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Five Residents, Two Staff Members Test Positive for COVID-19 at The Village of Germantown

Cinco residentes, dos trabajadores infectados de COVID-19 en comunidad de retiro de Germantown

GERMANTOWN, TN (WREG) — Five residents and two employees at a Germantown retirement community tested positive for the coronavirus, administrators announced on Monday.

The five residents lived at The Village of Germantown’s Skilled Nursing unit. Four of them were hospitalized, having pre-existing conditions, and a fifth was placed in isolation.

Several of these residents had recently been in and out of the hospital or other healthcare facilities, administrators said.

The two employees were told to quarantine at home.

“At The Village, we have been vigilant in following all regulations and guidelines offered by the Center for Disease Control, The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Tennessee and Shelby County Health Departments intended to prevent the spread of this virus among our residents,” said Michael K. Craft, chief executive officer of The Village.

“We have been proactive in adopting industry best practices from the earliest days of the outbreak in Washington State. We will continue to act swiftly and appropriately with the health, safety and welfare of our residents and associates in mind,” Craft said.

The Germantown campus was closed to visitors, employees are screened daily, all dining outlets were closed and staff have been provided masks to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

 

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GERMANTOWN, TN (LPL/WREG) — Cinco residentes y dos empleados de una comunidad de retiro de Germantown dieron positivo por el coronavirus, anunciaron los administradores hoy lunes.

Los cinco residentes vivían en la unidad de enfermería especializada de The Village of Germantown. Cuatro de ellos fueron hospitalizados, con condiciones preexistentes, y un quinto fue colocado en aislamiento.

Varios de estos residentes habían entrado y salido recientemente del hospital u otras instalaciones de atención médica, dijeron los administradores.

A los dos empleados se les dijo que estuvieran en cuarentena en casa.

“En la comunidad de retiro The Village, hemos estado atentos a seguir todas las regulaciones y pautas dadas por el Centro para el Control de Enfermedades, el Centro de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid y los Departamentos de Salud del Condado de Tennessee y Shelby destinados a prevenir la propagación de este virus entre nuestros residentes, “Dijo Michael K. Craft, director ejecutivo de The Village.

“Hemos sido proactivos en la adopción de las mejores prácticas de la industria desde los primeros días del brote en el estado de Washington. Continuaremos actuando de manera rápida y apropiada teniendo en cuenta la salud, la seguridad y el bienestar de nuestros residentes y asociados “, dijo Craft.

El campus de Germantown se cerró para los visitantes, los empleados se examinan a diario, todos los comedores se cerraron y el personal recibió máscaras para ayudar a mitigar la propagación de COVID-19.

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