Good afternoon, Village at Marymount Residents, Families, and Staff. This is Sue Nall the Executive Director.
Today we were notified of a PRN staff member at Marymount Place who tested positive for COVID. The good news is this person tested negative the last time they were on campus this week – and symptoms were discovered while away from campus. More good news: this person was exposed to a limited number of residents. We tested those residents today and all were negative.
Our COVID update since March 2020: Villa St. Joseph has 0 Active staff and or Resident Cases. We had a total of 184 resident or staff cases. Memory Care Assisted Living at Villa St Joseph has 0 active Resident or Staff cases and a cumulative total of 14 cases. Marymount Place has 1 Active Resident or Staff cases — and a cumulative total of 31 resident/staff cases.
Staff at Villa St. Joseph continue to wear N95 masks and face shields and must test this week to complete our two-week outbreak. All staff at Villa St. Joseph will continue to be in N95 masks and face shields.
We’re keeping an eye on the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. When it arrived on the scene, the Omicron variant was the most transmissible version of COVID-19 to date. The virus appears to have mutated, and the new variant is being called the next generation of Omicron. People who were sick with the Omicron variant earlier in the year can become sick again with the new variant.
We’ve been celebrating our staff during Nursing Home Week. A big Shout Out to Brenda Milanczuk and her HR team for preparing a week of fun events, which included a cookout for staff today. An equally big Shout Out to VSJ Administrator Dan Storey for manning the grill.
We’re also celebrating our award-winning nursing team, as this is National Nurses Week. Thank you to our nurses for all you do for residents. You are invaluable to our Mission!
Stay safe everyone!