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Modified: 5/11/2021 9:45:40 PM
NEWPORT, N.H. The Woodlawn Care Center has moved to outbreak status, putting visitation on hold, after two residents tested positive for COVID-19, according to a social media post.
Both residents, one in the Main House and the other in the Manor House of the Newport nursing home, are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are not showing any symptoms, Tuesday’s Facebook post said. No vaccine is 100% effective, but there is some evidence that vaccination may make the illness less severe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Though social visitation is on hold, designated essential support visitors may continue to come into the facility in compliance with normal screening protocols, Tuesday’s post said.
Community news briefs: Senior Solutions selects new executive director
Modified: 4/3/2021 2:52:40 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. Senior Solutions, the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont, has selected Mark Boutwell to be its next executive director.
Boutwell, who has been the director of social services at the Springfield, Vt.-based nonprofit organization for around seven years, will begin his new role on Monday, according to a news release.
He replaces Carol Stamatakis, who retired after leading the organization for five years.
“Mark Boutwell is a compassionate and skilled leader who supports the dignity of all people,” Senior Solutions Board of Directors President Barbara Woods said in a news release. “His familiarity with Senior Solutions and his collaboration with regional and state leaders across Vermont will serve us well.”
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Credit New Hampshire Veterans Home
COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at New Hampshire s long-term care facilities and are beginning to roll out, after some concern about minimal communication and scheduling issues.
Long-term care facilities are getting their vaccines through a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens. Nursing homes in New Hampshire have been particularly hard hit, with 79 percent of the state s deaths occurring at long term care facilities, the highest rate in the country.
The New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, an active outbreak location which has recently seen declining active cases and 36 total deaths, said it would start inoculating people Wednesday.