Mar 16, 2020
It has been an unprecedented several weeks in our country surrounding the COVID-19, Coronavirus pandemic. Nye Health Services and our campus leadership teams have been aggressively working, putting in place protocols and procedures to minimize the exposure of the virus. Our team members’ professionalism, passion, commitment and countless hours have been so impactful in the development and implementation of our emergency response plan. Our top priority is to protect the health of our residents to the best of our ability.
Last Saturday, March 7th, due to the community exposure in Fremont, Nebraska, by a person who subsequently tested positive, we restricted access onto our Fremont campuses by visitors, family members and non-essential individuals, except for certain compassionate situations, such as end-of-life. On Tuesday, March 10th, we implemented those restrictions on all of our 7 campuses. We did this proactive action out of an abundance caution. At the present time we have no known cases of the virus on our campuses. These procedures were required this past Friday, March12th by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for all nursing facilities nation-wide.
Our hope is that we can minimize exposure to the virus, but realize with the infectious nature of this virus and the current lack of adequate national testing resources that it likely will find its way onto our campuses, even with the best infection control protocols.
I also want to assure the public that we continue to serve our communities. We are taking admissions and providing in-patient and out-patient therapy. And despite the limitations we face, our team members are innovatively providing small group and individual social activities for our residents and engaging them in things that are so important to make our campuses a home-like environment.
If you have questions, I encourage you to contact the campus. You can also check our Facebook and website for additional information.
I also want to thank and express my understanding to the family members and visitors who have loved ones on our campuses. I know this is a difficult time for you, but these procedures are so essential. We appreciate you working with us to protect our residents.
We will keep you informed as information changes.
Mar 13, 2020
Press Release For Immediate Release
Nye Health Services initiated a restriction beginning last Saturday for visitors, vendors and the public on all of their campuses out of precaution due to the community exposure to COVID-19.
Mr. Russ Peterson, CEO of Nye Health Services, said, “This decision was made proactively to attempt to limit potential exposure to the older adults who live on our campuses. While there are no known diagnosed or suspected cases of the virus on our campuses at the present time, we have been notified by the CDC that the elderly population, especially those with at-risk medical complications are the most vulnerable to the virus. The protection of the elderly we serve, and our team members is our utmost concern. We are working with our Medical Directors on our campuses, local health departments and local hospitals to evaluate and determine the best process going forward to minimize the exposure of the virus.”
No decision has been made on how long the visitor restrictions will stay in affect. We are reviewing this decision on a day-by-day basis but anticipate it will last at least 14 days. We realize that this limitation creates challenges for loved ones wanting to visit family members and we will work diligently to respond to our resident’s needs. If family members have questions or concerns, we ask them to reach out to the campus Executive Director.
Nye Health Services is a senior housing and healthcare company with seven campuses. Nye Legacy, a skilled rehabilitation campus; Nye Pointe, a skilled rehabilitation campus; and Nye Square, a senior independent and assisted living campus; all located in Fremont, Nebraska. Regency Square, a skilled rehabilitation campus in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The Meadows, an assisted living and independent living campus located in Norfolk, Nebraska. Gateway Manor, a skilled rehabilitation, assisted living and independent living campus in Lincoln, Nebraska. Legacy Lodge an assisted living and independent living campus in Jackson, Wyoming.
For more information contact:
Russ Peterson
CEO
Nye Health Services
402-753-6124
Nye Health Services
2230 N Somers Ave
Fremont, NE 68025
www.nyehealthservices.com
Mar 8, 2020
Press Release For Immediate Release
Nye Health Services made the decision on Saturday to restrict visitor access on our 3 campuses located in the Fremont, Nebraska out of precaution due to the recent exposure of people in the Fremont area to the COVID-19 virus. Mr. Russ Peterson, CEO of Nye Health Services, said, “This decision was made proactively to attempt to limit any potential exposure to the older adults who live on our campuses. While there are no known diagnosed cases of the virus on our campuses at the present time, we have been notified by the CDC that the elderly population, especially those with at-risk medical complications are likely to be the most vulnerable to the virus. We are working with our Medical Director, Dr. Thomas Wolf, and Three Rivers Community Health to evaluate and determine the best process going forward in an attempt to minimize the exposure of the virus.” No decision has been made on how long the visitor restrictions will stay in affect but we anticipate potentially up to 14 days. We realize that this limitation does create challenges for loved ones wanting to visit family members and we will work diligently to respond to our residents needs. If family members have questions, we ask them to reach out to the campus Executive Director.
Nye Health Services is a senior housing and healthcare company with three campuses in Fremont, Nebraska. Nye Legacy, a skilled rehabilitation campus, Nye Pointe, a skilled rehabilitation campus and Nye Square, a senior independent and assisted living campus.
For more information contact:
Russ Peterson
CEO
Nye Health Services
402-753-6124
Nye Health Services
2230 N Somers Ave
Fremont, NE 68025
www.nyehealthservices.com
