September 16, 2020

Ave Maria Home, in conjunction with our sister facility, St. Clare Health and Rehab, continues to monitor the always changing situation with COVID-19.  We continue to follow the recommendations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the CDC, and the Tennessee Department of Health.  We are continuing to provide care to our elders throughout our campus.

Ave Maria and St. Clare Health are continuing to monitor our residents and staff on a daily basis based upon assistance and guidance we have received from the State Department of Health and the Shelby County Health Department.  Weekly testing for COVID-19 for our employees began in the last week of June.  Ave Maria and St. Clare continue to test our employees every week.  This continues to go well.  Thresholds have been established for all counties in Tennessee and so we will continue to follow the guidance given to us from the regulatory authorities. This past week, 3 employees from St. Clare Health and Rehab tested positive and therefore could not finish working their schedules.

For more information about COVID-19 and what is recommended, please consult the website below.  We will have more information about our changing situation in the coming week.

• https://www.cdc.gov

This continues to be a difficult time for everyone.  Please be assured that we are working diligently to keep our staff and residents healthy as possible.  We continue to allow window visits, Facetime, Skype, and other forms of communication for immediate family members, but again, no one is allowed inside any facilities here on the campus. Interaction between family members and elders continues to be very limited at this time.

If we can answer any questions, do not hesitate to contact us on our special line at 901-701-5999.  Ave Maria continues to take all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Sincerely,

Frank J. Gattuso, Jr.
Executive Director