Coronavirus Update – August 2020

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 16:54:26 GMT

Dear Californian Family and Friends.

I wanted to extend my gratitude for your continued support and understanding of our community’s preventative measures relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. Thanks to your help, we have done a great job so far!

Keeping our residents and staff safe is our top priority as we continue to manage this ever-changing situation while following the latest local, state, and federal guidelines.

I would like to share information on some of the preventative steps we have taken:

We have ongoing in-services and training for staff on the facts about Covid-19 from the CDC
We have increased the frequency in which we are disinfecting all high touch work and community areas
We continue to take temperatures of all employees reporting to work
We are requiring all sick employees to stay home and be Covid-19 tested prior to returning to work
We continue to take resident temperatures twice a day
We are developing progressive staffing plans to be prepared in the event there is an increase absenteeism due to an outbreak
We have established window and drive thru visits for residents and families in addition to offering facetiming
We have re-in serviced all staff personnel and residents on proper handwashing techniques
We are offering compassionate visits for those who are on hospice
We are offering activities in smaller groups at 6 feet apart
We continue to limit visits to medical necessity only

Understanding that it remains very difficult to identify symptoms of the virus, we are establishing a best practice guideline of limited appointments outside of the community when possible to reduce the potential spread of the disease and to protect our residents and staff.

I will plan to keep you posted on the latest updates from The Californian as we manage the coronavirus situation.

Sincerely,

Kathy Neeser

Administrator

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Coronavirus Update – August 2020