Back in 2018, two parents contacted Libertana Home Health for help with their paraplegic, 9-year-old son. Without hesitation, Libertana social worker Dovid Goldenberg asked how he could be of assistance. “They really wanted to do anything they could to improve their son’s quality of care,” said Dovid. So, Dovid hopped on a plane and visited the family in Santa Clara…
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have worked tirelessly to improve patient outcomes. Now, we’ve introduced a new FDA-approved wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) program to detect COVID-19 in residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs). Why use WBE? When a COVID-19 outbreak occurs, the virus is often present in wastewater. WBE testing allows us to test pooled samples taken…
This past year has been a difficult moment to be a college student. Between the online courses, schedule changes, and economic recession, students in 2020 have needed to navigate a new set of realities on top of the challenges already associated with pursuing higher education. At Libertana, we believe profoundly in the transformative power of education, and we strive to…
