January 21

COVID-19 Update | January 22, 2022

January 22, 2022 AMENDMENT to 1/21 update:

Urgent Progression in COVID Precautions

As of the time of this written communication, we have 12 positive employees

As of the time of this written communication, we have 7 positive clients

COVID Precautions have been elevated to include the following:

Clients are currently quarantined to their rooms

Employees are now required to wear N95 mask w/surgical mask covering and face shields as all times

Client care in COVID rooms require strict adherence to full PPE attire

Therapy treatment will occur in rooms with proper PPE attire on

Visitors are allowed, with provided education on the current policies in place for the safety of their loved ones and the other clients

Visitors are to screen, test, and wear...

January 18

COVID-19 Update | January 14, 2022

Special Tree continues to experience a high level of COVID-19 positivity among staff at the NeuroCare Campus as the Omicron variant surges in Michigan. As of today, there are 9 staff with confirmed positive PCR results. Currently we have 0 clients currently positive for COVID-19.

Visitation at the NeuroCare Campus remains open, as state and federal guidelines do not allow skilled nursing facilities like Special Tree to restrict or limit visitation during a COVID-19 outbreak. However, for the health and safety of our staff and clients we ask that visitors consider limiting visits during this outbreak period. The following additional safety precautions are now in place:

Clients in-room quarantines have been lifted for NCC North and South effective 1/14/22.

PCR tests for clients will continue weekly.

Clients will resume therapy in...

January 4

COVID-19 Update | January 4, 2022

Special Tree continues to experience a high level of COVID-19 positivity among staff and clients at the NeuroCare Campus as the Omicron variant surges in Michigan. As of today, there are 21 staff with confirmed positive PCR results and 19 staff with pending PCR test results following a positive rapid test. Currently we have six clients who have tested positive for COVID-19. In response to the spike in COVID-19 cases at NCC, the COVID-19 Watch Team is adding additional safety precautions to control the current outbreak.

At Special Tree, we are always on guard.

The general strategies the CDC recommends to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in care facilities like Special Tree are the same strategies we have always had in place and continue to use every day to detect and prevent the spread of respiratory viruses like influenza. Some of the ways we do this include:

Using best practices for monitoring infection control
Training staff on universal precautions and contagious illness prevention
Providing flu shots
Tracking client and staff illness
Enforcing illness related return to work guidelines for staff
Encouraging hand hygiene and cough etiquette
Asking visitors to stay away if they have symptoms or illness
Conducting emergency preparedness drills
Keeping our facilities clean and sanitized
and more

Here’s what we’re doing about COVID-19:

The true impact of a COVID-19 outbreak in a U.S. community cannot be predicted. However, we have been taking steps to protect our clients and staff in as many ways as we possibly can. At Special Tree we:

Have a Watch Team carefully monitoring COVID-19 who are making decisions daily to protect our clients and staff
Are following the recommendations from the CDC, WHO, and local authorities
Ramped up our screening protocols for clients and team members, with a higher alert to respiratory symptoms
Consult frequently with our Respiratory Team, on-site 24/7 at the NeuroCare Campus, for their professional expertise relating to clients who may exhibit respiratory concerns or COVID-19 related symptoms
Have examined our current policies and procedures around infection control to ensure we are properly prepared should an outbreak occur
Have carefully reviewed our emergency preparedness and outbreak response plans
Continue to enforce standard precautions and prevention techniques we already have in place to prevent the spread of illness and disease

What you can do:

Frequent hand hygiene with hand sanitizer or soap and water, washing for at least 20 seconds.
Keep work surfaces, linens, dishes, eating utensils and shared equipment clean and disinfected daily.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, or use your shoulder if you do not have a tissue.
Follow the guidelines to stay at home and reduce your interactions in the community as much as possible.
Refrain from visiting Special Tree locations while we have visitor restrictions in place.
Get information from reliable sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), the Michigan Department of Health and governing bodies in your city of residence.

COVID-19 at Special Tree: Facilities Data

Data shared includes the best information available as of the date shown about currently admitted patients or clients who have tested positive for COVID-19 (who may or may not display symptoms), currently admitted clients who are presumed positive after displaying symptoms who are under watch/awaiting test results, and the total number of clients who have tested positive since Special Tree began compiling COVID-19 data on March 4, 2020. These charts provide a system-wide overview. Click here for facility specific data.

STAFF DATA: As of Sunday, November 1, 2020, there is 1 employee currently under symptom watch at the NeuroCare Campus, presumed positive. There are no residential employees under symptom watch. Since 3/4/20 there have been 32 total staff members test positive for COVID-19. Fifteen at the NeuroCare Campus and 16 in residential locations.

Total number of clients with a positive COVID-19 test result.
Total number of clients currently admitted with a positive COVID-19 test result.
Data compiled since March 4, 2020

SEE FACILITY SPECIFIC DATA

Helpful links for COVID-19 Information
State of Michigan Executive Orders CDC Website Michiagn Department of Health
Tweets by CDCgov	STOP THE SPREAD OF GERMS SHARE FACTS ABOUT COVID-19

At Special Tree, we are always on guard.

Here’s what we’re doing about COVID-19:

What you can do:

COVID-19 at Special Tree: Facilities Data

Helpful links for COVID-19 Information