Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of Byron Park,
This letter is to update you on the status of our community. One of our independent living resident pools has come back positive from yesterday’s (January 13th, 2021) testing date. Individual testing of these 40 residents is in progress and will be overnighted to our lab partner today. We should expect results to filter through in the next 48 hours. These 40 residents are mandated to quarantine until notified of their negative test result by our team. These residents will have in room opportunities for dining and wellness and reservations for our visitation station is currently suspended for this group. All standard dining, wellness and visitation operations remain open for those not in this group.
As of today, our community has achieved a 91% acceptance rate of vaccination for COVID19 from our initial clinic on January 6th, 2021. Our second clinic will be hosted on Wednesday January 27th, 2021. Those that had been ineligible due to recent vaccinations i.e. shingles or flu shots or who have changed their mind are able to receive their 1st dose of the vaccine on January 27th, 2021.
As a reminder, we are strongly discouraging non-essential outings and gatherings of households as this is in alignment with our current regional and state stay home order that went into effect on Sunday December 6th, 2020. The positivity rate in Contra Costa County is 10.6% over the last 7 days.
We know that early detection through our testing programs, vaccination along with physical distancing, proper mask use, hand hygiene, and ongoing health monitoring, we can provide an excellent line of defense in the fight against Covid-19. If you have questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out. I have noted my cell phone number below. We thank you for your trust and partnership.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Pastora
Executive Director