Care in Crisis

It has been a trying year at Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation Center, as it has been for countless other nursing homes around the country that have been stricken with a COVID-19 outbreak. The August outbreak at Whitefish Care and Rehab eventually killed 13 residents and sickened dozens more, and in the aftermath stories and reports from oversight agencies painted a grim picture of a facility that failed to meet regulatory standards before and during the outbreak. Reid Crickmore, the building's executive director, joins the show this week to talk about the outbreak, the fallout and why he's optimistic about Whitefish Care and Rehab's future. Later, host Andy Viano runs down the biggest stories from the last seven days, including information on how the COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed in Flathead County, data on a surge in homeschool students, and anti-trans legislation proposed in Helena. Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at flatheadbeacon.com and sign up for our new daily newsletter at flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter. RELATED LINKS Jan. 20 E-Edition Care in Crisis State Surveys Reveal Extreme Care Deficiencies Families Sue Whitefish Care Facility for Negligence Whitefish Care Lawsuit Grows to Include Conspiracy Allegations Health Department Receiving Deluge of Calls as Vaccine Rollout Begins Flathead County Has Most Homeschool Students in Montana Transgender Youth Targeted by Two Proposed Bills The music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.