employees didn't show up at 84 resident nursing home

[Demovictory9]

employees didn't show 2 days in a row. residents are being moved. In Riverside, CA.

Hearing this on radio

[dewsgirl]

1. K and R😔

[Mike 03]

2. Horrifying. Here's a story and link

Coronavirus: 84 residents evacuated from Southern California nursing home after employees do not show up for work
ABC7 news

https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-riverside-county-nursing-home-senior-magnolia-rehabilitation-and-center/6086909/

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- More than 80 patients were being evacuated from a nursing home in Riverside on Wednesday morning after employees of the facility "did not show up to care for sick patients two days in a row," health officials said in a statement.

The 84 patients will be moved from Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, which has about 90 beds, to other health care locations throughout the county, the news release from the Riverside County Public Health Department said.

Riverside University Health System and Kaiser Permanente sent 33 licensed vocational nurses and registered nurses to care for the residents after only one of the facility's nursing assistants showed up to work, according to the statement.

There are 34 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus among the residents and five among employees, officials said.

More at link above.

[getagrip_already]

3. They aren't being provided ppe, or testing, are being threatened if they call in sick....

Who would work under those conditions?

Same thing is happening in hospitals and entire shifts have been dismissed.

[Mike 03]

4. Hopefully this will bring things to a head and they'll get what they need.

This could become widespread.

[getagrip_already]

5. or they will be fired, the facility closed, and the owner rewarded with federal recovery funds.....

Because business.

[yonder]

6. +1. Rhetorically, when does that shit end?

[LiberalFighter]

8. Members (Democratic) of Congress need to be informed about this.

And language in the next bill should prohibit funding for them.

[IcyPeas]

7. gov Newsom addressed this

just now in his live press conference. he has task forces on it.


WATCH Governor Newsom Live here:

https://twitter.com/CAgovernor

https://ktla.com/on-air/live-streaming/