Courtesy of Prima Theatre, residents of Moravian Manor Communities were transported back in time with the sweet sound of legendary crooner’s, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra. The March 19th Friday evening performance, held in the pavilion on the Warwick Woodlands campus, was a mingling of their most beloved songs and stories about the two Rat Pack legends.
(1939 Buick courtesy of Michael’s Motor Cars)
Please take a moment to watch this important update from David Swartley, President and CEO of Moravian Manor Communities. You can keep up with all of our COVID-19 updates by clicking here.
Moravian Manor Communities was recently honored as a recipient of the 2021 “I AM Patient Safety” award from the Patient Safety Authority in the Long-Term Care category. We are one of 11 healthcare facilities from across Pennsylvania being recognized for advancements, outcomes, and commitment to patient safety across the Commonwealth.
Donna Gerofsky, RN, IP, has implemented a rigorous infection prevention program that has kept many residents at Moravian Manor Communities COVID-free since the beginning of the pandemic. She has educated and coached all staff on how to minimize the spread of COVID whereby keeping residents and their fellow team members safe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognized Moravian Manor Communities as an outstanding nursing facility in the state of Pennsylvania because of their COVID response. About Donna, one colleague said, “I have worked in the healthcare field for 38 years and never encountered a professional IP staff member so committed to infection prevention excellence. She has kept our facility safe for years and continues to inspire us all to walk the walk and talk the talk of infection prevention. Donna makes us all better infection prevention advocates.”
The I AM Patient Safety awards are judged by a cross-section of national and regional healthcare executives, patient safety advocates, and government, university, and patient representatives. The award criteria include innovation, impact, sustainability, and scalability. Inclusion of the patient in the initiative and demonstrating extraordinary actions are also considered.
Since its inception in 2013, the I AM Patient Safety awards have honored hundreds of programs and individuals taking action to positively impact patient safety. This year’s award categories include Ambulatory Surgery Facility, Focus On the Patient, Improving Diagnosis, Individual Impact, Long-Term Care Facility, Safety Story, and Transparency and Safety in Healthcare. Three new categories were added for 2021: Conquering COVID, Physician Offices, and Nationwide Warriors. An Executive Director’s Choice award was also selected.
“We often focus on the problems in healthcare: the errors, the system breakdowns, and the harm caused to patients,” said Patient Safety Authority executive director Regina Hoffman. “This is a chance for us to celebrate the things that go right each day in healthcare to make our patients safer and to honor the individuals and staffs who not only care, but also are taking action to improve outcomes.”
About the Patient Safety Authority
Established under the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act of 2002, the PSA, an independent state agency, collects and analyzes patient safety data to improve safety outcomes and help prevent patient harm.
Exactly one year after the announced pandemic shutdowns, Moravian Manor Communities (MMC) jubilantly reopened its doors on Saturday, March 13 to visitors. “The sense of true joy was visibly seen and felt throughout our skilled nursing and assisted living neighborhoods over the weekend,” exclaimed David Swartley, President/CEO. “Despite the masks, it was unmistakable. There were a lot of emotions on display from our residents, their families, and staff. It was heartwarming to see a flow of friends and family through our doors once again!”
Nicole Michael, Director of Sales and Marketing, was on hand to help capture the moments to share with our community. “What a privilege to witness these emotional and long-awaited reunions. The joy in their eyes was priceless,” she expressed.
At the start of the pandemic, MMC closed its doors to the general public. During this time, a COVID task force was formed. This task force implemented a rigorous infection prevention program that kept many residents COVID-free since the beginning of the pandemic. In fact, Moravian Manor Communities maintained one of the lowest positivity rates in Lancaster County. We also were recognized by the PA Department of Health Epidemiology for outstanding work in minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Because of the low positivity rate, MMC was able to permit, on occasion, window visits, modified in-person visits, as well as compassionate care visitation. Now that a vast majority of our population has been fully vaccinated, and with the newly released guidelines by CMS, our doors are open again to the public.
Family and friends are welcome to visit Monday through Friday, 7:30 am – 7:30 pm and on weekends from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. All visitors must check in at the main Lemon Street entrance to be screened, and are strongly encouraged to follow our visitation guidelines.
NOTE: Photos were taken during the “initial greeting” when visitors first arrived. For the remainder of the visits, residents and family members continued to wear their masks and follow social distancing guidelines.
Moravian Manor Communities is excited to welcome back visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic! Our visitation hours are as follows:
To keep our community safe, we strongly encourage you to adhere to the following visitation guidelines:
We thank you for your assistance in this matter and look forward to seeing everyone back on campus soon!