Dear Family and Friends of South Cove Manor:
On Monday, February 8th, we tested all residents and staff members that had not previously tested positive. I am pleased to report that all of those test results have come back as negative. We are repeating the 100% testing today, and again on Sunday. I will continue to keep you all posted with our results, and how those results impact our polices.
As I have shared with all of you in the past, we have had a total of 5 residents test positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. All 5 of those residents recovered from the virus and returned to their rooms after a short stay in our COVID positive unit. One of those residents passed away last week, from issues unrelated to their COVID diagnosis. Unfortunately, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has decided to label any death of a nursing home resident that had tested positive for Covid-19 as a COVID death, without considering recovery status, or the actual cause of death. As a result, any publicly reported data on South Cove Manor will now show that we have had a COVID death. We have been completely transparent with all of you since the beginning, and didn’t want anyone to see this information before you received an explanation from us.
Please feel free to reach out to Li Chen or I with any questions that you may have.
Thank you again for placing your trust in South Cove Manor.
