KinVillage in Tsawwassen is starting to welcome family social visits for its residents.
“We are so pleased to announce that family – social visits have started in South Court Assisted Living beginning last week and social visits will start gradually in the Care Home,” said KinVillage in an update on its Facebook page. “For several weeks we have been working hard to create a safety plan for family-social visits that describe how we will meet the practice requirements and established criteria to ensure safety for residents, staff and visitors.”
In order for this to be successful KinVillage asks designated visitors to abide by the requirements set forth by KinVillage and to follow staff’s guidance.
The safety plan includes the following:
- One designated visitor identified by the resident (with assistance from staff if required)
- Visits are by appointment as we want to ensure we have sufficient staff available to assist and will be on a rotating basis to ensure residents have had an opportunity for a visit
- Visitors are asked to perform a self-screen for any signs of illness before coming to KinVillage and once at KinVillage will be screened by a staff member
- The visitor is required to wear their own mask at all times while visiting and to perform hand hygiene before and after visiting
- Visitors are asked to practice physical distancing during the visit with the person they are visiting. In some instances we may use plexi-glass as a reminder to practice safe physical distancing
- Visits are held in a designated area that is cleaned in between visits following BC – Center for Disease Control Guidelines.
“As Dr. Henry indicated, we need to move slowly and cautiously,” said KinVillage. “We will be monitoring the visits to ensure everyone’s safety. Thank you for helping us keep KinVillage COVID-19 free to date and for your patience as we thoughtfully prepare to welcome residents’ visitors.”
