Why Louisiana doesn’t report coronavirus info on assisted living, other senior care facilities – By Faimon A. Roberts III (NOLA) / May 23 2020
When state officials announced earlier this month that the Department of Health on May 18 would again begin providing data on the coronavirus’s reach into every Louisiana nursing home, Brent Rome breathed a sigh of relief.
Rome’s parents, who are in their 90s, are residents of Inspired Living of Kenner. Back in late March, the state had identified Inspired Living as a COVID-19 cluster, but since then, Rome wasn’t sure if the situation had worsened or improved. The home’s twice-weekly robocalls were “pretty vague,” he said.
So he was looking forward to getting some clarity.
“We were kind of excited, because we were finally getting specific information, not the information you get a on robocall,” he said.
He was quickly disappointed. The state’s report only covered Louisiana’s 279 federally certified nursing homes. Inspired Living of Kenner, which is an assisted living and memory care facility, doesn’t fall in that category.
The distinction baffled Rome.
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