DLA News Archive

Tag: nursing homes

A nurse poses inside a nursing home facility while wearing a white lab coat and a face mask. She is holding a large binder full of folders and papers.

Nov. 17, 2020

DLA support to nursing homes: A ‘challenging, humbling’ success

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency overcame hurdles to support the nation’s demand for personal protective equipment for at-risk populations early in the coronavirus pandemic. As one of the U.S.’s most susceptible populations, the elderly became a primary focus of DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain when the Department of Health and Human Service requested two tranches of pre-packaged lifesaving protective items for 15,455 nursing homes nationwide.

The Defense Logistics Agency purchased over 3 million rapid “point-of-care” antigen tests Aug. 21 to distribute to over 14,000 nursing homes nationwide.

Aug. 27, 2020

DLA Troop Support buys antigen test kits for nation’s nursing homes

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support has purchased over 3 million antigen tests for distribution to nursing homes across the country to support the nation’s COVID-19 response.

Army 2nd Lt. Justin Lee, a platoon leader assigned to the 104th Medical Company Area Support, Maryland National Guard, poses April 9, 2020, with Celia Goughenour, the director of nursing for Crofton Care and Rehabilitation Center in Crofton, Maryland.

July 16, 2020

DLA delivers personal protective equipment to nursing homes across the country

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency is shipping a second 7-day supply of COVID-19 personal protective equipment to support staff and residents at over 15,000 nursing homes nationwide after completing delivery of $67 million worth of equipment June 12.

: Congressman Andy Harris visits the Federal Resources warehouse while workers pack personal protective equipment to be delivered to nursing homes May 7, 2020 in Stevensville, Maryland. The Defense Logistics Agency ordered $134 million of personal protective equipment which will be shipped to approximately 15,000 nursing homes around the U.S. in May and June. The equipment will provide medical staff members with 14-days’ worth of protective eyewear, medical gowns, masks and nitrite gloves. Under the direction of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, FEMA partnered with Federal Resources to coordinate the first of two shipments totaling a 14-day supply of PPE to more than 15,000 nursing homes across the Nation. (FEMA photo by Lameen Witter)

May 13, 2020

DLA orders protective equipment for US nursing homes

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency ordered about $134 million in personal protective equipment for U.S. nursing homes amid COVID-19. The White House Coronavirus Task Force requested the items, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to equip medical staffs at approximately 14,900 Medicaid- and Medicare-certified locations with 14 days of protective gear. Nursing homes will receive the gear in two shipments, each with seven days’ worth of PPE.