NYS DOH Assisted Living Visitation

NYS Department of Health (DOH) now permits visiting at assisted living communities, even if residents or staff have tested positive.  This news is certainly welcome, however it is important to note that although cases of Covid-19 have fallen significantly, there continue to be occasional cases on Long Island, so occasional positive results are unfortunately not unexpected.

Please see our full visitation guidelines below.

At this time testing and masks are no longer required, however visitors to our community must be symptom-free.

We thank you in advance for helping to keep our residents and staff safe.

ASSISTED LIVING VISITING INFORMATION

Our assisted living community follows the New York State Department of Health’s directions to use the CDC’s COVID-19 County Tracker to develop our operational guidelines. This county tracker measures community transmission and hospitalization rates.

Operational status is updated based on Suffolk County’s COVID-19 color-identified community level infection tracking system (GREEN, YELLOW, or RED). Transmission levels, along with masking requirements/recommendations, will be posted on signage in the lobby at our front desk.

“RED” = high transmission level in Suffolk County, or when 5% or more of our assisted living residents have an active infection.  *If community status moves to “RED,” families will be notified via email and residents will be notified with a letter in their mailboxes.

When status is “RED”, all staff members and visitors must wear a face mask. Residents also will be strongly encouraged to wear a mask while moving about our community.

“YELLOW” = medium transmission level.

During these times, masks are optional, but welcome, for staff and visitors. Masks will always be available at our front desk.

“GREEN” = low transmission level.

Masks are optional, but welcome for staff and visitors and are available by request at front desk.

While we are pleased that our updated policy allows individuals to follow their personal infection control preferences, we will always follow the core principles of COVID-19 infection control. Visitors and staff will continue to be screened before entering the community, and COVID-19 boosters and flu shots are always readily available for residents and staff. When a new COVID-19 case is identified among staff or residents, we will continue to notify the Suffolk County Department of Health and follow their most recent recommendations for quarantining, return-to-work guidelines and contact tracing.   Our residents and families continue to be informed whenever there is a new case of COVID-19 in our community.

As always, our goal is to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, while enhancing the well-being of our residents.  

Guidelines for Visitation

• Visitors to our community must be symptom-free.
• All visitors must sign in and sign out when visiting our community.
• Temperature checks will be screened at the front desk.
• Hand sanitizer must be used when entering and exiting.
• Visitor stickers will be provided by the front desk, and must be worn in visible area.

Thank you for your support and understanding.  We are looking forward to seeing you!