11/8/2021 COVID-19 update

November 8, 2021

Good Samaritan Home was notified that one employee tested positive for COVID-19. Your loved one’s neighborhood has not been quarantined. At this time, all visitation (with the exception of compassionate care and hospice visits) has been paused until the required facility-wide testing has been completed. Results of the first round of outbreak testing and contact tracing will determine which units are affected and when communal dining, visitation, and group activities can resume. An update will be sent out to families and residents once all results have been received.

  
We stand by our commitment to the health and safety of our residents and staff. We continue to take precautions, which includes:

• Continued screening of all staff members and other essential persons entering our facility for symptoms related to COVID-19.
• Continued screening of all residents with routine vitals daily, screening before and after resident leaves the building, and continuous observation for signs & symptoms of COVID-19.
• Continued disinfecting of resident rooms, common areas, and high-traffic areas multiple times daily.
• All staff will continue to wear masks and practice good hand hygiene.
• Communal dining has been paused. Resident meals will be delivered to their rooms.
• Group activities have been paused. Activities will be held in resident rooms and doorways.
• Beauty Shop appointments will continue for in-house residents that are not in quarantine and/or isolation precautions. There are no changes to their guidelines. Only one resident per stylist will be permitted. Social distancing will be implemented. Residents and stylist must wear a mask at all times. Residents are not allowed to wait in or outside the beauty shop for their appointment. Proper disinfection/sanitizing will be performed between each appointment.
• Visitation has been paused (with the exception of compassionate care and hospice visits), until the required facility-wide testing has been completed.

We will communicate new information with families, residents, staff, and the community as it becomes available to us. For any questions or concerns, please contact your loved one’s designated social service aide.

Thank you for your patience, prayers, and understanding during this time.

Active employee cases: 2
Active resident cases: 0
Total employee cases since March 2020: 171
Total resident cases since March 2020: 97