The biggest spike in positive coronavirus tests was observed inside group homes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities that are run operated by private vendors, according to data released by the state.
More than 7,700 people live in group homes overseen by the state Department of Disability Services and most are run by private vendors. Glassman said although workers at state-run group homes are required to be vaccinated, workers in privately run homes are not. Regardless of staffing shortages facing some homes, Glassman said vaccines should be mandated for all group home workers, and there should be more frequent testing of both residents and workers.
Dr. Larissa Lucas, medical director of extended care for North Shore Physicians Group, said recently, there were more cases among residents in the seven nursing homes she works with, but nowhere near the spikes seen at earlier stages of the pandemic. She said no residents have gotten severely ill from the virus.
Lucas said there were higher infection rates among nursing home workers, even though about 60% of staff at the seven nursing homes received vaccine booster shots. She said workers and residents are regularly tested, with most testing at least weekly. Visitors, she said, remain a big concern, as they cannot be required to be vaccinated before entering the homes.
The infection rate in Massachusetts Department of Public Health congregate care facilities doubled in December. Those facilities include residential addiction treatment programs licensed by the state. Infection rates also were up at facilities run by the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Youth Services and group homes run by the Department of Children and Families .
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