January 15, 2021

Dear Residents, Family Members and Responsible Parties,

We hope this letter finds you all well and healthy. Since our last update we have had three rounds of testing, with results of 3 new positives for Residents and 11 new positives for staff. Please remember them in your prayers.

We are happy that 16 of our Residents who had tested positive have finished their 20 days of isolation.

But the best news of all is that Residents, Sisters and staff received the first dose of the vaccine on Sunday, January 10. There was an air of excitement, relief and hope as we took a step forward towards ending the pandemic. We still continue to follow CDC infection control guidelines and precautions.

Because of the new positive cases and the 10.8% positivity rate in Philadelphia, the Home remains under quarantine and continues to be closed to visitors.

We can help set up FaceTime calls and Zoom meetings with your loved ones. If you would like to set one up, please reply to this e-mail (phdevelopment@littlesistersofthepoor.org) and provide us with your name, Resident’s name and your phone number. We know it is a poor substitute for an actual face-to-face visit with your loved one, but with the number of cases in the community we are trying our best to keep our Residents safe and healthy.

Thank you all for your prayers and for your understanding during this challenging time. May God continue to guide us and to bring healing to our staff, Residents, and Sisters.

Sincerely,
Mother Catherine, lsp

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Previous Updates:
January 5, 2021
December 27, 2020
December 19, 2020
December 14, 2020
December 9, 2020
December 4, 2020
November 21, 2020
October 31, 2020
October 23, 2020
October 16, 2020
October 12, 2020
September 25, 2020
August 6, 2020
June 26, 2020
June 19, 2020
June 5, 2020
May 29, 2020
May 21, 2020
May 13, 2020
May 8, 2020
April 27, 2020
March 19, 2020

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