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The Bulletin emailed more than a dozen local nursing homes, assisted living facilities, senior living centers and long- and short-term care facilities to ask them for information about the precautions and protocols they have in place to deal with COVID-19. Here are the responses we received.
This protocol is also being followed at Casa Bella, which Ayers co-owns.
“These procedures are designed to minimize the risk of exposure,” Fahoum said. “Until recently, given limited testing availability, testing has only been available to individuals displaying symptoms. At this time, we have partnered with local health authorities to begin to test all of our team members. Our company has also partnered with a private lab to obtain testing kits for any residents and team members not able to be tested through the local authorities. We are in the process of testing now and, to date, have received all negative test results.
“We will continue to keep the safety of our residents and team members our absolute priority. We are in frequent communication with our residents, their families and our team members to provide them with clear information and updates as we have them. We are heartened by the tremendous spirit we’ve seen displayed by our residents, team members, and our residents’ families, as we’ve all responded to this unprecedented situation.”
Desert Peaks is part of Compass Senior Living Communities, based in Eugene, Oregon.
NMDOH is tracking positive COVID-19 cases in residents and/or staff at 25 congregate living and acute care facilities around the state. One of those facilities is in Las Cruces. On Tuesday morning, May 5, NMDOH Public Information Officer David Morgan said that facility had one staff member “in their 20s who tested positive. That person has gone on to test negative in retesting and has since been cleared as recovered,” Morgan said.