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COVID-19 Update 1.8.22

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1/8/2022

COVID-19 Update

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

As we continue to experience the effects of Covid at Shawnee PARC, we continue to ask for your diligence and discipline in living and promoting safety practices to minimize exposure at Shawnee PARC and in our community. Four Residents and a Staff Member tested positive for Covid today. Though Families and Visitors are at liberty to visit loved ones, understand that you visit at your own risk. If you choose to visit, you must ensure that you are properly wearing a mask to cover nose and mouth at all times while in the building, hand hygiene is required, and please don’t forget social distancing. With over forty-four Residents who have tested Covid positive, it would be most advisable to postpone your visit when this event resolves; but you are given the options to make the smartest choice for yourself. Read more

COVID-19 Update 1.7.22

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1/7/2022

COVID-19 Update

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

As Covid cases continue to rise in our community and in our facility; we ask that you remain vigilant and disciplined with infection control practices wherever you go. The way this new strand of the virus moves has been unprecedented and unexpected. Two Residents tested positive for Covid today. We are glad to report that no Staff Members tested positive today. As a reminder, in collaboration with KDADS, the facility is now open for visitations. Though we are reluctant to do so to help ensure the safety of our Families and Visitors, you may visit your loved ones as it’s always been, at your own risk; masks must be properly worn to cover nose and mouth at all times while in the building, hand hygiene is required, and please don’t forget social distancing. With over thirty-eight Residents who are currently Covid positive, it would be most advisable to postpone the visit when this event resolves, but you are given the options to make the smartest choice for yourself. Please consider that Covid Omicron Strand can affect fully vaccinated people and even those who also have a history of Covid. We encourage all Visitors who choose to visit, to please provide your own PPE as much as possible as PPE is becoming more challenging to procure; the Team really needs to be using the internal supply to care for our Residents and Patients. Read more

COVID-19 Update 1.6.22

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1/6/2022

COVID-19 Update

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

As Covid cases continue to rise in our community and in our facility; we ask that you remain vigilant and disciplined with infection control practices wherever you are. The way this new strand of the virus moves has been unprecedented and unexpected. One Residents and two Staff members test positive today as well. As a reminder, in collaboration with KDADS, the facility is now open for visitations. Though we are reluctant to do so to help ensure the safety of our Families and Visitors, you may visit your loved ones as it’s always been, at your own risk; masks must be properly worn to cover nose and mouth at all times while in the building, hand hygiene is required, and please don’t forget social distancing. With over thirty-eight Residents who are currently Covid positive, it would be most advisable to postpone the visit when this event resolves, but you are given the options to make the smartest choice for yourself. Please consider that Covid Omicron Strand can affect fully vaccinated people and even those who also have a history of Covid. We encourage all Visitors who choose to visit, to please provide your own PPE as much as possible as PPE is becoming more challenging to procure; the Team really needs to be using the internal supply to care for our Residents and Patients. Read more

COVID-19 Update 1.5.22

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1/5/2022

COVID-19 Update

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

As Covid cases continue to rise in our community and in our facility; we ask that you remain vigilant and disciplined with infection control practices wherever you are. The way this new strand of the virus moves has been unprecedented and unexpected. Five Residents today, and one resident last night tested positive for Covid. One Staff member test positive today as well. In reviewing practices that were put in place since last week, the JOCO Department of Health has been in agreement. In collaboration with KDADS, the facility is now open for visitations. Though we are reluctant to do so to help ensure the safety of our Families and Visitors, you may visit your loved ones as it’s always been, at your own risk; masks must be properly worn to cover nose and mouth at all times while in the building, hand hygiene is required, and please don’t forget social distancing. With over thirty-seven Residents who are currently Covid positive, it would be most advisable to postpone the visit when this event resolves, but you are given the options to make the smartest choice for yourself. Read more

COVID-19 Update 1.4.22

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1/4/2022

COVID-19 Update

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

As Covid cases continue to rise in our area, they unfortunately have also risen in our building. Five Residents, and one Staff member have test positive today. In reviewing practices that were put in place since last week, the JOCO Department of Health has been in agreement, and is still currently endorsing restricted visitations (compassionate care only) due to the number of Residents who have tested positive. Read more

COVID-19 Update 1.3.22

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1/3/2022

COVID-19 Update

 

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

As Covid cases continue to rise in our area, they unfortunately have also risen in our building. Three Residents and two Staff members have test positive between yesterday and today. In speaking with the Department of Health, most facilities in Johnson County are currently experiencing Covid outbreaks. In reviewing practices that were put in place since last week, the JOCO Department of Health has been in agreement, and is still currently endorsing restricted visitations (compassionate care only) due to the number of Residents who have tested positive who have been transition to the Covid Unit, or are currently residing in Maple 2 which has now become a Hybrid Covid Unit.

We continue to encourage you to reach out to your loved ones via phone to connect with them and provide them with very much needed encouragement. As we’re working towards resolution of this event, we are also looking for the human resource power to be able to offer alternative options for visitation such as scheduled virtual visits; more information on this to come. Read more

COVID-19 Update 1.2.22

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1/2/2022

COVID-19 Update

 

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

Once again, we want to thank you for your continued confidence to care for your loved ones and for supporting us in our efforts during this pandemic to keep everyone as safe as possible. We would also like to thank you for your diligence in promoting safety practices throughout this Pandemic, and your continued discipline with mask wearing, social distancing, and hand washing while in our care center and in the Community as well.

We would like to provide you with an update regarding Covid cases, and also with new information and new interventions that have been put in place to keep our Residents, Patients, Staff and Families/Visitors as safe as possible during this Covid surge in our Community, our Nation and our World.

Our Clinical Staff were able to identify six new Covid cases today. We’ve placed a lot of strategic effort at keeping this virus contained as much as possible through a tactic called cohorting; which helps our Clinicians provide a safer environment and specialized care. Cohorting helps us keep Patients with the same disease together in the same area to limit exposure. This allow us to centralize resources, like personal protective equipment, and help ensure the best possible care outcomes for not only our Patients with Covid, but every other patient being cared for at Shawnee PARC. Our goal is to provide the necessary services and processes that result in our Residents and Patients returning to their highest level of function and optimal state of health.

To help meet this end, Maple 2 has been designated as a Hybrid Covid Unit which is currently caring for Patients who are Covid Positive as room has met capacity in the Covid Unit. Given the fact that the largest number of Covid positive Patients live in Maple 2, it made sense to designate this are as a second site to care for our Residents. Read more

COVID-19 Update 1.1.22

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1/1/2022

COVID-19 Update

 

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

On behalf of Shawnee PARC, we wish all of you a Happy New Year! We once again want to thank you for your continued confidence to care for your loved ones and for supporting us in our efforts during this pandemic. We would also like to thank you for your diligence in promoting safety practices throughout this Pandemic and your continued discipline with mask wearing, social distancing, and hand washing.

We would like to provide you with an update regarding the cases mentioned previously, and also with new information and new interventions that have been put in place to keep our Residents, Patients, Staff and Families/Visitors as safe as possible during this Covid surge in our Community, our Nation and our World.

Unfortunately, Staff Members whose lab results were pending, four results returned positive for Covid; and thankfully one was negative. Staff Members are currently quarantining and will be allowed to return after the quarantine period is over and have been symptom free for 72 hours. Upon PCR tests returning positive on the one Resident who tested positive on Maple 2, the facility took additional steps to test all Residents and Patients. We were able to identify four more Residents yesterday who tested positive. Though challenging, a lot of efforts from so many Team Members came together to make nine room changes with all the precautions necessary for safe transitions and expand the Covid Unit to be able to admit all Covid positive Residents into the Unit. These interventions and expansion successfully took place yesterday. We want to thank everyone directly and indirectly involved in making this happen. These interventions have helped minimize the risk of a wide-spread problem as they have helped contain the virus as much as possible. We understand the science of how the virus spreads, and how it takes some time for the virus to begin to take form, and symptoms to begin to show. Therefore, we will re-test all non-infected Residents and Patients once again on Tuesday. If all testes return negative, we will notify the Department of Health to see if it would like to see another round of testing after that, or if we can consider this event resolved; we will keep you posted.

Until then, we are encouraging all Residents and Patients to stay in their rooms and to wear a face covering when a Staff Member enters the room to provide them with care. Read more

COVID-19 Update 12.31.21

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12/31/2021

COVID-19 Update

 

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

On behalf of Shawnee PARC, we wish all of you Happy Holidays! We would like to thank you for your diligence in promoting safety practices throughout this Pandemic and your continued discipline with mask wearing, social distancing, and hand washing. We cannot overstate the importance of following these guidelines as we are beginning to experience yet another wave of Covid. This type of Covid is easier to catch then the previous strands. And we continue to encourage safety first when it comes to community events, dining, visitations, etc.

We would like to inform you that, with cases on the rise, we also have two Staff Members who have tested positive for Covid, and four other Staff Members whom we are currently waiting for results. One of our Residents from Maple 2 tested positive by exposure from a family member and has been transferred to the Covid Unit. The family member was responsible enough to let us know right away; and that’s truly the expectation. We are grateful for transparency in these matters. One of our Residents in Willow 1 has also tested positive and will transition to the Covid Unit as well. We have collaborated with the JOCO Department of Health on these cases for appropriate interventions. Staff Members are currently quarantining and will be allowed to return after the quarantine period is over and have been symptom free for 72 hours. Any Staff Members and Residents who had a potential exposure in this instance have started to test and will complete testing as appropriate. All Staff Members will be required to utilize reusable eye protection and KN95 or higher. There will be no need to quarantine any part of the building at this time so long as we don’t have any further Resident/Patient positive cases and all families and visitors wear their mask at all times. Read more

COVID-19 Update 12.30.21

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12/30/2021

COVID-19 Update

 

Dear Patients, Residents, Family and Staff:

On behalf of Shawnee PARC, we wish all of you Happy Holidays! We would like to thank you for your diligence in promoting safety practices throughout this Pandemic and your continued discipline with mask wearing, social distancing, and hand washing. We cannot overstate the importance of following these guidelines as we are beginning to experience yet another wave of Covid. This type of Covid is easier to catch then the previous strands. And we continue to encourage safety first when it comes to community events, dining, visitations, etc.

We would like to inform you that, with cases on the rise, we also have two Staff Members who have tested positive for Covid, and four other Staff Members whom we are currently waiting for results. We are also awaiting results for one of our Residents who is currently symptom free, but had exposure by a family member. The family member was responsible enough to let us know right away; and that’s truly the expectation. We are grateful for transparency in these matters. Read more