Welp, the inevitable happened.

[madbaker]

I got an e-mail from my dad - the semi-assisted living place he's in has a resident with COVID. That person has been transferred to a hospital and everyone is locked in until they get tested. Who knows how long that will be (I'm sure they are trying to get tests quickly).

Comments

[vittoriosa]

oh no, i'm so sorry to hear this. i hope they're able to test quickly, and i hope your dad and all the other residents & employees stay healthy and safe!!

[madbaker]

Thanks. He's fine as far as everyone knows. They've been on isolation for a while now trying to prevent this, but now that it's happened they can't even leave their apartments. Which since my dad is still physically able and takes daily walks, is a bit of torture for him.

[tshuma]

Oh that must be terrible. I don't know where he is, but I know that down here assisted living facilities are on priority testing once there's been a known exposure.

[madbaker]

He's in Union City. I'm calling him today to check in.

[acanthusleaf]

I too hope that he and the other residents can get tested and be able to walk about again. My mom's SNF shut down immediately in March, and a few staff members have been exposed, but there have been no positive cases so far. I feel for the staff - they are taking every precaution and the whole facility gets tested very regularly.

[madbaker]

They have been taking lots of precautions. This was sadly inevitable, and hopefully what they are doing will prevent a massive spread in a vulnerable population.

[kareina]

Scary and frustrating. I hope that everyone there gets lucky and they managed to notice on time to keep it from spreading.