Resident testing has revealed no new cases of COVID-19. All residents who were previously positive are testing negative with rapid tests, and we await the PCR test results to confirm they are negative.

No new employee positives were discovered with Monday’s testing.

Round 2 of vaccinations was performed and over 97% of our resident population has been vaccinated against COVID-19. Additionally 48% of staff elected to receive the vaccine. Round three vaccinations are set for February 15th.

There have been no significant reactions to the vaccine among residents or staff thus far.

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I am very pleased to report that resident testing today revealed no new cases of COVID among our residents. That means there have not been any new cases of COVID among our residents since Wednesday of last week.

We are pleased that our infection control and other mitigation procedures were effective in combating this outbreak. Through today, 11 total residents contracted COVID-19, and sadly three have passed. Of the 8 remaining residents, one remains in the hospital and of the other seven, only one continues to test positive, and is also asymptomatic.

Employee testing today revealed a positive result for one employee.

We will continue to update you as necessary.

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I am pleased to report that testing performed on all residents on Saturday and again today, Monday, January 18th, revealed no new cases of COVID-19. While it is very encouraging that we may have been successful in containing the outbreak, we must continue frequent testing and strict isolation protocols until next Wednesday, provided there are no new positive cases. As mentioned previously we will continue to adhere to required infection control practices and keep you informed along the way of any new developments.

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Ongoing resident testing completed on Thursday did not reveal any new cases of COVID among our residents. To date, we have had a total of eleven residents test positive, all on one unit in the building. One new employee positive was found during employee testing performed on Thursday.

Our mitigation efforts continue and we will keep you apprised of any new cases.

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During ongoing resident testing performed on Tuesday, four additional residents have tested positive for COVID-19. All residents are from the same unit where the original cases were found on Sunday. Notification to families of affected residents have been made.

We continue aggressive infection control and containment procedures and have all affected residents separated to one wing of the unit.

We will continue to update you as necessary.

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As you are aware, COVID cases are rampant in the community and unfortunately we have to report our first cases of the virus among our resident population. During routine testing, six residents (three sets of roommates) on one unit tested positive. All of the affected residents and family members have been informed. Employee testing has reveals several additional positives as well.

We have been testing residents every three days (more frequently as necessary) which enabled us to catch these new cases quickly. We will continue frequent testing going forward. Additionally, employee testing is now twice weekly. All units are undergoing additional sanitation and cycle cleaning. Staff have been in-serviced to ensure full understanding of new COVID-19 infection control protocols.

We have been fortunate to have been COVID free for the past ten months (to the day!). The medical world has come a long way in that time to provide best practices in dealing with COVID-19 and we can benefit from that knowledge to ensure we contain the virus as best as possible and provide the proper care to the residents who are affected.

Rest assured we are aggressively addressing this new phase of the pandemic for the staff and residents at San Simeon. I have full confidence in our team as we meet this challenge head on.

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