Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, Utah, spoke with the teams at Sagewood at Daybreak and Cedarwood at Sandy about their COVID-19 pooled testing. Executive Directors Wade Vest and Jesse Buntjer talk about the unique approach each community is taking to keep their residents and associates safe and secure. Two Utah senior living communities are starting to reopen and allow more visitors and activities to happen, thanks to their coronavirus… Read More
Hi everyone, I have good news to share! The test results from our Assisted Living residents and team of servers returned yesterday and all were negative. Our last positive test result was early last week. I spoke with this associate who is home recovering. We’re looking forward to their return hopefully next week. We will be rolling out a pooled saliva test for all associates and residents this coming Tuesday,… Read More
Resident and families of Sagewood: The Department of Health and National Guard were here on Monday for testing for all residents and associates. Test results have been returned and there were an additional three residents who tested positive. There was one resident in each Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care. The two residents from Assisted Living and Memory Care have been transferred to our Covid area. The resident living… Read More
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
Sagewood residents and families, I wanted to send another update before the weekend. Today, we had two additional residents test positive for COVID. This is in addition to the four residents who tested positive earlier this week. In total, we have received six positive COVID test results. The four residents who tested positive earlier this week have been transferred to a designated COVID rehab facility. The two residents who we… Read More
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
Hi Everyone, For those of you who are new to Sagewood, we have been sending regular updates during COVID with updates pertaining to our operations as well as some details relative to the engagement and wellness of our residents during these challenging times. One of our associates went in for COVID testing on Tuesday because they were not feeling well. The results of the test came back this morning and… Read More
Hi Everyone, I wanted to send another update pertaining to Sagewood at Daybreak. One of our associates family members tested positive for coronavirus later last week. Our associate went in for testing immediately after they were notified of the positive test result. The test results of our associate came back positive today. The last time this associate worked in our community was last Wednesday evening (July 22nd) and is a… Read More
As we’ve shared throughout this journey, we are committed to being transparent in keeping you up to date with any information regarding Covid-19. As promised, I am writing to you today to inform you that we’ve been notified that an Independent Living resident has tested positive for Covid-19. These results were communicated to us this afternoon. This individual is asymptomatic and a Covid-19 test was administered through routine health screening…. Read More
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of Sagewood: We continue to monitor the ongoing Coronavirus situation and communicate often with residents, families and associates pertaining to protocols we are implementing to provide the safest environment for our residents and associates. We continue to prohibit any non-essential visitors from entering our community, and screening all “Essential” visitors (to include faith-leaders, family, close friends, and individuals providing direct assistance to residents) for: •… Read More