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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on Wednesday that 27 drugs had large price hikes like the rheumatoid-arthritis treatment Humira from AbbVie. These drug companies will all face price-increase penalties from the government. The money taken back will go into the hospital Medicare Trust Fund, which is facing a shortfall.
After offering group dining for more than 35 years in Pacific Grove at the Sally Griffin Center (which was disrupted by the COVID-19 Pandemic), the senior center has now reopened under the moniker Meals on Wheels Community Center. It now has new flooring, updated restrooms and furniture and has been freshly painted, thanks to the generosity of donors. Jacob Safer, the center’s director of development, said that founder Sally Griffin will be honored with a prominent portrait in the building and the “Griffin Gazette†will be sent to all members. Masks are required when guests are inside. Go to www.mowmp.org for more information.
Active Seniors Inc., the senior center on Hawthorne Street has reopened! “It’s wonderful people come in and they have the biggest smiles on their faces, it’s so good to see them and everybody wants to hug, we usually do that here so we’re fist bumping and elbow bumping, it feels wonderful to me to be here,†said Karen Towle, a member and volunteer. The center serves more than 600 people with classes focusing on the mind and body. Most of their classes have been sold out so call and make a reservation!
Please join Lory Carriedo, Julia Cruz-Moreno and Maria Quiroz on the second Monday every month from 5:30 to 7:30 for a caregiver support group sponsored by Natividad Medical Center. It can be lonely and depressing during the COVID-19 lockdown so all are encouraged to join in. Call 1-800-624-8304 for more details.
Thanks to Monterey Bay Aquarium for allowing the use of their extra cold freezers to store incoming COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine needs to be stored in industrial freezers, and now the Monterey Bay area has access to one of these freezers. “We have started to see the vaccines arrive and we really see that as really our only pathway out of the pandemic,†said Andrea Rosenberg, Natividad Hospital Operations & Support Services and Assistant Administrator. “So, there’s a lot of hope and excitement at the hospital with the arrival of these vaccines,†she continued.
I recently wrote about the fact that although the number of cases of coronavirus in nursing homes is low as a percentage of all cases, they account for a full 40% of deaths from COVID-19. California’s Department of Public Health has listed 21 skilled nursing and assisted-living facilities that have reported COVID-19 cases. The worst by far is Windsor Monterey Care Center at 78, followed by Pacific Coast Post Acute at 72, and Windsor The Ridge Rehab Center which has had 67 patient cases and 62 staff members carrying the virus. Cypress Ridge Care Center has had 49 patients with coronavirus and 40 staff members, while Windsor Skyline Care Center has had 47 patients and 14 staff members with the virus.
This data shows why local hospitals are discharging many patients to their homes rather than have them go to a rehab center prior to going home.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/monterey-county/
https://familyinhomecaregiving.com/long-term-care-facilities-account-for-40-of-covid-19-deaths/
Natividad Medical Center recently purchased a mechanical exoskeleton that helps people with spinal cord injuries and survivors of strokes to stand up and walk on their own. It even works for people whose legs are paralyzed. The FDA-approved model looks like a set of full-length braces, going all the way to the ankles from the waist. Controlled by a smartphone app, it uses hydraulics to mechanically propel you into a standing position, from which you can begin walking with the device’s assistance. “It’s amazing. It gives so much hope,†said Sudha Shorian, one of the physical therapists trained on the device.
Thanks to Monterey Bay Aquarium for allowing the use of their extra cold freezers to store incoming COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine needs to be stored in industrial freezers, and now the Monterey Bay area has access to one of these freezers. “We have started to see the vaccines arrive and we really see that as really our only pathway out of the pandemic,†said Andrea Rosenberg, Natividad Hospital Operations & Support Services and Assistant Administrator. “So, there’s a lot of hope and excitement at the hospital with the arrival of these vaccines,†she continued.
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