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VICE MAYOR HAMPTON PROMPTS INVESTIGATION INTO PASADENA NURSING HOME City of Pasadena removed 63 patients from Golden Cross last week
A security guard stands watch Friday morning June 12 at the now closed nursing facility. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
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ixty-three patients at the Golden Cross Health Care nursing home in Pasadena were evacuated from the unlicensed facility due to numerous safety and health violations, including serious concerns about protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic, treatment of patients and lack of PPE, authorities said Friday. The facility had a capacity of 96 and was certified on April 1, 2020, according to state records. At least 72 residents and 32 staff in the facility were confirmed to have been infected
with the novel coronavirus, which is also linked to eight deaths there. “The city went above and beyond in protecting the more than 60 residents at Golden Cross. The healthcare facility, located on North Fair Oaks, failed to do its most fundamental duty in providing its most basic functions of caring for these patients: providing sufficient nutrition and water, and ensuring their safety from not only COVID-19, but also basic medical needs like oxygen, diabetes care, wound care,” city spokeswoman Lisa Derderian told Pasadena Independent. The cost of care in nursing homes in the U.S. is prohibitive for many, and it can vary widely between regions and states, from
around $5,000 to $25,000 per month. How much a nursing home charges depends on its location, staffing levels, the complexity of care offered and the facility’s size and quality. There may also be additional charges for individualized care. Vice Mayor Tyron Hampton has been calling for investigations into nursing homes since the pandemic of COVID-19 changed each of our lives forever. “I have been calling for an investigation into our response in these facilities since the beginning of the outbreak," said Hampton. "We need to make sure all of our residents are being treated with dignity and respect, and I will continue to hold our health department
accountable." Hampton has been outspoken regarding his belief that the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) “failed to hold senior care facilities accountable.” In the city 61% of cases (518 of 1,058 as of Tuesday) and 88% percent of deaths (75 of 85 as of Tuesday) are associated with long-term care facilities. Hampton told Pasadena Independent in a written statement that the response he received consistently from PPHD is that it’s an issue of jurisdiction. “I’ve never been satisfied with that response. I will not be satisfied with that SEE NURSING HOME PAGE 2