An Ounce of Prevention (some notes are from the CDC) The United States recently surpassed 40 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with more than 4 million of these cases reported in the past few weeks. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have generally increased throughout most of the country since the beginning of summer, …
August/September 2021 Covid Update
A major concern right now is Delta, a highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, which was first identified in India in December. It then swept rapidly through that country and Great Britain as well. The first Delta case in the United States was diagnosed in March and it is now the dominant strain in the U.S. …
June 2021 Covid Update
Residents, Family Members, Staff and Visitors, We hope this posting finds you and your loved ones staying safe and healthy. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous disruption in each of our lives. As one of your health care providers or employer, we care deeply about your health and well-being. That’s why we are encouraging everyone …
May 2021 Covid Update
This chart was done by AHCA, a national association of Senior Health Care. What it shows is the dramatic decline of cases in both staff and resident infections in Nursing Homes of the COVID-19 virus. Our programs are working. We are winning the war against this virus. We (collectively) still have some work to do …
COVID-19 Update April 2021
Dear Residents, Family Members, and Employees, As of today there are three (3) different COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccines. Our Nursing Home had three (3) Government sponsored COVID Vaccine Clinics. Unfortunately those are done but the work continues on the vaccination front. The vaccine is working at protecting residents and everyone at a greater loss of death …
COVID-19 Update February/March 2021
Dear Residents, Family Members, and Employees, As I am sure you have heard, the FDA completed their review of two of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccines (and a third one coming soon) and the process started to get people vaccinated in late December and will continue through March in Long Term Care facilities. If you have …
COVID-19 Update December 2020 / January 2021
Dear Residents, Family Members, and Employees, We hope your Holidays – although maybe spent differently were still Happy and Cheerful ones! As I am sure you have heard, the FDA has completed their review of two of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccines and the process has started to get people vaccinated in late December and will …
COVID-19 Update December 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members and & Staff, The Holiday Season is upon us and it looks and feels different AND IT SHOULD. This year’s Holiday cannot be celebrated as we normally have – all of us have to adjust. That means no large gatherings; limited interactions with non-household people; masking; and social distancing. There is …
COVID-19 Update October/November 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members and & Staff, All of us in the Midwest have had a slowing effect of the COVID virus over the last few months including our home. Our lives had moved to what we have been calling “our new normal.” Across Illinois and Indiana we had seen a “settling down” if you …
COVID-19 Update September 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members and & Staff, This will be a shorter update than previous ones. COVID is currently a stable environment for our facility. Right now the concern of COVID spread is in the community at large. We continue to live and work in our facility in our “new normal” of operations. We continue …
Covid-19 Update August
Dear Residents, Family Members and & Staff, Our lives have moved to what we have been calling “our new normal.” Across Illinois and Indiana we have seen a “settling down” if you will in COVID cases in Nursing Homes. Our facility has progressed through any outbreaks, if we had one, and all things considered …
Covid-19 Facility Update – June 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members and & Staff, In the US and particularly in our area we have been facing the COVID-19 Pandemic for three months. We have seen the numbers of deaths that have faced our Nation, now over 100,000 lives have been lost to this virus. And read any newspaper or watch any newscast …
