May 15, 2023

Dear Residents and Families:

We are happy to announce that with the lifting of the COVID-19 emergency and the low number of cases in the area, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is no longer requiring the wearing of masks in healthcare facilities!

We appreciate your help and cooperation during these over three long years of dealing with COVID-19. The various requirements that were put into place – vaccination, masking, hand sanitizing and wearing of PPE (personal protective equipment)-helped keep our numbers down this past year.

Please note the following:

• We continue to require screening at the Accushield machine in the front lobby. Please read and honestly answer the questions. If you answer yes to any of the questions, please have the receptionist contact someone in the nursing office or one of the Sisters to see you.
• If you have any respiratory or COVID-19 symptoms, please postpone your visit.
• Although masking is currently not required, this may change based on COVID-19 and other respiratory virus activity in the Home or the city.
• If you want to wear a mask, you may. Masks will continue to be available at the front desk.
• If you would like a staff member to wear a mask when they are in the Resident’s room, you may request so.
• Please continue to sanitize your hands as you enter the building and the Resident’s room.
• Please consider getting vaccinated if you have not already done so.

Thank you for your continued adherence to our infection control requests.

Sincerely,
Mother Celine Therese, lsp

Previous Updates:
December 14, 2022
December 2, 2022
November 7, 2022
September 24, 2022
March 7, 2022
January 29, 2022
January 21, 2022
January 3, 2022
September 10, 2021
August 26, 2021
August 13, 2021
April 25, 2021
April 7, 2021
March 25, 2021
March 18, 2021
February 22, 2021
February 7, 2021
January 27, 2021
January 15, 2021
January 5, 2021
December 27, 2020
December 19, 2020
December 14, 2020
December 9, 2020
December 4, 2020
November 21, 2020
October 31, 2020
October 23, 2020
October 16, 2020
October 12, 2020
September 25, 2020
August 6, 2020
June 26, 2020
June 19, 2020
June 5, 2020
May 29, 2020
May 21, 2020
May 13, 2020
May 8, 2020
April 27, 2020
March 19, 2020

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