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Feds decline to release list of 147 nursing homes stricken by coronavirus
Two federal agencies, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), have a list of 147 nursing homes where at least one resident has contracted COVID-19. But The Washington Post reports that the agencies are refusing to release this list to the public.
Like playing ‘Russian roulette’: DeSantis won’t say which elder care homes have coronavirus
The state Department of Health said that, as of Monday, 33 Floridians living in a skilled nursing or assisted living facility had tested positive for the coronavirus, the respiratory infection that has become a global scourge. At least three long-term care residents have died from the infection.
But that’s about all health administrators, and Gov. Ron DeSantis, are saying.
For about two weeks, journalists and elder advocates have pressed state leaders to release information about where long-term care residents and staff have been exposed to the extremely contagious infection. The DeSantis administration has alternated between No and Maybe.
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I wouldn't think that patient confidentiality would matter to name the facility. It's possible authorities are trying to prevent some 'rush' of families trying to evacuate their loved ones and causing more spread, but this doesn't inspire confidence.
Two federal agencies, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), have a list of 147 nursing homes where at least one resident has contracted COVID-19. But The Washington Post reports that the agencies are refusing to release this list to the public.
Like playing ‘Russian roulette’: DeSantis won’t say which elder care homes have coronavirus
The state Department of Health said that, as of Monday, 33 Floridians living in a skilled nursing or assisted living facility had tested positive for the coronavirus, the respiratory infection that has become a global scourge. At least three long-term care residents have died from the infection.
But that’s about all health administrators, and Gov. Ron DeSantis, are saying.
For about two weeks, journalists and elder advocates have pressed state leaders to release information about where long-term care residents and staff have been exposed to the extremely contagious infection. The DeSantis administration has alternated between No and Maybe.
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I wouldn't think that patient confidentiality would matter to name the facility. It's possible authorities are trying to prevent some 'rush' of families trying to evacuate their loved ones and causing more spread, but this doesn't inspire confidence.