COVID-19 Update
July 2, 2020
On July 2nd, Baptist Homes Society President & CEO Al Allison issued a memo to all residents, families and staff regarding the organization’s ongoing battle with the COVID-19 virus. Since our last weekly update on June 25, 2020, there have been no residents or staff at the Baptist Homes and Providence Point campuses who have tested positive for COVID-19. There are currently no residents or staff members who are symptomatic for COVID-19 on either of our campuses. The skilled nursing, personal care, and memory support residences continue to follow the Governor’s mandates regarding visitation, communal dining, group activities, and beauty and barber services. See the full memo here.
June 25, 2020
On June 25th, Baptist Homes Society President & CEO Al Allison issued a memo to all residents, families, and staff regarding the organization’s ongoing battle with the COVID-19 virus. Per the mandate of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, we conducted universal baseline COVID-19 testing of all residents and staff. All of our residents had negative test results. We were notified earlier this week that a resident’s caregiver at Providence Point tested positive for COVID-19. We were notified yesterday that one Dining Services employee at the Baptist Homes campus tested positive for COVID-19. That employee had no close contact with any of our residents. We will conduct further testing of all persons who had close contact with either of these individuals to ensure that they continue to be negative for COVID-19. See the full memo here.
June 18, 2020
Baptist Homes Society President & CEO Al Allison issued a memo today to all residents, families and staff regarding the organization’s ongoing battle with the COVID-19 virus. We have had no new cases of COVID-19 among our residents or staff since our last weekly update on June 12, 2020. We have had no new cases among our residents since April 16, 2020. There are currently no residents or staff members who are symptomatic for COVID-19 on either of our campuses. Per Governor Wolf’s mandate, our skilled nursing, personal care, and memory support residences continue to follow visitation restrictions and other COVID-19 guidelines. In addition, per the order of the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health issued on June 8, 2020, in order to assist in protecting the safety of residents and staff, we are beginning the process of universal COVID-19 baseline testing of residents and staff in our healthcare residences. See the full memo here.
June 12, 2020
Baptist Homes Society President & CEO Al Allison issued a memo today to all residents, families, and staff regarding the organization’s ongoing battle with the COVID-19 virus. We have had no new cases of COVID-19 among our residents or staff since our last weekly update on June 5, 2020. We have had no new cases among our residents since April 16, 2020. There are currently no residents or staff members who are symptomatic for COVID-19 on either of our campuses. Per Governor Wolf’s mandate, our skilled nursing, personal care, and memory support residences continue to follow visitation restrictions and other guidelines. In addition, per the order of the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health issued on June 8, 2020, in order to assist in protecting the safety of residents and staff, we are beginning the process of universal COVID-19 baseline testing of residents and staff in our healthcare residences. Thank you for your continued understanding, cooperation, and compliance with all of the measures that are in place due to COVID-19. See the full memo here.