Dear Residents, Friends, and Family,

Today, we had 1 additional staff member test positive for COVID-19 at the care center.

Due to the restrictions set forth by the Minnesota Department of Health, we must continue to stop all indoor visitation at this time except compassionate caregivers. We are tentatively planning to open to visitors on Thursday 11/4 or Friday 11/5 if we receive all negative COVID-19 results from our round of testing tomorrow 11/2. I will let you know as soon as we are able.

Tomorrow, we are hosting our COVID booster shot and flu shot clinic. Thank you for responding to our phone calls about this!

Outdoor, window, and virtual visits may continue at this time. To schedule an outdoor or virtual visit, please use this link: Tinyurl.com/lfccvisits

OR call Molly, Activities Director at 320.632.2069

Outdoor visits are subject to cancellation based on the weather.

I will continue to update you with any new information. We are following recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Madelyn Blaha, Administrator

Little Falls Health Services

320-632-2061 | mblaha@lfhs.sfhs.org

Dear Residents, Friends, and Family,

One of our staff’s COVID-19 tests from today 9.23.21 came back positive. We will be testing all residents and staff every Tuesday and Friday. Due to the restrictions set forth by the Minnesota Department of Health, we must continue to keep all indoor visitation closed at this time except compassionate caregivers. We can reopen to indoor visits once all staff and residents test negative. Outdoor, window, and virtual visits may continue at this time. To schedule an outdoor or virtual visit, please use this link:

Tinyurl.com/lfccvisits

OR call Molly, Activities Director at 320.632.2069Outdoor visits are subject to cancellation based on the weather.

I will continue to update you with any new information. We are following recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Madelyn Blaha, Administrator

Dear Friends and Family,

One of our care center staff’s COVID-19 tests from today 9.22.21 came back positive. We will be starting testing all residents and staff every Tuesday and Friday. Due to the restrictions set forth by the Minnesota Department of Health, we must stop all indoor visitation in the nursing home at this time except compassionate caregivers. We can reopen to indoor visits once all staff and residents test negative. Outdoor, window, and virtual visits may continue at this time. To schedule an outdoor or virtual visit, please use this link:

Tinyurl.com/lfccvisits

OR call Molly, Activities Director at 320.632.2069

Outdoor visits are subject to cancellation based on the weather.

I will continue to update you with any new information. We are following recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Madelyn Blaha, Administrator

Little Falls Health Services

320-632-2061 | mblaha@lfhs.sfhs.org

Dear Friends and Family

We learned today that one additional staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. We will be testing all residents and staff again on Friday, September 3rd and Tuesday, September 7th. This individual was not in the building while contagious, so there were no exposures.

We can continue to host indoor visits at this time. Please remember to wear a mask during the duration of your visit, and please stay home if you are feeling ill. I will continue to update you with any new information.

We are following recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Madelyn Blaha, Administrator

Little Falls Health Services

320-632-2061 | mblaha@lfhs.sfhs.org

Dear Friends and Family,

All of our COVID-19 tests from 8.31 have returned negative. We will be testing all residents and staff again on Friday, September 3rd and Tuesday, September 7th.

Following MDH guidelines, we are able to reopen to indoor visits. Visitors should wear a mask throughout the duration of their time inside our community. We continue to encourage all visitors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

I will continue to update you with any new information. We are following recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Madelyn Blaha, Administrator

Little Falls Health Services

320-632-2061 | mblaha@lfhs.sfhs.org

Dear Friends and Family,

Tonight we were notified one of our employees tested positive for COVID-19. We will be conducting testing of all residents and staff starting 8/31 and continuing twice a week.

Due to the restrictions set forth by the Minnesota Department of Health, we must stop all indoor visitation at this time except compassionate caregivers. We can reopen to indoor visits once all staff and residents test negative.

Outdoor, window, and virtual visits may continue at this time. To schedule an outdoor or virtual visit, please use this link: Tinyurl.com/lfccvisits OR call Molly, Activities Director at 320.632.2069Outdoor visits are subject to cancellation based on the weather.

For those of you who receive our text messages/phone calls, this information will be sent out tomorrow morning. We did not want to disturb everyone by sending it out tonight this late.

I will continue to update you with any new information. We are following recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Madelyn Blaha, Administrator

Little Falls Health Services

320-632-2061 | mblaha@lfhs.sfhs.org

Dear Family and Friends,

We were notified today of an employee testing positive for COVID-19. We will be testing all residents and staff twice a week. Per MDH regulations, we must end all indoor visitation except for compassionate caregivers at this time. We will notify you as soon as we have reopened to indoor visits. You can continue to visit outdoors, through the windows, or virtually. Please use the following link to schedule visits:

http://tinyurl.com/lfccvisits

You may also call Molly Vannurden, Activities Director, at 320-632-2069.

We are following recommendations from the MDH, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

On Wednesday of this week, President Biden announced that he has directed the CMS to develop emergency regulations requiring Nursing homes to mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations for staff members.  These vaccines have shown to help prevent COVID-19 and have proven to be effective against the Delta variant.

CMS is expected to release the new regulations in September. At this time we are uncertain of when the vaccine mandate will go into effect or details related to enforcement of the vaccination mandate.  We will honor exemptions for medical and religious reasons, required by law.

We are required to follow all CMS guidelines, but ask for your patience as we wait for more information regarding the key issues needed to move forward. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Madelyn Blaha, Administrator, at 320-632-2061 or by email at mblaha@lfhs.sfhs.org.

Dear Family and Friends,

All of our COVID-19 tests from Tuesday 8.3 came back negative.

Our care center continues to routinely test staff weekly and when an employee or resident show signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or has had exposure to a confirmed case of COVID-19. As of today, we have no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our care center. We are following recommendations from the MDH, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Unfortunately, COVID-19 case numbers have recently spiked, bringing Minnesota’s positivity rate up to 3%.  Health officials are warning that the highly contagious Delta variant of the Coronavirus now accounts for more than 75% of the state’s new COVID-19 cases. The Delta variant is highly transmissible and is causing significant, quickly spreading increases in infections in some areas.

Our residents are the most at risk for severe and fatal symptoms. Becoming vaccinated is the best way to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and it’s variants and we have strongly encouraged everyone in our communities to get a vaccine as soon as possible, however, we do not mandate that our staff get the COVID-19 vaccine at this time. Continued infection prevention and control strategies remain essential in our efforts to keep COVID-19 out of our settings. These include the continued screening of staff, visitors, and residents, good hand hygiene, appropriate and consistent use of PPE, efforts to increase vaccination percentages, and testing for early identification of COVID-19.

We are thankful for all those who stepped forward to receive the vaccine, helping to lower positivity rates in our communities and allowing visitors back into our care centers. We continue to educate those in our community about the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure the safety of our residents and our staff. Please follow our Facebook page (@Little Falls Health Services) for all COVID updates and information on what is happening inside our community. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Madelyn Blaha, Administrator, at 320-632-2061 or by email at mblaha@lfhs.sfhs.org.

Dear Friends and Family,

All of our COVID-19 tests from 7.27 and 7.28 have returned negative. We will be testing all residents and staff again on Tuesday, August 3rd.

Following MDH guidelines, we are able to reopen to indoor visits. Visitors should wear a mask throughout the duration of their time inside our community. We continue to encourage all visitors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

I will continue to update you with any new information. We are following recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

While we know nothing can replicate our canceled trip to the fair, our activities and social services department worked some magic today, and we are set to have an amazing time here tomorrow. Take a look at the photos below for a sneak peak of what is in store!

Little Falls Health Services – Posts | Facebook

6/4/21

Dear Family and Friends,

Our care center has transitioned to COVID testing non-vaccinated staff bi-weekly due to the low county positivity rate and when an employee or resident show signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or has had exposure to a confirmed case of COVID-19. As of today, we have no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our community. We are following recommendations from the MDH, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).