July 10, 2020
FRANKLIN UPDATE:
Outdoor Visit – Updated Process
Our first two weeks of outdoor visits have gone exceptionally well! It warms our hearts to watch loved ones reunite. We are fine tuning our guidelines and ask that you read through the revised guidelines to familiarize yourself with the changes:
- Visits must be scheduled 48 hours in advance by contacting:
- We have a prescribed number of visit times available. We will do our best to accommodate your request but ask for your understanding if we have to offer an alternate time.
- In order for all family members to visit, please only schedule one visit at a time.
- Visitation times are Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Weekend visits are available on a limited basis.
- Please keep your visit to 20 minutes.
- Four (4) people are allowed per visit (children must be supervised by an adult).
- Visits are limited to one visit per week per resident.
- Visits will be hosted by a Clark staff member.
- Visits may be unavailable or cancelled at staff discretion based on inclement weather or if the resident or guest cannot comply with MDH guidance.
- Visitors are required to bring and wear a mask for the duration of the visit.
- Sorry, no pets are allowed.
How to Prepare for Your Visit
- Schedule a date and time for your visit.
- Make note of where your visit is taking place.
- Each guest must complete the required Clark COVID-19 screening form in advance of the visit. Bring the form with you for the visit.
- If you need to cancel your visit, please notify the staff member you scheduled the visit with.
Upon Arrival for Your Visit
- Report to the designated area for your visit.
- You will be greeted by a Clark host who will review your COVID-19 screening form and take your temperature. The visit will proceed if you are cleared during the screening process.
- You must wear your mask during the entire visit, stay 6 feet apart, and remain in the designated area.
- Sorry, you are not allowed to embrace or touch your loved one.
- Your Clark host will notify you when the visit should conclude.
Enjoy your time with your loved one!
We are Community.
We are Clark.
Sincerely,
Nicole Swart
Executive Director
KELLER LAKE UPDATE:
We’ve Weathered the Storm
Over the past several weeks, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our residents, families and staff. The resilience shown is inspiring and admirable.
Guidance from the CDC, WHO, MDHHS, and Mercy Health ID specialists continues to change as more scientific data becomes available. Determining when someone is no longer COVID-19 positive was originally dependent on two (2) negative COVID-19 tests during a prescribed timeframe. Guidance now states a COVID-19 positive person can be released from transmission-based precautions (isolation) after a thirty-day isolation period and presents with no symptoms, even if the person still tests positive for COVID-19. In both situations, a written physician order is required to end isolation.
We are through the storm and pleased to report as of July 11, 2020, Windsor and Oxford Manors will be COVID-19 free. Windsor and Oxford residents who were displaced are back in their original home and we no longer have a designated COVID-19 area.
Again, we thank you for your continued patience and understanding during this difficult time and look forward to resuming life in our COVID-19 free Manors.
New! Keller Lake Residents Outdoor Visits
Indoor visits are still not allowed due to Executive Order 2020-136. However, we are happy to announce on Monday, July 13, 2020 we will begin scheduling 20- minute outdoor visits with your loved one. Visits will begin on Wednesday, July 15. We know this has been a long time coming and are looking forward to the joy the visits will bring. We have developed procedures to ensure we are keeping you, your loved one and our staff safe:
- Visits must be scheduled 48 hours in advance, please contact Christina Turkewycz: christina.turkewycz@clarkretirement.org or 616-278-6732.
- We have a prescribed number of visit times available. We will do our best to accommodate your request but ask for your understanding if we have to offer an alternate time.
- In order for all family members to visit, please only schedule one visit at a time.
- Visitation times are Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Weekend visits are available on a limited basis.
- Please keep your visit to 20-minutes.
- Four (4) people are allowed per visit (children must be supervised by an adult).
- Visits are limited to one visit per week per resident.
- Visits will be hosted by a Keller Lake staff member.
- Visits may be unavailable or cancelled at staff discretion based on inclement weather or if the resident or guest cannot comply with MDHHS guidance.
- Visitors are required to bring and wear a mask for the duration of the visit.
- Sorry, no pets are allowed.
How to Prepare for Your Visit
- Schedule a date and time for your visit.
- Make note of where your visit is taking place.
- Each guest must complete the required Clark COVID-19 screening form in advance of the visit. Bring the form with you for the visit.
- If you need to cancel your visit, please notify Christina Turkewycz.
Upon Arrival for Your Visit
- Report to the designated area for your visit.
- You will be greeted by a Keller Lake host who will review your COVID-19 screening form and take your temperature. The visit will proceed if you are cleared during the screening process.
- You must wear your mask during the entire visit, stay 6 feet apart, and remain in the designated area.
- Sorry, you are not allowed to embrace or touch your loved one.
- Your Clark host will notify you when the visit should conclude.
We are looking forward to seeing you and your loved one reunite!
We are Community.
We are Clark.
Sincerely,
Nancy Ayers
Executive Director
