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
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
Chef Tony Pulsifer Nominated For Excellence in Service Award
We would like to congratulate Chef Tony Pulsifer of Emerald Court for being nominated for the Excellence in Service Award, Department Director by the California Assisted Living Association (CALA). Chef Tony has been with Emerald Court for 26 years, with members of his dedicated team being with the community for over 20 years. He continually solicits feedback from residents, family members, and staff on how well his dining program is… Read More
Emerald Court: Update From The Executive Director
Hello Everyone: As you know, Orange County (as well as the entire State of California) is experiencing a significant increase in Covid-19 cases. Public Health officials warn that positivity rates at 5% (and above) are concerning and represent a high prevalence of the virus in the general public. Currently, the positivity rate in California is at 8%. Because of this, we have instituted a Surveillance testing protocol to test 25%… Read More
Emerald Court: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Associates, Families, and Friends of Emerald Court; As you know, we continue with our State-mandated Covid-19 testing. This protocol includes testing all residents and all associates every two weeks. Recently we were advised that an Independent Living resident has tested positive for Covid-19. This resident remains out of the community and will remain isolated until they are clear. We will continue with all residents self-isolating in their apartments… Read More
Emerald Court: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Friends of Emerald Court: As you know, we have been doing COVID19 testing the past couple of weeks. As of today, we have another resident who tested positive for COVID19. This resident is in Independent Living, asymptomatic and is currently in quarantine. We also had two associates who tested positive. Both associates have been removed from the building and contact tracing has begun. Starting today, we… Read More
Emerald Court: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, Friends of Emerald Court; As you know, my commitment to you is that we will always communicate openly and as timely as possible when there are events or news to share. On July 5, I wrote to inform you that testing would take place on July 6th. All associates were tested, all residents in the Sapphire building were tested, and many Assisted Living residents were tested at… Read More
Emerald Court: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Friends of Emerald Court: We wanted to share some good news today. Our resident who had a positive Covid test, has recently tested and the result was negative. We are very happy to say that this resident seems to be doing well. Thanks to the care staff who have been working hard. This means, starting tomorrow, 7/6/20, residents in the Sapphire building will be able to… Read More
Emerald Court: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Friends of Emerald Court: We wanted to give you a quick update. As of the time of this memo, we have not had any additional positive Covid cases for either residents or associates. We have started the process of testing all the associates at Emerald Court, and we will also offer testing for all residents. We are working with the medical professionals to get these tests… Read More
Emerald Court: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, Friends, and Associates of Emerald Court; As a follow up to my letter to you on July 21st when I alerted you that a resident in the Sapphire building had tested positive for Covid-19, I am writing today to provide an update. Today we learned that a Resident Assistant who provided assistance to that resident has now tested positive for Covid-19. This associate will remain out of… Read More