The state Department of Health is closing Three Rivers Health Care in Norwich, acting commissioner Deidre Gifford said on Wednesday.
Gifford signed an emergency order on Wednesday to begin moving all patients at Three Rivers to other facilities.
That was the first time since 2006 that DPH has appointed a temporary manager to a Connecticut nursing home.
At least 21 residents and six staff members at Three Rivers Health Care have tested positive for COVID-19 and four of the people who were infected have died, according to DPH.
The temporary manager determined that there were several problems within Three Rivers and led her to make the recommendation to close the facility because the health and wellbeing of the patients were in jeopardy, according to Gifford.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health is investigating the Three Rivers Nursing Home in Norwich after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the facility.
The investigation revealed that the coronavirus outbreak began on July 24 when a staff member tested positive through routine weekly testing, according to DPH.
It also found serious violations in general infection control practices, staffing, cohorting residents who tested positive, and use of PPE, DPH said.
JACC Health Center of Norwich, which operates Three Rivers Health Care, released a statement on Wednesday:
“This is a challenging time for Three Rivers Health Care, our residents and our staff. Since the initial COVID outbreak, we have been cooperating with the State Department of Public Health to bring our facility into full compliance with state and federal regulations, including the engagement of a Temporary Manager to oversee the facility. Following an initial assessment, the Temporary Manager concluded that bringing the facility back into substantial compliance within the timeframe mandated by regulatory bodies was not feasible due to a number of concerns, including the absence of critical staff. Citing the Temporary Manager’s assessment, the Commissioner of Public Health has ordered that all residents be transferred to other facilities that can safely meet their needs. Under these circumstances we support this order. “Our priority now is acting safely and swiftly to relocate our residents to other homes, working closely with their families and loved ones.”
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