Peconic Landing in Greenport. (Credit: Grant Parpan)
When the first COVID-19 outbreak occurred in the United States at a nursing home in Washington, it became abundantly clear that long-term care facilities, filled largely with elderly residents, faced enormous risk.
In early March, COVID-19 still felt like a distant threat. But that quickly changed when Peconic Landing in Greenport announced a per-diem employee had tested positive for COVID-19. At the time, still so much was unknown about the virus, and even as the facility implemented strict measures to limit any spread, the virus would prove stubbornly difficult to contain.
By mid-March, three members at Peconic Landing’s Health Center had died from COVID-19, all of whom were in their 90s. At the time of that announcement, an additional 12 members had tested positive as the life care and retirement community became one of the first known COVID-19 hotspots in Suffolk County.
(Credit: Grant Parpan)
When the first COVID-19 outbreak occurred in the United States at a nursing home in Washington, it became abundantly clear that long-term care facilities, filled largely with elderly residents, faced enormous risk.
In early March, COVID-19 still felt like a distant threat. But that quickly changed when Peconic Landing in Greenport announced a per-diem employee had tested positive for COVID-19. At the time, still so much was unknown about the virus, and even as the facility implemented strict measures to limit any spread, the virus would prove stubbornly difficult to contain.
By mid-March, three members at Peconic Landing’s Health Center had died from COVID-19, all of whom were in their 90s. At the time of that announcement, an additional 12 members had tested positive as the life care and retirement community became one of the first known COVID-19 hotspots in Suffolk County.