Caregiver at Washington County senior home tests positive for coronavirus

A caregiver at an assisted living center in Washington County has tested positive for covid-19, according to the Presbyterian SeniorCare Network.

On Saturday, the facility reported a personal care aide at Southminster Place, the Washington campus of Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, tested positive.

“The team member, who has not been at work since Wednesday, April 1, is quarantined at home and following appropriate medical guidance,” the network reported in a news release..

To date, there are no additional confirmed covid-19 positive cases among the more than 2,000 team members of network. Additionally, there have been no confirmed cases among the residents and patients in the network’s 50-plus independent living and care communities across Western Pennsylvania.

“We send our concern and prayers for our team member. Our staff and frontline care givers are heroes to all those we serve,” says Paul Winkler, network president.

“During these unprecedented times, our entire staff has responded with compassion, care and commitment to meeting the needs of one of our nation’s most vulnerable populations. We have been steadfast in taking aggressive screening protocols to minimize the risk associated with covid-19 for our team members, residents and patients, and we will continue to work tirelessly to provide the infection control measures and care needed to get through this pandemic,” he said in a statement.