Brunswick At Longstown COVID Information

The second week of outbreak testing has been completed as of this past weekend.  There were no new positive employee or resident results.  We have resumed communal dining, group activities, and visitation as previous.    Everyone must continue to screen in and out of the building and no one is permitted inside if presenting with symptoms.  Staff are required to continue wearing eye protection and surgical masks throughout their shifts when working.   The county positivity rate increased from 10.2% last week to 11.1% this week, meaning, under current Department of Human Services guidance, we are now required to test all unvaccinated staff weekly.  We will continue routine weekly testing of unvaccinated employees in accordance with the guidance beginning this Friday. For your information; CMS issued new guidance to nursing home providers today regarding outbreak, high-exposure, and routine testing requirements.  The new guidance now makes frequency of routine testing of unvaccinated cont

 Weekly testing was completed for all residents and employees.  We are pleased to report that there are no new positive test results this week.  Today is day seven of outbreak testing.  As I mentioned previously, we must go 14-days with no positive cases.  We will be testing all residents and employees, regardless of vaccination status, again next Friday and Saturday to complete outbreak testing.  Additionally, the York County positivity rate has increased to 10.2% putting us in a high risk area.  This means that we will now begin testing all unvaccinated employees weekly following next week's outbreak testing.   It is our  hope that there will be no new positive test results next week so that we may resume normal visitation, group activities and communal dining.  For now, there will be no change as all residents remain in a Yellow Zone until the 14th day with no new positive employee or resident test results. I will provide an update after next week's testing. We sincerely app