Grey Gables COVID-19 Outbreak Declared Over

Update Feruary 19, 2022

Public Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak over. Thank you for your patiences as we managed this outbreak.  

Update Feruary 15, 2022

We have received all of the resident results from the February 11th PCR testing, all returned negative. There are no new resident or staff cases to report. 

Below is a summary of the current outbreak situation:

• Resident cases on Maple Lane: 5 active
• Staff cases: 1 active; 1 resolved
• All symptomatic residents are isolated, and receiving in-room meal service.
• Designated Care Partners are limited to one DCP per resident visit on Maple Lane, and will be provided additional PPE upon arrival.
• Essential visitors (resident is critically ill or palliative) are still permitted.
• General visits remain suspended.

Update Feruary 10, 2022

Since our last update, we have received the remaining resident results, and they have all returned negative. 

Below is a summary of the current outbreak situation:

• Resident cases on Maple Lane: 5 active
• Staff cases: 2 active + 2 not related to the outbreak
• In room meal service is being provided to residents of Maple Lane.
• Designated Care Partners are limited to one DCP per resident visit on Maple Lane, and will be provided additional PPE upon arrival.
• Essential visitors (resident is critically ill or palliative) are still permitted.
• General visits remain suspended.

Thank you to our residents, families, designated care partners, staff and community for their strength and support as we continue to manage the outbreak. We appreciate everyone who is stepping up and taking extra shifts to ensure our residents continue receiving quality care. 
 

Update Feruary 9, 2022

We have received resident results from the February 6th and 7th testing. Results have identified one new positive resident case on Maple Lane. There are 13 resident results still pending. One new positive staff case has also been detected, it has been determined that the case is not associated to the outbreak. 

Below is a summary of the current outbreak situation:

• Resident cases on Maple Lane: 5 active
• Staff cases: 3 active + 1 not related to the outbreak
• In room meal service is being provided to residents of Maple Lane.
• Designated Care Partners are limited to one DCP per resident visit on Maple Lane, and will be provided additional PPE upon arrival.
• Essential visitors (resident is critically ill or palliative) are still permitted.

General visits remain suspended.

Update Feruary 8, 2022

We have received the remaining resident results from the February 6th testing, all negative with the exception of one new positive resident case on Maple Lane. Staff results have also been received; all negative with 2 results pending. 

Below is a summary of the current outbreak situation:

• Resident cases on Maple Lane: 4 active
• Staff cases: 3 active
• In room meal service is being provided to residents of Maple Lane.
• Designated Care Partners are limited to one DCP per resident visit on Maple Lane, and will be provided additional PPE upon arrival.
• Essential visitors (resident is critically ill or palliative) are still permitted.
• General visits remain suspended.

Update Feruary 7, 2022

Thank you for your ongoing support and patience. Since our last update we have not received any new lab results. There are 11 test results pending. Rapid and PCR testing continues in the home to help us quickly identify and manage new cases of COVID-19 in residents, staff or designated care partners.

The medical director has been on site to assess all COVID positive residents. Our team at Grey Gables is connecting regularly with families of COVID positive residents to provide direct updates.

Below is a summary of the current outbreak situation:

• Resident cases on Maple Lane: 3 active
• Staff cases: 3 active
• In room meal service is being provided to residents of Maple Lane.
• Designated Care Partners are limited to one DCP per resident visit on Maple Lane, and will be provided additional PPE upon arrival.
• Essential visitors (resident is critically ill or palliative) are still permitted.
• General visits remain suspended.

Update Feruary 6, 2022

We have received all of the resident results from the February 5th testing.  Results have identified a new positive resident case on Maple Lane. We have also received the majority of staff results, and 3 new positive staff cases have been detected, with 7 results pending. Outbreak management meetings are held daily with attendance from Public Health, our Medical Director, the Director of LTC, the Clinical Specialist and the home's Leadership team.

Below is a summary of the current outbreak situation:

• Resident cases on Maple Lane: 3 active, 1 death
• Staff cases: 3 active
• In room meal service is being provided to residents of Maple Lane.
• Designated Care Partners are limited to one DCP per resident visit on Maple Lane, and will be provided additional PPE upon arrival.
• Essential visitors (resident is critically ill or palliative) are still permitted.
• General visits remain suspended.

Public Health has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at Grey Gables. Today, we received confirmation of three positive resident results on Maple Lane, and the home area is now operating in outbreak protocols. I am saddened to report one resident who was COVID-19 positive has passed away. This resident had recently moved into the home and was still isolating. We at Grey County long-term care extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. Our thoughts are with them, and others in the community, who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. 

Enhanced infection control protocols are in place, as we take swift action to halt the spread of the virus. We are working closely with our Public Health partners, and the safety and wellbeing of our residents and staff is our highest priority.

In response, we are taking the following steps:

• The two residents who tested positive are isolating and are receiving care.
• We have isolated other residents of Maple Lane as a precaution.
• We will be testing all residents living on Maple Lane for COVID-19 with a PCR test today.
• All staff and DCPs that were on Maple Lane since January 31st, will be PCR tested today and tomorrow.
• In room meal service has been implemented for all residents of Maple Lane.
• Leadership team is on site 7 days a week to provide support.
• Only 1 Designated Care Partner visit at a time per resident visit on Maple Lane. 
• Essential visitors (resident is critically ill or palliative) are still permitted.
• General visits remain suspended.

Thank you for your patience and understanding at this difficult time. We promise to keep you informed as we work to contain the outbreak.