Resident and Team Member Weekly Covid-19 Status Update as of 07/31/23

The information below is Greenfield Care Center of Southgate’s regular update to help ensure residents, family, team members and the community are kept up to date on our current COVID-19 status.

In the event of a positive case, we have protocols in place to protect our residents and team members including testing and immediately isolating residents with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. In addition, team members with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are  tested and directed to stay at home until they are fully recovered.

• New COVID-19 positive residents in the COVID-19 Recovery unit: 1
  

• Three or more residents or staff with new-onset of respiratory symptoms occurring within 72 hours of each other: 0

• Team members currently unavailable to work because of a COVID-19 positive test: 1
  

Out of concern for the Omicron variant and its potential impact, Los Angeles County Public Health modified its public health order requiring:

1.  All residents, staff and contracted healthcare professionals including consultants, service providers, and other staff MUST undergo COVID testing at least twice a week, regardless of vaccination status.
2. In Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities and Adult and Senior Care Residential Facilities (licensed by the California Department of Social Services) unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or booster-eligible visitors who have not yet received their booster dose are eligible only for outdoor visitation if they can show documentation of a negative SARS-CoV-2 test where the specimen collection occurred within 2 days if using PCR or 1 day if using antigen testing before each visit and for which the test results are available at the time of entry to the facility. Such persons must also wear a well-fitting face mask (a surgical mask or respirator) and physically distance from facility personnel and other patients/residents/visitors that are not part of their group at all times during the visit. If a resident is not able to leave their room or otherwise meet with visitors outdoors, the visitation may take place indoors, even for visitors who cannot provide vaccine verification or a negative test; however, these visits cannot take place in common areas, or in the resident’s room if the roommate is present, and the visitor must wear a well-fitted mask with good filtration (N95, KF94, KN95, or surgical masks are preferred over cloth face coverings) and the resident must wear a well-fitting face mask at all times and physically distance.
3. Antigen tests will be made available for visitors and staff at the nursing facilities.
4. Indoor visitation and outdoor visitation allowed, prior scheduling is needed.

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/healthfacilities/snf/prevention/

Disclaimer

At this time, Greenfield Care Center of Southgate is not releasing medical records to discharged residents or their legal representatives in person due to the current COVID-19 pandemic Public Health Emergency. However, we do offer other options for obtaining medical records.

Discharged residents may request a copy of their medical records verbally and/or by completing and submitting an Authorization for Release of Personal Health Information form.

You can download and complete the authorization form from our website to submit your medical record request by fax, email or mail. A Medical Records representative can also email you a form to compete, fax, email or mail back to the Center.

Verification of identity may be required. Acceptable forms of identification include driver’s license, state-issued ID, or a valid, current passport.

If you are requesting for copies of medical records, standardized copying charges will be applied in addition to any postal charges or CD ROM charges. Records will only be released via mail or picked up in person with an advanced appointment.

The Medical Records Department’s hours of operation are Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. The department is closed on weekends and major holidays. Please direct your inquiries to the Med Rec department for status updates or the Center Administrator.

Due to the current PHE, CMS modified the requirement at 42 CFR §483.10(g)(2)(ii) to allow LTC facilities 10 working days to provide a resident’s record rather than the standard two working days. If the requested information is located off-site or if the authorization form is not properly filled out, additional time may be required to process your request.
If you are requesting copies for someone other than yourself, you will need to provide legal documentation that verifies legal guardianship, power of attorney, executorships or next-of-kin relationship to a decedent.