Here at Woodlands of DeWitt, we are taking all of the necessary steps to ensure our residents, and staff are all safe and cared for during this crisis. The following items indicate the steps that we are taking and have taken to ensure the health and safety of everyone within our community.
- Ensuring all current staff has received testing and ensuring new residents and staff are tested before entering the community.
- New employees have been tested for COVID -19 before training begins.
- Ensuring all new residents are tested prior to admission.
- Given the chance a staff member or resident gets diagnosed, they must have two negative tests before returning to the community.
- Daily tips sent to staff – enforcing our policy and procedures.
- Enhanced cleaning and sanitation protocols.
- Implementing a crisis team that is ready to take action to provide support to all employees.
- Consistently re-educating community leaders and caregivers on disease prevention efforts.
- Developed a hotline for employee questions
- Continuing to enforce visitor restriction, except for end of life situations. Visitors will be screened prior to entry. Families will be restricted to their loved one’s apartment.
