But, she said, hope is on the horizon.
All of Stonegate’s facilities are signed up to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
In Texas, more than 3,200 facilities have enrolled in a federal program to vaccinate residents and staff at long-term care facilities, totaling more than 225,000 beds, according to a press release from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office.
The program is free and sends workers with Walgreens or CVS to facilities to administer shots. We ll be able to immunize the vast majority of the long-term care residents within a six to eight-week period,” CVS CEO Larry Merlo said.
Pharmacies will receive their first doses the week of Dec. 21. The program will begin the week of December 28.