10/30/20
Dear Residents, Families, Friends, and community members,
Thank you for all of your support during this pandemic. We are thankful for our community during this time and look forward to welcoming everyone back as soon as possible. Today, it is my duty to inform you that as a result of our proactive and robust testing program, we have had a positive resident or staff member test result. This may have an impact on upcoming visits with your loved ones, so please contact the Facility for more information about our current vistiation policy.
The Facility will continue to engage in COVID mitigation and control procedures, including increased testing and other recommendations by the CDC, CMS, ISDH or our local health department. The Facility is currently in Phase One of the CMS re-opening plan. This means that any allowed visitation will be outdoors only.
Stay safe and again, thank you for being a part of our Facility community.
10/31/20
Thank you for all of your support during this pandemic. We are thankful for our community during this time and look forward to welcoming everyone back as soon as possible. Today, it is my duty to inform you that as a result of our proactive and robust testing program, we have had a positive resident or staff member test result. This may have an impact on upcoming visits with your loved ones, so please contact the Facility for more information about our current vistiation policy.
The Facility will continue to engage in COVID mitigation and control procedures, including increased testing and other recommendations by the CDC, CMS, ISDH or our local health department. The Facility is currently in Phase One of the CMS re-opening plan. This means that any allowed visitation will be outdoors only.
Stay safe and again, thank you for being a part of our Facility community.
11/12/20
To our valued Community,
I am writing today to update you that the Facility has just received additional positive test results. The impacted staff member has been removed from resident contact. The Facility is continuing to follow increased PPE and infection control procedures. At this time, we also continue to have restrictions on visitation to the Facility. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Facility.
Thank you
11/15/20
To our valued Community,
I am writing to report a new positive staff COVID-19 test result. At this time, we are removing impacted staff from contact with residents who are still testing negative. Residents are being segregated in the Facility by COVID status and we are working hard to prevent the spread of the virus. Visitor restrictions remain in place. Please contact me with any questions.
Thank you.
11/19/20
To our Community Family,
I am writing today to report that our routine testing has revealed another staff member positive. This person has been removed from resident contact and our residents are being monitored on an increased routine basis. As I hope you have seen by now, the new State of Illinois restrictions have forced us to cancel all visitation. We will continue to have strict mitigation procedures in place in the facility.
Thank you.
12/4/20
To our Valued Facility Community:
I am writing today to update you that our recent round of COVID testing did reveal an additional resident positive. The impacted resident has been separated from their peers and heightened infection control protocols are currently in place. At this time operations continue as usual, however, we do not have an on-site visitation. Please call me if you have any questions.
Thank you.
12/8/20
To our Valued Community:
I am writing today to update you that our recent round of testing has revealed additional staff and resident positive cases. We currently have increased infection control procedures in the facility and impacted persons have been isolated from their negative peers. We continue to have visitor restrictions in place. If you have any questions, please contact me at the Facility.
Thank you.
12/9/20
To our Valued Community,
I am writing today to let you know that we have an additional staff member testing positive for COVID.We have removed this person from resident contact and our increased infection control and tesitng protocols remain in place. There are still visitor restrictions at our home.
Thank you.
12/11/20
To our Valued Community,
I continue to wish you the best this Holiday Season. At this time, I have more positive resident COVID cases to report. The impacted residents have been separated from their peers and the Facility is utlizing enhanced infection control procedures to prevent further spread. Visitor restrictions are currently in place, but you can call the facility to set up a virtual visit with your loved one.
Thank you.
12/14/20
To our Valued Community,
I am writing today to let you know that our routine testing plan has revealed an staff positive. The impacted staff member has been removed from resident contact, and we continue to monitor all of our residents on an increased basis for any symptom. We also continue to have increased PPE and infection control procedures in place. At this time, visitation is restricted, please contact me for more information.
Thank you
12/16/20
To our Valued Facility Family,
I have to report additional staff and resident positive cases. We have continued increased infection control proceedures and will quarantine the impacted individuals. We also still have visitor restrictions in place, but are able to coordinate virtual visits. Please contact me with any questions.
Thank you.
12/18/20
To our Valued Family,
I am writing to report that we have additional resident positive cases. We are instituting quarantine proceedures and ensuring these residents are kept separate from their peers. Our Facility continues to have increased PPE in place and we are screening residents and staff routinely to prevent any further spread. We also currently have visitor restrictions in place. For any questions, please feel free to call me at the Facility.
Thank you.
12/21/20
To our Valued Community,
I hope this update finds you well as we start the Christmas week. I am writing today to let you know that there is an additional staff member positive test result discovered due to our extensive testing protocol. We have removed the impacted staff member from resident contact. We continue to have increased infection control protocols in place and continue to restrict visitation. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you.
12/24/20
Merry Christmas to our valued family.
I am, unfortunately taking, the time to write today to let you know that we have additional staff members who have tested positive for COVID. These staff members have been properly removed from resident contact. The Facility continues to employ increased infection control protocol, including increased monitoring and testing. At this time, visits are restricted. If you have any questions, please contact me at the Facility.
Thank you.
12/28/20
To our Valued Facility Community,
Our routine testing protocols continue to return positive resident and staff results. This allows us to properly isolate those with the virus and work to prevent Facility spread. We also have ceased group activities, group dining and visits. If you have any questions, please call me.
Thank you.
1/4/21
To our Community:
First and foremost, Happy New Year. Unfortunately today, I am writing to update you that we have additional positives in our facility. The impacted resident has been quarantined and we continue to test everyone routinely and check for any sign or symptom of the virus throughout each day. For more questions, please call me at the facility.
Thank you.
4/18/21
To Our Facility Community:
I am writing today to inform you of an additional resident and staff COVID positive. At this time we are halting visitation, pending testing of all residents and staff. We will continue to engage in enhanced infection control procedures and utilize appropriate PPE.
Thank you.
4/22/21
To Our Facility Community:
I am writing today to inform you of an additional positive test result. At this time, visitation is still strictly limited pending testing of all residents and staff. We will continue to engage in enhanced infection control procedures and utilize appropriate PPE.
Thank you.
4/23/21
To our Facility Community:
I am writing to inform you of another resident positive. This resident has been placed on transmission based precautions. The Facility continues to test per protocol. At this time, the Facility continues to have restricted visitaiton, but will re-open to visitors once testing metrics are met.
Thank you.
4/26/21
To our Facility Community:
I am writing to inform you that we have received an additional positive test result. The impacted individual has been placed on appropriate precautions. We continue to have restricted visitation until further notice. If your loved one may qualify for a compassionate care visit, please contact me at the Facility for additional information. Staff continue to engage in increased infection control protocols and we anticipate having good news for our families and residents soon.
Thank you.