We our dedicated to staying on top of the latest health care industry breakthroughs and developments. Below you will find a selection of articles related to our center, the skilled nursing care industry and other health care related news from around the world.
December 5, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, We hope you had a peaceful Thanksgiving holiday. One silver lining of this past year is that we have all been forced to slow down, take inventory, and scale back on things that once seemed so important. With vaccines becoming available soon, it… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. As you may have seen, more than 60% of Connecticut nursing homes now have at least one COVID-19 positive resident and/or employee. Community spread of this insidious virus is affecting nearly every community in our immediate… Continue Reading Continue reading
Please see the attached letter from the Connecticut Department of Health regarding staying safe and healthy during the upcoming Holiday Season. https://athenahealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11-20-20-letter-to-LTC.fam_.holiday.pdf… Continue reading
November 16, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, Since our email to you on Friday, we have had a new development in our building. Unfortunately, 5 residents tested positive for COVID 19 over the weekend. None of them are in the building at this time and they will be recovering at an Athena… Continue Reading Continue reading
November 13, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. This week we celebrated Veterans Day and we would like to express our gratitude to all Veterans for their service and sacrifice. We have 25 resident Veterans and the recreation department spent the day… Continue Reading Continue reading
October 31, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. As you may have seen in the news lately, Connecticut, as well as other states across the country is experiencing an uptick in positive COVID cases throughout many communities. With that… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear family members with loved ones at Bayview, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Although we are following social distancing guidelines, handwashing protocols, hygiene recommendations, and wearing masks in our center, we STRONGLY encourage that all staff and residents receive an annual Influenza Vaccine. We have received our shipment of… Continue Reading Continue reading
October 1, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Testing of our staff and residents continues a weekly basis, as required by CMS, CDC and DPH. Thankfully, none of our residents have recently tested positive. Unfortunately, last week, one of our staff members tested… Continue Reading Continue reading
September 15, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As you may have heard on the news, nursing homes will begin receiving “Rapid” COVID testing machines from the federal government over the coming weeks. The state of CT DPH has approved their use for staff, residents, and visitors. As soon as we receive the… Continue Reading Continue reading
September 4, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We are pleased to report that we continue to remain COVID-free for both our staff and residents. Thank You for all your support that you have been giving us during this difficult time. We… Continue Reading Continue reading
