Attention All Visitors

For the safety of our patients and residents, we are limiting visitors to immediate family during this current cold and flue season.

We also request that no children under the age of thirteen (13) visit at this time.

Thank you for your cooperation with this very important matter.

Infection Control

Handwashing is the most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection.

Follow CDC guidelines when washing your hands:

• Wet hands with warm water
• Lather up both hands with soap
• Scrub hands for at least 20 seconds
• Rinse hands thoroughly
• Dry hands with a clean towel

Always wash your hands:

• After coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose
• After using the bathroom
• Before and after preparing food
• Before and after contact with someone who is sick
• After touching an animal or animal waste
• After household chores or yard work
• Encourage residents and visitors to follow the same hand hygiene.

Other ways to help fight infections:

• Follow facility policies during seasonal outbreaks
• Don’t come to work sick
• Don’t visit other units unnecessarily
• Don’t allow residents who are sick to visit with each other
• Don’t allow visitors if they are sick
• Keep your environment clean. Pay special attention to doorknobs, handrails, faucets, etc.
• Monitor all residents closely for signs of infection and report these to your nurse immediately.
• Adhere to policies that are in place to prevent outbreaks. These include food safety programs, immunization programs, and isolation practices that include all staff, residents and visitors.
• Standard Precautions: gloves, gowns, masks should be used when exposure to body fluids, blood, secretions or excretions is anticipated.
• Always wear gloves when entering a precaution room, remove and wash hands before leaving the room
• Contact Precautions: gloves, gowns, must be used with all residents with known or suspected resistant infection.
• Droplet Precautions: In addition to contact precautions, masks should be worn if you come within three feet of the resident. Resident should wear a mask if leaving the room.