Dear Residents & Families,
Thank you for your 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. We are actively monitoring for symptoms or circumstances which match those related to the novel coronavirus. Move-ins are being welcomed at all of our communities with safety measures in place – including quarantine.
Last week we initiated additional safety protocols throughout Madrona House while awaiting test results for a caregiver who developed a fever a day after working with no symptoms.
The results of the test were negative.
The isolation of residents and other measures we undertook as additional precautions have now been lifted.
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Health experts think people who had COVID-19 should have some
immunity against a repeat infection
. Reports of people testing positive for the virus weeks after they were believed to have recovered, have raised questions about ongoing immunity. Scientists believe those cases are most likely instances where remnants of the original infection are still being detected.
The average number of daily reported cases in King County has more than quadrupled since early June. The rate of new COVID-19 cases reported in Kitsap is also concerning. Kitsap County reported a new COVID-19-associated death yesterday (July 27
th
). The community member who died was an older adult with underlying health conditions. Four COVID-19-associated deaths have been reported in our county to date.
Kitsap remains in Phase 2 of the state’s
four-part reopening plan
. “High-risk populations” which include residents of long-term care facilities can “resume public interactions with physical distancing” under Phase 4.
Thanks to everyone for helping us stay safe.
