California — A provider in Riverside, CA, was forced to evacuate more than 80 residents after employees failed to show up for work two days in a row.
Just one certified nursing aide showed up to work after Riverside’s Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had 40 reported COVID-19 cases in mid-April.
That prompted the Riverside University Health System and Kaiser Permanente to send 33 licensed vocational nurses and registered nurses to care for the residents. Riverside said it had to evacuate the residents due to staffing demands.
“The receiving skilled nursing facilities will undergo standard COVID-19 containment measures,” Riverside said in a statement. “This includes closing the facilities to new patients, limitations on staff to not work at other facilities, the isolation of sick patients, and close monitoring of all patients by staff. All employees [must] use personal protective equipment.”
