Administrator Message: 3/18/21

Administrator Message: 3/18/21

March 18, 2021

Dear Family members,

Unfortunately, I must inform you that we are suspending indoor visitation until further notice.  A second patient has tested positive for COVID-19. We now positive test results for a unit 3 and a unit 4 resident.

Per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) facilities must suspend indoor visitation when until at least one round of facility-wide testing has been completed with COVID positive test results.  Suspension of visitation starts today, March 18th. Compassionate care and end-of-life visits will continue.

As an alternative to indoor visitation, we always offer window visits and outdoor visits, weather permitting. Due to limited outdoor space, we can accommodate one window visit or one outdoor in the same time slot.  Please contact the receptionist to schedule your visit. As always, we offer video visits through Facetime and other digital venues.

Our next scheduled COVID 19 testing is scheduled for Monday, March 22nd.  We should have all the test results by Wednesday 24th.  At that time, we will know whether we can lift the restriction on indoor visits.  I apologize for this situation, but we must do everything we can to keep everyone safe.

On a related note, we will host another COVID vaccine clinic on Friday, March 26th.  CVS pharmacy staff will be here to provide the 2nd dose of the vaccine to residents who received their 1st dose on February 15th and will be administering the 1st dose to residents who were admitted after February 15th. Vaccine consent forms will be in the front entrance area between the glass doors.  Remember, you only need to fill out the resident’s name on the first page and sign your name on the second page.  Please deposit the form in the COVID vaccine consent form box.  For those of you unable to stop by to fill out the consent form, please email me your request for the consent form and I will be happy to mail it to you.  The form is not in a PDF format, it is a 3-part carbonless form.

Sincerely yours,

Steve Haase
Executive Director

March 18, 2021 Uncategorized