Bethany Home

11/10/2023

COVID-19 Status

               Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 1 new case on the Memory Support Unit

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 3 Staff have tested positive.

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What does this mean for Residents, Visitors and Staff?

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Staff/Residents that have worked with positive Residents or staff will have to test 2 times a week for 2 weeks.

 

*** Facility is not required to notify Residents families any longer of every COVID positive Staff or Resident. Please watch our posts on Facebook our Website and the signs at each entrance that have COVID updates and instructions.

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• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

• Resident/Family education:

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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2/23/2023

Residents testing positive with COVID-3 (Assisted Living)

               Residents testing positive with COVID-10 (HealthCare)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 0 (Assisted Living)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 7 (Health Care)

**** These are additional cases since last memo on 2/20/2023

 

1. Assisted Living- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks with the exception of Visitors/Staff will need to wear a blue surgical mask when in facility or if visiting a COVID Positive Resident please use PPE and good hand sanitation. Due to an outbreak we have resumed room trays and no group activities at this time.  

2. HealthCare- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks with the exception of Visitors/Staff will need to wear a blue surgical mask when in facility or if visiting a COVID Positive Resident please use PPE and good hand sanitation. Due to an outbreak we have resumed room trays and no group activities at this time.

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Facility will still have combined Group Activities (HealthCare Residents will have to wear the blue surgical Masks

• Resident/Family education:

  • Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

    • Meeting unvaccinated individuals

    • Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

    • Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

    • Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

    • Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

 

 

2/20/2023

               Residents testing positive with COVID-2 (Assisted Living)

               Residents testing positive with COVID-5 (HealthCare)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 0 (Assisted Living)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 2 (Health Care)

 

1. Assisted Living- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks with the exception of Visitors/Staff will need to wear a blue surgical mask when in facility or if visiting a COVID Positive Resident please use PPE and good hand sanitation.

2. HealthCare- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks with the exception of Visitors/Staff will need to wear a blue surgical mask when in facility or if visiting a COVID Positive Resident please use PPE and good hand sanitation..

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Facility will still have combined Group Activities (HealthCare Residents will have to wear the blue surgical Masks

   

• Resident/Family education:

  • Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

    • Meeting unvaccinated individuals

    • Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

    • Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

    • Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

    • Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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1/30/2023

               Residents testing positive with COVID-0 (Assisted Living)

               Residents testing positive with COVID-1 (HealthCare)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 1 (Assisted Living)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 2 (Health Care)

 

1. Assisted Living- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks with the exception of Visitors/Staff will need to wear a blue surgical mask when in facility.

2. HealthCare- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks with the exception of Visitors/Staff will need to wear a blue surgical mask when in facility.

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Facility will still have combined Group Activities (HealthCare Residents will have to wear the blue surgical Masks

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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11/9/2022

               Residents testing positive with COVID-0 (Assisted Living)

               Residents testing positive with COVID-0 (HealthCare)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 1 (Assisted Living)-11/09/2022

 

1. Assisted Living- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks with the exception of Visitors/Staff will need to wear a blue surgical mask when in facility.

2. HealthCare- No new visitation restrictions.

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Facility will still have combined Group Activities (HealthCare Residents will have to wear the blue surgical Masks

• Resident/Family education:

  • Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

    • Meeting unvaccinated individuals

    • Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

    • Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

    • Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

    • Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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10/25/2022

               Residents testing positive with COVID-0 (Assisted Living)

               Residents testing positive with COVID-0 (HealthCare)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 1 (HealthCare)-10/25/2022

 

1. Health Care- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks with the exception of Visitors/Staff will need to wear a blue surgical mask when in facility.

2. Assisted Living and HealthCare- No new visitation restrictions.

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Facility will still have combined Group Activities (HealthCare Residents will have to wear the blue surgical Masks

  

• Resident/Family education:

  • Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

    • Meeting unvaccinated individuals

    • Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

    • Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

    • Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

    • Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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10/11/2022

CMS has updated their guidance to Long-Term Care facilities with regards to screening prior to entering the facility and with regards to masking.

 

The following is the new guidance to screening:

Screening Residents, Employees, and Visitors. (Not recommended at this time) What this means is visitors do not need to screen at the kiosk any longer and will be able to enter through the 4 main entrances into facility. (1. The 2 main entrances in Assisted Living facing east 2. The main entrance into the Health Care dining room. 3. The entrance on the south side of Memory Support.)

 

The following is the new guidance to masking:

Visitor will no longer be required to wear mask unless:

1. Kearney County is in high transmission (red) with COVID cases on the CDC Community Transmission map.

2. Bethany Home is in an outbreak situations (meaning a Staff person or Resident has an active case of COVID

3. If you have signs/symptoms of COVID (please wear a mask or postpone or reschedule your visit for another time would be best) The following are signs and symptoms:

Cough shortness of breath or difficulty breathing,

Fever or Chills

Repeated shaking with chills

Headache

New loss of taste or smell

Diarrhea

Congestion, runny nose, muscle or body aches, sore throat

Nausea or vomiting

Fatigue

 

The following is new guidance to Communication:

Visitor will need to read the following Communication tool at each entrance:

1. 2 signs in picture frames will be placed at each entrance (1st sign will state what color of Community Transmission Kearney County is in, and if the facility is in an outbreak situation and list what PPE visitors and staff will be expected to wear and use. The other will be a reminder of best practices to when visiting Bethany Home with regards to having COVID and if you have been exposed to someone with COVID.

 

I know that this has been a long time coming and thank you for your patients with regards to COVID.

 

***** Please continue to use the entrance in Assisting Living until after 10/17/2022 due to we need time to get the other entrances set up with what needs to be in them.

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8/15/2022

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       Residents testing positive with COVID-1 (Assisted Living) 8/05/2022

       Residents testing positive with COVID-2 (HealthCare) 8/11/2022

       Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 2

 

1. Health Care- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living and HealthCare- All Residents and staff will be tested again on 8/15/2022, 8/18/2022 and again on 8/22/2022 if all are negative during all testing dates facility can come out of the yellow zone. Currently we are still doing communal dining but if the facility has any more cases we will have to go to room trays again.

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Small group activities in HealthCare have been on hold.

   

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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7/25/2022

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               Residents testing positive with COVID-1 (Assisted Living) 7/18/2022

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 0

 

1. Health Care- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- All Residents and staff tested negative on Monday 7/25/22, Assisted Living may resume normal activity. 

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Resumed small group activities in both Health Care and Assisted Living

• 1st and 2nd booster shots were offered to Residents and Staff and given on 5/19/2022.

   

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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7/15/2022

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       Residents testing positive with COVID-1 (Assisted Living)

       Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 0

 

1. Health Care- No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- All Residents and staff will be tested on Monday 7/18/22, then again on Thursday 7/21/2022 and Monday 7/25/2022 if all are negative all three testing days then we will be out of outbreak testing and resume normal activity. 

3. Healthcare- All Residents and staff will be tested on Monday 7/18/22 if all Health Care and Health Care staff are negative that will end testing in Health Care

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Resumed small group activities in both Health Care and Assisted Living

• 1st and 2nd booster shots were offered to Residents and Staff and given on 5/19/2022.

 

• Resident/Family education:

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• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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6/21/2022

Residents testing positive with COVID-0

Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 0

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak testing at this time

3. Healthcare- No outbreak testing at this time

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Resumed small group activities in both Health Care and Assisted Living

• 1st and 2nd booster shots were offered to Residents and Staff and given on 5/19/2022.

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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5/26/2022

Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 37 (On HC and MSU side of facility)

            Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 10 Bethany Home Staff & 4 Contracted Staff (On HC and MSU side of facility)

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak testing at this time

3. Healthcare- Will test all staff and Residents 3 times next week and continue to test Residents and Staff until there are no positive results for 1 week.  

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• We are not recommending large group visits at this time. (3 or less)

• 1st and 2nd booster shots were offered to Residents and Staff and given on 5/19/2022.

   

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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5/20/2022

       Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 21 (On HC and MSU side of facility)

       Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 3 (On HC and MSU side of facility)

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak testing at this time

3. Healthcare- Will test all staff and Residents 3 times next week and continue to test Residents and Staff until there are no positive results for 1 week.  

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Fellowship Hall is now available for small group meals brought in from the outside (15 persons or less)

• 1st and 2nd booster shots were offered to Residents and Staff and given on 5/19/2022.

   

• Resident/Family education:

  • Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

    • Meeting unvaccinated individuals

    • Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

    • Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

    • Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

    • Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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5/12/2022

               Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 1 (On the Memory Support Unit)

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 1 (On the Memory Support Unit)

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak testing at this time

3. Healthcare- Will test all staff and Residents on 5/13/2022 if all are Negative then facility will test just the Memory Support Unit Staff and Resident next week again and if all are Negative the Memory Support Unit will be out of the yellow zone. If anyone else tests Positive during testing facility will continue testing 2 times a week until we facility has no more Positives for at least a week.

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same.

• Fellowship Hall is now available for small group meals brought in from the outside (15 persons or less)

• Cassie is checking with ICAP to see if we can combine HealthCare and Assisted Living in group Activities yet and about outside musical group coming into facility.   

 

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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3/18/2022

Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 0

Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 0

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak testing at this time

3. Healthcare- No outbreak testing at this time

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

• Resident/Family education:

  • Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

    • Meeting unvaccinated individuals

    • Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

    • Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

    • Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

    • Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

 

3/11/2022

Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 0

Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 1 agency staff tested positive for COVID-19 on 3/10/2022.

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak testing at this time

3. Healthcare- Currently in Modified yellow zone. All staff and Residents will be tested on 3/11/2022 and 3/16/2022 and if no new positives facility will be able to end the modified yellow zone.

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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2/25/2022

               Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 0

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 0

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak testing at this time

3. Healthcare- No outbreak testing at this time

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

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• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

 

2/11/2022

               Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 0

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 1 (1 Staff member tested positive on HC)

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak test at this time

3. Healthcare Resident and staff will need to be tested for 1 week with no positive results, if no positive results then after 2/14/2022 HealthCare will not be required to test 2 times a week any longer. HC is out of the Modified Yellow Zone due to this staff member had no close contact to Resident.  

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

 

2/4/2022

               Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 0

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 4 ( On 1/27/2022- 2 Bethany Home Staff in HealthCare and 2 Contracted staff)

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living- No outbreak test at this time

3. Healthcare Resident and staff will need to be tested for 2 weeks with no positive results, if no positive results then after 2/10/2022 Healthcare can come out of the modified yellow zone.

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

 

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

 

1/28/2022

       Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 0

       Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 4 (2 Bethany Home Staff in HealthCare and 2 Contracted staff)

What does this mean for Residents, Visitors and Staff?

 

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. Assisted Living Resident and staff will need to be tested on 1/31/22 and if all are negative then Assisted Living can come out of the modified yellow zone.

3. Healthcare Resident and staff will need to be tested for 2 weeks with no positive results, if no positive results then after 2/10/2022 Healthcare can come out of the modified yellow zone.

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

 

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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1/24/2022

               Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 0

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 1 (1 Bethany Home Staff  in Assisted Living)

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What does this mean for Residents, Visitors and Staff?

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. All HealthCare, Assisted Living Residents and all Staff at Bethany Home will need to be tested 2 times a week for the next 1 more week, if all are negative then Healthcare can come out of the modified yellow zone.

3. Assisted Living Resident and staff will need to be tested on 1/31/22 and if all are negative then Assisted Living can come out of the modified yellow zone.

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

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• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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1/14/2022

               Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 0

               Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 2 (2 Bethany Home Staff

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What does this mean for Residents, Visitors and Staff?

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. All HealthCare Residents and all Staff at Bethany Home will need to be tested 2 times a week for the next 2 week. Currently the last testing dates will be 1/28/2022

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

 

• Resident/Family education:

  • Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

  • Meeting unvaccinated individuals

  • Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

  • Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

  • Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

  • Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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1/11/2022

    Residents testing positive with COVID-19- 3 (1 tested positive on 1/03/22 and 2 tested positive on 1/7/22)

    Staff testing positive with COVID-19- 5 (4 Bethany Home Staff 1 Contracted staff)

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What does this mean for Residents, Visitors and Staff?

1. No new visitation restrictions due to the new out breaks.

2. All HealthCare Residents and all Staff at Bethany Home will need to be tested 2 times a week for the next 2 week. Currently the last testing dates will be 1/14/22

 

• Visitation and Community Outing guidelines remain the same. 

 

• Resident/Family education:

 

• Residents are encouraged to avoid high risk situations has much as possible. High risk situations include but are not limited to:

• Meeting unvaccinated individuals

• Joining large gatherings (e.g. going to a game)

• Mask-less exposures in a community/public (e.g. dining in restaurants, stores during peak hours)

• Attending crowed gatherings (as maintaining physical social distancing will be challenging in that scenario)

• Safe infection prevention and control measures are followed

1. Masking

2. Hand hygiene (washing and using hand sanitizer frequently)

3. Physical distancing is encouraged

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