Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; The Fountains continues to COVID-19 test all residents and associates weekly. We currently have no cases of the virus in the community. We are fully prepared for whatever Mother Nature decides to send our way. We have a generator that provides full power to the entire community, including every resident apartment and our common area spaces. Its nice for our residents,… Read More
Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; The Fountains continues to COVID-19 test all residents and associates weekly. We currently have no cases of the virus in the community. I will update this letter if that changes. We are planning our annual July celebration with music and fireworks on July 10th. This is our 3rd year that we have held this successful event and we are looking forward… Read More
Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; The Fountains currently has no associates, residents or private care staff that have tested positive for COVID-19. The community continues to complete weekly COVID-19 testing for all residents, associates, and private care to identify a case quickly and reduce the spread of the virus. The community has completed all three vaccination clinics for our resident and associate that were interested in… Read More
President and CEO, Andy Kohlberg, shares an updated message on PCR testing, vaccinations, and Kisco Confidence as we approach one year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; The Fountains currently has no residents, associates or private care staff with COVID-19. The community completed the 3rd vaccination clinic on February 24th. We are hopeful to reschedule another round of vaccinations as more people receive it throughout the state of Florida. We are COVID-19 testing all residents, associates and private caregivers twice weekly. This rigorous testing schedule will help us… Read More
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
Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; Previously I reported after 10 months of having no residents test positive for COVID-19 we had eight all at once. Thankfully, after some investigative work, there was a lab malfunction and that number has come down to five, three being false positives. We currently have two associate in our dining service department that have tested positive. We are in contact with… Read More
Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; After 10 months of having no residents test positive for COVID-19, we currently have eight. These residents are being cared for both inside and outside the community. The community is on a 14 day shut down to protect our residents and associates. We are following CDC guidelines, continue to monitor the health of all residents and associates daily and are in… Read More
Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; After 10 months of having no residents test positive for COVID-19, we currently have three. These residents are being cared for outside the community. We look forward to our residents returning healthy and ready to get back to their active lifestyle in our amazing community. We currently have one associate in Assisted Living and one associate in Housekeeping that have tested… Read More
On Wednesday, January 13, The Fountains of Melbourne, a Kisco Senior Living Community, offered residents and associates the COVID-19 vaccine. The Fountains has been preparing for the vaccine for weeks working with its pharmacy partner, CVS, and the CDC. While the vaccine is optional, many residents were anxious to receive it and happy to share their experience with the media. You can learn more about the vaccine clinic by visiting… Read More