Dear Family and Friends of South Cove Manor:
In a message to all of you on October 22nd, I outlined our testing protocols as a result of staff members testing positive recently. I sent you an update on October 23rd that indicated all of our staff and residents tested negative as a result of tests taken on October 22nd. Today, I am writing with an update from our testing that was conducted yesterday, October 24th.
on Sunday, October 24th, we tested all first-floor residents and staff, and all third-floor residents and staff. I am pleased to report that all of those tests came back negative. As a result of those negative tests, the 18 residents on the third floor that had been potentially exposed, no longer need to follow the “strict quarantine” procedures. This means that those residents may come out of their rooms, and can now participate in OUTDOOR visitations. Those residents will also be able to receive the Pfizer booster dose tomorrow, October 26th.
The next step in our testing protocol is to test all first-floor residents and staff again tomorrow. IF those tests come back negative, then the first-floor residents will also be removed from the “strict quarantine” protocols on Wednesday, October 27th.
I thank your patience through these difficult and confusing times. I am hopeful that we are nearing the end of the outbreak testing protocol. I will continue to keep you informed about testing results as soon as we receive them.
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.
