Park Manor returned to COVID outbreak status on Tuesday, April 6th. At that time, we had to temporarily suspend indoor visits at Park Manor until all staff and residents could be tested. All residents and staff had negative COVID-19 tests on Thursday! This allows us to open up for all visits again.
We will continue to test residents and staff twice a week until we have 14 days with no positive results. At that time, we will be able to discontinue our outbreak status and discontinue resident testing. Staff testing will continue on a less frequent basis. If all goes well this will happen by April 21st.
Price County continues to see an increase in COVID-19 cases, with 20 new infections since the end of March. The majority of our residents and staff have been vaccinated for COVID. However, much of the younger population has not yet received a vaccination. For this reason, we will continue with all of the core principles of COVID-19 infection prevention including the following:
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Screening of all who enter Park Manor for signs and symptoms of COVID‐19 and denying entry to any person with signs and symptoms of COVID or who have been in close contact with a COVID‐19 infection in the last 14 days, regardless of vaccination status.
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Hand hygiene performed using alcohol based hand rub or hand washing.
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Use of face masks that cover the mouth and nose.
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Social distancing of at least six feet maintained between people.
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Continued education to residents and visitors on COVID‐19 infection prevention.
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Cleaning and disinfecting high‐frequently touched surfaces in the facility and visiting areas.
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Use of appropriate PPE by staff, residents and visitors.
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COVID screening of residents and staff according to Wisconsin DHS guidelines.
We would like remind visitors that visits must be scheduled and all visitors are required to complete a health screening and wear a mask at all times while visiting, even if both the resident and guest are both fully vaccinated. The resident you are visiting will also be required to wear a mask. Residents who have not been fully vaccinated will be required to have a Plexiglass partition between them and their guest while visiting. Please respect our rules to keep our residents safe!
Feel free to contact Park Manor administration should you have any questions. Also, continue to watch for routine updates at www.parkmanorwi.com or our Facebook page Park Manor Ltd.