DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY/dewayne@mcnews.online
Montgomery County Nursing Home and Assisted Living staff and administrators have plans to expand visitation at both facilities as active COVID-19 cases dip into single digits in the county.
Nursing Home Director Tommy Johnston is excited about the upcoming expansion of visitation at the nursing home and assisted living facility. The nursing home has been free of any positive test results for two weeks, while the assisted living has just began the two week process.
Johnston explained that while the nursing home has been free of positive cases in residents and staff for two weeks, assisted living had a staff member test positive a couple weeks ago. They tested negative this past week so the assisted living facility should expand their visitation schedule soon.
A letter presented by staff and administration from the nursing home and assisted living facility found on Page 9 in this week’s issue of the Montgomery County News outlines visitation requirements and guidelines. The letter can also be found at the bottom of this article.
All visits must be scheduled with Sherrie Morris. She can be reached by phone at (870) 867-2156 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
You are asked to be on time for your visit. All visits will be limited to 15 minutes.
You are asked to remain in your vehicle when you arrive and call to let the staff know you have arrived. They will come check your temperature and complete a visitor screening form prior to your visit. All visitors must sanitize their hands prior to visiting and must wear a mask during the visit. All visitors must maintain at least six feet from the person they are visiting and the visits will not allow physical contact.
You must not enter the facility if you have any symptoms of COVID-19, flu or almost any other symptoms.
Director Johnston is very pleased with how his staff has worked through their pandemic and is thankful for the prayers around the community during this crisis.
While active confirmed cases around the state continue to linger around 7,000 cases, Montgomery County has dropped to only eight active confirmed cases as of Tuesday morning. Statewide there are 7,450 confirmed active cases and 1,208 probable active cases for a total of 8,658 active cases.
Montgomery County is reporting 177 confirmed cumulative cases and three probable cases for a total of 180 cumulative cases.
There have been eight deaths contributed to COVID-19 in Montgomery County. There have been 164 recoveries (161 confirmed, three probable) and 2,701 negative test results (2,587 PCR tests, 114 antigen tests).
Garland County leads surrounding counties with 165 active cases (143 confirmed, 22 probable). They are reporting 2,259 cumulative cases (2,195 confirmed, 64 probable) and 62 deaths (57 confirmed, 5 probable. They are reporting 37,620 negative test results (36,987 PCR, 633 antigen).
Hot Spring County reports 130 active cases (121 confirmed, 9 probable). They are reporting 2,109 cumulative cases (2,087 confirmed, 22 probable) and 32 deaths (30 confirmed, 2 probable. They are reporting 16,209 negative test results (15,987 PCR, 222 antigen).
Clark County reports 53 active cases (48 confirmed, 5 probable). They are reporting 467 cumulative cases (430 confirmed, 37 probable) and 4 deaths (4 confirmed, 0 probable. They are reporting 8,261 negative test results (7,838 PCR, 423 antigen).
Polk County reports 40 active cases (36 confirmed, 4 probable). They are reporting 342 cumulative cases (335 confirmed, 7 probable) and 4 deaths (4 confirmed, 0 probable. They are reporting 5,419 negative test results (5,361 PCR, 58 antigen).
Yell County reports 33 active cases (30 confirmed, 3 probable). They are reporting 1,320 cumulative cases (1,308 confirmed, 12 probable) and 30 deaths (27 confirmed, 3 probable. They are reporting 12,261 negative test results (12,145 PCR, 116 antigen).
Howard County reports 27 active cases (21 confirmed, 6 probable). They are reporting 544 cumulative cases (501 confirmed, 43 probable) and 13 deaths (13 confirmed, 0 probable. They are reporting 4,196 negative test results (4,032 PCR, 164 antigen).
Scott County reports 23 active cases (22 confirmed, 1 probable). They are reporting 148 cumulative cases (144 confirmed, 4 probable) and 1 deaths (1 confirmed, 0 probable. They are reporting 3,609 negative test results (3,581 PCR, 28 antigen).
Pike County reports 10 active cases (7 confirmed, 3 probable). They are reporting 254 cumulative cases (245 confirmed, 9 probable) and 1 deaths (1 confirmed, 0 probable. They are reporting 2,716 negative test results (2,621 PCR, 95 antigen).
Montgomery County Nursing Home and Assisted Living
October 20, 2020
We are excited to offer visitation again although visitation will be much different than it has been in the past. We will do our best to make your visit a good experience while following the COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Arkansas Department of Health:
- All visits must be scheduled with Sherrie Morris. (call 870 867 2156 between 8 Am and
4 PM Monday through Friday to schedule)
- Please be on time for your visit as we will be scheduling the visits close together.
- Visits will be 15 minutes in duration.
- Remain in your vehicle when you arrive and call to let us know you have arrived. We will come out to check your temperature and complete a visitor screening form prior to your visit. All visitors must sanitize their hands prior to visiting and must wear a mask during the visit. All visitors must maintain at least 6 feet from the person they are visiting and the visits will not allow physical contact.
- All visitors must remain in the visitation room/area and seated until the resident is escorted out before you exit. You are not allowed to go anywhere else in the facility. Please go straight to your car when your visit is over. This will allow the next visit to take place timely.
- You must not enter the facility if you have any symptoms of COVID-19, flu or almost any other symptoms.
We will be able to provide visits as long as we are not experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak, county positivity rate is acceptable and all other guidelines by the Arkansas Health Department, the CDC and CMS are met.
It is our responsibility to stop visitation any time until it is considered safe again.
