Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, I am happy to share that we continue to remain COVID-free as the results of our 6th round of COVID-19 Pooled Testing came back negative! In this round, conducted this past Thursday, we collected saliva samples from three groups, a total of 226 people. One resident group was comprised of residents who have left the community within the last 2 weeks… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, First and foremost, I want to say thank you to all who are Veterans and to the spouses and family members who supported their loved ones who served our country. This afternoon we will be honoring those veterans and/or their spouses who have joined the FCI community since last year’s Veterans’ Day Pinning Ceremony. We will be videotaping the ceremony so… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, I have wonderful news to share again in that the results of our 3rd round of COVID-19 Pooled Testing came back negative! In this round we collected saliva samples from two groups on Monday, a total of 154 people. One group was comprised of residents who have left the community within the last 2 weeks while the second group was comprised… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, I have great news to share again in that the results of our 2nd round of COVID-19 Pooled Testing came back negative! In this round we collected saliva samples from three groups on Thursday, a total of 128 people. One resident group was comprised of residents who have left the community within the last 2 weeks while the other was comprised… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, As shared last week, we have established an ongoing Covid-19 testing program that we believe is the most innovative in the country. We’ve had several questions come our way from residents and families this week, so I wanted to focus this week’s letter on this important topic again. Collaborating with our lab partners, we have developed an approach that is designed… Read More
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, I am pleased to share that the FCI associates and employees of Silver Strands Salon and Genesis Rehab who were tested in last week’s COVID-19 surveillance testing received negative results. Thus far we have randomly tested 80 people with all negative results. Our next testing will be held next week on Wednesday, 10/21. From there we will transition to our community-wide… 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 we have remained COVID-free for another week at First Colonial Inn. We greatly appreciate our residents’ and associates’ efforts in maintaining the safety protocols and practices as it attributes to the fact that our residents have remained COVID-free and we have had limited cases among our associates. We will complete one more round of our… 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
First Colonial Inn: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of First Colonial Inn, I am pleased to share that the FCI associates and employees of Silver Strands Salon and Genesis Rehab who were tested in last week’s COVID-19 surveillance testing received negative results. Thus far we have randomly tested 40 people with all negative results. Our next testing will be held next week on Wednesday, 9/23. This testing allows us to keep a pulse… 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