Covered this week:
Incidence Rates
Covid-19 Status in Each Community
Vaccine News
Once again, we respectfully urge you not to take your loved one out of the community for the holidays. It will help us keep it safer for everyone. We are readying our plans for engagement and dining for our residents for Christmas. Although what we can do is not the same as a family holiday with you, we will do our very best to make it warm, memorable, comforting and with each resident feeling loved and special as part of our family. We are preparing special gifts for each resident in each community and our teams are really excited about surprises planned for our residents.
What is the Incidence Rate in Our Markets?
We are battling covid 19 in a number of communities at this time. Many of these situations developed out of post-thanksgiving outbreaks. Also, incidence rates in our counties continue to rise. All but two counties are in the red zone with incidence rates anywhere from 10.5% to close to 30%. Our footprint contains only two counties with incidence rates under 10% and those are Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties, Maryland.
Colonial courtyard at Bedford, Magnolias of Chambersburg, Candle Light Cove, The Pines of Mount Lebanon and Magnolias of Lancaster are covid free. The battle with the virus is dedicated, focused and relentless and we are overcoming one inch at a time. We wish to express our sympathy and prayers to families who lost love ones to covid. Your support of the onsite teams is humbling and a testament to the human spirit. We are thinking of you more than all others during this holiday season. Peace to you and your families.
Our community executive operations officers are sending out voicemail updates to keep you apprised of situations within the community of your loved one. We are dedicated to keeping you informed as timely as possible
Positivity Rates By County
Below are the current Positivity/Incidence rates in the regions where our communities exist. As a reminder, the Positivity Rate is the percentage of all coronavirus tests performed that are actually positive, or: (positive tests)/(total tests) x 100%.
The threshold for concern in incidence rates is at or above 5%.
| State | County | Town of ICC Community | Positivity Rate (12/11/20) |
| PA | Allegheny | Pittsburgh | 13.4% |
| PA | Bedford | Bedford | 25.1% |
| PA | Blair | Tyrone | 19.5% |
| PA | Butler | Butler | 12.8% |
| PA | Clearfield | Clearfield | 15.7% |
| PA | Cumberland | Camp Hill | 19.4% |
| PA | Franklin | Chambersburg | 22.9% |
| PA | Lancaster | Lancaster | 16.7% |
| PA | Westmoreland | Greensburg | 19.6% |
| MD | Talbot | Easton | 7.2% |
| MD | Queen Anne’s | Queenstown | 8.2% |
| MD | Anne Arundel | Annapolis | 7.5% |
| VA | Fairfax | Reston | 14.6% |
What is the Covid Status at Our Communities?
Covid Clear Communities
The following communities remain Covid-19 free as of 11:00AM 12/18
- The Pines of Mount Lebanon, Pittsburgh PA
- Allegheny County has issued a stay-at-home order which will affect visit protocols. Please contact your EOO for further details.
Covid Paused Communities
These communities are in transition. They either have at least one Covid positive test result or are testing to verify that they have successfully cleared covid.
- Candle Light Cove
- 0 Resident and 0 Team Members Positive
- Presently covid free & optimistic
- MD state regs have suspended all visits within the community
- Testing per MD mandates is underway
- Distanced dining and distanced small group activities are in effect
- Virtual visits encouraged
- Colonial Courtyard at Bedford
- 0 Resident and 0 Team Members Positive
- 39 Residents have recovered from Covid
- No known covid present in the community but we remain at Paused status as verifying testing is underway
- We anticipate returning to Clear (Green) stage soon.
- Thrilled to welcome residents to small group socials and fun again!
- Magnolias of Chambersburg
- 0 Resident and 0 Team Members Positive
- 13 Residents have recovered
- No known covid present in the community but we remain at Paused status as verifying testing is underway
- We anticipate returning to Clear (Green) stage soon.
- Thrilled to welcome residents to small group socials and fun again!
- Magnolias of Lancaster
- 0 Residents, 0 Team Member Positive
- No known covid present in the community but we remain at Paused status as verifying testing is underway
- We anticipate returning to Clear (Green) stage soon.
- Hunters Woods at Trails Edge, Reston VA
- 0 Residents and 2 Team Members Positive
- The Team members were already quarantined at home due to a known possible exposure to the virus outside our community.
- VA Department of Health has mandated that no indoor visits be allowed. Residents are enjoying distanced dining.
- The Woods at Cedar Run
- 1 Resident and 4 Team Members Positive
- 1 Resident has passed away
- Positive Team Members are home quarantined
- Testing of Team and Residents continues
- Visits to be scheduled with the community
- Newhaven Court at Lindwood
- 1 Resident and 1 Team Members Positive
- Virtual visits encouraged
Covid Secured Communities
These communities have a substantial number of Covid positive test results. Protocols have changed with full isolation zones to contain the spread of the virus.
- Colonial Courtyard at Clearfield
- 17 Resident and 4 Team Members Positive
- 13 residents anticipate will be recovered shortly
- All dining is enjoyed in resident apartments
- Activities are done on a one-on-one basis
- Visits can occur at resident windows
- Testing is bi-weekly and on-going
- Newhaven Court at Clearview
- 8 Resident and 11 Team Members Positive
- Positive team members are no longer in the community and quarantined at home
- 20 resident tests still pending results
- Dining delivered to apartments and one-to-one activities are being conducted within resident apartments to prevent this positive case from becoming an outbreak
- Virtual visits encouraged
- Colonial Courtyard at Tyrone
- 1 Resident and 0 Team Members Positive
- County has an exceptionally fast rise in positivity rate – Team is on alert
- Virtual visits encouraged
What About the Covid Vaccine?
We are registered with the federal covid vaccine program. The CDC has recommended that team members and residents in long-term care receive the vaccine first. We expect to receive contact next week or the following week for instructions for our communities and we will communicate promptly.
for now, masks are required of residents at all times when they are not in apartment units. Please encourage use on your calls with your loved one. We have increased our capabilities with regard to virtual calls, and so we encourage you to use your devices to download google-duo because that is what is set up on the Samsung tablets we use in the communities. We will have updates and news about how we are planning for the vaccine in upcoming editions and connectivity will assist with timely receipt.
Your Support Is Unmatched
Each day since the pandemic began, we have been pushed to our limits – the same as each of you. We are committed to forging through and remain focused on prevention, containment, and restoration. Having each of you on our team, supporting our onsite leadership teams and front-line workers, is unprecedented, not only to me but to all in our organization. Thank you!
The Christmas season is tough when we cannot be with those we love. We all are pushed to consider the brighter day, post-vaccine. Until then, we are working to create a special resident Christmas experience at each of our communities. It is my sincere wish that the residents have the same level of joy receiving their gifts as we experienced creating them. We care. We are not you but our residents are our mission and we are committed to a very special Christmas for each of them.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Please practice your safety protocols and encourage others to do the same. Warm regards.
For more information, please contact your Executive Operations Officer at your community. Stay Healthy!