May 2nd, 2023

To keep you up-to-date on our efforts to keep our residents and staff safe, we will update this page as things change in our community:

  • Our COVID-19 situation: We currently have no staff or residents testing positive for COVID-19. All staff are tested at our community at a minimum of once a week.
  • Our supply of protective equipment: Our supply of PPE is well above average. We continue to order PPE as needed.
  • Antigen testing: We currently use antigen testing and can receive results back within fifteen (15) minutes. We can use this to test residents and staff who are having symptoms or those who came in close contact with someone who is positive.
  • Vaccination: We continue to offer vaccinations and boosters for residents and staff.  If you are interested in receiving a vaccination or booster, please contact Sacred Heart Care Center.
  • We appreciate all of the support, prayers, and offers of help that we’ve received. If you have specific questions or concerns, please contact Laura Borris, Administrator, 507-433-1808 (lborris@sacredhcc.org)

Information about our COVID-19 Protection Actions

Actions we take when a resident/tenant is diagnosed positive for COVID-19:

  • Notify the family- we notify families of negative results as well
  • Quarantine the individual in an isolated area and/or quarantined to their room
  • Work directly with the Minnesota Department of Health to guide our next steps in monitoring and testing residents and staff, as well as infection control to prevent the spread of the virus
  • Send a communication out to residents, staff and families about the case

Actions we take when a staff case is diagnosed positive for COVID-19:

  • Staff self-quarantines at home
  • Work directly with the Minnesota Department of Health to guide our next steps in monitoring and testing residents and staff, as well as infection control to prevent the spread of the virus
  • Allow staff to return to work when staff are no longer having symptoms and it has been at least 10 days since their first symptoms first appeared. Fully vaccinated staff can continue to work, if potentially exposed, as long as they are not having symptoms.

Infection Control Measures: This includes limiting residents from congregating in social spaces, moving throughout the building or keeping them in their rooms; dedicated staff to serve residents who are infected or may be at higher risk, wearing of masks, goggles and face shields in resident areas, staff and resident daily monitoring of symptoms, meals delivered to rooms, disinfecting twice a day of high traffic areas and surfaces, disinfecting hallways and resident rooms as needed and following other recommendations from CDC and MDH.

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