At Kisco Senior Living, our top priority is and will always be the health and well-being of residents and associates. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Kisco has gone above and beyond to implement protocols that exceed what is required to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and maximize containment. We have conducted more than 120,000 tests using pooled saliva PCR testing on a twice weekly basis across all our communities,… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Interim Executive Director
Our test results from Monday February 1st testing have come back NEGATIVE! We enjoyed our visit with Leandra Negrete, Operations Team Leader from the home office this week and she had great feedback to share with us from her time here. It is always refreshing to have a fresh set of eyes and ears to see and hear opportunities that can enhance our community. I had the pleasure of meeting… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Interim Executive Director
Vaccine Clinic Monday, January 25, 2021 The long-anticipated day is upon us, our Vaccine Clinic is in a few short days! Maximum participation across the community is vital! We are all looking forward to getting back to a much more normal way of life and this is our opportunity to do our part. As a member of the First Colonial Inn community, we all have a collective responsibility to support… Read More
Kisco Covid-19 Vaccine Statement
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
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
We are happy to announce that all testing results from the Monday, 12/21 PCR Swab COVID-19 Test came back negative! We currently have one Independent Living resident who remains in isolation due to being diagnosed COVID-positive during a previous round of testing. As shared in our last update, this resident is asymptomatic and feeling okay. Also, we do not believe that there was any direct exposure via this resident to… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
I wanted to update everyone that we are awaiting the results of the PCR Swab tests of the 43 Independent Living residents who were in the Pooled Testing Group (Yellow) that recently tested positive. In the meantime, these residents will remain in quarantine in their apartments. The results of the PCR testing will provide us with the details as to which resident(s) is currently COVID-positive. While labs around the country… Read More
First Colonial Inn Holiday Cookie Pickup Drive-Thru
Thursday, December 17 | 4:30PM – 6:30PM Let’s end 2020 on a sweet note! Santa’s helpers have been busy whipping up some sweet treats just for you! To usher in the holidays, we invite you and your family to stop by First Colonial Inn for a special drive-thru event on December 17th between 4:30pm and 6:30pm for a chance to see Santa and pick up some scrumptious holiday cookies and… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear First Colonial Inn Associates, Residents, and Families, I am writing as a follow up to our most recent COVID testing that was conducted on Wednesday, 12/9. As shared previously we made the decision to conduct this community wide PCR swab testing due to learning on Tuesday that we had one associate and one resident receive positive test results. We received the results of the 12/9 testing this evening and… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, I am happy to share that the results from our 9th round of COVID-19 Pooled Testing came back negative! In this round we collected saliva samples from a total of 228 people including residents, associates, essential visitors and employees of Silver Strands Salon and Genesis Rehab. This week we were limited to testing just once based on the holiday and FedEx… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, The results from our 8th round of COVID-19 Pooled Testing came back negative! We thank everyone for their continued participation in this testing program. As we continue to receive negative results this allows us to keep the shelter in place restrictions lifted for any resident who leaves the community, whether on their own or in our transportation, as long as they… Read More