Fairmount COVID-19 Response Updates

Fairmount Protection and Prevention Updates are provided to keep our residents, residents’ loved ones, and team members informed of the latest recommendations for keeping our residents and team members safe. Visitation remains open every day, with the preferred visitation times being between 10am and 7pm.  Visits may continue as long as you are feeling well; please refrain from visiting if you are feeling unwell.  When visiting, please follow the infection prevention guidelines available at the entryway.

Masks requirements have been updated as follows, due to Lancaster county’s COVID transmission level maintaining “substantial” status for the past two consecutive weeks:

  • Staff and visitors may choose to not wear a mask in non-patient care areas. Non-patient care areas include the Café, front lobby, break rooms, offices, nurses station, kitchen, and meeting rooms.
  • Masks must be worn in patient care areas, including residents rooms, resident lounges, resident dining rooms, when walking down resident hallways, when directly speaking with a resident in a non-patient care area.
  • Masks must be worn at ALL TIMES if you have any cold signs and symptoms (for the duration of the cold) and if you were exposed to someone with COVID. (Masks must be worn for 14 days following exposure.)
  • Please help to continue keeping our residents safe from COVID. If Lancaster county goes back up to the level of “High” masks will return immediately.

Thank you for everything you all have done for our residents over these difficult, past three years!

COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be held at Fairmount on March 28, 2023 and April 25, 2023 in the Wheat Ridge Chapel from 2pm-2:30pm. Please call 717.354.1800 to make an appointment.

Current active COVID-19 positive cases on campus are reported as follows:

  • Health Care, no residents currently positive
  • Rehab, no residents currently positive
  • Wheat Ridge Personal Care, no residents currently positive
  • Farm Crest Personal Care, no residents currently positive
  • Farm Crest Residential Suites, no residents currently positive
  • Residential Living, no known residents currently positive
  • Team Members, one known active positive team member

All previous updates may be viewed by clicking the link below.

Previous Updates

November 18, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

September 23, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

August 26, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

August 11, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

July 13, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

May 19, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

February 11, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

January 28, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

January 14, 2022, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

December 23, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

November 19, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

November 12, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

November 5, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

October 22, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

October 15, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

October 8, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

October 1, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

September 24, 2021, COVID Prevention & Protection Update

September 10, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

September 3, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

August 27, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

August 13, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

August 6, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

July 30, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

June 4, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

May 14, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

May 7, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

April 2, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

March 26, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

March 19, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

March 12, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

March 5, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

February 26, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

February 19, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

February 12, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

February 5, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

January 29, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

January 22, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

January 15, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

January 8, 2021, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

December 30, 2020, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

December 18, 2020, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

December 11, 2020, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

December 4, 2020, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

November 24, 2020, COVID Prevention and Protection Update

November 20, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

November 13, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

November 6, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

October 30, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

October 23, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

October 16, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

October 9, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

October 2, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

September 25, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

September 18, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

September 11, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

September 4, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

August 28, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

August 21, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

August 14, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

August 7, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

August 6, 2020, COVID-19 Update

July 31, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

July 24, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

July 17, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

July 10, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

July 3, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

June 26, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

June 19, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

June 12, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

June 5, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

May 29, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

May 22, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

May 15, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

May 8, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

May 1, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

April 24, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

April 17, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

April 9, 2020, Message from our President/CEO

April 3, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

March 27, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

March 20, 2020, Prevention and Protection Update

Update March 16, 2020 | 3:30 pm

Fairmount is taking precautions, in keeping with Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Health guidelines regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), to keep residents and team members as safe as possible.  Therefore, until further notice, beginning on March 17 at 7:00 a.m., Fairmount is no longer permitting visitors into our Residential Living level of care.  Residential Living includes the apartments and common areas of the Wheat Ridge Apartment Building, Crest View Apartment Building, Farm Crest Apartments and all of our cottages.  This means family members will not be allowed on campus, although end-of-life situations will be addressed individually.  All approved visitors will be screened for respiratory signs or symptoms and temperature screenings upon entry.

If you have personal items that you’d like to drop off for your family member or loved one, please do so in the apartment building lobbies or cottage doorway.  We are encouraging visitors to not enter our buildings.

Fairmount team members, vendors and contractors will be screened for symptoms and temperatures upon entering our buildings, as well.

The heart of Fairmount’s mission is to enrich the lives of those we serve. In the midst of a season when viruses such as Influenza and COVID-19 (Coronavirus) can radically spread out of control and grow exponentially, Fairmount is actively taking vigilant measures to keep our residents and team members healthy and safe. Our leadership team continues to meet regularly to assess the situation, monitor the outside state of affairs that affect our community, and implement strategies that will keep our residents and team safe.

Please visit our website regularly to stay up-to-date on recent changes, cancellations, and additional efforts to promote safety  at Fairmount.