Dear Residents & Families,
Thank you for your ongoing support and patience as we work to keep our staff and your loved ones as safe as possible.
COVID-19 TESTING
As of today, we have no positive cases of COVID-19 in our Bainbridge Senior Living communities. Today (August 7th), we learned that test results came back negative for a staff member from Madrona House who had been quarantined since last weekend.
COMMUNITY UPDATE
When Seattle eased coronavirus restrictions, the King County department of health noticed what it called “an unsettling trend:” as bars and restaurants reopened, cases rose in direct proportion. The department has launched a new initiative to better educate bar and restaurant staff – and enforce safety protocols.
Yesterday (August 6th), Gov. Jay Inslee announced new regulations designed to ease restrictions at long-term care facilities.
In order to move forward in the long-term care phases, a facility must go 28 days without staff or residents testing positive for COVID-19. They must also have a 14-day supply of PPE. A facility cannot move forward a phase in the long-term care plan unless the county it is located in has advanced to at least that phase in the Safe Start plan. For example, if a facility is in a Phase 2 county, it cannot move to Phase 3 in the long-term care plan before the county moves to Phase 3 in the Safe Start plan. Kitsap County remains in Phase 2 of the state plan.
