Update:

Current visitation guidelines: https://chcclynden.org/visitation/

May 13, 2024: One staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on May 10. All potentially exposed residents have been tested, and there were no positive results.

The Whatcom County Respiratory Virus Transmission rate continues to remain below the alert threshold. As a result, CHCC’s executive director, medical director, director of nursing and assistant director are pleased to announce that effective today, after four years of doing so, staff are no longer required to wear masks if they choose not to.

Masks will still be available for those who prefer to wear them and will be worn by staff if a resident requests it. Additionally, masks will be worn when assisting a resident on precautions and if a staff member is symptomatic after testing negative for COVID-19.

We continue to ask all individuals—staff, visitors, volunteers, vendors—who are feeling unwell or have been exposed to illness to refrain from visiting until they are feeling better. Collectively, we can help prevent future virus outbreaks and the need to implement masking precautions again.

This Alert page will be updated every Monday (Tuesday if Monday falls on a holiday) if any positive COVID-19 tests were reported in the previous week. If no positive cases were reported during the previous week, the Alert page will not be updated.

View past alerts: https://chcclynden.org/alert-archives/

CHCC will continue to test all staff and all consenting residents per local, state and federal guidelines. ​All staff members continue to be screened before they start work, and we monitor our residents daily, watching for any signs or symptoms of the virus. Infection control best practices are followed, and appropriate personal protective equipment is worn by all.