UPDATE FROM PALOLO CHINESE HOME IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Date:
September 17, 2020
Palolo Chinese Home Resident has tested positive for COVID-19
Aloha Residents of Palolo Chinese Home:
The Palolo Chinese Home would like to report that all Nursing Home residents and staff tested on September 13, 2020 have come back negative for COVID-19. Also tested were the residents and staff of the Residential Care Home. Unfortunately, results from that test came back positive for one member of our direct care Residential Care Home staff. The residents of the Residential Care Home came back negative. As a precaution, all residents and staff of the Residential Care Home will be tested a second time on September 22, 2020.
As an additional update, the resident who tested positive on September 1, 2020 has been cleared from quarantine. All tests are administered by the Premier Medical Group.
PCH continues to work closely with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. PCH will be sharing any updates on the PCH hotline (808) 748-4906 and on our website at www.palolohome.org.
Palolo Chinese Home implements the following strict mitigation strategies:
- Only essential employees are reporting for work.
- PCH continues facility-wide screening of all staff and visitors upon arrival to its campus. This includes temperature checks, screening of COVID-19 symptoms, and brief contact tracing questions to determine any potential risk of exposure.
- PCH continues to restrict family visitations to minimize the risk of COVID-19 from entering the facility.
- We continue to monitor our residents for any signs or symptoms of any illness or changes in their health condition
- All employees have been required to wear face masks since March and face shields since August.
Palolo Chinese Home will continue to provide updates as they become available. We encourage family members to stay connected through video chat, calling, texting, or other social media formats, and we will be here to help. Please call (808) 748-4921 to schedule virtual communications with your loved one.
Sincerely,
Darlene H Nakayama, CEO
Palolo Chinese Home
For previous updates from Palolo Chinese Home regarding COVID-19, check here:
Update August 26, 2020
Update August 6, 2020
Update August 2, 2020
Update June 15, 2020
Update April 28, 2020
Update March 30, 2020
Update March 17, 2020
Update March 14, 2020