Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Nowhere was the early ferocity of the coronavirus more evident in New Jersey than in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Of the 8,600 residents who succumbed to the virus in the last two years, 78% of them died in March and April of 2020, state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Monday., the state’s top health official recapped — and at times defended — the department’s pandemic response, with a particular focus on how it managed the 660 long-term care facilities it licenses.
“We got hit hard and fast by a novel virus, never before seen in humans, and we were building the plane as we were flying it, as the governor has said,” Persichilli said. “Decisions were made based on prior viruses that were far more predictable.”the health department revealed: * The department conducted 5,211 inspections from March 2020 to March 2022, with more than 1,600 of these triggered by complaints; the remainder involving routine surveys and inspections focused on infection control practices. The state has spent $2.27 million to hire private inspectors to keep up with the workload.
* Long-term care facilities were hit with $12.1 million in fines, with the majority levied by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and $250,000 by the state health department. The facilities were not identified by name and a health department spokeswoman said the list would not be available Monday.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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