Covid-19 Visitation Plan

7/17/2020

COVID-19 VISITATION PLAN

-Visitations will begin Wednesday July 28th
-Visitors can begin making reservations on Wednesday July 22nd
-We will have set visitation hours and visits can only occur by making a reservation Monday-Friday with Karen or Michelle. There will be NO “Stopping” by visits. We will be limiting residents to visits every other week so all families and residents have a chance to have visits. So PLEASE please communicate with your other family members to coordinate. You may call the day of after 9:30am to see if there are any time slots open.
-We will only be doing visits Monday-Friday at this time
-Visiting schedule will be as follows
Monday, Wednesday and Friday (Traditional ALR)
1:00pm-4:30pm
Tuesday and Thursday (Memory Unit)
9am-12pm both days
2pm-4pm Thursday
-Visits are only limited to outside at this time (therefore visits may be cancelled due to inclement weather)
-Visitors must be 18 years or older, or accompanied by an adult 18 years or older.
-Visits will be limited to 20 mins long
-Visits will be limited to only two visitors at a time
-Visits will be outside, 6 feet apart and both the resident and visitors are required to wear a mask while visiting.
-Unfortunately there will be no physical contact with the resident (no hugging, kissing, handshakes, etc.)
-When you call to reserve you visitation time you will be asked a series of questions and we will be collecting necessary information required by the NYS DOH. This information will include first and last name of each visitor, street address, contact phone number and email address. This will save time when you come to visit, so you can focus more on your visit.
-When you arrive for your visit, a designated staff person will be outside to greet you, you will sign in, read the visitor guidelines and complete a health screen prior to seeing the resident, this include a temperature check and a couple other screening questions. Staff will also ensure you have proper face coverings and you sanitize your hands prior to seeing the resident. After the visitors pass the pre-screen, staff member will show you to the visitation area (away from resident courtyards) and bring resident outside with a mask on.
-Staff will ensure that all guidelines are being followed during the visit, and will let you know when your time is up.
-Staff member will give both resident and visitor hand sanitizer prior to bringing resident back inside.
-Visitor will leave and staff member will disinfect and clean the visitor area thoroughly before the next scheduled visitor arrives.
-Any visitor that does not adhere to the visitor protocol that are set forth will be asked to leave the premise and be prohibited from any further visitations.
-We understand that these visitations are still not ideal, but it is a start, as our main priority is to protect our resident to the best of our ability.
-This is a trial run, and what management believes is the best and safest plan for the residents at this time. As everything evolves we will make changes where we see fit.
-This visitation plan requires a lot of work as we also have to fully staff this during visitor times.
-The last thing is that if a resident or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, visitations will stop immediately and will not resume until 28 days from the date of the test, this guideline set forth by NYS DOH.
-These are the guidelines that we wanted to share with you at this moment. A more formalized visitation plan will be posted to our website and social media when we complete this.