Santa Maria care facility seeing improvement following coronavirus outbreak

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- For the third week in a row, every staff member tested for COVID-19 at Country Oaks Care Center came back negative.

"So last Friday we got the OK from the county health to except new patients," said John Henning with Country Oaks Care Center.

Owners of the care center are pleased with no new cases since Since Mid June.

Since the care center lost ten residents, County Oaks has dramatically increased health protocols including sanitizing the facility every hour, wearing a mask and maintaining a physical distance.

The owners also believe staff are being careful by choosing to stay home as much as they can.

"They are being responsible and that’s why everything is working out pretty well for us at this point," said John Henning.

While administrators are please with the test results this month, visitations are still not permitted for the residents.

"We are hopeful that county health will let us slowly get back into letting families do more than talk through a window or on FaceTime," said Sharon Henning with Country Oaks Care Center.

"I’m so proud of the way the staff has done a great job of coming through. We got a lot of support from the families, and that’s been real important to us . We’re trying to take the best care of them that we possibly can," said John Henning.