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A Resolution requesting Mayor Cooper immediately cease the wind down process at the Bordeaux Long Term Care facility and work to secure an agreement with an emergency operator to keep the residents safely in place during the pandemic.
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WHEREAS, Bordeaux Hospital has been providing on Long Term Care services in the community since 1967; and
WHEREAS, at the time of the RFP process, approximately 130 residents were living at Bordeaux Long Term Care; and
WHEREAS, the facility employs approximately 200 caregivers who are vital to that community and to our local economy; and
WHEREAS, many of the residents of long term care facilities are at high risk category for COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, while it is never safe or easy to move residents of long term care facilities, it is more dangerous in the winter and incredibly dangerous during a global pandemic; and
WHEREAS, it should be the priority of this Metro Government to keep people safe and protect local jobs during this most difficult time; and
WHEREAS, reportedly, there have already been two deaths of residents since the wind down began; and
WHEREAS, there have been multiple opportunities to negotiate with either the current operator, Nashville General Hospital, or any other operator on an emergency basis to avoid this dangerous situation.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. Metro Council hereby goes on record requesting Mayor Cooper immediately cease the wind down process at the Bordeaux Long Term Care facility and work to secure an agreement with an emergency operator to keep the residents safely in place while we navigate this pandemic.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.