Dear Family and Friends of South Cove Manor:
I am writing to you all today with additional information related to the recent baseline testing of all South Cove Manor residents, and staff. As of this morning, we have received results for 304 of the 309 tests we conducted between July 8
th and July 10
th. These tests include all residents and staff members.As I had said in my last communication with all of you on Monday, July 20
th, we did have one test come back with a positive result.
All of the other results we have received have been negative.
In addition, after the initial positive test was received, we immediately re-swabbed the positive resident, her roommate, and 15 staff members that had been in close contact with the positive resident.
ALL of those swabs came back as negative, including the resident that had been deemed positive.
All of this data in total, points to the likelihood that the original positive test was a “false positive” result. While there is no way to definitively confirm that, the fact that no other resident or staff member has tested positive is a strong indication that the original result was inaccurate. We are awaiting the last five results, and are hopeful that those results will be negative as well.
When we first received the positive result, we suspended on site visitation, and communal dining. We are anticipating restarting both of those programs, but will do so cautiously, and only after we receive the final 5 results. I will be in contact again with all of you once we are able to restart those much-needed programs.
I also wanted to let all of you know that we have come to an agreement with a different lab partner, that will be able to return test results to us in a much shorter time-frame than we had experienced earlier this month. By receiving results quicker, we will be able to make decisions and respond to future test results in a timelier manner.
Thank you again for placing your trust in South Cove Manor.
