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PTAC Units: A Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner is a type of self-contained heating and air conditioning system commonly found in: Hotels – Motels – Senior Housing Facilities – Hospitals – Condominiums – Apartment Buildings – Add-on Rooms & Sunrooms.
Nursing homes are facing challenges combatting COVID-19 while adequately disinfecting rooms and promoting safety in Iowa.
We are pleased to provide this information below from Purge Virus regarding their offerings for PTAC Disinfection for nursing homes.
The Purge Virus team provides multiple solutions for nursing homes that include UV light, Photoplasma, and Bipolar Ionization. The Bipolar Ionization solutions have been well-received because, in addition to helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19, they also remove odors from sources such as tobacco and cannabis.
PURGE VIRUS DOESN’T MAKE PTAC UNITS…THEY RETROFIT THEM TO DISINFECT INDOOR AIR.
For Purge Virus to match the available technology to your in-room HVAC systems, you can let them know the manufacturer’s name and model # of your PTAC Units. From there Purge Virus will provide you with a free assessment of the most applicable solution. The average cost of equipment and installation per room is coming in at $550-$650. Purge Virus also offers zero upfront cost financing over 3-5 years. The monthly cost can be as low as $10 per month per room.
Learn more about Bipolar Ionization here: Bipolar Ionization
For some nursing homes, portable devices may make the most sense for small lobbies or in certain rooms. Learn more about Potable Disinfection Devices here: Portable Devices
Purge Virus can help you navigate the complexity of disinfection choices: CONTACT PURGE VIRUS
NEWS on COVID-19 in Iowa: Iowa nursing home residents must wait until at least Dec. 28 for COVID-19 vaccinations
“Residents and staff members of Iowa nursing homes will have to wait at least two more weeks for the coronavirus vaccinations that hospital workers began receiving Monday.
Nursing homes, which house about 20,000 of Iowa's most vulnerable people, are in particular peril from the virus. Scores of the state’s 436 nursing homes have been struck by the pandemic. By Monday, their residents had accounted for 1,132 of Iowa’s 3,273 COVID-19 deaths.
Despite being included in the top priority group for immunizations, Iowa’s nursing homes have been told their vaccination efforts won’t start quite as quickly as hospitals’.
Brent Willett, president of the Iowa Health Care Association, said he was told the delay was due to a federal rule requiring states to have on hand 50% of the vaccine they’d need for their nursing home residents before starting vaccinations in them.”
