Good Morning –

MOM and PV continue to have no new positives (no changes).

A new development has occurred with the Covid update for RenVilla. On 7/19/21, RenVilla had an employee with minimal resident contact develop symptoms mid-shift. The employee was immediately excused for 10 days and went home. The employee received a PCR test on 7/19/21 at the employee’s local clinic. The test results returned negative. Later, symptoms worsened, and the employee was tested again on 7/23/21. We were just informed that those results returned positive. The employee remains in quarantine at home. The employee had very little contact with others when last working the morning of 7/19/21.

This has been reported to MDH. As required by MDH, we will begin point-prevalence testing. This will occur until 2 rounds of testing return with no new positives. For visitation, as required by MDH, we will need to postpone regular visitation until at least after the first round of PPT testing results return (testing is scheduled for tomorrow). If all results are negative, we will resume visitation as normal. If a result returns positive, visitation will be addressed based on exposure risks.

Compassionate Care and Essential Care Visitors will not be affected by this change. Resident activities, dining, and appointments will also not be affected.

Thank you for your partnership in ending this pandemic. If you have not received the vaccination, we encourage you to connect with your primary health care provider or use the Vaccine Locator map (Vaccine Locations / COVID-19 Updates and Information – State of Minnesota (mn.gov)) to find a vaccine appointment near you.

Renville Health Services continues to routinely test all non-vaccinated staff monthly (last completed 7/20/21: all negative) and when an employee or resident show signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or has had exposure to a confirmed case of COVID-19. We are following recommendations from the MDH, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Another update will be sent when tomorrow’s test results return. Feel free to forward these updates to others. If you know of someone wanting these updates who is not already receiving them, please reply with their name and email, and they will be added to the group.

Thank you,

Casie Knoshal

Administrator, LNHA, LALD

Renville Health Services

Phone: (320) 329-4373

Fax: (320) 329-3678