MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 12, 2022

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Please contact nurse at the unit for most recent updates and protocols when you arrive for your shift.

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring (Scenario 3) until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2  

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7 (4 residents | 3 staff)

Unfortunately, we have two more COVID positive residents and further symptomatic residents. Designated visitors not permitted – only essential visits. Essential visitors are assessed by the nurse on the unit for essential purposes only.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining discontinued
  • Group activities discontinued
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Only essential visitors allowed.

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring until futher notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents | 0 staff)

Unfortunately, we have two COVID positive residents on Menno Home E2.

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles

  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

     

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice (no change 12/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

THE APARTMENTS – PAVILION: Monitoring until further notice (no change 12/02/2022)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a new COVID positive case at Pavilion. The resident is isolated and we are providing enhanced cleaning in the building.

Protocols:

  • Wellness check for COVID positive and any symptomatic residents
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Visits continue – we ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves when they enter the building – check for symptoms, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 11, 2022

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Please ask the nurse in your area for latest updates.

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (2 residents | 3 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a second COVID positive resident on W2.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining stopped
  • Group activities stopped
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue – one essential visitor and one social designated visitor per resident

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

THE APARTMENTS – PAVILION: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a new COVID positive case at Pavilion. The resident is isolated and we are providing enhanced cleaning in the building.

Protocols:

  • Wellness check for COVID positive and any symptomatic residents
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Visits continue – we ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves when they enter the building – check for symptoms, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Please ask the nurse in your area for latest updates.

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (2 residents | 3 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a second COVID positive resident on W2.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining stopped
  • Group activities stopped
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue – one essential visitor and one social designated visitor per resident

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

THE APARTMENTS – PAVILION: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a new COVID positive case at Pavilion. The resident is isolated and we are providing enhanced cleaning in the building.

Protocols:

  • Wellness check for COVID positive and any symptomatic residents
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Visits continue – we ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves when they enter the building – check for symptoms, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Please ask the nurse in your area for latest updates.

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 4 (1 resident | 3 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a COVID positive resident on W2.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining stopped
  • Group activities stopped
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue – one essential visitor and one social designated visitor per resident

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

 

THE APARTMENTS

There is a COVID positive staff member in the Apartments (08/02/22) who has worked in more than one of the apartments. Staff member was not a close contact with any staff or residents (Close contact = within 6 feet for 15 minutes without mask in a 24 hour period). All staff and residents should continue self-monitoring for COVID symptoms which should become a daily practice for all during this pandemic.

HOME W1: Off Enhanced Monitoring! 09/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 (2 residents | 9 staff)

Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining resumes
  • Group activities resumes
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue – one essential visitor and one social designated visitor per resident

 

HOME W2: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

MEMO: Coverage When Working Short

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Menno Place makes every effort to staff a full roster of care staff every shift. 

At times, there may be a shortage of workers due to unexpected illness, last minute call ins or an injury.  To ensure the safety of the residents and staff who are working, the following practice is followed:

  1. Depending on the number of vacant beds, generally no unit should be more than one HCA short on a day or evening shift.
  2. All absent night shift care staff shifts are to be replaced.

The floor nurse is responsible to ensure that no staff member leaves their work area until a full roster of incoming staff is present.

Every effort is made to cover short shifts with casual staff, part-time staff or with overtime.  In the event this is not possible, care staff from the previous shift are required to stay to cover a vacant shift.

If no employee volunteers to stay in place the floor nurse has the responsibility to cover the shortage with the least senior employee on the unit. We understand that this can cause difficulty to an individual but resident care and staff safety are our priority.

Karen L. Biggs, CEO,

Menno Place

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 8, 2022

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The most current updates are available from the nurse on the unit.
Please get the most current updates before changing any protocols.

There are  no new cases of COVID among residents on the Menno Place campus.

HOSPITAL W2: Off Enhanced Monitoring! – 08/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (4 residents | 1 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 29, 2022

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Communal dining permitted
  • Group activities permitted
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

PRIMROSE GARDENS: Came off Monitoring on 05/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 16 (14 residents | 2 staff)

Dining re-opened on Saturday, Feb. 5/02/22.

 

THE APARTMENTS (ALL) – 08/02/22

There is a new COVID positive staff member in the Apartments who has worked in more than one of the apartments. We are doing the contact tracing today with respect to whom this staff member was in contact with (staff and residents).

 

HOME W1: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 (2 residents | 9 staff)

Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • No communal dining
  • No group activities
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

 

HOME W2: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

 

HOME E2: Off Enhanced Monitoring! 08/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (1 resident |  4 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Communal dining permitted
  • Group activities permitted
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 4, 2022

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The most current updates are available from the nurse on the unit.
Please get the most current updates before changing any protocols.

HOSPITAL W2: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (4 residents | 1 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 29, 2022

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
  • Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

 

PRIMROSE GARDENS: Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 16 (14 residents | 2 staff)

Dining: Re-opening of dining room on Saturday, February 5, 2022.

 

HOME W1: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 (2 residents | 9 staff)

Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • No communal dining
  • No group activities
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

 

HOME W2: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

 

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (1 resident |  4 staff)

Protocols:

  • Symptomatic and COVID positive residents are isolated
  • Families have been notified
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • No communal dining / No group social activities
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 3, 2022

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

HOSPITAL W2: Enhanced Monitoring – No changes 03/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (4 residents | 1 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 29, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 24, 2022 (resident)

West 2 Hospital is on enhanced monitoring.

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
  • Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

PRIMROSE GARDENS: Monitoring – No changes 03/02

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 residents | 0 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 16 (14 residents | 2 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 18, 2022 (resident)

Dining: Re-opening of dining room on Saturday, February 5, 2022. If there are no further cases or symptomatic residents, the status of Monitoring will be removed Feb. 5/22.

HOME W1: Enhanced Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 residents | 1 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 (2 residents | 9 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = February 3, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 25, 2022 (staff)

Unfortunately, we have two COVID positive residents in Home W1. We will be on Enhanced Monitoring for at least 10 days. Families have been contacted.
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • No communal dining
  • No group activities
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME W2: Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 25, 2022 (staff)

West 2 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.

As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened. Monitoring until Feb. 2/2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 30, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 26, 2022 (staff)

East 1: Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents affected.

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (1 resident |  4 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = February 1, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 23, 2022 (staff)

East 2 Home: Monitoring (level 2).

  • Symptomatic and COVID positive residents are isolated
  • Families have been notified
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • No communal dining / No group social activities
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 1, 2022

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

HOSPITAL E1: OFF OUTBREAK!

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 resident | 0 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 45 (29 residents | 16 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 3, 2022 (staff)

PASSED AWAY:  1 death, January 18, 2022

  • Social visits resume: one designated social visitor per resident
  • Essential visitor – must be pre-arranged with nurse on the unit

HOSPITAL E2: Off Enhanced Monitoring!

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 24, 2022 (staff)

  • Social visits resume: one designated social visitor per resident
  • Essential visitor – must be pre-arranged with nurse on the unit

HOSPITAL W2: Enhanced Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (4 residents | 1 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 29, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 24, 2022 (resident)

West 2 Hospital is on enhanced monitoring.

We are sorry to share that there are 3 new cases of COVID in W2 Hospital.

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
  • Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

PRIMROSE GARDENS: Monitoring – No changes 01/02

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 residents | 0 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 16 (14 residents | 2 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 18, 2022 (resident)

There are two residents who are actively battling COVID (one in hospital and one at home), one resident who is symptomatic and one that is self-monitoring. We are grateful that the rate of COVID in the building has slowed. Residents and families are being cautious and vigilant. We’ve been screening visitors at the door and there is significant appreciation from families and residents expressing their gratitude for all efforts to keep their loved ones safe.

Dining: We anticipate that if there are NO FURTHER COVID positive residents that we will re-open dining on Saturday, February 5, 2022.

Current protocols:

  • COVID positive residents isolating in their suite
  • COVID symptomatic or exposed isolating in their suite
  • Dining room is closed
  • Active screening at the entrance for visitors, caregivers and vendors
  • Wellness checks twice daily for all who are isolating
  • Full PPE (personal protective equipment) for all who enter COVID positive apartment suites (provided in the isolation cart)

Download the ACTION SHEETS for residents to see what they are required to do during isolation, if exposed to COVID or symptomatic – CLICK HERE

Watch video of HOW TO DO A RAPID TEST – CLICK HERE

TERRACE WEST: Off Monitoring!

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 resident  |  0 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 26, 2022 (resident)

 

HOME W1: Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 8 (0 residents | 8 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 29, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 25, 2022 (staff)

West 1 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.

As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened.
Monitoring until Feb. 4/2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME W2: Monitoring
Anticipating coming off Monitoring 02/02

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 25, 2022 (staff)

West 2 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.

As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened. Monitoring until Feb. 2/2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 26, 2022 (staff)

East 1: Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents affected.

As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive.
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (1 resident | 1 staff)

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (1 resident |  4 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = February 1, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 23, 2022 (staff)

East 2 Home: Monitoring (level 2).

Unfortunately, a resident has tested positive for COVID, along with one staff member.  Several residents are symptomatic. This is disappointing as we were hoping to come off of monitoring yesterday.
  • Symptomatic and COVID positive residents are isolated
  • Families have been notified
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • No communal dining / No group social activities
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue