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.
The Fountains: Update From The Executive Director
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
COVID-19 and Vaccination Update
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
The Fountains: Update From The Executive Director
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
The Fountains: Update From The Executive Director
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
The Fountains: Update From The Executive Director
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
The Fountains of Melbourne Vaccine Clinic
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
The Fountains: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; We continue to have no residents that have tested positive for COVID-19 and currently have no associates or private caregivers that have tested positive. The Fountains chose CVS Pharmacy using the Pfizer vaccine for our clinic. We have received the dates for our vaccination clinic. Our community vaccination clinics will be as follows: January 13th February 3rd February 24th The Fountains… 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
The Fountains: Update From The Executive Director
Dear Residents, Families, Associates, and Friends of The Fountains; We currently have two associates in dining service that tested positive for COVID-19. We completed an investigation to confirm proper face mask usage and hand hygiene were utilized along with contact tracing for all involved. Thankfully our community is conducting twice weekly pooled saliva tests so we are able to slow, if not stop, the spread of COVID-19. We received the… Read More