SODALIS SENIOR LIVING – VISITATION POLICY PLEASE NOTE THAT VISITATION HOURS ARE UNRESTRICTED. If the doors are locked, please ring the doorbell and staff will assist you. Doors may be secured at various hours but are typically open between the hours of 8am and 8pm. Visitors Our communities currently have no visitor restrictions. Visitors might include: Family members and loved ones of residents at the end‐of‐life, no restrictions of length of time, age or number of visitors; Essential Caregivers; Total number of visitors must meet or exceed license specific criteria, if applicable; The right to private and uncensored communication, including, but not limited to receiving and sending unopened correspondence, access to a telephone, visiting with any person of the resident’s choice during visiting hours, overnight visitation outside the facility with the family and friends in accordance with facility policies, physician orders, and Title XVIII (Medicare) and Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act regulations without the resident’s losing his or her bed. In accordance with 400.022(1)(b) and 429.28(1)(d). Florida State Law. Consensual physical contact is allowed between visitors and a resident; • Emergency Responders; Persons with legal authority to enter, including: Government personnel performing their official duties, including surveyors whose presence is necessary to ensure the ALF is protecting the health safety of residents and providing appropriate care; Law enforcement officers and; Representatives of the Long‐term Care Ombudsman’s Office and representatives of Disability Rights; and Providers of essential services which include contract doctors, contract nurses, home health and hospice workers, health care professionals, contract professionals, clergy members and spiritual counselors, whose services are necessary to ensure resident health and safety. This list is not exhaustive. A facility must use its best judgment to determine which persons are “essential” to protect the health and safety of a resident. The Executive Director will be responsible to uphold staff adherence to all visitation policies and procedures, the Health and Wellness Director will act as the second in line to enforce the above policy and procedures. Furthermore, an ALF can have scheduled visits and unscheduled visits. See Expansion of Reopening Visitation at 26 TAC §553.2003 (Texas) for all requirements. Regulatory Requirement/References We adhere to the Florida Statute 408.823 – “No Patient Left Alone Act” 1. End of Life Situations A resident, client, or patient who was living with family before being admitted to the provider’s care is struggling with the change in environment and lack of in-person family support. The resident, client, or patient is making one or more major medical decisions. 4. A resident, client, or patient is experiencing emotional distress or grieving the loss of a friend or family member who recently died. A resident, client, or patient needs cueing or encouragement to eat or drink which was previously provided by a family member or caregiver. A resident, client, or patient who used to talk and interact with others is seldom speaking. Rules 7 and 8 don’t apply to our setting they apply to infants and children and are not listed. Please reference the posted “No Patient Left Alone Act” in each community for further details. *The policies and procedures may require a visitor to agree in writing to follow our policies and procedures. We may suspend in-person visitation of a specific visitor if the visitor violates policy and procedures. Activities and Dining Some examples of visitors joining in activities and dining: A small group, such as members from a local club or a group of high school students who volunteer to participate in an activity with residents, such as putting up decorations or putting on a performance. Family joining a resident for a meal at an individual family table, are allowed. • ALF staff taking residents in community buses to an event or an outing. Memory Care Units and Alzheimer’s Certified Units Infection prevention strategies to prevent the spread of communicable diseases are especially challenging to implement in dedicated memory care units and Alzheimer’s certified units where numerous residents with cognitive impairment reside together. These residents can have a difficult time following recommended infection prevention practices. Changes to resident routines, disruptions in daily schedules, use of unfamiliar equipment, or working with unfamiliar caregivers can lead to fear and anxiety, resulting in increased depression and behavioral changes such as agitation, aggression, or wandering. We follow recommended guidance from the CDC for considerations regarding residents with dementia, in memory care or Alzheimer’s certified units. Salon Services Visitors Sodalis can allow a salon services visitor (barber, beautician, or cosmetologist providing hair care or personal grooming services to a resident) to enter the facility to provide hair care or personal grooming services. The salon requirements for salon visits. Inform the salon services visitor of applicable policies, procedures, and requirements; Maintain documentation of the salon services visitor’s agreement to follow policies, procedures and requirements; Maintain documentation of the salon services. Document the identity of each salon services visitor in the facility’s records; authority, that is more restrictive than this rule the community in that area will abide by that rule. Immunization/Illness Policies Residents that become ill may still have visitors of any age, but their visitors will be encouraged to wear PPE but is not mandatory depending on the illness. Sodalis can ask about a visitor’s about their vaccination status but must not require any visitor to provide documentation of their vaccination status as a condition of visitation or to enter the facility. A personal visitor may refuse to provide information about their vaccination status. All Sodalis communities are private businesses and consult with their Legal and Human Resources to address state and federal mandates regarding vaccines. Residents and Staff regarding COVID-19 Screenings are no longer required for residents, visitors, or staff. o Residents and staff are asked to report if they feel feverish or have symptoms of respiratory infection. If a resident tests positive increased infection control measures are implemented including quarantine as applicable according to the CDC quarantine tool to determine need and length, also Sodalis policies are followed. Residents […]