GrahamHealthcareandRehabilitation

Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation was recently hit with a COVID-19 outbreak, despite preventive measures put in-place during the winter. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation was recently hit with a COVID-19 outbreak, despite preventive measures put in-place during the winter. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Facility ‘confident’ about curbing virus

Atoah – Though every possible precaution was taken, COVID-19 worked its way into Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation.

Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation Issues Statement

With the recent outbreak at Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation in mind, the long-term care facility issued the following statement today: "Ensuring our residents and staff are in a safe and healthy environment has been our primary concern since the onset of this unprecedented pandemic.

Nursing home resident tests positive

Following the reveal that two nursing home employees tested positive for COVID-19, eight more residents were recorded positive in Graham last week, which included a resident at Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation receiving a positive return Friday.
Those wishing to be tested for COVID-19 were able to stop outside the Robbinsville Post Office on Wednesday, Aug. 19. On-hand to help conduct the tests were Hannah Anderson, April Morefield, Emily Collins and Haley Anderson (from left). Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Those wishing to be tested for COVID-19 were able to stop outside the Robbinsville Post Office on Wednesday, Aug. 19. On-hand to help conduct the tests were Hannah Anderson, April Morefield, Emily Collins and Haley Anderson (from left). Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Virus hits local nursing home

Atoah – The coronavirus has hit the local nursing home. Two staff members of Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release issued by the county’s health department Monday.  No residents have tested positive.