Assisted Living at its Finest

Visitation Policy

PURPOSE:

• To implement Section 823 – “No Patient Left Alone-Act.” To facilitate resident and family connection.
• To mitigate resident isolation and risks for depression.

PROCEDURE:

1. The Administrator is assigned to be responsible for ensuring staff adhere to these Policies and Procedures.
2. Visitors are welcome to visit at any time during the general visiting hours of 9:00am – 9:00pm at a After 9:00pm, visitors may request extended visitation upon resident agreement and notifying staff to provide them with access to the building. There is no limit on length of visitation with a resident and two visitors are preferred to visit with a resident at a time.
3. Residents shall have unrestricted access to private communications including sending and receiving unopened correspondence and private telephone calls.
4. Safety-related policies and procedures apply equally for staff and Visitors are not required to provide proof of any vaccination or immunization. This policy allows consensual physical contact between a Resident and Visitor.
5. Resident may designate a visitor who is a family member, friend, guardian, or other individual as an essential caregiver and will be allowed in-person visitation for at least 2 hours daily in addition to any other authorized visitation.
6. In-person visitation is a11owed under the following circumstances unless a resident objects:
   1. End-of-life situations;
   2. Resident who was living with family before being admitted to the provider’s care is struggling with the change in environment and lack of in-person family support;
   3. Resident is making one or more major medical decisions;
   4. Resident is experiencing emotional distress or grieving the loss of a friend or family member who recently died;
   5. Resident needs cueing or encouragement to eat or drink which was previously provided by a family member or caregiver; and/or
   6. Resident who used to talk and interact with others is seldom
7. Visitors will be screened as per Community’s infection control policy and procedure with documentation of visitor name, the date, and time of entry.
8. Visitors will be provided education on communicable disease signs and symptoms and Community’s infection control precautions. prior to or upon their visit. As per regulation, mask wearing may be optional and used at the discretion of the visitor and resident.

However, during a Pandemic PPE’s will be enforced and all visitors will be provided with prior verbal instruction as to infection control expectations as mandated by the state of Florida upon arrival at the facility.

1. The Community will advise all visitors of the Community’s infection control protocols including
2. Hand washing, sanitizing, and log in with name, date and time of entry into facility at the front desk
3. Complete a questionnaire if applicable
4. A staff will escort visitors to their residents, and only engage with whom they visit
5. Residents and family members must wash their hands after
6. Consult with front desk/ administrator with any questions. (ex: privacy room to meet with resident, status of care, etc.)
7. Log out with visitor signature in logbook located at front
8. The Administrator or designee is responsible to oversee visitor compliance
9. Residents with cognitive impairments or whom may be fragile and not be able to follow these guidelines independently will be assisted by staff with compliance protocols.
10. This policy does not prohibit visits if the Resident to be visited if quarantined, tested positive, or showing symptoms of a communicable Visits in these circumstances will require a higher level of Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) than standard masks. PPE will be provided to the Visitor and will be in accordance with the most recent CDC guidance and state law requirements for healthcare workers.
11. Community does not require Visitors to agree in writing to follow the visitation policies and procedures. However, if the Visitor has violated the policies and procedures, Community may suspend in-person visitation for the specific individual.
12. To ensure resident safety, visitation may be suspended for anyone in violation of this