3.1.21 Letter To Families and Friends
3/1/2021
Dear Sinai Residents, Employees, Families, Friends, and Doctors;
I hope this letter finds you Healthy & Safe!
To ensure the safety of our residents and employees we are continuing Covid-19 testing of Residents weekly & Employees weekly as the facility currently remains in outbreak mode. In transparency the facility currently has No residents that have tested positive for Covid-19 and 2 Covid positive residents that were newly admitted to the Covid Recovery unit. There are currently 0 employees that have tested positive for COVID-19. Unfortunately, we suffered with the total loss of 22 Residents to the Covid-19 virus. We ask that everyone remains vigilant with PPE & mask usage and we continuously encourage safe social distancing.
*** The First COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC was scheduled on Wednesday 12/30/2020. Walgreens was at Sinai Post Acute providing the Pfizer vaccine to all residents and employees that gave consent. The second vaccination clinic date dose was scheduled on 1/20/2021. Those that received their first dose on 1/20/2021 received their second dose on 2/10/2021. The Local Department of Health will be at Sinai Tuesday 3/2/2021 to register those Residents & Staff that have signed up for the vaccine and will be providing the vaccine to those registered on Wednesday 3/3/2021 from 9am-4pm.
Any family that would like to arrange for a facetime phone call, outdoor visitation, essential caregiver visit, or end of life visit can either contact the social services department or leave a voice mail at 973-483-6800×117. ** Please Note – outdoor visits will be cancelled / rescheduled due to extreme weather conditions such as Rain or Temperatures below 45 degrees**. We look forward to being able to once again offer outdoor visitations beginning mid- March, weather permitting.
For all urgent inquiries, please call us 24/7 at 973-483-6800 or email us at contact@sinaipostacutecare.com.
** Please note the Emergency Outbreak Plan is posted to the Sinai Website for review.
Please remember to check our Website for updates that are posted regularly.
***WWW.SINAIPOSTACUTECARE.COM. ***
As always, we thank you for your continued support and pray that everyone stays safe.
Sincerely,
Administration