Dear Family and Friends of South Cove Manor:
Yesterday, we swabbed all of our residents that had not previously tested positive for COVID-19. This afternoon, we received the results from those swabs, and I am happy to report that there are no new positive cases of COVID-19 in our resident population.
Today, we conducted 22 rapid tests on 2nd floor staff. One of those tests came back as positive, and that C.N.A. was excluded from working for the next 10 days at a minimum.
With seven staff members testing positive, we have some holes in our nursing schedule, that to this point, have been filled by our own staff, but that solution will not work for ever. As a precaution, I contacted the Rapid Response Team lead by DPH and the Massachusetts National Guard. Our leadership team just finished meeting with leaders of the Rapid Response Team, are awaiting another call from the National guard’s logistics team leader. Beginning tomorrow, we will be able to utilize a 10-person team supplied by the National Guard to supplement our staff and assist us over this hump until our positive staff members are able to return to work.
The National Guard team is made up of clinicians ranging from physician’s assistants to EMT’s and they have filled these roles in over 60 homes across Massachusetts.
We are waiting for results from the 117 resident swabs that were collected yesterday – I will keep you posted on those results, and on our conversation with the National Guard.
Thank you again for placing your trust in South Cove Manor.
