(September 4, 2020) Health authorities in Washington last week announced rules requiring all nursing homes to test employees using new point-of-care antigen testing. The new requirements took effect September 2 ... Continue Reading
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Virtual Family Council
A Virtual Family Council Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. Family members of current PioneerCare Center residents are invited to participate. Please join through your computer or ... Continue Reading
Open Window Visits at Cottages
As of Monday, August 17, 2020, open window visits resume at Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls on the following schedule: Homestead – Tuesday, August 18 Heritage – Thursday, August 20 Heartland – ... Continue Reading
Window Visits Suspended at Cottages
As of Monday, August 10, open window visits with Pioneer Cottages residents in Fergus Falls are temporarily suspended. The decision follows guidance in response to a staff person working within the Cottages as ... Continue Reading
Outdoor Visits Resume
Visits Return to Care Center with Changes PioneerCare Center resumes outdoor visiting for residents starting Thursday, August 6. On this first day, the visiting hours will be from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. After ... Continue Reading
Essential Caregivers On Hold
July 24, 2020 Dear Family Members and Friends, We are aware that the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has provided guidance for a new designation of an Essential Caregiver in nursing homes and ... Continue Reading
Second Case Identified
(July 14, 2020) In our web post dated July 8, 2020 we shared news of our first staff positive case of COVID-19 at the nursing home. We immediately conducted an Exposure Risk Assessment and began testing of many ... Continue Reading
Case Identified in Care Center
(July 8, 2020) Today, we have been notified that a staff member of our nursing home tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are taking all precautions to stop the spread of this virus. Our priority is ... Continue Reading
Out on the Bike
Bicycling has begun at PioneerCare! While our Cycling Without Age volunteers wait patiently for the time they're able to participate, we've trained a number of staff to pilot our two new trishaw bikes. They're ... Continue Reading
Concert Brings Cheers
When violinist Gabe Dalhoff called up and asked if he could stop by and play his violin for us at PioneerCare on Tuesday, we happily agreed. New state guidelines encourage small group activities for congregate ... Continue Reading
