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September 22: COVID-19 Update

The Chesapeake COVID-19 Update 9/21/21 The Chesapeake’s leadership team learned on September 21 that a team member from The Chesapeake’s Home Care team for Independent Living, Healthcare, and Assisted Living, has tested positive for COVID-19. The team member is asymptomatic and will be quarantining at home for the next 10 days. The residents in the …

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September 22: Memory Care COVID-19 Update

The Chesapeake COVID-19 Update 9/22/21 The Chesapeake’s leadership team would like to announce the restoring of visitation to our Cornerstone Memory Care neighborhood as of today at 10 am.   All required testing has been performed and we have received the proper number of negative results from state mandated testing to re-open for visitation. The Chesapeake’s …

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September 13: COVID-19 Update

The Chesapeake COVID-19 Update 9/13/21 The Chesapeake’s management team became aware of an agency nursing assistant who previously worked in Health Care that has tested positive for COVID-19.  The agency CNA experienced symptoms prior to the start of her shift last evening (September 12, 2021) and informed the supervisor who tested her and immediately sent …

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September 10: COVID-19 Update

The Chesapeake COVID-19 Update 9/10/21 During routine testing for covid, the Chesapeake’s management team became aware of a team member in Health Care who has tested positive for COVID-19.  The team member is asymptomatic and was sent home immediately to quarantine.  All other team members have been tested and we are in the process of …

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September 7: COVID-19 Update

The Chesapeake COVID-19 Update 9/7/21 The Chesapeake’s leadership team learned on September 7 that three more team members in the Memory Care neighborhood have tested positive for COVID-19. The team members are quarantining at home for the next 14 days and the residents in our Memory Care neighborhood that have tested positive continue to isolate …

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September 6: COVID-19 Update

The Chesapeake COVID-19 Update 9/6/21 The Chesapeake’s leadership team learned September 6th that a second team member as well as another resident in the Memory Care neighborhood have tested positive for COVID-19. The team member is quarantining at home for the next 14 days and the residents in our Memory Care neighborhood have been isolating …

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August 26: LifeSpire COVID-19 Mandate Update

LifeSpire Community COVID-19 Update On August 26, 2021, LifeSpire announced to its team members that the organization will be instating a vaccine mandate across all LifeSpire communities and the home office. This decision was carefully considered for several months by team members in the Home Office and from the communities. LifeSpire is following guidance received …

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August 18: COVID-19 Update

  The Chesapeake’s management team has become aware of a resident in Health Care and an administrative team member who have tested positive for COVID-19. The resident is asymptomatic and has been moved to the Covid Care unit. The team member is currently quarantining at home. All other residents have been tested and are negative. …

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Jesse Hughes scores medals in Virginia Senior Games

By Ann Lovell RICHMOND, Virginia—Jesse Hughes knows how to represent. Hughes, 82, brought home three medals from the recent Virginia Senior Games. The games, held May 10-13, in Richmond, are open to adults, aged 50 and above. Hughes won silver in basketball, gold in the 200-meter dash, and gold in the long jump. “Mr. Hughes …

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