Campus Updates at Western Reserve Masonic Community
Please read the following campus updates at Western Reserve Masonic Community! Keep an eye out for upcoming changes to our community.
On Wednesday, 9/2/20, we tested 195 WRMC employees and vendors, and all tests returned except for one that could not be processed due to a transfer issue. All tests but one were negative. One WRMC employee in our dining services department tested positive for COVID‑19. The team member has no signs or symptoms of COVID and has only worked in Independent Living doing room deliveries. Following CDC guidelines, this employee has been off work since receiving the positive result and will remain off work for 10 days from the date the sample was collected.
The employee wore a mask at all times while working. The CDC defines potential exposure as being within 6 feet of a person with COVID for more than 15 minutes. At no time did this employee spend 15 minutes within 6 feet of any residents or other employees.
Campus Updates
The dining department will continue to follow all appropriate sanitation protocols. All staff, residents, and visitors will continue to be screened at the gatehouse for signs of COVID‑19.
Independent Living residents continue to self‑monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID‑19. Symptoms include fever or chills, difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, or new loss of taste or smell. If you experience these symptoms, you should contact your health care provider.
Additionally, we were informed today by a Hospice vendor that one of our Skilled Nursing residents was exposed to a team member who later tested positive for COVID. This resident and their family have already been notified of the exposure. Our Skilled Nursing team is now wearing N95 masks along with face shields, and a COVID test has been ordered for the resident.
Plan Updates
We will continue to follow our Pandemic Plan in accordance with CDC and Health Department guidance.
We will also continue testing all employees every two weeks as part of the State of Ohio’s National Guard Testing Program for Skilled Nursing facilities.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me directly.
Sincerely,
Jason French, Administrator
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