June 24, 2022
Dear Families and Friends of our Mullen Home Residents,
The Home has identified a number of positive employee COVID-19 cases over the past few
weeks. We will not get discouraged and we will continue to pray. Related to the newly identified
COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks, the Home is required to restart house wide outbreak
testing for all eligible residents and healthcare personnel. The Home continues to work extremely
hard towards ending the current outbreak and very hopeful it will be much shorter than the
previous outbreak the Home endured. We continue to follow infection control recommendations
by the CDC, State, and local department of health agencies. The Home continues to update the
State Department of Health, as well as any other required reporting agencies on any new
COVID-19 cases identified among staff or Residents. The frontline staff are so brave as they
continue to work day in and day out to serve our Residents here at the Home. Please keep them all
in prayer as we continue to pray for their continued strength and courage as we try to battle the
virus. The Home continues to provide the residents and staff the resources needed in order to
obtain any doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, whether it’s providing a clinic here in the home or
referring staff to locations in the community they are able to receive vaccine doses.
The Home’s Infection Preventionist continues to conduct ongoing re-education to the staff to
remind them to practice proper infection control measures not just inside the Home, but outside
the Home as well in order to mitigate risk of spreading the virus to the residents, other staff and
visitors of the Home.
While the Home’s County Community Transmission Level remains “High” since April, all staff
of the Home (which includes the Home’s staff, support staff as well as direct contracted staff)
who are considered “NOT UP TO DATE” with the recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses
(which includes booster dose(s)), are required to complete additional surveillance COVID-19
testing in addition to the required outbreak testing. The type and frequency of the COVID-19
surveillance testing is related to the Home’s County Community Transmission Level for those
staff who are “NOT UP TO DATE” with the recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses.
In late May 2022, the CDC updated its recommendation for booster doses for those people age
50 and over. Those people age 50 and over are strongly recommended to obtain 2 booster doses,
with the 2nd booster dose being at least 4 months after their 1st booster dose in order to be
considered “UP TO DATE” with the recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses. Those people
between the ages of 12 and under 50 and are immunocompromised are recommended to also
obtain at least 2 booster doses in order to be considered “UP TO DATE” with the recommended
COVID-19 vaccine doses. All others are recommended to obtain at least 1 booster dose in order
to be considered “UP TO DATE” with the recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Visitor guidelines for the use of source control, physical touch and sharing a meal with their
loved one are based on the Home’s County Community Transmission Level, as well as the
COVID-19 vaccination status of both the resident and their visitor at the time of the visit. Please
be sure to review the Home’s “Visitor Guidelines” when entering the Home as it will outline any
restrictions, as well as what is permitted during the visit based on the Home’s County
Community Transmission Level and the vaccination status of the resident and their visitor. The
Home also posts the current Denver County Community Transmission Level at the entrance of
the Home to make all visitors and staff aware of the current level. Visitors are not required to
complete any outbreak testing. Visitors and residents are not required to complete any
surveillance testing. Visitors are not required to provide vaccination status to the home, unless
they have a desire to attend resident group activities or join the residents on a group outing. In
these cases, the visitor is required to provide the Home with proof they are “UP TO DATE” with
the recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses.
As a reminder, Individuals are encouraged to get vaccinated and boosted if eligible, remain at
least 6 feet from others whenever possible, wash or sanitize their hands and wear proper face
coverings to reduce the likelihood of disease transmission. We continue to educate residents,
staff and visitors on the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine and the booster(s) in order to
protect themselves. Please continue to pray for an end to the virus and peace all around the
world!
God bless you all.
United in prayer,
Sr. Sarah, lsp
Resources:
CDC
CDPHE
Public Health Order 20-38 5-19-22
“Making the elderly happy that is what counts.” ~ St. Jeanne Jugan
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