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Adult Day Care & Covid-19

Adult day centers help families stay together and prevent early and sometimes unnecessary admission into a nursing home. All members of our health care team practice the highest standard of infection control every day even prior to COVID-19. Although we recognize there is some degree of risk involved in opening these centers, there is risk inherent in home care aides who are unsupervised coming into private homes as opposed to care in the adult health center wherein staff is under constant supervision of RNs and LPNs who supervise the care every day. There is also the risk of seniors living alone becoming more isolated and often depressed and experiencing a drop in their cognitive functioning. In many cases the result of the delay in reopening the adult day health centers will be admission into a nursing facility in which the senior’s risk is even greater.

Our day center can commit to the following procedures:

• Implement Coronavirus Policy and Procedures which include:
• Social distancing
• PPE use
• Cleaning and sanitizing procedures
• Frequent handwashing of staff and participants

• Conduct a daily health screening includes:
• Touchless temperature checks daily before entry
• Hand sanitizing upon entering facility
• COVID-19 symptom and exposure questionnaire

• COVID-19 Testing/Vaccination Requirements
• Weekly COVID-19 testing is required for all staff and participants.
• Staff returning to work after COVID-19 illness or exposure must follow the guidelines outlined by the Department of Public Health
• Vaccination encouraged but not mandatory at this time (90% currently vaccinated).

• Programmatic Changes:
• Social distancing while navigating facility and during activities.
• All chairs have been rearranged to maintain a minimum of six feet between participants.
• Limit use of bathroom facilities to one person at a time
• Limit use of activity items
• Dining limited to two persons per table with plexi glass shield divider at each table

• Clean sanitize according to CDC business reopening guidelines:
• Periodic cleaning schedule for all areas of the facility
• Immediate sanitation of activity items after use

• Continuing staff education as recommendations and requirements change according to the
• CDC and DPH