Three residents of Elk Grove senior home where woman died have tested positive for coronavirus
Three residents of an Elk Grove senior living facility have now tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to an email sent to family members obtained by The Sacramento Bee.
The facility, Carlton Senior Living in Elk Grove, became a focus for health officials when a resident in her 90s contracted the disease and died. It was the first Sacramento County death tied to the new coronavirus and apparently the first confirmed case in a California senior facility.
An email sent to family members of residents Tuesday night said one resident tested positive last week at the facility. Two more residents tested positive at a hospital. The exact timing of those tests was not revealed. It was also unclear whether the three positive tests include the woman who died.
The email said 15 residents were tested on Tuesday by public health officials and that results were expected in two to three days. The facility last week tested six staff members and all came back negative.
On Sunday, the facility alerted family members and posted a memo to its website that a resident had tested positive and was being isolated in his or her apartment at the facility and being monitored 24/7.
A spokeswoman for Carlton Senior Living did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
“We are diligently increasing our staffing to assure we are prepared for the next few weeks and possibly beyond,” the Tuesday email reads.
All residents are having their temperatures checked daily and the results sent to the Department of Public Health, the email said.
Carlton is also isolating its roughly 140 residents in their units, has blocked visitation, canceled all group activities and ended dining room meals, officials have said previously.
