MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Inspections are underway at a Kansas City, Kansas, rehabilitation facility where 27 people have died of COVID-19 and dozens more have contracted the disease.
The deaths at Riverbend Post-Acute Rehabilitation account for nearly a quarter of Kansas' 110 deaths from the COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavirus.
Infection control surveyors with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services were at the facility Wednesday to determine whether it is in compliance with infection control guidelines.
Once the inspection is finished, the surveyors have 10 days to issue a report to the facility, according to a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
The agency told the Associated Press that both federal and state inspectors were looking into infection control measures at the facility.
On Wednesday, the Unified Government Public Health Department said 94 residents and 25 staff had contracted the virus. Eight residents have been hospitalized.
Dr. Allen Greiner, the UG's chief medical officer, has said that a staff member who began showing symptoms on March 24-27 may have caused the outbreak.
Riverbend provides short-term rehabilitation for people recovering from medical issues as well as long-term care.
