Over the past nine months, close to 300,000 Americans have lost their lives due to Covid-19. Less than 1% of the US population is over 80 years of age, yet this segment represents over 40% of those who have been killed by this deadly disease. At Kisco our top priority from the beginning of the pandemic has been to keep residents and associates as safe as possible, and we are… Read More
Drake Terrace: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Associates, and Family Members of Drake Terrace: As part of my daily community update, I wanted to share that we have received all pending results from Monday’s round of testing and all the results were negative. At this time, we are waiting for all the test results from the round of testing done yesterday. Due to the surge in testing all throughout the country we expect the results… Read More
Drake Terrace: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Associates, and Family Members of Drake Terrace: Early this morning Marin Public Health informed us of their change to the testing plan. While yesterday I announced that today we would be testing everyone in assisted living, memory care and all the associates. Today they directed us to only test our associates. The testing was completed, and a notification was delivered to all resident apartments. MPH will be back… Read More
Drake Terrace: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Associates, and Family Members of Drake Terrace: I would like to update you on our current COVID-19 status. We completed a round of covid tests last Friday. Late last night we received some test results and more have started trickling in. As of this letter we have 4 additional positive results. 2 of the cases are care associates, both are symptomatic and are off the schedule to recover… Read More
Drake Terrace: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Associates, and Family Members of Drake Terrace: I would like to update you on the status of last week’s COVID-19 testing. As of today, we continue to be COVID-19 free. As a reminder we continue to test weekly via Saliva “Pool” testing. This less invasive and more frequent test allows us to quickly identify if there is Covid-19 in our community. Associates and residents who leave the community… Read More
Drake Terrace: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Associates, and Family Members of Drake Terrace: I would like to update you on the status of last week’s COVID-19 testing. As of today, we continue to not have any residents or associates test positive. As a reminder we have Kaiser coming on Tuesday October 27, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. to provide flu shots to residents and associates who are Kaiser members. I also wanted… Read More
Kisco Senior Living Implements Unique COVID-19 Testing Strategy
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Kisco Senior Living has kept the safety of its residents and associates its top priority. Now the senior living company is taking it one step further with an innovative approach to testing, similar to the method taken by professional sports teams. Using pooled saliva PCR testing, Kisco Senior Living is aiming to create a “safety bubble,” giving the company the confidence to open up operationally. The… Read More
Drake Terrace: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Associates, and Family Members of Drake Terrace: From the beginning of the pandemic we hoped for a sprint but prepared for a marathon at Drake Terrace. While some of our policies may have seemed restrictive, they have been critical in managing safely in this new landscape. The health, safety and happiness of our associates and residents alike have continued to be top of mind. Behind the scenes over… Read More
Drake Terrace: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Associates, and Family Members of Drake Terrace: I would like to update you on the status of last week’s COVID-19 testing. We completed testing on Saturday 9/12/2020 and unfortunately, we had two positive cases from our associates. The first case was identified prior to all the results coming in when an associate from the Assisted Living department reported being exposed outside of work to someone who tested positive… Read More
Why Consider a Senior Living Community?
If there was a better understanding of the wide range of senior living options that we offer, our associates’ exceptional level of care for the residents, our thoughtfully designed programs and extraordinary residences, the decision to consider a senior living community as a place of dwelling would be much easier. To provide you with greater insight as you consider living options for yourself or a loved one, we have compiled… Read More