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
Good evening, Our team hopes this email finds you doing well and staying healthy. We are happy to report that results from last week’s round of testing for our residents and staff were all negative. This means that we do not currently have any positive residents in the facility, which we are very thankful for.… Continue Reading Continue reading
Please see the below for an Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Facility Sheet… Continue reading
Good afternoon everyone, I wanted to send a quick update in follow up to my previous email. On Tuesday, our team notified you of a resident that tested positive via the antigen testing machine we have in the facility. This testing strategy isn’t as accurate as the PCR testing so we followed up with a… Continue Reading Continue reading
As many of you were made aware, today we learned that one of our residents tested positive for COVID-19 through use of our antigen testing machine. We have taken all necessary precautions to minimize exposure and all residents will be receiving a PCR test through our care partner tomorrow. There is a chance of this… Continue Reading Continue reading
We are happy to report that both staff members that previously tested posted for Covid have recovered and returned to work after quarantining for the recommended period, based on guidance from the CDC and CT DPH. As you may have seen, more than 60% of Connecticut nursing homes now have at least one COVID-19… Continue Reading Continue reading
Please see the attached letter from the Connecticut Department of Health regarding staying safe and healthy during the upcoming Holiday Season. https://athenahealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11-20-20-letter-to-LTC.fam_.holiday.pdf… Continue reading
As many of you were made aware, today 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 and resident weekly at this time. All residents will be swabbed again on Wednesday and we are… Continue Reading Continue reading
