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John Orona | Staff Writer Most Nevada County skilled nursing facilities will complete their first round of vaccinations by the end of this week. According to officials at Golden Empire and Crystal Ridge Care Center, their first rounds of vaccinations are now complete, which includes residents and health care workers. Spring Hill Manor is scheduled to administer their vaccinations Friday. Tahoe Forest Hospital skilled nursing facility has started its process and expects to wrap up the first round by Jan. 15. Officials at Wolf Creek Care Center could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Skilled nursing facilities are the highest priority for vaccinations, and are administered through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program that uses CVS and Walgreens staff to handle the vaccination logistics free of charge to the facilities.
John Orona | Special to the Sierra Sun Most Nevada County skilled nursing facilities will complete their first round of vaccinations by the end of this week. According to officials at Golden Empire and Crystal Ridge Care Center, their first rounds of vaccinations are now complete, which includes residents and health care workers. Spring Hill Manor is scheduled to administer their vaccinations Friday. Tahoe Forest Hospital skilled nursing facility has started its process and expects to wrap up the first round by Jan. 15. Officials at Wolf Creek Care Center could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Skilled nursing facilities are the highest priority for vaccinations, and are administered through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program that uses CVS and Walgreens staff to handle the vaccination logistics free of charge to the facilities.
By John Orona | Staff Writer Nearly half of Nevada County’s COVID-19-related deaths so far have occurred at one skilled nursing facility, with nearly all deaths coming as a result of outbreaks in congregate living facilities. Linda Cottrill, who is in her 70s and has her 95-year-old mother in a Nevada County skilled nursing facility, said the concentration of cases among vulnerable elderly populations has her concerned for the nation’s future. “Our country is not ready for this wave of elderly. Folks from our generation, they’re living longer,” she said. “There’s not enough facilities. There’s not enough in home health services. There’s not enough room.”