Dear families, Indoor visitation has been temporarily suspended due to a covid positive staff member. All staff tested at this time have been negative. We have started to test our residents. The state is aware and we are waiting for further instructions. Outdoor visits and compassionate care visits may continue. Thank you. Sobha Sobha… Continue Reading Continue reading
March 17, 2021 Dear Families, At long last – we have new guidance from the CDC on nursing home visitation! This new guidance reflects updates to address the vaccination of residents and individuals from the community, as well as the decrease in community spread and changes to visitation during an “outbreak.” While the… Continue Reading Continue reading
CT 7.1.20 Letter to Family… Continue reading
July 6, 2020 Dear Families, Our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Please remember that the outdoor visits must be pre-scheduled to ensure safe and healthy visits for you, the residents, and our staff. It also allows our team to ensure your loved one is available and ready for your… Continue Reading Continue reading
June 29, 2020 Dear Families, In addition to ongoing virtual and window visits, we have been offering outdoor visits for our residents and their families. These visits require appropriate PPE (masks) to be worn at all times and a social distance of 6 feet between you and your loved ones for the entirety of the… Continue Reading Continue reading
June 26, 2020 Dear families, June 18 began National C N A Week. There are not enough words to describe what these individuals do for our residents by keeping them safe, healthy, and happy. There are many jobs that these individuals could choose from, but they have chosen this profession due to their compassion and… Continue Reading Continue reading
June 17, 2020 Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Another “thank you” for all the staff’s hard work, dedication, and compassion for all of our residents here. We remain incredibly grateful for our entire dedicated team! Everyone is working hard, and their efforts do not… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. As some states begin to ease restrictions on businesses and the general public, please note that our center will NOT be included in any category. The visitor restriction placed on us by the state in early March is… Continue Reading Continue reading
Mary Tobin, administrator for Laurel Ridge Health Care Center spoke with Senator Osten, Representative Walker, and the members of the Appropriations Committee at the Public Budget Hearing Tuesday, March 5 at 4 p.m. Tobin urges these elected leaders to provide additional Medicaid funding. Medicaid funding has not been changed in the state budget for over… Continue Reading Continue reading