Nursing Homes Working To Stop COVID-19

Nursing Homes Working To Stop COVID-19

Keep our community healthy.

The white house is calling lon?

Term care facilities "ground zero" for this health crisis... with nursing homes across the nation tied to more than seven thousand casualties several facilities here at home are working with state health official?

While families keep a safe distance.

44news reporter joylyn bukovac joins us live now with what she's learne?

Covi?19 put a halt to visiting loved ones in nursing homes well over a month ago.

"we can't wait to sit with him and hug him and get to celebrate his birthday.

He turned 91."

But that doesn't stop from this family from spending quality time togethe?

While admiring their pa's musi?

Through his bedroom window.

While knowing he is safe.

"they have just been so wonderful here and they've kept families updated on all the precautions they are taking so we felt really safe about him being here it was just the missing him part."

Unfortunatel ?

Not all families have been this luck?

A number of nursing homes across the tristate have been hit hard.

No?

All nursing homes are required to report new covi?19 cases to patient?

Familie?

And the federal government.

Senior health care officials agreeing transparency is key right now.

"the bottom is that we need to track this virus and who might be exposed and that's for the safety of seniors and families and other seniors in our community."

This comes after kentucky governor andy beshear confirms ridgewood terrace in hopkins county has over 30 cases and four deaths.

In newburg?

5 residents at signature healthcare have died due to corona virus.

In daviess count?

4 residents have died from ketcham memoria?

3?

Covi?19 cases are tied to the facility i spoke with one person who's mother tested positiv?

She says the worst part about this is not being able to squeeze her mom.

"it's the worst thing in the world she's a hugger."

Unfortunatel y?

Our newest citizens are finding their welcome into the world?

A dangerous one.

Helping to keep new