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September 6: COVID-19 Update at Lakewood

September 6, 2021

Dear Lakewood Family,

The Lakewood leadership team learned Monday, September 6, 2021, that two healthcare team members
tested positive for COVID-19. These team members are self-quarantining at home pending completion
of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) return-to-work criteria.

VDH is aware of these cases, and the Lakewood team is following all guidance and recommendations
for the health and well-being of our residents and team members. Contact tracing is underway.
Anyone affected will be contacted personally, and appropriate steps will be taken.

These cases were found through our previous weekly surveillance testing due to the county
positivity rate. These team members worked on second floor. Visitation on the middle hallway of second floor in the
health services building is suspended, as well as communal dining, activities and beauty salon
appointments will not take place. As a reminder, the third floor of healthcare is also closed to
visitation and following the same restrictions as second floor.

In accordance with VDH guidance, outbreak testing is continuing for the third floor and starting
for the second floor. If all test results are negative for at least two consecutive weeks,
communal dining and visitation can resume.

Our community’s priority continues to be the safety and well-being of residents and team members.
Please remember that being fully vaccinated does not 100% protect an individual from contracting
COVID or one of the variants. Both CDC and VDH have noted, “No vaccine works 100% of the time. Some
people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will get infected. Infections in fully vaccinated
people are sometimes called vaccine breakthrough cases. In most cases, these people do not have any
symptoms or have only mild symptoms. Their infections might also be shorter in duration.”

Best Regards,

Felicity Wood

Health Services Administrator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please stay tuned to the Lakewood blog at https://lmanorprd.wpengine.com/blog/ for up-to-date
communications.
Best regards,
Felicity