Dear Family and Friends of South Cove Manor:
On Saturday, January 2nd, we conducted testing of all residents, and all staff members. Late yesterday, we received the results of those tests, and identified one new positive case in a resident. That resident was, and continues to be, asymptomatic. He has been moved to the COVID positive unit, and will reside there for at least 10 days.
There were 2 staff tests that came back as “unable to be performed,” and those staff will be re-swabbed, and will also receive the BinaxNow rapid test prior to reporting to work.
In addition, we continue to prepare for our first vaccination administration clinic that is scheduled for this Wednesday. We anticipate vaccinating somewhere between 275 and 300 people, made up of both staff and residents. If you had previously declined to give consent to administer the vaccine to your loved one, and you have changed your mind, you can still let us know at any point between now and Wednesday, and we will make sure that they are added to the list.
I will continue to share any and all information that we have related to both testing results, and vaccine administration as we receive it.
Thank you again for placing your trust in South Cove Manor.
