Dear Families, This week, we celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week (formerly National Nursing Home Week). This year’s theme is “Together Through the Seasons.” NSNCW began on Sunday, May 9, Mother’s Day and runs through May 15. The theme will honor the collaborative commitment of our staff in providing compassionate care to your loved… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, This week, we celebrate National Nurses Week, which begins on May 6th each year since 1974 and ends on May 12th, in honor of Florence Nightingale’s birthday Next week, we begin celebrating National Skilled Nursing Care Week (formerly National Nursing Home Week). This year’s theme is “Together Through the Seasons.” NSNCW begins… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, Here we are, another week closer to warmer, spring-like weather. Great news for us all to get back outside and enjoy the fresh air and some sunshine. As we have mentioned before in these updates, our outside visits remain the recommended means of visitation for nursing home residents and families, per the CDC.… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families and Residents, Beacon Brook Health Center was notified that a staff member has tested positive in the community. The staff member has not worked in the facility in the past 10 days. Based on contact tracing, this staff member was not working in the facility during the infectious period and no unit is… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, Overall, no significant changes to our center or our visitation plans, which are based on our state’s response to the CDC and CMS guidance. Please note that over the past week, our community has seen an uptick in positive cases. We continue to monitor these numbers and urge you to wear your mask,… Continue Reading Continue reading
March 5, 2021 Dear Residents and Families, As always, we hope this communication finds you safe and healthy. Beacon Brook Health Center continues to be Covid Free! We are excited to welcome back our Hairdresser, Anna, who will be opening up our Beauty Shop today and tomorrow for hair cuts only. She will… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Residents and Families, As always, we hope this letter finds you safe and healthy. Beacon Brook Health Center is now COVID FREE!! We are very excited that our residents and staff have had now had the opportunity to receive their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from CVS here at our center.… Continue Reading Continue reading
February 18, 2021 Dear Residents and Families, As always, we hope this letter finds you safe and healthy. Beacon Brook Health Center has two new Covid positive staff member from our weekly testing. We are reminding our staff to not only practice safeguards against COVID in our center, but to be vigilant outside of our… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Residents and Families, As always, we hope this letter finds you safe and healthy. Beacon Brook Health Center has one new Covid positive staff member from our weekly PCR testing. We are reminding our staff to not only practice safeguards against COVID in our center, but to be vigilant outside of our center and… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Residents and Families, As always, we hope this letter finds you safe and healthy. Beacon Brook Health Center has three new positive residents from our weekly PCR testing and two staff members who have tested positive. We are reminding our staff to not only practice safeguards against COVID in our center, but to be… Continue Reading Continue reading