November 27, 2023
With the Public Health Emergency ending in May of 2023, healthcare cases of COVID-19 are no longer a required reportable infection to residents, representatives and families. Londonderry Village will no longer be posting COVID-19 cases on its website. This information is publicly available on CMS’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Date Website @https://data.cms.gov/covid-19/covid-19-nursing-home-data.
August 23, 2023
Londonderry Village’s Mitigation Efforts to Prevent COVID-19
Londonderry Village’s Mitigation Efforts to Prevent COVID-19
- Provide education to staff and elders regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Encourage staff and elder vaccination against COVID-19
- Collaborating with Hershey Care Pharmacy to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for staff and elders.
- All employees self screen for COVID-19 and report any signs or symptoms immediately to our Infection Preventionist
- All visitors, vendors and volunteers are screened for COVID-19 and denied entry if positive.
- Elders observed routinely for any signs or symptoms of COVID-19
- Elders tested immediately for any signs or symptoms of COVID-19
- Offer staff testing at facility for any signs or symptoms of COVID-19
- Non-punitive sick leave for staff with COVID-19.
- COVID-19 information binders in all healthcare areas for staff and visitors
- Frequent education on Infection Control including hand hygiene.
- Alcohol based hand rub throughout healthcare areas
- UV light scrubbers in all common areas in nursing care
- Multiple Portable UV light scrubbers available for use in resident rooms as needed
- Cleaning and disinfecting high touch surfaces frequently
- Supplying staff with Personal Protective equipment (PPE)
- Staff training on the donning & doffing of PPE
- Utilizing Transmission Based Precautions for those elders with exposure or exhibiting signs of COVID-19 immediately.
- Changed 7 of our semi private rooms on Leffler to full Private rooms
Jennifer Ginder MHA, RN, NHA
Vice President of Health Services
