The Centers at St. Camillus

UPDATE! The votes are in and The Centers at St. Camillus' entry was chosen as one of the WINNERS in this year's Pumpkin Decorating Contest sponsored by The Hearth! Congratulations to our very talented Social Services Team and to all of those who joined in the fun!! Our very talented Social Services Department was just batty over the idea of entering The Centers at St. Camillus in a Pumpkin Decorating Contest sponsored by The Hearth senior living community in Syracuse. Our t...eam of skilled pumpkin-carvers led by Dawn Loosen include Karen Antczak, Cathy Goldthwait, Maxine Phipps, Melissa Sardella, Lori Sherry and Mary Wassel, who brought their creativity to the table and turned two ordinary pumpkins into a gourd-geous camper being towed by a car (Cinderella’s Godmother has nothing on this group!). With all-weather cucumber tires, interior lighting, privacy curtains and attention to detail, we think our entry is a Boo-In. Wish us luck and have a safe and Happy Halloween! See more

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE CENTERS AT ST. CAMILLUS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020: Dear St. Camillus Family Members and Friends,... Because the safety and well-being of your loved-ones, our residents and patients, is paramount, we’re sorry to inform you that we will temporarily not be able to allow Limited In-Person Visitations due to a recent positive diagnosis for COVID-19 in the facility. Following the NYS Department of Health Guidelines, visitation must be discontinued for a 14 day minimum period if there is a new positive result. Contingent upon continued negative testing results from employees and residents in the coming weeks, the earliest we anticipate resuming Limited In-Person Visitations is sometime during the week of November 2, 2020. We will alert you with the next potential onsite visit date. We are very sorry for having to postpone these visits, but will let you know when Limited In-Person Visitations can resume via our website (at www.st-camillus.org) and our Facebook page (The Centers at St. Camillus). Window Visits will continue to be available. If you would like to schedule a Window Visit with a resident or patient, please contact Rachel Benton at 315-703-0740. In the meantime, St. Camillus' Special Delivery and Perishable Food Drop-Off Programs are still in effect so that you may bring your loved-one limited perishable food, non-perishable snacks and personal items. Thank you for your understanding of this matter. From The Centers at St. Camillus

Have you seen The Centers at St. Camillus' new Career Van around town lately? Check it out! Since St. Camillus provides Medical Transportation for our residents and patients throughout Onondaga County in state-of-the-art vans, we thought we'd take advantage of the traveling space of one of them to promote our many rewarding employment opportunities currently available at St. Camillus while we're at it. Let your career take root and grow into something beautiful today by visi...ting our website at www.st-camillus.org/careers and see what we have for you. And look for this and maybe another St. Camillus' Medical Transportation/Career Van coming soon to a CNY neighborhood near you!

Good news! St. Camillus is pleased to announce that we will be offering Limited In-Person Visitations beginning Tuesday, October 6th, 2020! These scheduled, 30-minute visits will take place Mondays through Fridays from 10 to 11:30 AM and 1:30 to 3:30 PM only. All visitors must bring proof of a negative COVID test result within the last seven days of your scheduled visit.... Only two visitors are allowed at a time and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult, and together count as the maximum two visitors. To schedule a visitation, please call Rachel Benton at 315-703-0740 or email her at [email protected]. Visitors must undergo temperature checks, wear face coverings and socially distance during the visit. Socially-distant visitations will occur indoors in our Social Day Program space. Please arrive 15 minutes early to support the check in & screening process. No gifts, packages or pets are allowed. All visitors are required to adhere to all Visitation guidelines found here on our The Centers at St. Camillus" Facebook page (see this post's accompanying images) and website at www.st-camillus.org. Noncompliance will result in loss of visitation privileges. Visitation may also be stopped by state and/or local authorities if there is an increase in community COVID spread. Thank you for your understanding and compliance. Enjoy your long overdue visits to St. Camillus! We've missed you, and so have your loved-ones!!

ATTENTION ST. CAMILLUS FAMILIES & FRIENDS: Thursday, September 24, 2020 We were hoping to begin limited outdoor visitations next week, during the week of September 28. Unfortunately, one of our staff members recently received a positive COVID test result. ... Following NYS Department of Health Guidelines, visitation must be discontinued for a 14 day minimum period if there is a new positive result. Contingent upon continued negative testing results from employees and residents next week, the earliest we anticipate resuming Limited Visitations is sometime during the week of October 5, 2020. We will contact and accommodate those families and friends who were scheduled for visits next week to reschedule them as window visits. We are very sorry for having to postpone these visits, but will let you know when Limited Visitations can resume via our website (www.st-camillus.org) and our Facebook page (The Centers at St. Camillus). In the meantime, St. Camillus' Special Delivery and Perishable Food Drop-Off Programs are still in effect so that you may bring your loved-one limited perishable food, non-perishable snacks and personal items. Thank you for your understanding of this matter. The Centers at St. Camillus

To apply online for the RN Case Manager-Home Care position, or to view additional employment opportunities at St. Camillus, please click the following link: https://careers-st-camillus.icims.com/

Dear St. Camillus Families & Friends - In anticipation of Limited In-Person visits hopefully beginning as soon as next week at St. Camillus, several people have contacted us asking where they can be tested for COVID-19 (all visitors must be tested within 7 days of their visit and be able to show proof of their negative test results). The link below will provide direction on a COVID testing site near you. Simply type in your city, state and zip code:... https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you See more

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 ATTENTION FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF ST. CAMILLUS RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS: Perishable Food Drop-Off Program at St. Camillus has been EXTENDED until further notice!... The Centers at St. Camillus' Perishable Food Drop-Off Program continues twice daily beginning Wednesday, September 23, 2020 until further notice. Drop off times: 11:00-11:30 AM and 4:00-4:30 PM ONLY - No Exceptions. Beginning tomorrow and continuing until further notice, families and friends may continue to drop-off perishable food for their loved-ones at St. Camillus any day of the week during the two acceptable, 30-minute daily drop-off time periods immediately prior to our daily lunch and dinner service schedule. Please see the accompanying flyer for details, rules and what Perishable Foods you may "Drop-Off." Thank you!

NEWS FROM ST. CAMILLUS Thursday, September 17, 2020 Michael Connor, Community Relations Director NYS Dept. of Health Announces Revisions to Nursing Homes Visitation Guidelines...Continue reading

IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION REGARDING VISITATIONS IN NYS NURSING HOMES Tuesday, September 15, 2020 The NYS Department of Health is changing its regulations regarding visitations with residents and patients in skilled nursing facilities or nursing homes later this week. ... Effective beginning September 17, 2020, once a new COVID diagnosis is made in either a resident or an employee, all visitations must now be discontinued for 14 days, rather than the 28 days originally mandated, and the facility must remain free of any additional COVID diagnoses during that time. The Centers at St. Camillus recently identified an employee who tested positive for COVID on September 11, 2020, therefore St. Camillus cannot allow any visitors until the 14 day waiting period passes and we remain 100% free of any new COVID diagnoses throughout that time period. Thank you for your understanding of this matter. The Centers at St. Camillus

Monday, September 14, 2020 Dear St. Camillus Family Members and Friends, We’re sorry to inform you that we had a staff member test positive for COVID-19 on Friday, September 11th. This means that, following State guidelines, we will not be able to allow in-person visits for 28 days. We will alert you with the next potential onsite visit date. ... Window Visits will continue to be available. If you would like to schedule a Window Visit with a resident or patient, please contact Rachel Benton 315-703-0740.

CLARIFICATION REGARDING VISITATION AT THE CENTERS AT ST. CAMILLUS: September 10, 2020... Please be advised, the recent revision that NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo has set forth in regard to visitation only applies to Assisted Living Facilities and does not apply to Skilled Nursing Facilities or nursing homes, such as St. Camillus. We still need to comply with the 28 day window. If there continues to be no new positive COVID-19 cases identified in our residents or staff for the next week, St. Camillus may begin limited visitations later this month. If so, we’ll notify residents, their families and friends through our website at www.st-camillus.org, our The Centers at St. Camillus Facebook page, and automated phone messaging. Thank you!