RICHMOND, Texas — A long-term care facility in Richmond has reported 17 COVID-19 cases, according to the City of Richmond.
All residents, healthcare professionals and staff at the Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center will now be tested on Thursday, July 23.
The facility is in the 1100 block of Golfview Drive.
Long-term facility residents are at high risk for infection, serious illness, and death from COVID-19, according to the CDC.
The city says it’s working with the Texas Health Department and Texas Department of Emergency Management to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission sent KHOU the following statement:
Our top priority remains the health and safety of the residents and staff in licensed nursing facilities we regulate. Since early March, HHSC has been providing guidance to long-term care facilities, directing them to follow all CDC and CMS protocols regarding infection control, including proper use of PPE. This extensive guidance can be found on our COVID-19 provider web page.
HHSC investigators have been investigating this facility and actively monitoring it for compliance and will continue until our investigation is complete. Licensed nursing facilities are required to notify HHSC of a serious incident, such as a positive COVID 19 test for a resident or staff member, triggering an immediate investigation into the facility’s compliance with all relevant health and safety rules. Such an investigation focuses on the facility’s infection control practices; whether it has been properly screening all staff and providers of critical services to residents; and whether it has been following all state and federal COVID-19 related guidance.
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