JOHNSTON, Iowa — A Des Moines nursing home is spreading love and support to those across the state dealing with coronavirus outbreaks in the form of Love Fest.
Employees at Ramsey Village Continuing Care in Des Moines held a march this afternoon at Bishop Drumm Nursing Home, located in Johnston. They say it's important to support their fellow nursing home workers across the state, and here in the metro specifically, in these trying times.
"We're not really sure what's going on inside their walls, but we know that it's very scary for them and they are feeling very isolated for obvious reasons," Ramsey Village Director of Nursing Brenda Irlbeck said. "They need to know that the long-term care facilities in their neighborhood are really supportive of them."
According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, there have been 24 outbreaks of the coronavirus at long-term care facilities across the state, six of which are here in Polk County.