Crystal Heights Care Center Update – June 16th, 2020

A Crystal Heights Care Center Press Release

June 16th, 2020

To the members of our community:

As of today, the number of COVID-19 positive employees remains at 18, all of which have recovered. The total number of residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 is 59. We are able to report that there has been a total of 43 residents who have recovered from COVID-19. We are sorry to report that there has been 1 additional resident death. The total number of COVID-19 positive resident deaths is now 14. Due to privacy regulations, we are not able to share more information about these individuals.

All residents who have tested positive will remain in isolation for at least 14 days. We have been and will continue to screen all staff at the beginning and end of their shift for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and continue to monitor our residents’ health and well-being. We will continue to regularly re-test all negative residents and staff according to CDC guidelines.

We are also doing everything we can to ensure we stop the spread of this within our facility and have activated our emergency response procedures. We continue to follow CDC and Iowa Department of Public Health infection control guidelines and remain in contact with local and state health officials to ensure we are taking the appropriate steps.

Updates will continue as changes occur.