Daily COVID cases update for 4/12/21

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Cedar Haven Resident Visitation Update

Cedar Haven Visitation Rules (updated as of 3/15/21):

1. Visitation is by appointment only. Please request a visitation appointment by calling 717-454-8754 and leaving a message. Please note, your request must be confirmed by a Cedar Haven staff member, who will contact you as soon as possible to confirm your appointment.
2. Based on new guidance from CMS which was published on March 10, 2021, Resident visits are allowed if the Resident resides on a floor with no current COVID cases. Please note the floor statuses in our daily COVID update. Additionally, resident and visitor physical contact is now permitted if the resident is fully vaccinated and the visitor is adhering to all of Cedar Haven’s COVID policies, such as wearing a mask or face covering. If the resident is not fully vaccinated, resident and visitor physical contact is not permitted and social distancing of 6 feet is required. Regardless of vaccination status, a face mask must be worn at all times based on CMS guidelines.
3. Please note that no food or drinks are permitted in the visiting area.
4. Please stay seated, do not stand up during your visit.
5. Children under 2 years of age are not permitted to visit at this time. Children over 2 years of age must wear a mask and be properly managed by an adult visitor. Children must also maintain strict social distancing (6 feet).
6. Please follow all instructions given by the Cedar Haven Visitor Monitor. Failure to follow instructions and adhere to the core principles of COVID-19 infection control will result in being directed to leave the visit.
7. Your 30-minute visit appointment will be timed due to the need to facilitate visits for many of our residents and appropriately clean the visitation area in a timely fashion. Please cooperate and finish your visit when you are instructed to do so.
8. Visitation will occur in designated visit areas except for when residents receiving end-of-life hospice care require that a visit take place in their room.

You may access our full reopening plan here: Cedar Haven Reopening Plan

We are grateful that COVID rates in Lebanon County are continuing to decline and that vaccination rates of over 75% among our resident population are offering another measure of protection for our community at Cedar Haven. We are also pleased to announce that CMS recently changed its guidance and recommendations regarding visitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Any residents who reside on a floor without active cases of COVID-19 will now be able to accept visits from loved ones in our designated chapel visitation area. We applaud CMS for making this decision, which will no doubt improve the wellbeing and happiness of our residents and their families. In accordance with these changed regulations and in order to facilitate these visits in a safe manner, we must require that all visitors adhere to the core principles of COVID-19 prevention. Please understand that if you are asked to wear a mask or to social distance during the visit based on the updated guidelines and current circumstances (including the vaccination status of the individual resident), this is in the best interest of the residents and our team.

We will schedule visits to occur Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am and 3pm. We are working on plans to accommodate Saturday visits in the near future. We will begin accepting visitation requests on Monday, March 15th for visits occurring between March 16th and March 31st– Please call 717-454-8754 to make your request. On March 29th, additional dates for the following two weeks will become available for reservation and request. 

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to facilitate these visits in the safest manner possible for the benefit of our residents. We can’t wait to see you all at the facility soon!

In health,

Cedar Haven Management

COVID Vaccine Update

The highly-celebrated COVID-19 vaccine was first administered to Cedar Haven Healthcare Center residents and staff in late December. We are greatly appreciative that Cedar Haven was given the opportunity to receive the vaccine early on in the roll-out to skilled nursing facilities in our region. We view the widespread vaccination of our facility to be an important part of our COVID-response and protective plan for our residents and team. We are thrilled to report that nearly 90% of our resident population opted to receive the vaccine and many of our staff members opted to receive it as well.  During extensive clinical trials, this vaccine was proven to be 95% effective at preventing COVID-19 illness among recipients—which offers a wonderful protective measure for our community. You can learn more about the clearly demonstrated effectiveness and safety of this remarkable vaccine on the CDC website or on our vaccine information page.

We are continuing to post our daily information regarding new COVID cases and floor statuses, which can now be accessed above. Please refresh the page if you are not seeing up-to-date information.  At Cedar Haven, we are continuing to host daily video calls that connect our residents with their loved ones on a regular basis. We have now hosted over 2,000 family video calls. We are optimistic that the rigorous infection control procedures and high-vaccination rate at our facility will lead to increased success in protecting our facility from the impact of COVID in 2021. We are eager to allow resident visitation again as soon as it is allowed based on the guidelines and recommendations that are designed to keep our residents and team safe. From all of us at Cedar Haven, we are greatly looking forward to being able to welcome families and loved ones back into the building in a safe manner. Thank you all for your continued patience and understanding as we make these important strides forward.

Cedar Haven continues to be a remarkable choice for skilled nursing care and short-term rehabilitation in our area. Please reach out to our admissions team at 717-274-0421 if you are interested in learning more about the therapeutic services and the round-the-clock compassionate care that we provide for our residents.

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