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:
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.