January 5, 2022
Dear Families and Stakeholders:
Thank you for taking the time to join the stakeholder zoom call tonight. We appreciate the support and patience as we navigate these times together.
As stated in the meeting, we are temporarily suspending on-site visitations.
Regardless of vaccination status, it is clear that this virus is breaking through and
spreading quickly.
We are also suspending staff supported community and social outings through this
weekend. We will still be bringing individuals to medical appointments and taking care of basic needs. We will reassess the community outings suspension next week.
We are still allowing off-site visits to family’s homes and for car rides. We are asking that you use common sense and do not attend community outings that have large crowds and keep the visits to members of the immediate household. We have a solid supply of antigen test kits and will test individuals upon return to their residences after overnight visits. Please note that if an individual tests positive, it does not mean they cannot return to their residence. We will work with you to develop a plan that works best for you and your loved one.
All staff in all homes are wearing full PPE – masks, gowns, etc. We have a strong supply of PPE as we were proactive in securing stock and continue to refresh items through this uptick. We have it, now is the time to use it. Regardless of isolation or positivity status, all houses will be reporting COVID symptom trackers at least twice daily to our Health Services department. Temperatures, oxygen levels, and other symptoms are captured on these trackers.
Our Adult Day Program has been closed for the last two weeks and will remain closed
through next week to help contain the spread. Again, we will reassess this next week.
Our Children’s residential students will continue to receive remote learning in their homes through next week. This will also be reassessed next week. Our school will remain open for our day-only students.
We have canceled our booster clinic that we had scheduled for Thursday, January 6th.
We will look to reschedule the clinic once the dust has settled. Our staff and outside agency staff that work in our homes are testing at least weekly.
We have increased pay for our staff working in homes with positive cases, increased bonus levels and have stay-bonuses in place. We appreciate the end of year giving many of you have sent in, as well as donations made in support of our staff, as it is incredibly helpful during this uptick.
Please continue to submit your “Staff Shout Outs”, it means the world to our staff.
We will continue to update you and work together during these challenging times. We recognize the inconvenience of these restrictions but deem them necessary to ensure the safety of your loved ones and our staff. Thank you for your patience, support
and understanding.
