We have been in quarantine, except to do essential activities, since shortly after Evie went into the hospital in March.
The administration at the home was ahead of its time in dealing with COVID.
The home my mom was in quarantined about three weeks after we did it here. It was during that time that mom was infected. She died about a month later.
Still, here, there were no known cases. Eventually, the state required all homes to test every resident in skilled and, eventually, personal care.
While that was developing, our Home made the decision to create a special COVID wing to receive patients with the disease from outside. We're operated by a small Mennonite Conference. The Home's mission involves a commitment to serve our community. It was out of that commitment to serve that the decision to welcome COVID patients was made.
When the Home did its state mandated testing in skilled care, 10 people tested positive, all were asymptomatic, though two exhibited symptoms after the positive test.
Last week, our regular COVID Newsletter revealed that we've experienced our first COVID death. No other details were given.
So, it's hit us here, too.
Sad. I know our people are being as diligent as possible to keep us safe. These are difficult times.
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