Today is January 14th.
We will be giving second dose of vaccine to Woodland Care Center staff and residents on January 18th and first dose of vaccine to Woodland Assisted Living residents and staff on January 19th.
In our most recent testing cycle (Tuesday, January 12th) we’ve had no positive results.
To Families of Woodland Care Center:
In person outdoor visits have resumed:
We have launched a new online scheduler for family visits. Please visit https://woodlandfamilyvisit.as.me/ and sign up for a time slot using the RESIDENTS name. The link is also available on our FACEBOOK page, or you can call the facility and schedule with staff.
In our last testing cycle (Tuesday January 5th, we had 1 positive covid test result) and this person has not had patient contact or close contact with other staff. The health department is monitoring, but we are still considered outbreak-free.
-Justin
Today is the last day of 2020,
The majority of our Skilled Nursing Facility staff and residents have been vaccinated. We received, from CVS/Walgreens, the Pfizer vaccine on Monday and will continue to vaccinate our Assisted Living facility and staff. CVS will complete the second step of vaccinations going into the month of February 2021.
-Justin
Today is 12/14/20
It has been nearly a month since our first positive case and as of today we have only one staff positive case and no resident cases. In total, there have been 5 resident positives (3 resolved and 2 expired) and 3 staff, all resolved. We will test staff again tomorrow 12/15/20. If no positive cases arise, we will be considered out of outbreak status and able to rejoin Washington phased re-opening guidelines. We are hopeful that we will be able to resume the re-opening coinciding with vaccine distribution, which should arrive, at the earliest, next week. We will keep these updates going in the event of any new cases or new outbreaks. Thank you for you patience and trust in mitigating this challenge.
Updated 12/15/2020 9:30am: In our reporting of results, I made an error of addition. We had 3 total staff positive cases, not 4. The result of our residents is still 5 (3 resolved, 2 expired). All updates have been edited to reflect this change.
-Justin Settlemier
Administrator
Today is 12/4/20
Antigen testing done on all staff today returned 1 positive test bringing our total cases to 8 (3 staff, 5 residents). All resident test results from Monday are negative. Residents were tested again yesterday (12/3/20) Once we have results back, we will send the update.
Today is 12/3/20,
Staff testing results from yesterday 12/2 were all negative. We have pending resident tests collected on Monday 11/30 and results should be available 1-2 days. If no additional staff or resident positives occur in this week and next week’s round(s) of testing, we will be out of “outbreak” status December 15th. If tests come back positive in these testing cycles, we will remain in “outbreak” status and notify of new “outbreak-free” date. To date, we’ve had 7 total positives: 5 residents and 2 staff. Of those cases 2 have recovered (staff) 3 are active (residents) and 2 have expired (residents with underlying conditions).
-Justin
Today is 11/30/2020
Today we have received PCR testing back from Friday’s collection that determined we have 1 additional resident positive. This brings our total case positivity to 5 residents and 2 staff. Two staff have recovered and two residents with underlying conditions have expired. Currently we have 3 active cases of COVID in our COVID-only wing. We will continue to test both staff and residents TWICE weekly until further notice.
-Justin
Today is November 25th, 2020
Testing has determined we have one additional resident with a positive test result bringing our total resident positivity to 4 and staff remains at 2. Early this morning one patient with underlying conditions that tested positive has passed. We conducted staff antigen testing yesterday and all results were negative. We are awaiting results from PCR testing on all residents and will notify of any additional positive cases.
-Justin
Our staff have been tested and as of 11/21 we have 2 confirmed cases of covid. Today we had two positive resident antigen tests and are waiting results from the lab for all other residents. We will have all resident results back 11/22/20 and will update at that time.
We’ve set up a wing for COVID residents that is isolated from all other patients and receiving care being monitored closely by physicians, nurses, nursing aides for any changes in condition. All PPE and precautions are being strictly followed to prevent the spread in the building and staff, families, and residents have been notified.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please speak with our nursing staff (Jennifer, Stephanie, Paula) or call our administrator or admission coordinator (Justin, Tammy).
Stephanie@woodlandcarecenter.com
Jennifer@woodlandcarecenter.com
Thank you!
It has been our responsibility to test all staff weekly depending on case positivity in the community and during our most recent testing cycle we’ve had 1 staff member whose results indicate positive Covid results. That staff member has had limited exposure to residents, but has been around staff that have given care. We’ve sent out additional testing and will be following up with testing of staff twice a week until no positives or symptoms are showing. There have been some inaccuracies measured in our new antigen testing machine (1st testing method), so we’ve followed up with additional lab testing to ensure accuracy of results. In the meantime we’ve treated these cases as positive and are following all recommendations for patient and staff safety.
Tomorrow we will follow up with resident PCR testing for all residents and will notify all family (of the results when we are given those. In the meantime we’ve enacted all protocols for outbreak status and we have PPE and supplies available to reduce/prevent exposure.
The second testing method we have used is called PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) testing and it is highly accurate.
As a precaution, all staff and residents with known exposure to this individual are quarantining safely in their homes and rooms.
We will continue testing twice weekly and report any new test results or other pertinent information regarding this outbreak
As always, if you have any questions or concerns feel free to call at 360-225-9443 and ask for the following staff:
Stephanie Smith – Infection Preventionist/Staff Development Coordinator
Jennifer Lennox- Director of Nursing
Justin Settlemier-Administrator
We know how stressful this is and we will continue to do our best to keep you informed of any new cases and making sure all social distancing and PPE use is strictly being followed.
Sincerely,
Justin Settlemier, NHA