April 7, 2020
Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Dear Friends, Residents and Families of Friendship Village: As of Tuesday morning, April 7th, 2020, NO Resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus on either campus, Chesterfield or Sunset Hills. We continue to thank God for this blessing. Our skilled staff at all levels of care: our Village Care Centers (skilled nursing facilities), Assisted Living and Independent Living communities continue to work hard to prevent the introduction and potential spread of the virus. We are […]
April 6, 2020
Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Monday, April 6, 2020 Dear Friends, Residents and Families of Friendship Village: As of Monday morning, April 6th, 2020, NO Resident on either the Chesterfield or the Sunset Hills campuses has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus. We continue to thank God for this blessing. Our highly-trained and attentive clinical staff in our Village Care Centers (skilled nursing facilities), Assisted Living and Independent Living communities are working carefully and diligently to prevent the introduction and potential spread of the […]
April 5, 2020
April 5, 2020 Friendship Village Senior Services’ Visitor Policy In the effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Friendship Village is implementing the following actions regarding visitors: No visitors have been allowed inside the Village Care Centers (skilled nursing facilities) or Assisted Living since early March. No visitors have been allowed inside our independent living buildings for the past 2-3 weeks. While “window” and “balcony” visits had previously been allowed for Care Center and Assisted Living visits, they are no longer permitted. In accordance with the new Missouri […]
April 5, 2020
Friendship Village Senior Service’s Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Sunday, April 5, 2020 Dear Friends, Residents and Families of Friendship Village: NO Resident on either the Chesterfield or the Sunset Hills campuses have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus as of Sunday morning, April 5, 2020. This status applies to all Residents at all levels of care. We urge families of Residents to heed “Stay at Home” orders and completely refrain from coming to the campus. We need your cooperation to prevent exposure to COVID-19. As noted on […]
April 4, 2020
Friendship Village Senior Services’ April 4, 2020 Response to COVID-19 Dear Friendship Village residents, staff and families, On Friday evening we learned that an employee of our Friendship Village Chesterfield skilled nursing community tested positive for Covid-19. The employee went to a local hospital with symptoms of asthma after leaving work on Thursday. The employee did not work on Friday. As of Saturday morning, no residents have exhibited any COVID-19 symptoms. Immediately after being made aware of the employee’s diagnosis, we informed the local Departments of Health as well as the […]