LAONA, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – The Bay at Nu-Roc in Laona has 12 COVID-19 cases.
On May 5, two staff members tested positive. The facility began testing all of its residents. There were 10 additional positives.
Corina Krueger, the Regional Director of Operations for Champion Care, the company that operates The Bay at Nu-Roc, said all the residents that tested positive have thus far been asymptomatic.
“We did create a unit within the facility to quarantine all of the residents. So, it does have barriers which would be separate doors, separate entrances according to protocols that we received from CDC,” Krueger told WAOW-TV.
They are now working with the county public health department to implement regular testing for residents and staff. “They’re helping us also secure testing to make sure we have the adequate testing equipment and that we get it in a timely manner,” Krueger said.
Just one positive case at a nursing home does initiate an investigation by the state Department of Health Services. Krueger said their expecting that and plan to work with officials.
