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                          Notice to Families and Friends of Sunny Acres and Legacy Care      August 7, 2020

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 Hello Everyone:  I wanted to provide you with my bi-weekly update of the Covid-19 response plan and a status of operations at Sunny Acres and Legacy Care.

  Staff Surveillance Testing - The Mandatory Staff Surveillance testing continues. 

This program started on July 13, 2020 with results reported to the State DPH weekly. We are pleased to report we have had ZERO positive tests. This is terrific news! Testing of staff will continue through the summer with Bi-weekly testing of all staff. We have no resident positive cases since late May, and that too - is terrific news. The Surveillance testing will help to keep our staff and residents safe.

Family Visits

 Outside family visits have been continuing to expand, and Sunday visits have been added.

The great weather has helped too.

We will continue to utilize our back courtyard areas for visits at Sunny Acres and Legacy Care. Please be patient when scheduling your visits, the number of visits has been increasing and per order of DPH all visits must be supervised and in order to schedule so many visits we must have staff available.

Sunny Acres Family Visits: designated phone number to call is 978-4278912 Judy or Melissa

Legacy Care Family Visits: designated phone number to call is : 508-930-8725 Alicia or Patty

We  now offer to have two visitors at a time providing we are notified in advance and the visitors are over 16 years of age, and there are no split visits. When you arrive, please park in one of our parking lots until we call you for your visit. You will then be instructed to go the meeting area, please stay in your vehicle with a mask

on and our staff will screen you for fever or respiratory symptoms, Any individuals with symptoms of Covid 19 infection (fever equal to or greater than 100.0 degrees F, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, myalgia, chills or new onset of loss of taste or smell, will not be permitted to visit with a resident.

Visitors MUST wear a face covering that covers nose and mouth and remain in place during the entire visit.

Please note visits MUST be supervised at all times. WE WILL NOT PROVIDE such covering to the visitors.

Our staff member must remain with the resident at all times during the visit.

   Any resident or visitor who is unable to adhere to this policy will be asked to leave immediately and will need to

call facility to reschedule a new visit, we also reserve the right to refuse visitation if there is just cause .

At no time is anyone allowed to stand outside the area or walk around the grounds. 

Due to conflicting priorities we are discouraging window visits at this time. We would be happy to set up virtual visits or phone calls with your loved ones. 

 if you want to schedule a virtual visit via I-Pad we can coordinate this by calling either Judy Saba,

at Sunny Acres or Alicia Tagliarello at Legacy Care.

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 As I stated in my previous e-mail communications, Sunny Acres/Legacy Care continues to follow all CDC and Mass DPH guidelines pertaining to keeping our residents and staff safe from this ever changing Covid-19 virus crisis. 

Thank you again for your support, kind words and generosity.  Stay safe and enjoy the summer weather!

          Jeffrey Schwartz Administrator, NHA                  Alicia Tagliaferro, RCD Legacy Care             

Awarded For Excellent Care Year After Year

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Sunny Acres is proud to hold the 2017 National Quality Care Silver Award by the American Health Care Association. Only 4% of all Nursing Homes in the country has received the award.

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This award reflects our dedication to constantly improving our quality of care and our resident-centric philosophy.

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When You're at Sunny Acres, You're at Home

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Since 1948, we have continued our tradition of caring for each resident as if they were our own family. We care for your loved ones with respect, dignity and compassion.

At Sunny Acres, we provide a warm, attractive, homelike atmosphere. Our residents don't live in our workplace, we work in their home.

Introducing Sunny Acres Legacy Care

We are happy to announce the opening of our new 12 bed deluxe Assisted Living Residence which is directly attached to our nursing center. Sunny Acres Legacy Care- opened on Monday February 4th, 2019, the day after the Patriots won their 6th Superbowl. We celebrated the victory with the move-in of our first residents.

Sunny Acres- Legacy Care has 12 private deluxe room, within a community residence focused on Memory Care Assistance. The Residence has 24 hour direct care staff, community great room and large kitchen, all the food and snacks, laundry services and specialized recreation programs focused for assisted living residents. We have a valued- all inclusive rate plan.  Please call for a personal tour or contact Alicia Tagliaferro, Resident Care Director- 978-245-1616 for more information- visit our web site:

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