There’s new concerns about omicron and older adults.
Facilities across North Texas at all levels of long term care are once again enacting strict protocols to combat the omicron variant, such as increased masking and new visitation guidelines.
who gets infected. For the unvaccinated, the elderly and those with underlying health conditions, it can be dangerous. “It’s going to be challenging. Omicron certainly looks really scary but we know what to do, we know that there when there’s really high transmission in the broader community, that you’re going to have cases that come in," she said. "So it’s really all about responding to those cases when they crop up, identifying them as early as possible and doing everything you can to minimize the spread once you’ve identified that case.
Long-term care facilities are unique in their own environments, which Tilton said can put residents at more risk than the general public.
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