Good Evening –
Please see the results from this week below. You will be notified if any tests return positive.
- RenVilla – 0 residents and 0 staff tested positive. Conducting surveillance testing only due to no new positives in over 8 weeks.
- Meadows on Main – 0 tenants and 0 staff tested positive. Conducting surveillance testing only due to no new positives in over 12 weeks.
- Prairie View – 0 tenants and 0 staff tested positive. Conducting surveillance testing only due to no new positives in over 10 weeks.
We are currently testing Renvilla Employees/Essential Caregivers/Visitors Weekly. We are testing MOM/PV Employees/Essential Caregivers/Visitors Monthly.
We continue to follow recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As of today, the MDH is not recommending any changes to our visitation process.
We are very excited to share the news that state and federal agencies that previously limited visitation in our setting have now issued guidance on how we can relax visitation restrictions and continue to protect the health of our residents and staff. As a result, we can safely open our doors to visitors. Additionally, those residents who are fully vaccinated will be able to come and go without the need to quarantine upon return and may receive a visitor in their private room.
If a resident is fully vaccinated, they can now choose to have close contact (including touch) with their visitor while wearing a well-fitting face mask and performing proper hand-hygiene before and after. Visitors are still required to physically distance from other residents and staff throughout our care center and not socialize in hallways or common areas. Visits are still required to be scheduled in advance. Please contact the below person to schedule your visit:
- RenVilla – Rhonda Marcus (320) 329-4374
- Meadows on Main – Deb Wertish (320) 329-4377
- Prairie View – Amy Klawitter (320) 848-2093
Please note that screening is still required of all visitors and employees but you will see changes in how this is performed. We ask that you please complete the screening at the entrance to our building which will require a temperature check and attestation of 2-3 questions.
While visitation is continuing to expand under the federal and state changes, there are still a few distinct exceptions:
- No indoor visits are allowed for unvaccinated residents if our county positivity rate is >10% or in the “red zone.”
- No indoor visits are allowed for residents with a confirmed COVID-19 infection, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, until they have met the criteria to discontinue transmission-based precautions.
- No indoor visits are allowed for residents in quarantine, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, until they have met criteria for release from quarantine.
We deeply appreciate the sacrifices you made to limit the impact of COVID-19 on our community and your patience as we continue to navigate the altering guidelines imposed by the state and federal agencies. Our entire team looks forward to seeing you again! Family, friends and volunteers are core to what makes our community so special.
We continue to work with Cami Peterson-DeVries, AGNP on our infection control practices, policies, and emergency management. If you have any questions on this, she can be reached at CPeterson-DeVries@sfhs.org or 320.287.0313.
Thank you,
Casie Knoshal
Administrator
Renville Health Services
Phone: (320) 329-4373
Fax: (320) 329-3678