Nationwide, nursing homes and other congregate care facilities are hot spots for COVID-19--among residents and staff. Maine is seeing a similar pattern of outbreaks at different group care facilities across the state. What protective measures are in place, and what more can be done to stem the spread of the coronavirus?
Guests
Rick Erb, president & CEO, Maine Health Care Association
Jeanne Lambrew, Commissioner of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services
Nirav Shah, director, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Kelley Kash, CEO and Retired United States Air Force Colonel, Maine Veterans Homes
Mark Swann, executive director, Preble Street
Resources
- Maine Long-Term Care Facilities Continue To Experience COVID-19 Outbreaks
- Why nursing homes and senior living centers yield COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’
- Maine's COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 29, As Known Cases Increase To 827
- In Departure From Fed. Guidelines, Maine CDC Makes COVID-19 Testing At Nursing Homes Higher Priority
- Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Novel or Targeted Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)
- Should You Bring Mom Home From Assisted Living During The Pandemic?
