William £. Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans Home* August 31, 2020 Dear Residents, Representatives, and Families: ‘This communication follows a call you should have received recently from the Facility related to COVID-19, We ave commited to keeping our residents and family members updated. As you Know, health care providers across the country are facing unique chatlenges in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Tam writing to advise residents, families, and resident representatives that on Saturday 8/29, we have hac! one resident test positive for COVID-19. ‘This resident transferred that same day to amother care facility to be cared for an its COVID unit. This resident admitted to our Facility on August 24. ‘The resident was tested for COVID-19 immediately prior to admission and tested negative, We re-tested the resident on August 28 after learning thal the resident's former home health aid tested positive. ‘That re-test came back positive on August 29. Thus, the resident is considered to have been positive prior (o admission. The resident hac been on a fourt isolation at the facility as is required for new admissions. All 24 residents who tested negative for COVID-19 in the past 90 days were tested on August 29. Allest results were negative, This is very good news! ‘The CDC does not recommend re- {esting individual who tested positive for COVID=19 in the past 90 days. ‘This is because those individuals may still test positive for 99 days after recovering even though they are no longer contagious All stffare also being tested August 29-31. So Lar, 2 staff tested positive today. Both of those individuals had previously tested positive for COVID-19 ~ one in late May and one in early June. Both of those staff members were just outside of their 90 day windows since testn positive, We will continue to keep you updated. All staff and residents will be re-tested this week, We update you with the resulls of that testing ‘The Facility is following the puidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related to infection control and prevent at nursing facilities. Helpful information can be founcl on the CDC website at httos:/Awww ede gow/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hep/long-term-care.html All residents are monitored dhily for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. Residents experiencing signs and symptoms are placed on isolation precautions and tested (where indicated by the 700 South Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, LV 84113 pr (801) 584-1900, e801) 584-1960 a a +A Avalos Cu. Ins ssicounty health department andor their physician). All stafY are wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with CDC guidelines, including eyewear, masks, gowns, and gloves. Visitors has been excluded from the building except in certain, very limited circumstances such as end of life situations and essential deliveries. All staff and visitors are screened for signs of illness upon entrance to the facility in accordance with CDC guidelines. All outdoor visits have been discontinued for at least 2 weeks, The Facility will continue to keep out family members informed. We will be sending Facility updates via email at least weekly. Please make sure the Facility has a current email on file for you and any other family members you wish to receive these communications. We will also be posting information on the COVID updates page of our website at https://www.avalonhealthcare.com/siveteransy. We appreciate your continued support as we fight to keep our residents and staff safe. If you have any questions, please contact me 21 2 0; iii, Sincerely,