been tested for the virus, 17 are in isolation and the results of … Read more
The head of the American Health Care Association, Mark Parkinson (pictured), says relatives and friends should not be visiting loved ones in long-term care facilities A US nursing head has said that coronavirus is ‘almost a perfect killing machine’ for elderly patients. At least 11 nursing homes in Washington state have reported cases of the highly-contagious … Read more