COVID-19 Status Update

As of today’s date: 8/11/2022

Residents at Merry Heart Health Care Center: 

 COVID-19 Case/s Confirmed: 0

2 Case/s - Under observation due to no vaccination

Staff at  Merry Heart Health Care Center:

COVID-19 Case/s Confirmed: 0

COVID-19 Case/s 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 unvaccinated staff once per week.