Avenidas presents the 4th Town Hall Zoom Meeting: “Covid-19 Challenge at Skilled Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities”
Featuring a special greeting from Joe Simitian, President, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
Presented by Dr. Mehrdad Ayati, Director, Geriatric Care Center and Dr. Marina Martin, Section Chief, Stanford Geriatric Medicine.
Drs. Ayati and Martin were quoted in the April 16th, 2020 San Jose Mercury News article “How Covid-19 Exploded From the Chaos Within Nursing Homes.”
Moderated by Emily Farber, MSW, Director Social Services, Rose Kleiner Adult Day Health Center.
Conditions in some of our care facilities are resulting in a potential bottleneck of hospitalized seniors who no longer need hospital care and require a safe discharge plan as well as causing significant stress for family caregivers who are not allowed to visit their loved ones.