Move on hold after nursing home resident tests positive

Plans to use Massachusetts nursing homes as recovery centers for COVID-19 patients have hit a snag.

TO SNAG IN THE NEW LOCATIONBEING TARGETED.MATT: THE FIRST IS A NURSINGHOME TURNED INTO RECOVERYCENTERS ARE HERE IN WORCESTERBUT WE ARE HEARING THAT THEREMAY BE SOME SNAGS WITH THE PLAN.WE WERE HERE THIS WEEKEND ASPATIENTS REMOVED FROM THEBEAUMONT REHABILITATION ANDSKILLED NURSING CENTER.FAMILY MEMBERS SAID THEPROCESSES ON HOLD AFTER ONE OFTHE RESIDENTS TESTED POSITIVEFOR COVID-19.THAT PERSON IS BEING ISOLATEDAND OTHERS ARE BEINGQUARANTINED.THIS COMES AS A SECOND SKILLEDNURSING FACILITY PREPARES TOUNDERGO THE SAME TRANSFORMATION.OTHER PATIENTS WILL BETRANSFERRED TO OTHER FACILITIESOVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.A FAMILY MEMBER TOLD US A TENTWILL BE SET UP SO FAMILIES CANSEE THEIR RESIDENCE BEFORE THEYARE MOVED.THIS IS PART OF AN EFFORT TOFREE UP 1000 BEDS FORCORONAVIRUS PATIENTS INMASSACHUSETTS.FAMILIES HAVE BEEN LEFTFRUS