COVID-19 Status Update

As of today’s date: 5/14/2021

Residents at Merry Heart Health Care Center: 

 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed:  4

Confirmed Covid-19 cases are all admitted in the designated unit. (Merry Heart Assisted Living Covid unit, 3rd floor). We are performing enhanced Covid testing of all Residents. If you have questions, please contact our Social Services Dept. at (973) 584-4000 ext. 1183. 

14 Cases are admissions from the hospital and are under observation and isolation for 14 days as per CDC guidelines.

Staff at Merry Heart Nursing Home:

COVID-19 Cases Confirmed: 0 

COVID-19 Cases under investigation: 0

Mitigation action taken by the facility to prevent/reduce the risk of transmission:

• Residents transferred to isolation rooms for testing and observation.
• Attending physicians are being updated on regular basis.
• Notifying local Health Department
• Labs are requested to rule out COVID-19.
• 24-hour monitoring and surveillance.
• If identified positive, Resident is transferred to the COVID unit.
• Sanitization of rooms performed.
• Staff exposed are kept under observation for further management.
• Continuous sanitization of the entire facility is being performed.
• Adequate supplies of PPE are being maintained at all times.
• Ensuring adequate staffing to meet the needs of the Residents.
• On-going Covid-19 testing to all staff twice per week.