December 1, 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.  

Due to the Covid results we obtained from last week’s testing and we reported to you on November 29, we tested all residents on Monday, 11/30, using our POC Rapid Test.

I am pleased to report that all residents who tested negative for Covid last week did so again on Monday, 11/30.

We will maintain transmission-based precautions on the C1 unit due to a known exposure to Covid from our staff who tested positive last week. Residents on the C1 unit will not be able to have visitation until the transmission-based precautions are lifted.

I am also pleased to report that there are no new signs/symptoms amongst are residents who tested negative for Covid last week and Monday.

York County’s positivity rate has increased to 12.2% in the last week. A positivity rate >10% requires our facility to test all staff twice weekly and residents weekly.

On Wednesday, November 25, the Commonwealth updated the travel restrictions/expectations in an effort to stop/slow the spread of Covid. Hanover Hall staff will be held to this expectation and we will also need to impose this travel guidance to all visitors.

Latest Guidance At A Glance

  • The Secretary of Health issued an order requiring travelers over age 11 entering Pennsylvania from locations outside the Commonwealth, including Pennsylvanians who are returning home from locations outside the Commonwealth, to produce evidence of a negative COVID-19 test or place themselves in travel quarantine for 14 days upon entering, unless they receive a negative test result during the 14-day travel quarantine period.

 

  • If someone cannot get a test or chooses not to, they must quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Pennsylvania.

 

  • This does NOT apply to:

 

    • Individuals traveling to and from the Commonwealth for the purposes of work.

 

    • Individuals who are returning to the Commonwealth after traveling outside the Commonwealth for less than 24 hours. 

 

    • Individuals traveling to and from the Commonwealth for medical reasons, including individuals providing comfort and support to a patient.

 

    • Military personnel traveling to the Commonwealth by order or directive of a state or Federal military authority.

 

    • Individuals in transit through the Commonwealth to another destination, provided that the time spent in the Commonwealth is only the amount of time necessary to complete the transit, make use of travel services, such as a highway rest stop, or make necessary travel connections.

 

    • Individuals traveling to comply with a court order, such as child custody, or other exemptions issued by guidance.

 

  • This order takes effect on Wednesday, November 25. 

 

The commonwealth also sent out a statement on Wednesday, November 25, encouraging everyone to download the Covid Alert PA app. I have attached that statement below for your information.

The COVID Alert PA app is a critical tool in our fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Residents, families, and staff with a smartphone should be encouraged to download this free app. After downloading COVID Alert PA, users can opt-in to receive alerts if they have had a potential exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. It can help reduce the risk of unknowingly spreading the virus to family, friends, coworkers, residents, and the larger community. COVID Alert PA protects your privacy and personal information. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology to detect if users are in close contact with another app user. (This is the same technology that smartphones use to connect to wireless headphones or a vehicle.) The app does not use GPS, location services, or any movement or geographical information, and it will never collect, transmit, or store your personal information and is completely anonymous.

 

Since the start of this pandemic and as of 12/1/2020:

  • We have 6 active positive covid-19 residents in-house. This is an increase of 0 since last reported.
  • We have had 11 residents expire who all had tested positive for covid. This is an increase of 0 since last reported.
  • We have had a total of 37 positive residents since the start of this pandemic. This is an increase of 0 since last reported.
  • We have had 17 positive employees since the start of this pandemic. This is an increase of 0 since last reported.
  • 5 employees currently home in self-quarantine due to known exposure, awaiting results, or positive for Covid. This is an increase of 1 since last reported. All doing well.

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. We are still very vigilant in our focus to protect and achieve the mitigation that we have achieved previously.

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, LNHA
Administrator, Hanover Hall

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