Vaccination Dates

Trinity Homes will be having CVS Pharmacy administer the COVID 19 vaccine to residents and staff on the following clinic dates-January 11, 12 and the second dose on February 1, 2. For those residents that are unable to sign the vaccine consent, we will be contacting families for completion of the consent. Trinity Homes will be receiving the Pfizer vaccine.

Fact sheet for Pfizer Covid Vaccine: https://www.fda.gov/media/144414/download

Ongoing Test Results

Given the increase in regulations and frequency of testing, Trinity Homes is posting mass testing updates on this page. Please check here frequently for results from previous mass COVID-19 testing dates and upcoming scheduled testing dates. Please also scroll below the test results to read what Trinity Homes is doing to manage the surge and take care of residents.

Based on rates of COVID-19 positive cases in Ward County, Trinity Homes is currently testing staff and residents twice a week.

We are currently approaching 3 months from the start of our first COVID positive cases at Trinity Homes.  We will start testing again any resident or staff that has passed the 3 month point from their positive COVID test.  We will continue to use this website to post the weekly data. We will not be calling families prior to starting the scheduled swabs, but we will call any families if a positive result occurs for their resident.

Trinity Homes have completed 2 vaccine clinics for staff and residents through CVS Pharmacy.

Communal dining will now stop until there are no positive resident tests for 14 days. 3/2/2021.

Results of 3/1/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 0 employees and 1 resident testing positive
Results of 2/22/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 0 employees and 0 residents testing positive. One staff member test positive outside of mass testing.  
Results of 2/15/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 0 employees and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 2/8/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 2 employees and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 1/30/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 1 employee and 1 resident testing positive.
Results of 1/25/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 0 employees and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 1/19/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 0 employees and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 1/11/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 1 employee and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 1/3/21 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 1 employee and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 12/28/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 6 employees* and 3 residents testing positive.
*Due to an error with the State Lab testing machines, 4 of the 6 positive staff tests have now been changed to “inconclusive”. This means that the State Lab is unable to tell us if the test was a true positive or not. The individuals involved completed a quarantine period and are now back to work.
Results of 12/21/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 2 employees and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 12/17/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 0 employees and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 12/14/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 0 employees and 1 residents testing positive.
Results of 12/10/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 1 employees and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 12/7/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 4 employees and 1 resident testing positive.
Results of 12/3/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 2 employees and 1 resident testing positive.
Results of 11/30/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 1 employee and 1 resident testing positive.
Results of 11/27/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 5 employees and 2 residents testing positive.
Results of 11/24/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 1 employee and 0 residents testing positive.
Results of 11/21/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 2 employees and 4 residents testing positive.
Results of 11/18/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 9 employees and 8 residents testing positive.
Results of 11/13/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 7 employees and 16 residents testing positive.
Results of 11/10/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 6 employees and 6 residents testing positive.
Results of 11/6/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 14 employees and 5 residents testing positive.
Results of 11/3/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 8 employees and 5 residents testing positive.
Results of 10/31/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 33 employees and 18 residents testing positive.
Results of 10/28/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 25 employees and 42 residents testing positive.
For the week ending 10/24/20, there were 21 residents and 16 staff/support staff/vendors that tested positive for COVID 19.
Results of 10/21/20 test date. All COVID-19 results received with 9 employees and 20 residents testing positive.
Results of 10/14/20 test date. All COVID-19 test results received with 6 employees tested positive and one resident
Results of 10/7/20 test date. All tests were negative.
Results of 10/1/20 test date. All COVID-19 test results received with one positive test.
Results of 9/15/20 test date. All tests were negative.
Results of 9/8/20 test date. All tests were negative.
Results of 9/1/20 test date. All COVID-19 test results received with one asymptomatic positive test.
Results of 8/25/20 test date. All tests were negative.

Current Trinity Homes Protocols (updated 11/10/20)

Trinity Homes is coordinating closely with the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) to manage a cluster of COVID-19 cases at the long-term care facility.

Trinity Homes leadership has worked with the state’s COVID-19 Strike Team for help in assessing the outbreak and employing protocols to safeguard residents and staff. For example, residents who test positive are cared for on a designated unit with trained licensed nursing staff, a medical director, and a controlled environment. Treatment is administered immediately at the bedside and anyone needing acute care is transferred to the hospital.

Staff who test positive are quarantined and monitored for symptoms in coordination with Trinity Health’s Employee Health Office. Procedures also include contact tracing and routine mass testing of staff and residents per state regulations.

Each week, long-term care facilities in North Dakota receive a risk level map per CMS regulations. Risk levels reflect the rates of cases in the county: the more cases, the more likely the virus will make its way into a nursing home. Currently Ward County is red on the map, requiring Trinity Homes to undergo mass testing twice a week and to follow guidelines such as suspension of communal dining and group activities, maintaining residents in place with only the staff on that unit, and visitation permitted for end-of-life only.

Trinity Homes takes measures to ensure that, despite the physical distancing and isolation within their rooms for safety, residents are able to bond with their loved ones. Staff conduct daily video visits with families and residents using tablets provided by Trinity Homes. Sometimes, staff use their own smart phones to make video visits possible.

Since the start of the pandemic, Trinity Homes has followed the NDDoH’s “Recommendations to Prevent and Respond to COVID 19 in LTC, Basic Care, and Assisted Living,” which precludes positive staff members or close contacts to work in the facility until their quarantine period has ended. Appropriate Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) is provided to and worn by all staff per the NDDoH guidance.

Recent cases at Trinity Homes are examples of widespread community transmission of the virus; no single factor or common source is to blame. For many months, the nursing home had zero positive cases. But the sudden spike in COVID-19 at Trinity Homes mirrors the trend in community spread: staff live in local neighborhoods and are subject to exposure as active cases rise, despite diligent efforts to maintain a safe environment at the nursing home since March.

Given the high level of community spread, Trinity Homes and Trinity Health continue to issue urgent appeals for all community members to take strong precautions: social distance, wear a face mask, wash hands frequently, disinfect surfaces, and avoid gatherings.