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November 25, 2020 Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Just to update you, there are 5 more residents in house who have tested positive as of yesterday. Our total number of residents who have had positive test results is 6. Positive residents are placed… Continue Reading Continue reading
Please see the attached letter from the Connecticut Department of Health regarding staying safe and healthy during the upcoming Holiday Season. https://athenahealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11-20-20-letter-to-LTC.fam_.holiday.pdf… Continue reading
November 20, 2020 Dear Families, As you may have seen, more than 60% of Connecticut nursing homes now have at least one COVID-19 positive resident and/or employee. Community spread of this insidious virus is affecting nearly every community in our immediate region and the state. Our facility has 1 staff member and 1 resident who… Continue Reading Continue reading
November 12, 2020 Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We continue testing our staff and residents weekly as required by CMS, CDC and DPH. Last week, more than 50 nursing homes across the state reported staff and/or new resident cases of COVID-19… Continue Reading Continue reading
November 5, 2020 Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We continue testing our staff and residents at regular intervals as required by CMS, CDC and DPH. We are happy to report that we remain COVID free! Last week, more than 35 nursing homes across the… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Linda Urbanski and I am the new administrator at Newtown Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Although I have spoken to some of you last Friday during our weekly call to provide a facility update and keep communication flowing freely, I look forward… Continue Reading Continue reading
October 8, 2020 Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. As stated in the last town hall meeting we had a bit of a scare when a nursing student tested positive for covid last week. (Last day worked was September 24, 2020.) I am happy to… Continue Reading Continue reading
October 1, 2020 Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We continue testing our staff and residents at regular intervals as required by CMS, CDC and DPH. We are happy to report that we remain COVID free! We continue testing our staff and residents at… Continue Reading Continue reading
September 24, 2020 Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We continue testing our staff and residents at regular intervals as required by CMS, CDC and DPH. We are happy to report that we remain COVID free! A few quick points: I want to reiterate… Continue Reading Continue reading
September 17, 2020 Dear Families, Thank You for all your continued support during this difficult time. We are doing our best to keep our residents safe and happy. As you know, we had a resident that was tested positive in the hospital on Saturday with a rapid test. The hospital also performed a PCR test… Continue Reading Continue reading
