Nearly all the nursing assistants at a California nursing home didn’t show up for work this week—forcing the county to evacuate 83 residents on Wednesday. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports that at least 50 staff members and patients at the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have tested positive for COVID-19. Still, county health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser has harsh words for no-shows. “I am concerned this could rise to the level of abandonment, no matter how justified the reasoning might be, and the state licensing board will have to determine (that),” Kaiser said.
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