Weather
La Marque Nursing Home Shelters In Place As Laura Approaches
Posted on · The Bayou Pines Care Center in La Marque is under lockdown, out of concern for post-storm looting.
Tag: nursing home
National
Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients
Posted on · Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home.
Coronavirus
New Federal Data Confirms Which Texas Nursing Homes Have COVID-19 Outbreaks
Posted on · The data includes specifics on which facilities have cases — information that both Texas and Austin officials had previously refused to release, citing privacy laws.
Texas
30 Texas City Nursing Home Residents With Coronavirus Are Being Treated With Unproven Hydroxychloroquine Drug
Posted on · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the drug for “emergency use” among some COVID-19 patients “for whom a clinical trial is not feasible.” But medical experts caution that it is untested and carries significant risks, including heart arrhythmia that can lead to cardiac arrest.