Dear Family and Friends of South Cove Manor,
I am writing today to ask for your help. For those of you that have been receiving our communications regularly, you will remember that South Cove was one of the very first organizations in Massachusetts to
voluntarily test all staff and residents for COVID-19 in April. You will also remember that we were then, and continue to be, one of the only Long-Term Care organizations in Massachusetts with ZERO positive COVID-19 cases amongst our residents.
Since that first round of testing was completed, we have been attempting to establish an ongoing, surveillance testing program that would allow us to monitor and test our staff and residents on a regular basis. We have continued to run into roadblock after roadblock in establishing an effective plan.
The House Ways and Means Committee released a FY 2020 supplemental budget. Debate on that budget began yesterday. In addition, House Chairman Tom Golden (D-Lowell) has filed
Amendment #130 which would establish and fund an adaptive surveillance testing program to routinely test nursing home staff and residents who have previously tested negative during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is where your help is needed. I am asking all of you to contact your state Representative and ask them to support Representative Golden’s Amendment. The easiest way to contact your state representative is by utilizing this link:
https://p2a.co/vHUVd2W
. The link will take you to a fillable form, that will automatically generate an e-mail to your State Representative.
Your advocacy can play a key role in helping us to establish an ongoing testing plan as a key component to ensuring our resident’s and staff’s safety. Please feel free to share this email and link with other friends and family.
Thank you again for your help, and for placing your trust in South Cove Manor.
