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St. Luke Lutheran Community – North Canton Response to COVID-19
At St. Luke Lutheran Community, the health and safety, as well as the physical, social, and spiritual well-being of our residents is of utmost importance and priority. The residents we serve are cared about deeply, and we take our responsibility of providing care for them seriously. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our level of care and sanitization have been elevated as we work even harder than before to protect our residents and staff.
Following strategic guidelines from the Stark County Health Department and Ohio Department of Health, we are working diligently to limit and prevent the possible transmission of coronavirus.
Up-to-date, preliminary positive case numbers for our facility can be found at coronavirus.ohio.org.
The following rules and procedures have been implemented across our North Canton assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in an effort to diminish the spread of the virus:
- Public health officials are notified as required, and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control, Ohio Department of Health, and Stark County Health Department are implemented and followed
- Positive residents are relocated to an isolation unit and their physicians and responsible parties are notified
- Resident emergency contacts and staff are notified of any positive cases through phone, text, and email notifications
- Only authorized staff members have access to the COVID isolation units and wear full PPE (personal protective equipment) while providing care
Air Scrubbers have been installed in our COVID isolation units
- All staff members and vendors must wear an N95 face mask and a face shield while in the building
- We practice social distancing and encourage it among our residents through enhanced in-room activities. Staff members practice social distancing in common areas like the employee break room by sitting at individual, separated tables. Both staff and residents perform proper hand hygiene procedures
- All staff members and vendors are screen for signs and symptoms upon entering and exiting the facility
- Visitor access to the building has been temporarily suspended until further notice
- Testing for staff and residents has been increased to every 3-7 days
- Positive staff members are removed from the scheduled, instructed to follow up with a physician, and cannot return to work until cleared by their local health department
- All staff have been educated on the proper use of PPE and proper hand hygiene procedures
- An additional infection control nurse educator has been added to our team to ensure heightened infection control measures are followed
- Effected living areas, as well as common “high-touch” areas throughout the facility, are sprayed using an electrostatic disinfectant sprayer
- Wavelength UV portable sanitation units have been purchased to further aid in disinfection processes
Unfortunately, despite our efforts, like so many other nursing care communities who have experienced similar challenges, we can confirm that some of our residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and that some of those residents have passed. We are extremely saddened that the pandemic has touched our facility in this way, and we extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of our residents.
Your continued prayers and patience is greatly appreciated as we work to protect our residents and staff while limiting and preventing additional transmission. The need for faith-based care doesn’t stop during a time of crisis, and neither will we.
COVID-19 Update for January 23, 2021
Hello, this is St. Luke Lutheran Community – North Canton with a COVID-19 update for January 23, 2021.
A staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. They have been removed from the schedule and will not be will be permitted to return to work until they have completed the guidelines set forth by their local health department.
We have no new positive cases of COVID-19 among residents. Residents continue to be monitored for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. Staff continue to wear proper PPE and follow social distancing and hand hygiene guidelines.
Residents and staff that have previously tested negative will be tested again Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
Skilled nursing residents and staff received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week. Assisted Living residents will receive their second dose on January 27.
We are continuing to work closely in collaboration with the Stark County Health Department and following their strategic guidelines to reduce the risk of transmission based infection.
Visitation restrictions are still in place at this time. To pre-schedule a video chat or phone call with your loved one, please contact the facility or visit our website.
For vaccination information and a list of all precautions that have been implemented to reduce the risk of transmission based infection, please see our website at www.stllc.org or call and speak with our Infection Control Nurse Katlyn at 330-704-5161.
For any questions or concerns, please contact Kathleen Langer-Champlin at 330-966-5604.
COVID-19 Update for January 22, 2021
Hello, this is St. Luke Lutheran Community – North Canton with a COVID-19 update for January 22, 2021.
A staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. They have been removed from the schedule and will not be will be permitted to return to work until they have completed the guidelines set forth by their local health department.
We have no new positive cases of COVID-19 among residents. Residents continue to be monitored for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. Staff continue to wear proper PPE and follow social distancing and hand hygiene guidelines.
Residents and staff that have previously tested negative will be tested again Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
Skilled nursing residents and staff received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week. Assisted Living residents will receive their second dose on January 27.
We are continuing to work closely in collaboration with the Stark County Health Department and following their strategic guidelines to reduce the risk of transmission based infection.
Visitation restrictions are still in place at this time. To pre-schedule a video chat or phone call with your loved one, please contact the facility or visit our website.
For vaccination information and a list of all precautions that have been implemented to reduce the risk of transmission based infection, please see our website at www.stllc.org or call and speak with our Infection Control Nurse Katlyn at 330-704-5161.
For any questions or concerns, please contact Kathleen Langer-Champlin at 330-966-5604.
COVID-19 Update for January 15, 2021
St. Luke Lutheran Community – North Canton COVID-19 update for January 15, 2021.
A staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. They have been removed from the schedule and will not be will be permitted to return to work until they have completed the guidelines set forth by their local health department.
We have no new cases of COVID-19 among residents. Residents continue to be monitored for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
Residents and staff that have previously tested negative will be tested again Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
Skilled nursing residents and staff received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week. Assisted Living residents will receive their second dose later this month.
We are continuing to work closely in collaboration with the Stark County Health Department and following their strategic guidelines to reduce the risk of transmission based infection.
Visitation restrictions are still in place at this time. To pre-schedule a video chat or phone call with your loved one, please contact the facility or visit our website.
For vaccination information and a list of all precautions that have been implemented to reduce the risk of transmission based infection, please see our website at www.stllc.org or call and speak with our Infection Control Nurse Katlyn at 330-704-5161.
For any questions or concerns, please contact Kathleen Langer-Champlin at 330-966-5604.
COVID-19 Update for January 11, 2021
St. Luke Lutheran Community – North Canton COVID-19 update for January 11, 2021.
A non-direct care staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. They have been removed from the schedule and will not be will be permitted to return to work until they have completed the guidelines set forth by their local health department.
We have no new cases of COVID-19 among residents. Residents continue to be monitored for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
Residents and staff that have previously tested negative will be tested again tomorrow Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
Assisted living residents received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week. Skilled nursing residents and staff will receive their second dose tomorrow Tuesday, January 12.
We are continuing to work closely in collaboration with the Stark County Health Department and following their strategic guidelines to reduce the risk of transmission based infection.
Visitation restrictions are still in place at this time. To pre-schedule a video chat or phone call with your loved one, please contact the facility or visit our website.
For vaccination information and a list of all precautions that have been implemented to reduce the risk of transmission based infection, please see our website at www.stllc.org or call and speak with our Infection Control Nurse Katlyn at 330-704-5161.
For any questions or concerns, please contact Kathleen Langer-Champlin at 330-966-5604.
COVID-19 Update for January 8, 2021
St. Luke Lutheran Community – North Canton COVID-19 update for January 8, 2021.
Several staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. They have been removed from the schedule and will not be will be permitted to return to work until they have completed the guidelines set forth by their local health department.
We have no new cases of COVID-19 among residents. Residents continue to be monitored for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
Residents and staff that have previously tested negative will be tested again Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
Assisted living residents received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week. Skilled nursing residents and staff will receive their second dose on Tuesday, January 12.
We are continuing to work closely in collaboration with the Stark County Health Department and following their strategic guidelines to reduce the risk of transmission based infection.
Visitation restrictions are still in place at this time. To pre-schedule a video chat or phone call with your loved one, please contact the facility or visit our website.
For vaccination information and a list of all precautions that have been implemented to reduce the risk of transmission based infection, please see our website at www.stllc.org or call and speak with our Infection Control Nurse Katlyn at 330-704-5161.
For any questions or concerns, please contact Kathleen Langer-Champlin at 330-966-5604.
COVID-19 Notification for January 4, 2021
St. Luke Lutheran Community- Portage Lakes COVID-19 notification for January 4, 2021.
The facility was notified today that one of our employees has tested positive for COVID-19. This employee has been removed from the schedule and prior to their return to work, they will have been released by their local health department.
We continue to follow the strategic guidelines set forth by the Summit County Health Department to reduce the risk of this transmission based infection.
The staff and residents will be tested again on January 5, 2021.
Outdoor/indoor visitation remains on hold at this time. For specific precautions that have been implemented to reduce the risk of transmission based infection, please see our website at www.stllc.org for more information or call and ask to speak with our infection control nurse Katlyn at 330-704-5161.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Angela Knowles 330-704-3811.
COVID-19 Notification for January 2, 2021
St. Luke Lutheran Community- Minerva COVID-19 update for January 2, 2021.
We were notified that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. They have been removed from the schedule and will not be permitted to return to work until cleared by their local health department.
The residents that were tested on December 29 tested negative for COVID-19.
The staff and residents that have previously tested negative will be re-tested Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
We have started retesting those individuals that tested positive 12 weeks ago.
We are working in collaboration with the Stark County Health Department and following their strategic guidelines to reduce the risk of transmission based infection.
Visitation remains on hold at this time. We are offering video chats and window visits.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Nicole Cooper, at 330-522-4283.
