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Dear Families, As always, we hope this letter finds you safe and healthy as we begin the New Year! Last week we informed you of a new Covid positive resident within the facility and he remains as our only positive case at this time. Our employees are currently in the process of completing their… Continue Reading Continue reading
Late last night, we learned that one of our residents tested positive for COVID-19 through our ongoing weekly testing of all residents. We have taken all necessary precautions to minimize exposure and all residents were tested Wednesday with all other residents testing negative. The resident is currently asymptomatic, and we are hopeful that this positive… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, As always, we hope this letter finds you safe and healthy as we begin the New Year! We are happy to report that both staff members that previously tested positive for Covid-19 have recovered and been cleared to return to work after quarantining for the recommended period, based on guidance from the… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, As always, we hope this letter finds you safe and healthy as we begin the New Year! The second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine was administered today for residents and staff. The first dose was also offered for anyone that had previously declined receiving it. The vaccine was delivered and administered by… Continue Reading Continue reading
Good evening, Late this afternoon, we learned that one of our employees tested positive for COVID-19 through our ongoing testing. We continue to follow guidance and protocols set by CT-DPH and are testing our staff twice weekly currently. All residents are being swabbed once a week and had their swabs completed yesterday with no… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, Happy New Year! We are happy to report that our residents and staff are currently free of the Covid-19 virus! Our last Covid positive employee was on 12/22 so we have eclipsed our 14 days with no new positive cases. Reaching this benchmark means that we are now able to open for indoor… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, We are happy to report that our residents continue to remain free of the Covid-19 virus. Our next round of testing for all residents will take place tomorrow, Tuesday December 29th. With the vaccine administration in place from last week, we are hopeful that our residents are more protected to fight the virus… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, I am happy to report that many of our residents and staff received the first dose of their Covid-19 Vaccination yesterday from CVS Pharmacy. The process went smoothly, and the only side effect experienced so far is some mild discomfort at the injection site- nothing different than our annual flu vaccines. We will… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found a COVID-19 vaccine to be safe and effective, and our facility will be able to give the vaccine to residents. This is very encouraging news. We will begin giving the vaccine to residents on Tuesday, December 22nd. However, we are required to… Continue Reading Continue reading
Over the last 24 hours, we have had two employees test positive for COVID-19 through use of our antigen testing machine. We have taken all necessary precautions to minimize exposure and have determined that there has been no significant exposure for our residents due to the ongoing use of consistent PPE use- eye protection and… Continue Reading Continue reading
