Core Guidance
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Levindale will continue to require a health screening of all visitors.
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All visitors will be required to wear surgical mask covering the nose and mouth in all open and communal areas of the facility and while around other patients/residents or healthcare personnel regardless of vaccination status.
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Hand hygiene is required (hand washing with soap & water and/or an alcohol-based rub).
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Please be aware of any potential risk of visiting and take all necessary precautions.
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While not recommended, patients/residents who are on transmission-based precautions or quarantine can still receive visitors. You will be required to follow all posted infection prevention guidelines.
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Physical distancing at least six feet between people when feasible in all open and communal areas of the facility.
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Visitors should not walk around different units/departments of the facility. Rather, visitors should go directly to the resident’s room or designated visitation area.
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Visitors will be made aware of the potential risk of visiting during an outbreak investigation and adhere to the core principles of all identified infection prevention.
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Large gatherings should be avoided (e.g., parties, events) where large numbers of visitors are in the same space at the same time and physical distancing cannot be maintained.
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If a resident’s roommate is unvaccinated or immunocompromised (regardless of vaccination status), visits should not be conducted in the resident’s room, if possible. For situations where there is a roommate and the health status of the patient/resident prevents leaving the room, Levindale will attempt to enable in-room visitation while adhering to the core principles of infection prevention.
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Visitors who have a positive viral test for COVID-19, symptoms of COVID-19, or currently meet the criteria for quarantine, should not enter the facility.
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Outdoor visitation in an identified area is preferred when the resident and/or visitor/s are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Outdoor visits generally pose a lower risk of transmission due to increased space and airflow.
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It is preferrable to make an appointment with any departments you may need to transact business.
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Please follow all infection control guidance that may be posted on the units, patients/resident’s rooms, and as directed by nursing on any unit.
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Visitors who are unable to adhere to the core principles of COVID-19 infection prevention or any infection control guidance will not be permitted to visit or will be asked to leave.
Please Note:
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Compassion and support visits will no longer need to be scheduled for long-term care.
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Outside/Inside visitation will no longer be scheduled.
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Video calls will only be scheduled for our Brain Health Units.
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Visitation for our long-term care/sub-acute units are open.
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Visitation for our Hospital units (excluding BHU) will be daily 12 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Additional Visitor Guidelines
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Due to the type of milieu in the Brain Health Units and the efforts in place to mitigate COVID-19 outbreaks, visitation is not allowed on those units.
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Visitation on HICU and Acute Rehab units may occur between the hours of 12 p.m.- 8 p.m.
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One visitor at a time on the hospital units.
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Visitation must occur in the patient’s room.
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Visitation will not be available for patients who are COVID-19 positive and are not considered recovered, or who are in quarantine and have not met criteria to be released from quarantine.
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You may purchase food in the cafeteria or gift shop but please do not eat in the patient’s room.
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In a semi-private room, please do NOT sit near the other patient. We will pull the curtain between bed A and bed B.
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No visitors age 12 and under are allowed.
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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) strongly encourages all visitors to become vaccinated to prevent the spread of COVID-19.