Six nursing home business affiliates of Consulate Health Care sought Chapter 11 protection in Delaware late Monday, less than a month after a federal district court in Florida entered a nearly $258 million, treble damages False Claims Act judgment against the subsidiaries for issues dating to 2011.
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Among the local deaths, 400 victims or 36.8% have been residents or employees of long-term care facilities, the sixth-highest total in the state, according to the department’s records.
Five local facilities have been linked to at least 20 deaths: Highlands Lake Center, 31; Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, 28; Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation, 27; Oak Haven Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 21; and Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven, 20.
The Department of Health listed 24 Polk facilities with at least one current infection among residents or employees, led by Wedgewood Healthcare Center in Lakeland with 12 cases among residents.
New COVID-19 cases in Polk
The state reported another 229 confirmed infections for Polk residents based on tests processed Tuesday. That raised the cumulative figure to 55,058, with all but 383 listed as Florida residents.
Nearly 3,000 residents of Genesis Healthcare nursing homes have died from covid-19. The company's CEO got a $5.2 million "retention" payment in October, then announced he was retiring in January.