Below is a press release from Pointe Group Care LLC, operator of AdviniaCare at Wilmington:
WILMINGTON, MA — Pointe Group Care, LLC, operator of AdviniaCare at Wilmington, working in partnership with the Massachusetts Covid-19 Response Command Center and Partners HealthCare, today announced that it will delay its plans to temporarily designate the 142-bed skilled nursing facility as a Covid-19 recovery building. Test results for those slated to leave the facility revealed that 51 out of 98 were positive for the illness, while asymptomatic.
The residents who have tested positive will be isolated from those who did not, and will receive the specialized care and support provided by staff and a team from Partners. Current staff at the facility will undergo testing as well.
The facility has been aggressive in following all CDC and Mass. Department of Public Health guidance since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“To say we are surprised by the findings would be an understatement,” said Chris Hannon, Chief Operating Officer at Pointe Group Care. “Considering how aggressive we have been, this points to how insidious this virus is; we are fighting an invisible enemy. We are ensuring that residents with the illness get the specialized care and support that they need”
Pointe Group Care has been working in close partnership with the Massachusetts Covid-19 Response Command Center and Partners HealthCare to plan the transition, in response to a request from the Commonwealth to do so.
“The testing protocol that was put in place at the facility prevented further spread of the disease,” commented Chuck Tsun-Zhi Pu, MD, Medical Director, Population Health, Partners HealthCare. “It makes clear the challenging clinical circumstances that we are all operating under, and the important role that testing plays in battling this pandemic.”
About Pointe Group Care, LLC
Pointe Group Care, LLC is a private, family-owned and locally managed senior living and rehabilitation provider based in Norwood, Mass. It operates eight senior care communities.
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