Lancashire Hall COVID Communications

We are pleased to report that all test results from last week have been received and there are no new confirmed positive cases amongst residents or staff.    There were a few results that were inconclusive and needed to be redone so we chose to wait until they were in before reporting.  The building is completely COVID free!  Our last positive result was identified on June 9th.  The staff have worked very hard to get to this point over the last several months so this is truly a very proud moment. Late Friday, June 26th, we received new guidance from the PA Department of Health about steps that buildings must take before re-opening.  It is very comprehensive and requires among other things, a facility plan which must be submitted to DOH.  We have already drafted a plan in response to that guidance.  We will be participating in educational calls with the Pennsylvania Health Care Association to discuss all aspects of that guidance to ensure that we ...

There is no new information to report today.  We continue to have no new confirmed positive employee or resident cases and no persons under investigation.  There continue to be no active cases in the building.  Testing is being completed today for all negative residents and staff.  All resident and employee tests last week were negative.  If the results are negative again this week, the weekly testing will be completed.  We will continue to monitor all employees prior to the start of the shift, whenever they leave the building, if they feel ill and at the end of the shift.  Employees are told to stay home if they are ill.  If they become ill during the shift, they are screened and asked to leave the building, report to their PCP and not return until they are cleared.  All residents continue to be screened every shift for signs and symptoms.  Any individual who develops symptoms will be tested, isolated and cohorted according to current C...

Today, we received 100% of the weekly test results for employees and residents and there are no new confirmed positive cases!  As  result, we have updated our "zones" and updated guidance for staff.  Appel and Baker units are both green; no positive cases and no potential exposure.  Rehab Front Hall is green; no positive cases and no potential exposure.  Rehab Center and Back Hall are Yellow. This area is being reserved for potential exposures.  Residents who go out of the facility for dialysis or to the hospital will be placed in  Yellow Zone in accordance with PA DOH guidance.  Rosemont has two residents considered to be in the Yellow Zone due to previous exposure related to hospitalization.  Because this is a dementia area, these residents cannot be moved off of the unit.  However, we have evaluated their individual situations and implemented necessary precautions.  Staff have been educated and new guidance has been posted throug...

We have received 63% of the employee results from this week's testing and there are currently no new confirmed positive employee cases.  We have not yet received the resident results.  All four previous positive confirmed resident cases have been resolved so there are currently no active resident cases. An update will be provided when we receive the remaining employee and resident test results that were completed on Tuesday. The PA Department of Health is showing 81,236 total cases while Lancaster County is showing 3867 total cases today.

There are no new confirmed positive resident or employee cases as of today.  Our weekly test results have not been returned. The PA Department of Health website shows 79,818 total cases today, an increase of 335 from yesterday.  Lancaster County is showing 3830 total cases which is an increase of 28 from yesterday. We will continue to keep you posted as changes occur.  Please remember that the hotline is available for cumulative updates as well.

There are no new confirmed positive resident or employee cases to report today.  We completed our fifth week of testing residents and staff who have previously tested negative.  There remain four active resident cases, all with no symptoms. The PA Department of Health is showing 79,483 total cases in the state today, an increase of 352 since yesterday.  Lancaster County is reporting 25 new total cases since yesterday for a total of 3802 countywide. We expect to receive the results of today's testing late tomorrow or early Thursday and will share the results.  Please keep us in your prayers that there are no new confirmed positive residents or staff!

There have been no new confirmed resident or employee cases over the weekend and through today.  We will be conducting weekly testing again tomorrow.  There are currently four active resident cases and all are asymptomatic.  We will update you with any changes and when we receive the weekly test results.   The PA Department of Health website is showing 76,883 confirmed and 2,238 probable cases for a total of 79,131 cases in the state.  That's an increase of 1,132 since Friday, June 12th.   Lancaster County is showing 3693 confirmed and 84 probable cases for a total of 3777, an increase of 94 since Friday, June 12th.  Please continue to be careful and stay safe.  Given the concern we have for what precautions are being taken by those in the greater community and the impact it will have on nursing home residents, I am sharing a very good article that was in the paper yesterday. I hope you will take a few minutes to read it and recognize why it's so...