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

Last week, I shared the news that a positive case of COVID-19 had been identified through our ongoing surveillance testing program. I also shared our follow up plan to test 100% of residents and staff last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I am writing today to share good news.

We conducted 318 tests between staff and residents, and received 299 results over the weekend. While we still have 19 tests that have not been processed as of today, all 299 results that we received were negative. I will update all of you again once we receive the final 19 test results.

We will again complete 100% testing of residents and staff this Thursday through Saturday. Provided we are able to demonstrate that there are no new positive cases after that round of testing, we will be able to lift the additional safety measures that we put in place last week. As a reminder, the list of additional safety measures is below:
  1. All “non-essential” staff will not be allowed in the building until November 24th.
  2. 1st Floor residents will be required to quarantine in their rooms through November 23rd. Communal dining and any group activities will also be on hold through November 23rd.
  3. Visitation for all 1st Floor residents will stop immediately. Our activities staff will be in contact with all family members that may be affected by this. Provided that our follow-up testing produces 100% negative results, visitation for first floor residents will resume on November 24th. Virtual visits will continue to be an option for all residents.

While our testing results at this point show that our infection control practices are effective, we all must remain diligent. Towards that end, I have attached a “tip sheet” for all families that do choose to take a resident home for a holiday celebration. While it is the right of all residents to return home for holiday visits, we at South Cove are strongly cautioning against this idea. It potentially could put your loved ones at risk, as well as put the entire South Cove Manor community at risk. Please feel free to reach out to us if you are considering taking a resident home during the upcoming holiday season, so that we can discuss the situation with you.

Thank you again for placing your trust in South Cove Manor.
Sincerely,

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

上週，我分享了一條消息，即通過我們正在進行的監視測試程序確定了COVID-19的陽性病例。我還分享了我們的後續計劃，在上週四，週五和週六對100％的院民和員工進行測試。我今天寫信是為了分享好消息。

我們在員工和院民之間進行了318個測試，並且在周末收到299項結果。到目前為止，我們還有19個尚未處理的測試，但我們收到的所有299個結果均為陰性。收到最終的19個測試結果後，我將再次與大家交流。

我們將在本週四至週六再次完成對院民和員工的100％測試。只要我們能夠證明在那輪測試之後沒有新的陽性病例，我們就能取消上週採取的其他安全措施。提醒一下，其他安全措施如下：

  1. 在11月24日之前，所有 “非必要”人員都不得進入大樓。
  2. 1樓院民必須在11月23日之前在他們的房間中隔離。在11月23日之前，公共用餐和任何團體活動停止舉行。
  3. 所有一樓院民的探訪將立即停止。我們的活動人員將與可能受到此影響的所有家庭成員保持聯繫。如果我們的後續測試是100％陰性結果，那麼一層院民的探訪將在11月24日恢復。虛擬探訪將繼續是所有院民的選擇。

儘管我們的測試結果表明我們的感染控制措施是有效的，但我們都必須保持警戒。為此，我為所有選擇帶院民回家過節的家庭提供了“提示”。雖然所有院民都有回家過節的權利，但我們在中華頤養院強烈警告不要這樣做。這可能會使您所愛的人面臨風險，並使整個中華頤養院社區面臨風險。如果您正考慮在即將到來的節日帶院民回家，請隨時與我們聯繫，以便我們與您討論情況。
 
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.