To All South Cove Manor Family Members and Friends,
Yesterday afternoon, we were notified that a part-time nurse’s aide tested positive for Covid-19. This staff member is currently doing well, and is at home. Over the past fourteen days, she has worked exclusively on the first floor, on the 3-11 shift. Our Leadership team has been in contact with the Quincy Board of Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. They have advised us to have all residents on the first floor stay in their rooms for the next 14 days, and continue to monitor the residents in the same manner that we have been doing since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak. In addition, we will be serving meals in disposable containers for the same time period.
Our Leadership team and I also met with staff on all three floors yesterday, and shared all of the information that we can share. We did not, and cannot, share the personal information of the staff person that has tested positive. We also reviewed at the first floor 3-11 schedule over the past 14 days to determine what staff members may have had close contact with this aide. With the assistance of several bilingual staff members that came in to help translate, we were able to schedule those staff members to get tested.
I want to reiterate that at this moment
every test that we have sent out for residents has been negative. We are working closely with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and National Guard to establish testing for additional staff and residents; I will keep you all informed throughout this process. Please remember that we have followed CDC, DPH, and CMS guidance to the letter since the outbreak started, and we will continue to do so going forward. Proper utilization of our PPE, vigilant hand washing, and social distancing are our best defense of limiting the spread of the virus.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions that you may have.
