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

I wanted to provide everyone with a quick update on our current outbreak testing, and an estimated schedule of when we may be able to begin lifting the restrictions currently in place.

  • On Wednesday of this week, October 20th, we tested all first-floor residents and staff with the instant BinaxNow tests. All results for those tests were negative.
  • Yesterday, October 21st, we tested all staff and all residents. These tests were done using the PCR tests, that have been sent to our lab. We are anticipating receiving those results by tomorrow morning.
  • IF all of those tests come back as negative, we will then test all first-floor residents and staff, and all third-floor residents and staff on Sunday, October 24th.  On Tuesday, October 26th, we will test all first-floor residents and first-floor staff. Both of these rounds of testing will be done with the instant BinaxNow tests.
  • IF all of those tests come back as negative, we will be able to lift the “Strict-Quarantine” measures for the 18 third-floor residents on Monday, October 25th, and for all of the first-floor residents on Wednesday, October 27th. 
  • IF the strict quarantine is lifted, residents will be able to come out of their rooms and will be allowed to have OUTDOOR VISITS ONLY. Group activities and communal dining will still be restricted. In addition, on Tuesday, October 26th, we will be able to administer the Pfizer booster doses to the 18 third-floor residents who were unable to receive them last week.
  • We will conduct another round of instant BinaxNow testing for all first-floor residents, and all third-floor residents on Monday, November 1st.  
  • IF those results are all negative, all restrictions can be lifted as of November 3rd. Residents will then be able to have visits indoors, and communal dining and group activities may resume.

I know these restrictions are cumbersome and are keeping many of you from seeing your loved ones in person. Please understand that they are required by the Department of Public Health, and designed to keep everyone safe.  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.
Sincerely,

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

我想向大家提供我們當前爆發測試的結果，以及我們何時能夠開始解除當前的探訪限制的大概的時間線。

  • 本周三，即 10 月 20 日，我們使用即時 BinaxNow 測試對所有一樓住戶和員工進行了測試。這些測試的所有結果都是陰性的。

  • 昨天，10 月 21 日，我們對所有員工和所有居民進行了PCR測試。這些測試樣本已發送到我們的實驗室的，預計明天早上會收到結果。

  • 如果所有這些檢測結果均呈陰性，我們將在 10 月 24 日星期日對所有一樓住戶和工作人員以及所有三樓住戶和工作人員進行檢測。 10 月 26 日星期二，我們將對所有一樓居民和一樓工作人員進行測試。這兩輪測試都將通過即時 BinaxNow 測試完成。

  • 如果所有這些測試結果都為陰性，我們將能夠在 10 月 25 日星期一取消對 18 名三樓住戶的“嚴格隔離”措施，並在 10 月 27 日星期三取消對所有一樓住戶的“嚴格隔離”措施.

  • 如果解除嚴格隔離，居民將能夠走出房間，並且只能進行戶外訪問。團體活動和公共用餐仍將暫時停止。此外，在 10 月 26 日星期二，我們將能夠為上周因隔離無法接受輝瑞加強劑的 18 名三樓居民提供疫苗注射。

  • 我們將在 11 月 1 日，星期一對所有一樓居民和所有三樓居民進行另一輪即時 BinaxNow 測試。

  • 如果這些結果都是陰性的，則從 11 月 3 日起可以取消所有限制。屆時，居民將可以在室內探訪，公共用餐和團體活動可以恢複。

我們知道這些限制為大家帶來的不便，並且使你們中的許多人無法親自見到親人。但是這些措施是公共衛生部為了確保每個人的安全而要求的， 希望大家可以理解。一旦我們收到測試結果，我將繼續向您通報測試結果。

與往常一樣，如果您有任何問題，請隨時與陳力或我聯系。

再次感謝您對中華頤養院的信任。
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.