COVID-19: Keeping Residents and Employees Safe
Hillstone Healthcare is taking all necessary measures to keep residents and employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, including but not limited to:
- Visitation Guidelines individualized for each facility based on Ohio Director’s Orders and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines
- Employee Surveillance using at-the-door, touchless screening systems
- Return to Work policies that exceed Center for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines
- Resident Surveillance with quick medical response
- Admission Screening and Surveillance
- Testing Strategies to prevent transmission
- Activity & Dining Programs that accommodate physical distancing and infection control standards
- Psychosocial Screenings, assessing Resident’s emotional well-being.
- Telemedicine and virtual appointment scheduling as available
- Increased Cleaning and Sanitation
For more information on COVID-19 in the nursing home, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/long-term-care.html or https://data.cms.gov/stories/s/COVID-19-Nursing-Home-Data/bkwz-xpvg/