Coronavirus Information
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
September 18, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of September 18, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
September 11, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of September 11, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
September 4, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of Sept 4, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
August 28, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of August 28, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
August 21, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of August 21, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBAPresident and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
August 14, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of August 14, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
August 7, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of August 7, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
On another note, we are pleased that so many families have been making
appointments to visit their loved ones through our glass enclosures.
Please refer to my letter dated July 27, 2020 if you need information on
the process to follow for this type of visitation.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
July 31, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of July 31, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
July 28, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information.
As I mentioned in my last update on July 24th, all staff that had not
previously been tested for COVID-19 were tested on July 20th onsite at
St. Ignatius with the assistance of CVS. We received the majority of
the results on July 27th.
As of July 27, 2020, we have:
36 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms (previously 32 total confirmed
cases). Four (4) staff were newly identified as COVID-19 positive as a
result of testing performed on July 20, 2020. The four staff
identified do not provide direct care to residents and were not
symptomatic so we do not need to retest any residents that they may have
come into minimal contact with. The staff will self-quarantine for
the required amount of time as per federal, state, and local guidelines
before returning to work.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
As always, we continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal,
state and local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further
spread of the virus.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
July 27, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
As you know, due to the coronavirus, we have had no in-person visitation
within our facility since early March. Widespread restrictions on
in-person visiting and communal dining and activities within our Home
are still in place.
However, in consultation with the Philadelphia Department of Public
Health (PDPH), we have received the green light to allow visitation
between families and residents through our glass enclosures, i.e.
residents in our sunroom and/or auditorium and families in our healing
garden. Access to the healing garden will be through the back gate
of the healing garden, NOT through the front door of the facility.
Visitors will not be allowed in the building to have direct contact with
residents at this time.
Below are the guidelines for this type of visitation at this time:
- Visitation will be by appointment only. Only two (2) family members will be permitted to visit at one time. Children will be restricted from visiting at this time.
- Appointments must be scheduled through Michelle Garrison, Director of Activities, by calling her at 215-349-8800, x272 or emailing her at mgarrison@stinrc.org.
- Right now, each visit will last approximately 20 minutes so that we can safely manage and sanitize the visiting areas both inside and outside between each visit.
- Initially, visiting will be limited to the hours of 10am to 3pm, Monday through Friday. As we work through this initial process, we may be able to extend the hours and days.
- When families arrive, they will need to call the appropriate St. Ignatius staff person to meet them at the back gate for entrance into the healing garden. You will be notified as to whom from St. Ignatius you need to call when your appointment is confirmed.
- During the visit, you may need to communicate with your resident via cell phone if it becomes difficult to hear between the glass. Please remember to bring a cell phone with you in case this becomes necessary. We will have a cell phone for use by the resident.
- Please note that there will be no access to restroom facilities during your visit so please plan accordingly.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or
Michelle Garrison. Please know that we will continue to have video
visitation via iPads/iPhones if you are unable to visit as outlined
above.
We are excited to be able to offer this modified in-person visitation at
this time. As regulations are relaxed throughout the city and
state, we will communicate how this will affect you and our residents.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
July 24, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of July 24, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
As per state mandate, all staff that have not previously been tested
were tested on July 20th onsite at St. Ignatius with the assistance of
CVS. All results will be reported as required to the PA Department of
Health.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
I will be providing communication in the next week or so as to what we
will be able to offer re: visitation.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBAPresident and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
July 17, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of July 17, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
As per state guidance, we have retested all residents that had
previously tested negative prior to May 24th. All of these
retested residents remain negative. In addition, all staff that
have not previously been tested will be tested on July 20th onsite at
St. Ignatius with the assistance of CVS.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus. As soon as we are able, we will provide an update on
visitation.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
July 10, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of July 10, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
As per state guidance, we have retested all residents that had
previously tested negative prior to May 24th. All of these
retested residents remain negative. In addition, we are in the
process of testing all staff that have not previously been tested.
This will need to be completed by July 24th.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus. As soon as we are able, we will provide an update on
visitation.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO
From St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center to Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners
July 3, 2020
Dear Residents, Family Members, Staff and Community Partners,
In our ongoing compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) reporting requirements, I am providing the following
information:
As of July 3, 2020, we still have:
58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Residents and 0 Residents who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Staff and 0 Staff who are
exhibiting new respiratory symptoms.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in residents or staff
since the last notification.
We continue to follow the guidance and direction of federal, state and
local agencies and public health officials to mitigate further spread of
the virus.
These cumulative numbers will be updated regularly as required.
With gratitude for your support and prayers for your continued safety,
Susan McCrary, NHA, MBA
President and CEO