It’s been nearly a year since any residents at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s nursing home in Woodland Hills have tested positive for Covid-19, and the facility is taking extra precautions to keep it that way during the nationwide Omicron surge.In the early days of the pandemic, 17 residents were infected and six died – a pattern seen at nursing homes across the country.
Rapid testing, quarantining, personal protective equipment, vaccinations and lots of money were the MPTF’s keys to success.During the latest surge, “MPTF has had several staff members test positive, for the most part with mild cases.
They are isolating,” MPTF president and CEO Bob Beitcher said in a statement to Deadline. “No residents have tested positive in nearly
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