Dear Residents & Families,
I want to extend my personal thanks for your support as we work to try and protect our staff and your loved ones.
COVID-19 TESTING
As of today, we have one positive test of COVID-19 in our Bainbridge Senior Living communities. Last week, in collaboration with the Washington Department of Health, we tested residents and staff at Wyatt House and Madison House. Of the 120 tests, one asymptomatic resident at Madison House tested positive.
We are working hand-in-hand with the Department of Health until we are confident that there has been no community transmission. Madison House remains subject to our active COVID protocol. That protocol and Kitsap County Department of Health requires that Madison residents self-quarantine in their apartments. We will be conducting a second round of testing for all Madison House residents and staff tomorrow and hope to have results back by early next week.
All visitation at Madison House has been suspended until further notice (including window and patio visits as well as any in-house services such as physical therapy and doctor’s visits). Communal dining at Madison House is on pause -- all meals are being delivered to rooms individually. Madison House staff is taking temperatures twice daily and oxygen saturation levels will be gathered for all Madison House residents until this situation is resolved.
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Madrona House, Wyatt House and Winslow Manor remain virus free. Until the above situation is behind us, no staff will be travelling from one community to another to minimize potential cross-contamination risk. We will continue to send out weekly updates and will send additional updates as warranted by this situation.
Wildfire smoke remains a public health threat on Bainbridge Island. The smoke could worsen symptoms for those infected with COVID-19 and also make people more susceptible to contracting the novel coronavirus. The health department urges everyone to stay indoors until air quality improves. For the protection of our residents we have proactively cancelled all outdoor events and visits throughout our communities for the remainder of the week.
