Brunswick At Longstown COVID Information

 “The summer night is like a perfection of thought.” – Wallace Stevens  With the positivity rate in York County still below 5%, we are still conducting monthly COVID testing for employees who have not received the COVID vaccine. Masks are still mandatory for staff and visitors but not for residents. If anyone is interested in receiving either the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, please see Ashley Creek, Administrator.   The July raffle basket, Beach Basket was a success! We will be continuing this monthly raffle basket to grow the Employee Appreciation Fund to work towards getting every employee a fleece jacket. July’s basket was donated by the activities department, look for pictures on our social media. Our next fundraiser will be in August, subs and pretzel sandwiches! July treated the employees with sugar cookies, a Hawaiian shirt day, a mac and cheese cookout (look for pictures on Facebook and Instagram!), lollipop day, and a special luncheon for a...

 July has brought Brunswick at Longstown many sunny days!  Deb, our Lead Receptionist and Billing Coordinator, was chosen as our June Employee of the Month. Everyone loves working with Deb, she is friendly and always has a positive attitude. She is extremely helpful and is a light to everyone at Brunswick! In September, we will be having our first annual Senior Games between our residents. They've started to practice their talents in the different categories like horseshoes, corn hole and ping pong. Marlene, Director of Activities and Jess, Director of Therapy, are having fun helping our residents train for their final competition. Lastly, the yard sale has been moved from August 14th to September 25th. We hope to see you there! Make sure to give us a like on Facebook and a follow on Instagram to follow along with our daily updates!

 “One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” – Jeannette Wells  After 2 consecutive weeks of the York County COVID positivity rate being below 5%, Brunswick at Longstown employees were finally able to take off their eye wear! Masks are still mandatory for staff but not for residents. We are still conducting monthly COVID testing for employees who have not received the COVID vaccine. If anyone is interested in receiving either the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, please see Ashley Creek, Administrator.   The June raffle basket, Bird House Basket was a success! We will be continuing this monthly raffle basket to grow the Employee Appreciation Fund to work towards getting every employee a fleece jacket. June’s basket was donated by the nursing administration department, look for pictures on our social media. Our next fundraiser will be in August, subs and pretzel sandwiches! June treated the employees with Rita’s Italian Ice, ch...

We completed our second round of universal testing for residents and staff on August 3, 2020. We have received all results back as of today. We have no positive cases in our facility at this time. Staff and residents will continue to be screened daily for symptoms. Staff will also continue to be tested weekly for COVID-19 until further notice. Please contact the facility with any questions you may have.  

Yesterday, August 3rd,  we completed week two of our universal COVID testing of residents and staff. We have received all of the results from our initial COVID testing on July 27th and they were all negative.  We have contacted all residents and their POA's in regards to the results. We continue to monitor staff at the beginning of the shift and residents daily for symptoms. Please contact the facility with any questions or concerns you may have. We continue to work on our reopening plan and will update you as we progress in the steps. 

This week we completed our universal testing for staff and residents. As of today, all results thus far have been negative. All staff, residents and family members have been notified of the results we have received. We will continue with our second round of testing for staff and residents this coming Monday, August 3rd. 

We continue to have no cases of the virus in our building.  We are encouraging window and virtual visits as visitor restrictions are still in place. Social distancing and masks are still enforced for window visits. As we continue to get guidance from the regulatory agencies, we will be communicating that information to employees, residents and families. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ashley Appenzellar or Rachel Giron.