Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of The Cardinal, On Friday, we informed everyone that one of our pool groups in our pooled, saliva testing process returned a positive result. Everyone in that pool group, which consisted of 3rd party providers, was notified and individually tested last Friday. We have identified the 3rd party provider who is positive from that pool group and they are currently isolating at home. This private… Read More

Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of The Cardinal, Yesterday, North Carolina reported 4,296 new cases of COVID-19 and as of Wednesday of this week, our positivity rate was 8.3%. This percentage continues to rise and is heading in the wrong direction. Governor Cooper stated earlier this week that he is not ruling out new statewide restrictions if the data continues to trend in this direction. Last night, we learned that… Read More

Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of The Cardinal, I am sending this letter to inform you that a third-party personal service provider caring for the assisted living resident who recently tested positive and a healthcare associate of The Cardinal tested positive for COVID-19 as a result of our screening efforts on Saturday. Both of these individuals are currently isolating at home and are asymptomatic. Aligned with CDC protocols we are… Read More

Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of The Cardinal, I am sending this letter to inform you that as of late yesterday evening, we learned that a third-party, private duty caregiver providing services to residents in Independent Living tested positive for COVID-19. This personal service provider was last in the community on Sunday, November 1st. This caregiver wore a mask at all times and followed our COVID-19 protocols. Aligned with CDC… Read More

Dear Cardinal Residents and Family Members, Yesterday, North Carolina reported the highest, single-day number of new cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began with a total of 2,885 new cases. Our state continues to see a steady rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases, which is discouraging, and currently 1,181 people across the state are hospitalized. Reports from this week also indicate that North Carolina is experiencing trends of… Read More

Dear Cardinal Residents and Family Members, Yesterday, North Carolina reported the highest, single-day number of new cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began back in March with a total of 2,532 new cases. Our state has seen a steady rise in the number of cases since Mid-September. Over the past few weeks, the rolling 7-day average of new cases has trended upward from approximately 1,200 cases per day to more… Read More

Dear Cardinal Residents and Family Members, Earlier this week, the state Department of Health and Human Services launched a free app that alerts people when they may have been exposed to COVID-19. The app is called SlowCOVIDNC and uses Google and Apple’s Exposure Notification System (ENS) to alert users if they have come into close contact with someone who tests positive. This app is anonymous and does not collect, store,… Read More

Dear Cardinal Residents and Family Members, The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,532 new COVID-19 cases today which was up slightly from the previous day. As of Wednesday this week, the percent of COVID-19 cases that were reported positive was 5.3%. This percentage is lower than last week and is trending in the right direction. Ideally, health officials would like to see this number below 5%…. Read More