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COVID Update December 3, 2020 No news for Kendal at Ithaca today – thankfully, we have not seen any new positive cases among staff or residents, but the community is…

COVID 19 Update November 30, 2020 Despite no positive test results, we are required to continue full contact and droplet precautions for Taughannock House and suspension of visitation for the…

Update for November 26, 2020 Today we are grateful that our Health Center resident who tested positive earlier this week has now had two subsequent negative tests. This seems to…

Update for November 25, 2020 Sadly, unhappy news to report today. We have had a resident test positive on Cayuga neighborhood.  The resident is asymptomatic and we’ve had not had…

On Sunday afternoon, the Kendal at Ithaca residents held their annual Thanksgiving at Kendal event. There is music, poetry and some traditional readings. However, the highlight of the event is…

November 23, 2020 Update We have some exciting news to share! Kendal reached out to LeadingAge NY and NYSDOH regarding the 14-day postponement of visitation for Taughannock House because of…

 Please see an update below from Mike Youmans, our Health Services Administrator, regarding a health center employee who has tested positive for COVID 19.  We are not making any changes…

Planning for a Safe Thanksgiving We wanted to share the guidance we are giving our residents, staff and visitors about holiday celebrations and visitations. We hope that you are able…

We are pleased to report that, since yesterday, 66 new staff test results of negative were reported. An additional resident in Independent Living has tested positive for COVID 19.  This…