Latest Updates
1/14/21
Our second COVID-19 Vaccine clinic for the Doak Walker skilled nursing neighborhood will be Tuesday, January 19th and for the Grove, Harbor and Veranda neighborhoods the second clinic will be Monday, January 25th.
Second Doak Walker Vaccine Clinic Date
Tuesday, January 19th
8-11am & 1-3pm
Walgreens
Second Assisted Living Vaccine Clinic Date
Monday, January 25th
starts at 8:30am
Walgreens
This may your last chance to get the vaccine at the community. We cannot guarantee first-round doses will be available after these next clinics. This clinic will provide second and first-round doses.
We encourage everyone in our community to get the vaccine. We must reach a “herd immunity” both within our senior living community and in the broader community, we are located for life to eventually return to normal.
Right now, in the Doak, 100% of medically eligible residents received the first dose and 53% of medically eligible team members received the first dose. In our other three neighborhoods, those numbers are 100% of medically eligible residents and 65% of team members. Some people are not eligible due to health conditions or pregnancy, however, our goal is to reach at least a 95% vaccination rate with our next clinic.
- The vaccine will begin to provide you protection about two weeks after your second vaccination.
- If you are vaccinated, you are being a good neighbor and protecting others by getting the vaccine.
- The more quickly we all are vaccinated, the faster we can begin to loosen restrictions and connect in person with each other again.
- Until we reach a high percentage vaccination rate, we will all still need to continue wearing masks, socially distancing, and washing our hands.
Safety is a top priority for not only our community but also for all of the scientists and health experts working on the vaccination effort. Like any vaccine, there may be minor side effects such as soreness, achiness, and potentially low-grade fever. A small number of people experience more series side effects, but the percentages are low, and typically related to a history of anaphylactic allergic reactions. We have a lot of useful information on our website, CaseysPond.org, click on the COVID Updates tab, and then Latest Vaccine Information. In addition to reputable resources, we have the Walgreens consent form on the site that you can download, fill out and email to Rose George, rgeorge@caseyspond.org.
Now is the time to fully educate yourself about the vaccine. We want everyone who lives and works in our community to be vaccinated for the future safety of our community.
Update 1/11/21
From our continual twice a week testing for residents and team members, we’ve learned that an asymptomatic team member working in the Doak Walker neighborhood has tested positive for the virus and is isolating at home.
We are preparing for our second Walgreens vaccine clinic, currently scheduled for January 28th. We will have more information later this week. However, for anyone who did not receive their vaccine at the first clinic, the second clinic is your only chance to get the vaccine through Casey’s Pond. The third clinic date will only be for second dose administration.
We continue to monitor residents and team members for virus signs and symptoms, including taking temperatures daily. Twice a week, testing will continue for at least the near future. We are following virus protocols and continue with stringent anti-virus cleanings.
Thank you for your patience and commitment to eradicating this virus from Casey’s Pond and our greater community.
Status Update for January 7th
We remain vigilant in our commitment to quickly identify and isolate the COVID-19 virus in our community. Today we learned that a resident in our Doak Walker neighborhood tested positive for COVID-19. This was from a PCR test conducted on January 5th. The resident is experiencing mild symptoms and is being supported with full clinical isolation protocols at the community. The resident did receive the first round COVID-19 vaccine dose at our clinic on December 28th.
We are conducting twice a week testing for residents and team members. We continue to monitor residents and team members for virus signs and symptoms including taking temperatures daily. We are following virus protocols and continue with stringent anti-virus cleanings.
Our second Walgreens vaccine clinic is now scheduled for January 28th. We will have more information as we near that date.
Thank you for your patience and commitment to eradicating this virus from Casey’s Pond and our greater community.
1/4/21
Status Update for January 4th
Happy New Year! We continue our commitment to battle COVID-19 and to timely and transparent communication for our Casey’s Pond family. From PCR testing conducted on December 31st we’ve learned of a positive, asymptomatic team member who works in the Doak Walker neighborhood who is now isolating at home.
We will continue with twice a week testing for residents and team members. We remain vigilant with everyone wearing masks and following virus protocols. We will continue to monitor for all signs and symptoms including taking temperatures daily.
At this time we do not have any changes to our current programs and protocols. We will continue to assess our ability to offer more options as our virus activity lessens.
Our second vaccine clinic is scheduled for January 18th. We will have more information as we near that date.
Thank you for your patience and commitment to eradicating this virus from Casey’s Pond and our greater community.
12/28/20
Vaccines Administered in Community
Point of Care (POC) testing conducted yesterday identified a positive result for a team member who last worked in our Grove assisted living neighborhood on December 24th. The team member continues to self-isolate at home.
We are thrilled to share that our in community vaccine clinics started successfully today and thanks to amazing community support, we will be able to vaccinate residents and team members in all levels of living over the next two days.
Walgreens is providing vaccinations to skilled nursing residents while Routt County Health Department and Lyons Drug are vaccinating other neighborhoods. We are posting videos to our Facebook page and website, this is the best day we’ve had in a long time. We are incredibly grateful to everyone for working so hard to make this day possible.
We of course remain vigilant. Everyone continues to wear masks and follow all virus protocols. We will continue to monitor for all signs and symptoms including taking temperatures daily. We will continue with twice a week testing at this point.
Our second dose vaccination clinics will be scheduled for later in January.
This has been a particularly difficult year. Today marks a new beginning for our community. We are not out the woods yet, but we can see the clearing and the dawning of a brighter day. Thank you for your hard work and sacrifice.
Our organization commissioned a special music video to pay tribute to residents, families and team members who have collectively worked so hard this year. To view it please click here.
Thank you for your continued support and prayers. Together, we ARE getting through this.
12/24/20
First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Now To Include Assisted Living and Residential Living Residents and Associates!
We have more exciting news to share! We had initially anticipated the vaccine to be for our skilled nursing residents on Monday, however, we have learned that the vaccine will be available for assisted living and residential living residents, as well as associates in those neighborhoods. Walgreens will still plan to offer the vaccinations to skilled nursing residents while Routt County Health Department and Lyon’s Corner Drug will service the other neighborhoods. We will continue to keep you up to date on the latest developments as this is a fluid situation.
I cannot say enough about how proud I am of this community of residents for reaching 100% compliance with our vaccine consent forms. We are poised and ready to act fast as soon as we have more vaccine. THANK YOU!
With the holidays this week, I feel especially blessed to be part of Casey’s Pond and the Routt County community. This has been a difficult year, but there is hope on the horizon.
See today’s blog for the Steamboat Pilot’s latest on vaccination efforts in the community and photos of our team members getting vaccinated!
12/23/2020
First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Given at Casey’s Pond!
It has been an exciting 24 hours for us here at Casey’s Pond. Thanks to the generosity of UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center and Dr. Brian Harrington, Roberta Smith, and Brooke Maxwell with the Routt County Health Department, 40 of our front-line team members received their first round dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine! It feels like an early Christmas today. We are finally seeing the light at the end of our COVID tunnel! Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen.
We continue to receive updates from Walgreens Pharmacy our vaccine clinic partner. As of today we still anticipate having our first full day clinics on Monday and Tuesday December 28th and 29th.
However, due to the limited supply, they anticipate only being able to vaccinate skilled nursing residents and team members who work in the Doak Walker neighborhood. Vaccinations for assisted living and residential living may be at a later date. The situation is very fluid and we continue to advocate for all residents and team members to receive the vaccine as soon as possible. We will keep you up to date on the latest vaccine developments.
I cannot say enough about how proud I am of this community of residents and team members for reaching 100% compliance with our vaccine consent forms. We are poised and ready to act fast as soon as we have more vaccine. THANK YOU!
With the holidays this week, I feel especially blessed to be part of Casey’s Pond and the Routt County community. This has been a difficult year, but there is hope on the horizon.
12/21/2020
Status Update and First Vaccine Clinic Date
From testing conducted on December 17th we’ve learned a team member who last worked in our Doak Walker skilled nursing area has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. This team member had limited resident contact and is isolating at home. We will continue with twice a week virus testing.
We are thrilled to share the good news with you that our Walgreens Pharmacy partner has set our first COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic where we will receive the Pfizer vaccine.
We anticipate the clinic to run for nine hours on the 28th with the potential of a second day on the 29th. We are still working on the details but our goal is to have all residents and team members of the community vaccinated with this first clinic.
We encourage everyone in our community to get the vaccine. We must reach a “herd immunity” both within our senior living community and in the broader community we are located for life to eventually return to normal.
• The vaccine will begin to provide you protection about two weeks after your second vaccination.
• If you are vaccinated, you are being a good neighbor and protecting others by getting the vaccine.
• The more quickly we all are vaccinated, the faster we can begin to loosen restrictions and connect in person with each other again.
• Until we reach a high percentage vaccination rate, we will all still need to continue wearing masks, socially distancing, and washing our hands.
Many of you are eager to get the vaccine and put an end to this pandemic. Safety is top priority for not only our community but also for all of the scientists and health experts working on the vaccination effort. Like any vaccine, there may be minor side effects such as soreness, achiness, and potentially low-grade fever. A small number of people experience more series side effects, but the percentages are low, and typically related to history of anaphylactic allergic reactions. We have a lot of useful information on our website and links to scientifically proven data. Please take the time to learn more about the vaccine.
Here are some helpful links:
- A Frequently Asked Question document provided by the American Medical Director Association (AMDA)
- The Pfizer Vaccine and Moderna Vaccine information sheet
- A flyer about the myths and facts of the vaccine
- Walgreens pharmacy consent form.
Please get ready now. We have the majority of resident and team member consent forms. If you haven’t turned one it yet, please do as soon as possible.
We will need a current copy of each resident and employee insurance card. If you do not have one, please get one. The vaccine is free, however insurance may be charged for supplies and injection administration. If you do not have insurance, you will not be charged.
We are excited about this good news. We hope you are too!
12/16/2020
We are thrilled to share with you that our Pondside skilled nursing neighborhood, which was designated as our COVID positive support area, is now open. We no longer need to have a COVID cohorted area of the Doak Walker House.
We have received positive test results for a team member who last worked in the Grove assisted living neighborhood. The team member is isolating at home. We will conduct rapid Point of Care (POC) testing for team members and residents who may have come into contact with this team member. Twice a week testing continues for the rest of the community.
We are carefully monitoring and screening all residents and team members. If you or your loved one is exposed to or shows symptoms associated with COVID-19, you will receive a personal phone call. Additionally, we continue with stringent virus cleaning protocols and team members are wearing appropriate PPE as they provide care and move about the community. Residents continue to wear masks when outside of their apartment home.
Although you cannot visit with your loved one in person during this challenging time, we invite cards, window signs, pre-packaged snacks, and messages of encouragement! Follow the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CaseysPond to see the latest individualized resident programming and dining at the community.
The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
If you didn’t get to join the Facts & Fiction of the COVID-19 Vaccine Facebook live event today with our clinical leaders, please visit the Cappella Facebook page for a recording of the event.
We are busily preparing for holiday fun and will have some reminders about visitations later this week.
12/14/2020
It is with a heavy heart that I share with you today that a cherished resident who lived in our Doak Walker skilled nursing neighborhood has passed away. We cannot state that COVID is the direct cause of this resident’s death, but they did have a positive test result, and in our continued commitment to transparency, we wanted to share this with our Casey’s Pond family. Our sincerest condolences to this resident’s family. We continue to hold them up in our thoughts and prayers.
We do not know of any residents in our community who are currently COVID positive and have four team members who have recovered and returned back to work.
We are carefully monitoring and screening all residents and team members. If you or your loved one is exposed to or shows symptoms associated with COVID-19, you will receive a personal phone call. Additionally, we continue with stringent virus cleaning protocols and team members are wearing appropriate PPE as they provide care and move about the community. Residents continue to wear masks when outside of their apartment home.
Although you cannot visit with your loved one in person during this challenging time, we invite cards, window signs, pre-packaged snacks, and messages of encouragement! Follow the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CaseysPond to see the latest individualized resident programming and dining at the community.
You can find regular community updates on the Casey’s Pond website, www.Caseyspond.org.
We invite you to a live conversation to be held on our management partner Cappella Living Solutions Facebook page this Wednesday, December 16th, at 10 am. We will have clinical and operational leaders to answer questions regarding the vaccine.
The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
12/8/2020
In our continued commitment to timely notifications, we want to let you know that we’ve received a positive PCR test result for a team member who last worked in our Doak Walker skilled nursing neighborhood on December 7th. The associate is asymptomatic and is currently isolating at home.
We are carefully monitoring and screening all residents and team members. If you or your loved one is exposed to or shows symptoms associated with COVID-19, you will receive a personal phone call. Additionally, we continue with stringent virus cleaning protocols and appropriate PPE is being worn by team members as they provide care and move about the community. Residents continue to wear masks when outside of their apartment home.
Although you are not able to visit with your loved one in person during this challenging time, we invite cards, window signs, pre-packaged snacks, and messages of encouragement! Follow the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CaseysPond to see the latest individualized resident programming and dining at the community.
The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
We will continue to update as test results are returned.
12/7/2020
We continue our commitment to timely and transparent communication as our community seeks to mitigate COVID-19. We’ve received two positive test results for residents of the Doak Walker skilled nursing neighborhood. All residents received the PCR test and are being served with full PPE in isolation.
We gratefully share the recovery of four Doak residents whose isolation ended over the weekend, as well as three recovered associates who returned to work Sunday and Monday.
We continue routine testing, with team member and resident testing in assisted living and memory care today. Tests are also being performed today for associates in the Doak neighborhood.
We are carefully monitoring and screening all residents and team members. If you or your loved one is exposed to or shows symptoms associated with COVID-19, you will receive a personal phone call. Additionally, we continue with stringent virus cleaning protocols and appropriate PPE is being worn by team members as they provide care and move about the community. Residents continue to wear masks when outside of their apartment home.
Although you are not able to visit with your loved one in person during this challenging time, we invite cards, window signs, pre-packaged snacks, and messages of encouragement! Follow the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CaseysPond to see the latest individualized resident programming and dining at the community.
You can find regular community updates on the Casey’s Pond website, www.Caseyspond.org. Additionally, we posted today some important information regarding how we anticipate the roll-out of the vaccine to go in our community as well as some vaccine data from the Centers for Disease Control, look at the COVID update page for the latest.
The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
We will continue to update as test results are returned.
12/3/2020
We’ve received three positive test results for team members working in the Doak Walker skilled nursing neighborhood. All team members received the PCR test and are isolating at home.
We are thrilled to share that two team members reached recovered status today and were cleared to return to work, we are happy to welcome them back and see their smiling faces!
We are administering tests today for residents and team members in our assisted living and memory care neighborhoods. Tests are being performed today for associates in the Doak with resident tests coming tomorrow.
We continue to carefully monitor and screen all residents and team members. If you or your loved one is exposed to or shows symptoms associated with COVID-19, you will receive a personal phone call. Additionally, we continue with stringent virus cleaning protocols and appropriate PPE is being worn by team members as they provide care and move about the community. Residents continue to wear masks when outside of their apartment home.
In apartment/suite dining options continue and small group life enrichment gatherings and visitations are postponed. Only a limited amount of care essential visits are being accommodated at this time.
We’ve posted today some important information regarding how we anticipate the roll-out of the vaccine to go in our community as well as some vaccine data from the Centers for Disease Control, click here to read more.
The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
12/1/2020
One Team Member Tests Positive
Out of an abundance of caution we conducted a full round of rapid Point of Care (POC) testing yesterday for residents and team members. This testing returned one positive asymptomatic team member who last worked in our Grove/Harbor assisted living neighborhood yesterday. A more accurate PCR test confirmed the positive result today. The team member is at home. All other POC tests returned negative results.
We continue to carefully monitor and screen all residents and team members. If you or your loved one is exposed to or shows symptoms associated with COVID-19, you will receive a personal phone call. Additionally, we continue with stringent virus cleaning protocols and appropriate PPE is being worn by team members as they provide care and move about the community. Residents continue to wear masks when outside of their apartment home.
In apartment/suite dining options continue and small group life enrichment gatherings and visitations are postponed. Only a limited amount of care essential visits are being accommodated at this time.
The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
We continue to be thankful for frequent testing as this is our best weapon in battling the COVID-19 virus in our community. Thank you for your patience and support during this process.
11/30/2020
More Residents & Team Members Deemed Recovered!
We celebrate today that more residents are being removed from COVID isolation support protocols due to their recovery, we now have a total of 16 residents considered recovered! We are now only supporting five resident with isolation protocols due to the virus. We also celebrate the return of four team members who are now considered recovered from the virus.
We of course continue our vigilant testing protocols and administered both rapid POC and PCR tests over the weekend for residents and team members in various neighborhoods. While we await the results of the PCR testing, the rapid POC tests revealed a positive team member who last worked Thanksgiving Day in the Harbor memory support neighborhood. The team member is at home recuperating. One resident in the Doak Walker skilled nursing neighborhood tested positive and is one of the five residents we continue to support with isolation protocols.
We continue to carefully monitor and screen all residents and team members. If you or your loved one is exposed to or shows symptoms associated with COVID-19, you will receive a personal phone call.
Out of an abundance of caution we continue to provide in apartment/suite dining options and have postponed small group life enrichment gatherings and visitations. Only a limited amount of care essential visits are being accommodated at this time.
The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
We are committed to battling COVID-19 and to the health and well-being of everyone who lives and works in our community. Thank you for the continued support.
11/27/20
We are so appreciative of the family and community support as the world around us and Casey’s Pond continue to battle COVID-19. We are celebrating ten residents who have recovered or remained asymptomatic after testing positive! They will be coming off isolation protocols today through the weekend and doing well.
In an effort to best care for residents who test positive or show symptoms associated with the virus, and to further protect others from exposure to COVID-19, we are establishing a cohort neighborhood in Doak Walker where highly-trained and skilled caregivers will focus their efforts on these residents exclusively. Where appropriate, residents who are positive or show symptoms associated with COVID-19 will be carefully moved to this neighborhood.
We continue twice weekly testing of both team members and residents. Late Thursday and this morning we received a large number of test results back for residents and team members in the Doak Walker neighborhood. While many were negative, four residents and three associates returned positive test results.
We continue to monitor all residents and staff for signs and symptoms, and we continue with all virus sanitation and safety measures, including all Doak team members wearing N95 masks. Care essential visits are limited, as well. If you or your loved one is exposed to or shows symptoms associated with COVID-19, you will receive a personal phone call.
You can find regular community updates on the Casey’s Pond website, www.Caseyspond.org. The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
This holiday we are thankful for Casey’s Pond’s dedicated team members and the ongoing community support of our residents and team members.
11/25/2020
Our hearts are hurting today as we share the passing of a resident who had tested positive for COVID-19. The beloved resident lived with us in the Doak Walker skilled nursing neighborhood. Of course, we do not yet know if COVID-19 will be listed as this resident’s cause of death, but we are committed to being transparent with our Casey’s Pond family as together, we navigate this pandemic. We extend our sincerest sympathy and prayers to this resident’s family and friends.
We have conducted 250 tests this week for residents and team members and continue to receive negative test results. There are currently no positive cases in our Veranda residential living or Grove and Harbor assisted living neighborhoods.
We continue to monitor all residents and staff for signs and symptoms, and we continue with all virus sanitation and safety measures, including all Doak team members wearing N95 masks. Out of an abundance of caution, we continue with no life enrichment, dining, outdoor visits, or salon services at this. Care essential visits are limited, as well.
The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
We will have a special Thanksgiving meal for all residents, and we encourage families to call their loved ones. We are grateful for the patience and support of residents and families and the dedication of our hard-working team. It has been a hard eight months, but we still choose to give thanks even in these trying times.
We do not anticipate sending a notification on Thanksgiving Day unless there is an urgent need. We will resume messages on Friday if updates warrant.
11/24/2020
Curative Oral Swab PCR Tests Returning Negative So Far
We continue to receive test results back from our most recent round of mass testing and we are pleased to share that so far, all Curative oral swab PCR tests have returned negative. We still have several tests pending at this time and we will provide updates as results warrant.
We do have a team member who works in the Doak Walker skilled nursing neighborhood who tested positive after receiving a rapid Point of Care (POC) test. The team member last worked on November 22nd and is isolating at home pending the results of the more accurate Curative oral swab PCR test.
We continue to monitor all residents and staff for signs and symptoms, and we continue with all virus sanitation and safety measures, including all Doak team members wearing N95 masks.
Out of an abundance of caution, we continue with no life enrichment, dining, outdoor visits or salon services at this. Care essential visits are limited as well.
We are committed to supporting resident connections with others. We are bringing meals with a smile to each suite/apartment, supporting virtual visits, and providing individual life enrichment activities.
You can find regular community updates on the Casey’s Pond website, www.Caseyspond.org. The family hotline number is still available, just for families to receive updated information, 970-517-3135.
Our priority is the health and well-being of everyone who lives and works at our community. We are encouraged by our family member and greater community support, thank you for the kind words, messages, and care packages. Keep them coming, it means the world to residents and team members. Be well. Be Safe.