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Ianacone said. “They are tested every day before their shift begins.” If the test comes up positive, they have to leave.
The protocols have certainly been working; since January, when one patient at the center contracted the coronavirus, no staff or patients have tested positive.
This clean bill of health has allowed visitors
to once again see their loved ones in person, but Ianacone pointed out there are restrictions based on the visitor’s vaccination status.
“We’re actually going above and beyond what the CDC
is recommending for our community.”
“If they are vaccinated and their loved one
is also, they can meet with them closely in their room,” he explained. “But if a visitor is not vac- cinated, we have a special room where they can visit in private, but they must maintain social distancing.”
Visitors to Cedarbrook Village at Ware have also returned to restricted visits with residents due to the resurgence of the virus.
Before Delta, Executive Director Kelly Russell said, families could visit with loved ones in their apartments and take meals with them. Since the resurgence, only a few guests can meet with the resident in a designated area that is disinfected after each visit.
Patricia-Lee Baskin- Scholpp says she requires her home-care staff to be vaccinated to protect senior clients.
“We’re actually going above and beyond what the CDC is recommending for our community,” she noted.
Before the Delta variant, the assisted-living facility was starting to return to normal activities like outings and even a trip to MGM Springfield.
“The residents had a great time at the casino, but we had to stop all trips like that because of the variant,” she said. “We also had to cancel the one-year anniversary of our opening that we had planned for September.”
Russell said her focus is now on “out-of-com- munity risks,” meaning staff and residents out
in public, residents coming out of acute settings, and visitors. Protocols are in place to mitigate risk in all these areas.
With vaccination rates among Cedarbrook staff at nearly 80%, the next challenge will be a state mandate that takes effect on Oct. 31 requir- ing everyone who works with seniors to be vaccinated.
“We have a responsibility to keep the residents
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