February 7, 2021
Hello families and friends of Rosemary Heights Seniors Village
Today, we were informed that a case of COVID-19 has been confirmed involving a staff member at Rosemary Heights Seniors Village in our Assisted Living building only. That staff member is currently home and in self-isolation.
Their last day of work was February 3, 2021 on all 3 floors in the Assisted living building.
The health authority has been contacted and have been working with the tam collaboratively on site today.
Fraser health has scheduled testing for residents of the Assisted Living building as well as all staff, to be swabbed tomorrow, Monday February 8, 2021.
Please know that if your family member tests positive, you will receive an immediate phone call and they will continue these calls daily to keep you updated. All residents are being isolated and none are displaying any symptoms related to COVID 19.
As of February 7th we began to implement our COVID outbreak protocols.
We have isolated all residents in the Assisted Living building under droplet precautions as this is where the staff member had worked. We continue to monitor all residents for any symptoms.
As far as we are aware, there has been no contact with our long term care floors. At this time, for safety measures we will halt all in person visits in Independent, assisted living & long term care residents however that may change according to Fraser health’s protocols for outbreak communities. As soon as we are can confirm how this will impact these residents, we will let everyone know.
Any other residents or staff that are symptomatic will be swabbed and family members will be contacted directly via phone.
Please know that the care and safety of residents is our number one priority, and we are treating the situation very seriously.
At present, we are working to establish what level of contact may have occurred between the individual who tested positive, and fellow staff members and residents.
Staff will function as cohorts on specific floors, and not on a facility-wide basis.
Until further notice, family visitations have been cancelled and all group activities have been paused. This includes facetime, zoom, skype and in person visits as staff work to ensure all isolated residents are monitored and cared for fully. Meals will be delivered via room service starting at tonight’s dinner meal (Feb. 7th) and each meal thereafter until further direction is provided by FH.
Communication
As a result of the one confirmed case of COVID-19, we will provide families with a daily email update that will also be posted under covid updates on our website. We will phone those who do not have emails. Should the condition of any resident change, their family will be notified by phone immediately.
In person visits have been halted in all floors including assisted living, and long term care while staff work to ensure all residents are monitored and cared for thru isolation.
Protocols
BC’s Medical Health Officer and CDC have been notified. We are following protocols established by the Health Authority, the Office of the Provincial Health Officer and BC Center for Disease Control.
We will continue to act upon their latest advice, and will adapt our operations as necessary and recommended.
Deliveries
All deliveries will be received at the lobby entrance vestibule. This includes medication deliveries from pharmacies, other gifts and mail. All items will be sanitized and delivered directly to the residents’ suite.
Groceries for all levels of care, Long term care, Independent and assisted living may still be delivered.
When dropping items off, we would ask that families please follow the following guidelines to ensure loved ones will receive their deliveries in a timely manner:
Acknowledgements
We wish to thank families and loved ones in advance for their anticipated patience and cooperation. Emails or calls may not be returned as quickly as normal as we work with health authorities to ensure constant care for the residents.
A big thank you to everyone for your hard work, grace and persistence!
Stay Safe, stay calm, & stay kind.
– Your team at Rosemary Heights Seniors Village (RHSV)