COVID-19 Update
Dear Family and Friends of South Cove Manor:

Last evening, we received results from PCR testing conducted on Monday. Unfortunately, one first-floor activity Aide tested positive. In addition, an evening shift nurse from the first floor started to have symptoms last night while working and Binaxed herself. That result came back positive also.

As a result, all residents on the first floor are quarantined, in addition, the quarantine for the 18 third floor residents potentially exposed remains in effect. Because of these quarantines, visitation is not permitted for the affected residents. There are many variables that can affect the length of the visitation restrictions, so I cannot say with any certainty when those restrictions may be lifted. I will continue to keep you informed throughout the next several days with any information that may affect the visitation restrictions.

Our plan to address these new positive cases is below:
  • Rehab staff can treat first-floor residents in resident rooms, with full PPE.
  • We will Binax all first-floor residents and staff today
  • On Thursday (tomorrow), we will PCR the whole house – residents and staff. By doing the PCR testing for the whole house in Thursday, our weekly surveillance testing typically done on Friday’s will NOT be required this week.
  • On Sunday, we will Binax all first and third floor residents and staff.

All of these plans are contingent on us receiving 100% negative results. We will adapt our plans should any positives arise.

I know that having multiple positive cases in our staff members is upsetting for everyone. The good news is that we have not identified any positive cases in our residents – which means that our infection control practices continue to be effective. Given that we were able to provide booster doses for the majority of residents and staff this week, I am confident that we have done everything that is humanly possible to keep the entire South Cove family as safe as we can possibly be.

As always, please feel free to reach out to Li Chen, or me with any questions that you may have.

Thank you again for placing your trust in South Cove Manor.
Sincerely,

William J. Graves
President & CEO
COVID-19更新
亲爱的中華頤養院的家人和朋友：

昨晚，我们收到了周一进行的 PCR 测试的结果。不幸的是，一楼的一个活动助手测试呈阳性。另外，一楼的夜班护士，昨晚上班时出现症状，Binax测试结果也呈阳性。

因此，一楼的所有院民都被隔离，此外，对可能暴露的 18 名三楼院民的隔离仍然有效。由于这些隔离措施，受影响的院民不得探访。有很多变数会影响探访限制的长度，所以我不能肯定地说这些限制什么时候可以取消。在接下来的几天里，我将继续向您通报任何可能影响探访限制的信息。

我们解决这些新阳性病例的计划如下：
  • 康复人员可以在一楼院民的房内提供治疗, 康复人员需要穿全套个人防护装备。
  • 今天我们将 Binax 所有一楼院民和员工
  • 星期四（明天），我们将对整个大楼——院民和员工进行PCR。通过在周四对整个大楼进行 PCR 测试，本周将不需要我们通常在周五进行的每周监视测试。
  • 周日，我们将对一楼和三楼的所有住院民和员工进行Binax。

所有这些计划都取决于我们收到 100% 的阴性测试结果。如果出现任何阳性情况，我们将调整我们的计划。

我知道我们的员工中有多个阳性病例让每个人都感到不安。好消息是我们院民中发现任何阳性病例——这意味着我们的感染控制措施继续有效。鉴于我们本周能够为大多数院民和工作人员提供加强剂量，我相信我们已经尽一切可能确保整个中華頤養院尽可能安全。

与往常一样，如果您有任何问题，请随时与陈力或我联系。

再次感谢您对中華頤養院的信任。
真誠的

威廉·J·格雷夫斯
總裁兼首席執行官
(617) 423-0590

South Cove Manor at Quincy Point has built a 34 year legacy of excellence, repeatedly achieving the highest quality ratings from both the Commonwealth and nationally, and has been named as one of the country’s top nursing centers year after year by US News & World Report.