At least 711 nursing homes reported running out of N95 masks at the end of May, and 1,963 said they had less than a week's worth. 'The federal government has got to step up,' says one advocate.
In written comments, FEMA defended the quality of the poncho gowns but said that because of complaints, the contractor was creating a"short instructional video about proper use of the gowns" to share with homes. FEMA officials said that, as of June 4, the agency had shipped packages to 11,287 nursing homes, starting at"the soonest possible date in the COVID-19 global supply chain climate.
The supplies that did arrive tended to be in one size only, he said, and"the quality wasn't quite up to the same level we've been receiving" through the society's affiliation with Sanford Health, a large hospital and physician system. Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg, Pa., received a FEMA shipment this week that had face shields and gloves, but only three days' worth of surgical masks and"very low, low-grade quality" gowns that lacked sleeves, said Katie Andreano, a Messiah communications specialist.
"As we sit here today, I'm still not able to get more than a few days' supply of N95 masks, and I still struggle to a certain extent with gowns," LaRue said."That doesn't make you sleep at night, because you're not sure when the next delivery comes."to nursing homes out of $175 billion in provider relief funds appropriated by Congress. Hospitals are getting much more.
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