Dear Residents & Families,
Thank you for your patience as we work to keep our staff and your loved ones as safe as possible.
Our internal COVID Response Team has developed protocols for
supervised outdoor patio visits
. These controlled visits were rolled out at Madrona House this week. Pilots are underway in our other communities.
COVID-19 TESTING
As of today, we have no positive cases of COVID-19 in our Bainbridge Senior Living communities. We continue to actively monitor for symptoms or circumstances which match those related to the novel coronavirus.
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Washington could be in for another round of coronavirus restrictions, Gov. Jay Inslee said yesterday (July 16
th
). Inslee announced a 10-person limit on social gatherings for counties that are in the third phase of the
four-part reopening plan
. Kitsap County’s Phase 3 application is on pause until at least July 28th. Kitsap remains in Phase 2.
Inslee’s announcement came as our state set
a new record
for confirmed COVID-19 cases. The governor warned of more drastic actions if the numbers don’t improve saying, “We cannot rule out the potential of another stay-home order this year.”
As a reminder: new admissions, re-admissions, and re-entries -- or residents who may otherwise have been exposed to the public -- are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and
require a 14-day in-room quarantine or evaluation exception
from our internal Infection Control Officer.
Thanks to everyone for helping us stay safe: Mask up. Clean up. Wash up. Cover up. And
Read up
.
