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Treating residents with COVID-19 in post-acute sites.

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Author(s): Christ, Ginger
Source:
Modern Healthcare. 6/8/2020, Vol. 50 Issue 23, p24-24. 1p.

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- Subject Terms:
  PREVENTION of epidemics; ATTITUDE (Psychology); HEALTH facility administration; HEALTH services administrators; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL personnel; PATIENT-professional relations; PATIENT monitoring; PATIENTS; SUBACUTE care; COVID-19
- Subject Terms:
  OHIO; VERMONT
- Abstract:
  The article discusses how to treat residents with COVID-19 in post-acute care facilities, such as CommuniCare's Burlington House Rehab and Alzheimier's Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Topics covered include the standard of care implemented by CommuniCare in its post-acute care facilities, the decision of CommuniCare to start proning residents with COVID-19 whose oxygen levels were low and the study findings on the effectiveness of prone positioning.