Eden Care residents with COVID-19 symptoms test negative following 2nd staff case

REGINA — Three residents of an Eden Care facility in Regina have tested negative for COVID-19.

According to a spokesperson, three residents at Memory Lane, a supported assisted living centre, were under investigation after it was announced that a second staff member tested positive on April 17.

“Every time we have an employee or a resident that is tested and they turn to be negative its great sign,” CEO of Eden Care Communities, Alan Stephen said. “Its a great feeling that our care partners their families and the residents have done what we asked them to do.”

One Eden Care employee previously tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3.

The province announced Friday that care home workers would be limited to one facility starting on April 28.

Eden Care said as of Tuesday afternoon, another employee at one of its facilities is in the testing stage for COVID-19. Eden Care didn’t say which facility they work in. The company operates in Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw.

“We track all of our homes,” Stephen said. “At this time, Memory Lane has none. Every time someone has a symptom we ask that they be tested.”

The cases at Memory Lane are in addition to a staff member at a long-term care facility in La Loche who tested positive for the novel coronavirus last week.

Three cases, including non-household contacts and one care home resident, have also been confirmed in the La Loche area.