BURLISON.
BURLISON. TONYA ISER SPOKE WITH ONE MAN
WHO WAS UPSET BY WHAT HE SAW.
>> YOU ARE LOOKING AT FOOTAGE
FROM A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA RUTH
MORAN'S SON INSTALLED IN HER
ROOM+@.
ROOM+@.
ROOM+@. RUTH IS 92. +@
SHE HAS DEMENTIA.
WATCH AS THIS CAREGIVER COMES
INTO RUTH'S ROOM.
SHE COMES OVER TO RUTH, BUT
TAKE A CLOSE LOOK, SHE IS NOT
WEARING A MASK.
AND IT IS NOT A ONE TIME LAPSE
FOR THE CAR+@EGIVER AT THE
COVENANT PLAYS A BURLISON.
OVER AND OVER, WE SAW
CAREGIVERS COME INTO HER ROOM,
EITHER NOT WEARING A MASK,
TAKING IT OFF AS THEY ENTER,
>> PERSON AFTER PERSON COMING
INTO HER ROOM+@ W+@ITHOUT A MAS
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. NOT
ALL. NOT WEARING IT PROPERLY.
OR WEARING IT UNDER THEIR CHIN.
>> ROBERT WORN HIS RUTH SO+@N,
INSTALLED THE CAMERA WITH THE
PERMISSION OF COVENANT PLACE
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC +@TO KEEP
TABS ON HER.
HE+@ HAS H+@IS OWN HEALTH PROBL
AND SPOKE TO WAS WEARING AN +@A
+@
+@ 95
+@ 95 MASK.
95 MASK.
95 MASK. VIDEOS WERE RECORDED WEEKS
AFTER FEDERAL REGULATORS ISSUED
RULES REQUIRING ALL LONG-TERM +@
CARE FACILITY PERSONNEL SHOULD
WEAR A MASK WHILE THEY ARE IN
THE FACILITY.
THE FACILITY. >> THEY COME INTO THE ROOM WITH
IT ON, THEY GET CLOSE TO MY
MOTHER AND TAKE IT OFF.
THEY ARE RIGHT UP IN HER FACE
TRYING TO PICK HER UP.
>> ROBERTS THAT THE WORKERS
TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIS MOTHER.
BUT HE+@ WORRIES THAT WHAT HE S
IN THOSE VIDEOS DOESN'T FOLLOW
CDC GUIDEL+@INES AND THAT IT
COULD PUT HIS MOTHER'S LIFE AND
THOSE OF OTHER RESIDENTS IN
DANGER OF GETTING COVID-19.
>> MY REACTION TO THOSE VIDEOS,
+@
+@ IS
+@ IS DISTURBING.
IS DISTURBING. EVEN SHOCKING.
EVEN SHOCKING. EVEN TO SOME DEGREE
UNCONSCIONABLE.
UNCONSCIONABLE. >> BRIAN LEE IS A FIRMWARE
NURSING HOME REGULATOR.
>> WHAT YOU SEE IN THESE
VIDEOS, COULD BE+@ THE SAME AS
MANY FACILITIES ACROSS THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. >>
STATE. >> MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE HAVE
DIED STATEWIDE FROM COVID-19,
AT LEAST 45% OF THOSE PEOPLE,
HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF LONG-
AT LEAST 45% OF THOSE PEOPLE, HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF LONG-+@
TERM CARE +@FACILITIES.
RUTH SON TOLD US HE CHECKED THE
FOOTAGE IN HER ROOM, AFTER
FINDING OUT FROM MEDIA ACCOUNTS
ABOUT A DEADLY OUTBREAK AT A +@
NE+@ARBY NURSING HOME.
AND THAT FACILITY, THE ADVENT
HEALTHCARE CENTER, AT LEAST
NINE RESIDENTS HAVE DIED,
DOZENS OF OTHERS HAVE BEEN
INFECTED. +@
INFECTED. +@ >> THIS IS NOT THE FLU.
+@
>> THIS IS NOT THE FLU. THIS IS MUCH MORE CONTAGIOUS.
>> RUTH'S HOME IS RUN BY
CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING, AT THIS
POINT, THERE HAVE BEEN NO
CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES AT THE
FACILITY.
FACILITY.
FACILITY. THE COMPANY TOLD US, THEY
FOLLOW ALL CDC STATE AND LOCAL
GUIDELINES FOR WEARING A MASK.
MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EATING.
WHICH SHOULD BE DONE WHILE
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE COMPANY SAYS SINCE ROBERT
BROUGHT THE SITUATION TO THEIR
ATTENTION, THEY HAVE PROVIDED
ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES, AND CONTINUE TO
EDUCATE OUR STAFF ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF THESE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. BUT ONLY A WEEK AFTER SPEAKING
WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR, ROBERT
CHECKED THE FOOTAGE AGAIN.
THE CAREGIVER PULLS DOWN HER
MASK.
MASK.
MASK. TAKES THE PHONE FROM HIS MOTHER,
WHEN THE CONVERSATION ENDS, SHE
HANDS THE PHONE BACK TO HIS
MOTHER.
MOTHER.
MOTHER. NOT STOPPING TO+@ DISINFECT IT.
WALKED TO THE DOOR, AND APPEARS
TO PUT HER MASK BACK ON, AND
LEAVES.
LEAVES.
LEAVES. THE CO+@MPANY TOLD US IN THEIR
S+@TATEMENT, THIS WAS +@A WELL-
INTENTIONED EMPLOYEE, WHO
ADJUSTED HER MASK TO FACILITATE
A CONVERSATION AND WENT ON TO
S+@AY, WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT
THIS UNFORTUNATELY OCCURRED
WHILE OUR CAREGIVER WAS DOING
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO HELP A
RESIDENT STAY CONNECTED WITH A
FAMILY MEMBER.
FAMILY MEMBER. >> IT ONLY TAKES ONE OF THEM TO
BE