July 12, 2020
Dear Residents and Families,
The purpose of this letter is to communicate updates regarding our covid-19 reporting and the actions we continue to take to combat and protect our community.
We completed our fourth round of testing on Tuesday, July
7, and all results have been obtained.
The
results revealed:
Residents: All Negative
Staff: All Negative
This is
the second week in a row that results showed no new cases of Covid.
Our
fifth round of testing will take place Monday, July 20.
The Department of Health has outlined a
3-Step process outlining prerequisites that must be met before easing of
current restrictions can be considered. In summary, our facility must first
show 14 consecutive days without a new Covid case before we can
proceed through the 3-Step process. The facility has met this prerequisite, as
of Saturday, July 11, and we can now proceed through the 3-step process that
will allow us to ease current restrictions.
As soon as we have a written plan to
address the prerequisites, what current restrictions will be adjusted, and how
those adjustments will be managed/orchestrated, we will share that with you.
Visitation will be limited and
restrictive compared to what we enjoyed prior to the pandemic. However, I
believe any opportunity is a welcomed relief.
Earlier this month Governor Tom Wolf requested that any
resident of the Commonwealth who travels to any of the 15 states, listed below,
self-quarantine for 14 days upon return to the Commonwealth. These 15 states
are currently experiencing a surge in Covid.
These states are:
Alabama
North & South
Carolina
Arkansas
Tennessee
Arizona
Texas
California
Utah
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
As of 7/11, since the start of this pandemic, we have had a total
of 30 residents test positive with Covid-19. This is an increase of 0 since our
last update.
We also have 8 employees who have tested positive since this
pandemic started. Four have returned to work. The 4 remaining employees remain
at home under quarantine.
Of the 30 residents:
·
20
Residents have recovered. This is an increase of 0 since our last update.
·
0
Residents currently in-house with positive Covid results. This is a decrease of
0 since our last update.
·
10
Residents expired and who had tested positive for Covid.
We have and will continue to test our
residents, who show any signs/symptoms. We believe this is in the best interest
of our community. While the vast majority of our test results have come back
negative, we are still very vigilant in our focus to protect and ultimately
mitigate this infection.
In
early April, we decided to implement isolation precautions on most all new
on-set symptoms. We believe we are in a time when we cannot be too overly
cautious in protecting our community. Resident and staff safety are our top
priority.
We
continue to exceed our staff levels throughout the facility to meet the needs
of our community.
You can
be proud of the staff at Hanover Hall and be assured that all our staff
continue to report to work and perform with excellence.
I know
this continues to be a difficult time for everyone. We will continue to update
you, as quickly as possible, with any updates and/or changes to our current
situation.
Please
know we continue to strictly adhere to all directives from the local and state
health departments as well as the CDC.
We
appreciate your continued prayers and trust in the care and services we provide
and for your understanding and support of any necessary adjustments as this
situation evolves.
Please
feel free to contact me at 717-633-4520 with any questions or concerns.
May God
bless us all.
Respectfully,
Daniel
Pyle, NHA
Administrator,
Hanover Hall
It has been 10 days since the last update, anything on limited visitation yet?
ReplyDeleteWe are working through the 3-step prerequisites and will notify all families when this is completed. The prerequisites includes visitations.
DeleteIf you have any questions/concerns, please feel free to contact me at 717-633-4520.
Thank you...Dan Pyle
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