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Since last week, about 30 residents and staff between Heritage Green and Heritage Village have tested positive for COVID-19.
About 30 residents and staff at two Heritage nursing facilities in Chautauqua County have recently tested positive for COVID-19.
One resident and two to three employees between Heritage Green in Greenhurst and Heritage Village in Gerry were found to have the virus following routine testing. That prompted the deployment of rapid testing starting on Friday, netting about two dozen additional cases, said Lisa Haglund, Heritage president and CEO.
Eighty percent of the confirmed cases are among staff, with 20% among residents at the two locations. Haglund said about 40% of those recently testing positive for the coronavirus have been showing symptoms; two residents are considered to be “high risk” for spread, meaning they are showing multiple symptoms with Heritage working in collaboration with the local medical director
etichy@post-journal.com
Since last week, about 30 residents and staff between Heritage Green and Heritage Village have tested positive for COVID-19.
P-J file photo
About 30 residents and staff at two Heritage nursing facilities in Chautauqua County have recently tested positive for COVID-19.
One resident and two to three employees between Heritage Green in Greenhurst and Heritage Village in Gerry were found to have the virus following routine testing. That prompted the deployment of rapid testing starting on Friday, netting about two dozen additional cases, said Lisa Haglund, Heritage president and CEO.
Eighty percent of the confirmed cases are among staff, with 20% among residents at the two locations. Haglund said about 40% of those recently testing positive for the coronavirus have been showing symptoms; two residents are considered to be “high risk” for spread, meaning they are showing multiple symptoms with Heritage working in collaboration with the local medical dire
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Christmas came early for Sunset Palliative Care Inc. as Aldene Moroz, coordinator, was very excited to receive a $25,378.04 donation from the Estate of Reg Tomalin.
“She was more than grateful for this generous and unexpected gift,” said Moroz. “Reg was very fond of the organization as it was involved with his late wife Donna, and late daughter Bev Tomalin Owens.”
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Reg sponsored the first palliative room at the Portage & District General Hospital medical ward in 2015 funding the renovations and furnishings. He always cared and helped in this community where he lived, worked, raised his family and now his legacy will remain. The gift will help to initiate the expansion of the Memory Garden at Island Park.
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Area nursing homes in Chautauqua and western Cattaraugus counties have confirmed 11 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic through the end of November, federal data shows.
A study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows that 377,510 nursing home residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through Nov. 29. Area nursing homes in Jamestown, Greenhurst, Gerry, Westfield, Gowanda and Dunkirk were listed.
Since March, four residents at Absolut Care of Westfield have tested positive for COVID-19, while Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has had three residents test positive. Two residents at Lutheran Social Services and one resident at Heritage Park in Jamestown have received positive test results. One resident at Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has also tested positive.
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