Four coronavirus outbreaks were recently reported at assisted-living facilities in Boulder County.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment releases its COVID-19 outbreak data every Wednesday.
A COVID-19 outbreak was reported at Flatirons Health & Rehab in Louisville on Dec. 28, according to CDPHE data. The outbreak involved two resident cases and four staff member cases.
Stacie DeGoey, director of nursing at Flatirons Health & Rehab, said the facility is currently in outbreak status. She confirmed the two resident cases and four staff member cases. She said the facility also has two more probable staff cases.
All patients and staff members were fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and one patient and at least two staff members also had received booster shots, DeGoey said.
This is the third outbreak reported at Flatirons Health & Rehab, according to CDPHE data.
The first outbreak was determined Jan. 22 and initially involved two staff cases. The cases increased to eight staff member cases by the time it was resolved March 23.
The second outbreak was determined Sept. 6 and involved one resident case and two staff members cases. It was resolved with one resident case, three staff member cases and one resident death, according to state data.
In last week’s COVID-19 outbreak data, an outbreak at Golden West in Boulder was determined Dec. 28. It involved one resident and one staff member case.
Donna Ruske, chief administrative officer with the facility, said the first case reported was an employee case that was determined Dec. 24.
“We promptly started testing all staff and residents,” she said. “The resident also tested positive Friday.”
Ruske said the resident had mild symptoms and the staff member’s symptoms were worse. The resident was vaccinated against the virus and had received a booster, and the staff member was vaccinated but had not received her booster shot yet.
“We encourage vaccinations and boosters,” she said. “We have ongoing clinics once a month to catch anyone up with boosters who need it.”
This is the fourth outbreak the facility has had since the onset of the pandemic, according to state data.
The first was reported Nov. 30, 2020, and involved two resident cases and four staff member cases. It was resolved Dec. 22, 2020.
The next case was reported Jan. 21. It was resolved March 19 with five resident cases, two staff cases and one resident death.
The most recent case was reported Sept. 20 and involved four staff cases, according to CDPHE data. It was resolved Oct. 7 with the same number of cases.
An outbreak was determined Dec. 22 at the Katherine & Charles Hover Green Houses in Longmont. It involved two staff cases.
Stacey Love, with Katherine & Charles Hover Green Houses, said both staff members are doing fine and are back at work.
The facility is still in outbreak status and is testing everyone twice a week until the status is cleared, she said.
Love added that a resident recently went to the hospital for a non-COVID-19 related matter. Before he left Katherine & Charles, he tested negative for COVID-19 but upon arriving at the hospital he tested positive. He is still at the hospital.
“We are continuing to do everything we can to follow the guidance that’s given to us,” she said.
This is the third outbreak determined at the assisted-living facility, according to CDPHE data.
The first was determined Dec. 7, 2020. The outbreak involved three resident cases and five staff cases. It was resolved Jan. 5.
The most recent outbreak was determined Sept. 3 and involved three staff cases, according CDPHE data. It was resolved Sept. 24 with four staff cases.
A COVID-19 outbreak was determined Dec. 28 at ProMedica Total Rehab in Lafayette, according to state data. It involved two resident cases and one staff member case.
Officials with the facility did not respond to requests for comment before deadline Monday.
This is the sixth outbreak reported at ProMedica since April 2020, according to CDPHE data.
The first outbreak was determined April 9, 2020, and involved 10 resident cases, 15 staff cases and five resident deaths. It was resolved July 8, 2020.
According to CDPHE data, the next outbreak was determined Aug. 14, 2020, and involved two resident cases. It was resolved Sept. 11, 2020.
The third outbreak in 2020 was determined Dec. 22 and involved 16 resident cases and nine staff cases, according to CDPHE. It was resolved Jan. 19.
The fourth outbreak was determined March 29. It involved two resident cases and was resolved April 20.
According to CDPHE, the most recent outbreak at ProMedica was determined Aug. 31 and involved two staff cases. It was resolved Oct. 11.
A COVID-19 outbreak was reported Dec. 26 at the Boulder Dinner Theatre. It involved four staff cases and four attendee cases.
The theater canceled all upcoming shows through Jan. 5, according to a Facebook post.
Officials with the theater did not respond to requests for comment before deadline Monday.
At other locations in the county, there are eight previously reported COVID-19 outbreaks that are still ongoing, according to state data.
Two former outbreaks have been resolved.
The first outbreak was determined at AltaVita Memory Centre in Longmont Dec. 6. It involved one resident case and two staff member cases, according to CDPHE data. It was resolved Dec. 17 with one resident case and three staff member cases.
The second recently resolved case was at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Boulder, formally ManorCare Health Services. The outbreak was determined Dec. 3 with two staff member cases. It was resolved Dec. 17 with the same number of cases.
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