We are happy to report that Rolling Green Village received zero deficiencies in the recent Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) survey. This infection control survey affirms that team members are working hard to keep residents safe.  This is the third DHEC infection control survey since April 2020. This year, the surveys are focusing on prevention and control of the coronavirus.

Rolling Green Village continues to take every reasonable measure to manage the risk of COVID-19. This includes:

• Enhancing infection control precautions.
• Screening residents, staff and essential visitors for expanded list of symptoms.
• Restricting visitation and entry of people to the building.
• Testing staff and residents for COVID-19 based on current protocols and availability of tests.
• Cancelling all communal activities.

July 3, 2020

As we head into the holiday weekend ahead, the Rolling Green Village family remains vigilant with protocols and procedures to protect residents and team members. Today, we’re saddened to report four new cases of COVID-19 on our campus – three team members and one licensed-area resident. The team members are currently quarantined at home, while the resident has been moved to the newly reopened COVID-19 isolation wing. All of these individuals and their families are in our thoughts and prayers.

We have identified and informed residents and team members who may have been in contact with these individuals. At this time, no other resident or team member has reported COVID-19 symptoms.

As positive cases rise in the Greater Greenville community, we continue to implement the following precautions:

• No group activities of five or more people.
• Closed window visits for residents in the license areas only.
• Closure of all exercise areas including the pool and meeting spaces
• Only one visitor in the library at a time.
• Social distancing will be enforced, and all residents and team members must wear masks in all public areas, except when eating.
• All campus transportation has been suspended, except for essential medical care.
• Visitors, vendors, contractors and caregivers will have their temperatures taken and must complete a coronavirus questionnaire upon coming to the campus.
• Any travel off the campus for more than a few hours may require a quarantine for 14 days.

We know this is a difficult time, especially during the holiday, and we’re asking for your help to keep everyone safe and healthy. We encourage residents to go outside, enjoy the beautiful weather, but do so safely. Wear a mask. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands.

We appreciate the continued support and wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday weekend.

June 23, 2020

Our residents and team members remain our top priority. With that in mind, Rolling Green Village is proactively testing 43 residents in our skilled nursing and health center areas.

Results from this week’s tests should be in by the end of the week. In partnership with PrismaHealth, we completed testing for Evergreen Place on June 12 and we received all tests results and they are all negative.

We are committed to ensuring our Rolling Green Village family stays healthy and safe. As we continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols, we also remind everyone that visitors are not permitted at this time as we adhere to the directive from the state of South Carolina and DHEC.

We also want to remind people to take precautions as COVID-19 cases in our state and Greenville County have spiked. We appreciate the continued support and will continue these updates about tests and visits with loved ones as appropriate.

June 19, 2020

Rolling Green Village is committed to ensuring our residents and team members stay safe and healthy. We want to remind people to take precautions as COVID-19 cases in our state and Greenville County have spiked.

At Rolling Green Village, we are fortunate at this time not to have any active cases and want that situation to continue.

On June 12, in partnership with PrismaHealth, we completed testing for Evergreen Place. The results of those tests are all negative. One sample was damaged at the lab, but a re-test was done and we should have a result next week.

We appreciate the support from our Rolling Green Village family and the greater community. As we continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols, we also remind everyone that visitors are still not permitted at this time as we adhere to the directive from the state of South Carolina and DHEC.

Updates about tests, visits with loved ones and the situation at our community will continue as appropriate.

June 9, 2020

At Rolling Green Village our focus and priorities continue to be the protection, health and safety of our residents and team members. We are committed to working diligently to mitigate exposure and spread of COVID-19.

We appreciate the outpouring of support from our Rolling Green Village family and the greater community. As we continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols, we also remind everyone that visitors are still not permitted at this time as we adhere to the directive from the state of South Carolina and DHEC.

We will continue to provide updates about visits with loved ones, testing and the situation at our community as appropriate.

June 5, 2020

Results from this week’s resident testing, in partnership with Prisma Health, are in and we are happy to report that all 40 tests were negative.

Hospital admissions to the short-term/rehab area restarted and we have 11 rehab residents as of today.

We are hopeful that we will move the one resident in our dedicated COVID-19 isolation unit back to the skilled area late today.

We continue to follow all CDC guidelines, protocols and appreciate the continued support from the community.

June 3, 2020

This week, in partnership with Prisma Health, we have completed a round of health center and rehab resident testing. It included 40 residents. Results should be known by week’s end.

We also this week reopened to hospital admissions the short-term/rehab area and have had a number of referrals and admissions.

As of today, there is one resident in our dedicated isolation unit receiving specialized care. That resident must have two negative COVID-19 results before returning to the skilled nursing area. The resident had one negative result last weekend. We also have five team members who tested positive for COVID-19 and who are isolated at home.

We appreciate the support from the community and continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols.

May 28, 2020

We have some changes coming at our community in light of our recent testing and results that showed no new resident cases.

Next week we will reduce the isolation unit area to four rooms and also conduct a new round of testing in partnership with Prisma Health.

This week we are welcoming hospital admissions for short-term rehab. We will increase the rehab unit from seven rooms to 13 rooms.

Last week we welcomed seven residents back to the skilled nursing area and out of the isolation unit after they beat their COVID-19 diagnosis. As of today, there is one resident currently in our dedicated isolation unit receiving specialized care. We also currently have five team members who tested positive for COVID-19 and who are isolated at home.

We continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols and we appreciate the support from our community.

May 20, 2020

On Thursday we will celebrate seven residents who will return to the skilled nursing area and out of the isolation unit after beating their COVID-19 diagnosis. There will be a celebratory parade at 1 p.m. with their loved ones cheering them on from a distance and team members displaying encouraging signs and balloons.

As of today, there are eight residents currently in our dedicated isolation unit receiving specialized care. We also currently have four team members who tested positive for COVID-19 and who are isolated at home.

Our focus and priorities continue to be the protection, health and safety of our residents and employees.

We appreciate the outpouring of support from our community and continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols while also limiting visitors.

May 18, 2020

We received all results of the on-site testing done conducted last week in accordance with DHEC. Here are the results:

• 169 total tests
• 166 negative results

As of April 2, there have been 13 COVID-19 resident cases at our community. Eight residents are currently in our dedicated isolation unit receiving specialized care. We also have eight team members who tested positive for COVID-19 and who are isolated at home.

We are heartbroken to report that five residents since early April have passed in the dedicated COVID-19 unit. All were under Hospice care at the time of their passing. We grieve for these residents, their families and the Rolling Green Village family.

We continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols and are limiting visitors. We appreciate the outpouring of support from our community at this difficult time.

May 15, 2020

Complete results of the on-site testing done in accordance with DHEC this week are expected late today or Monday. We will share the outcomes of those tests when we they are received. In total, we have tested 169 team members and residents.

As of today, there are 19 COVID-19 cases at our community with nine residents in our dedicated isolation unit and one at an area hospital. We have eight team members who tested positive for COVID-19 and who are isolated at home.

We continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols, are limiting visitors and appreciate everyone’s patience and cooperation with our mitigation efforts.

May 14, 2020

We continue on-site testing in accordance with DHEC. From our most recent testing efforts, we currently have 100 negative tests. Of this number, 26 are residents. We have one team member who tested positive this week.

We expect additional results Friday or Monday and will share those results as we receive them.

As of today, there are a total of 14 COVID-19 positive cases at our community with eight residents in our dedicated isolation unit and one at an area hospital. We have four team members who tested positive for COVID-19 and they are currently isolated at home.

We continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols, are limiting visitors and appreciate the professionalism of our team members, residents and their families and loved ones.

May 13, 2020

On-site testing continues at our community, as more than 129 team members were tested this week. In addition to our team members, residents are being tested in accordance with DHEC.

We expect results from testing this week and will share those results as we receive them.

As of today, there are a total of 13 COVID-19 cases at our community with eight residents in our dedicated isolation unit and one at an area hospital receiving care. We have three team members who tested positive for COVID-19.

As noted recently, daily updates were started to keep everyone informed on how COVID-19 is impacting our community.

We continue to take precautions by limiting visitors, following all CDC guidelines and protocols, and appreciate everyone’s cooperation during this time.

May 11, 2020

Today we tested 40 residents in the skilled nursing area along with 129 team members who work primarily within the skilled nursing area. We will share results when we have them – probably in three to four days.

As we shared last week, we started daily updates to keep everyone informed on how COVID-19 is impacting our community.

As of today, there are 12 COVID-19 cases at our community. Eight residents are in the dedicated isolation unit and one is receiving care at an area hospital.

We continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols and appreciate everyone’s cooperation and concern during this unprecedented public health crisis.

May 8, 2020

It is our intent to share updates daily to keep everyone informed in real time. We have received results from the on-site testing done this week at Rolling Green Village.

As of today, there are 12 COVID-19 cases at our community. Eight residents are in the dedicated isolation unit and one is receiving care at an area hospital.

Plans for testing team members next week are being finalized. DHEC now requires all senior living community staff and residents to be tested. We have three team members who are positive.

We continue to follow all CDC guidelines and protocols. We appreciate your support and commitment to our community.

May 7, 2020

Communication with the Rolling Green Village family is critical during this unprecedented COVID-19 public health crisis. We are starting daily updates to let our community and the greater community know our situation and how we are handling it.

As of today, there are 10 COVID-19 cases. Six residents are in our dedicated isolation unit and one is receiving care at an area hospital.

On-site testing started this week for all residents and we are awaiting those complete results. One test came back negative. We also have tested team members and three are positive. DHEC now requires all nursing home staff to be tested.

We expanded the dedicated isolation unit from 10 to 15 rooms. This will allow us the ability to transfer up to nine cases from the health care center if necessary.

We are following all CDC guidelines and protocols as well as working with DHEC. The health and well-being of our residents and team members is our first priority. We appreciate your support at this time.

May 5, 2020

The health and well-being of our residents and team members is our first priority as we continue to manage COVID-19 and its impact at our community.

In partnership with DHEC and the CDC, we started on-site testing this week for all residents. We are managing a number of COVID-19 cases at the community and are working to mitigate the spread. We are following all CDC guidelines and protocols. We continue to isolate and care for all individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. It is with great sadness that we share today the loss of two residents who were hospitalized after being diagnosed. We grieve together and thank you for your concern, understanding and support.

Our intent is to provide updates about our precautions and the situation involving our residents and team members as we committed to doing at the outset of the COVID-19 public health crisis. We will share updates as appropriate.

April 29, 2020

From the outset of COVID-19, we made a commitment to provide updates about our precautions and the situation involving our residents and team members.

We appreciate your continued support as we take extensive measures to care for and protect our community.

Currently, we are managing a number of COVID-19 cases at the community and a couple of residents are being cared for at area hospitals. With the assistance of local health officials, we are following the CDC guidelines to isolate and care for all individuals. We also are very saddened to report that we have suffered a loss of life due to COVID-19. Thank you for understanding as we grieve together during this time.

The safety and well-being of our residents and team members remains our top priority.  We will continue strict safeguards and sanitization efforts to protect our community during this unprecedented time and will share updates as appropriate.

April 15, 2020

Rolling Green Village continues to take extensive precautions outlined by the CDC and to isolate residents who are diagnosed with COVID-19. We have several cases at our community as of today – all are residents in skilled nursing.

Dr. Baily, medical director at Rolling Green Village, has enlisted the help of a PRISMA Healthcare epidemiologist to evaluate our health care neighborhood to ensure we are doing all we can to protect your loved ones and our team members during this unprecedented time.

The safety and well-being of our residents and team members remains our top priority. We are committed to working diligently to mitigate exposure and spread of COVID-19.

We continue to monitor other residents and team members for symptoms and will share updates as appropriate.

April 4, 2020

Despite extensive precautionary measures and strict adherence to guidelines issued by the CDC and our local health authorities, two residents in skilled nursing at Rolling Green Village were recently diagnosed with COVID-19.

We deeply regret any concern or uncertainty this may cause residents, team members and their loved ones during this challenging time. As an employer and caregiver, we give the highest priority to the safety and well-being of those who live and work here – this was true before COVID-19 and will remain so afterward.

We continue to work diligently with health officials to examine where this person may have been exposed, either on campus or in the greater community, and will take all necessary actions to limit further risk or spread. We continue to closely monitor other residents and team members for symptoms and will share any updates as appropriate.

After careful consideration for the health and safety of residents, employees, and family members, our community amended its visitor policy on Monday, March 16, and is restricting visitors from entering our community.

Please bookmark the LCS website for future updates and information regarding our community COVID-19 response and prevention measures already implemented, such as:

• Educating all staff and residents in social distancing guidelines
• Increasing the frequency and rigor of cleaning and disinfecting common community areas
• Implementing temporary visitor restrictions, including deliveries
• Canceling on-site large group social events and recreational activities
• Reviewing and executing our emergency preparedness and response program
• Asking residents and employees to reschedule travel plans and remain in our community
• Deploying an updated visitor advisory for communities and to campus
• Coordinating best practices across the broad, LCS partner network
• Making the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 prevention resources and recommendations available to all employees

All future updates regarding the COVID-19 response, including visitor policies, social distancing guidelines, and prevention recommendations, can be found here. LCS has also opened a national hotline for information. Call 855-998-4934. For local information about our community, please use 864-213-4229.