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County reports nursing-home COVID and flu staff cases, outlines upcoming staff training and events
Summary
Rockingham County's long-term care director told commissioners on Sept. 4 that three staff members tested positive for COVID-19 and one for influenza; the county plans staff training Sept. 17 and an assisted-living move-in period begins Monday.
Rockingham County officials reported Sept. 4 that the county's nursing home has three staff members who tested positive for COVID-19 and one staff member who tested positive for influenza; staff said those employees had not worked while symptomatic.
During a department-head update, the long-term care director said the assisted-living facility had move-ins planned beginning Monday and that the nursing home also had move-ins scheduled for early next week. The director said the county had received a payment or deposit referenced in the transcript as "$25.67" but the amount and units were unclear in the recording and are not specified here.
Staff outlined upcoming training: a Sept. 17 series of sessions on dementia (the "5 pillars of dementia"), managing mental illness including perinatal depression and anxiety, and leadership training for county staff. The sessions will be offered in three timeslots and available virtually; staff said they planned to record the sessions so off-shift employees could view them.
The county is preparing for a countywide job fair on Sept. 24 and a years-of-service event with RSVPs due Sept. 26, staff said. Staff also described fundraising and volunteer activities tied to Alzheimer’s awareness and an assisted-living senior-Olympics virtual participation that produced positive resident engagement.
The board did not take action on clinical or staffing policy changes during the meeting; the report was informational and staff said they would continue to monitor outbreaks and staffing levels.
