Every now and then there is a news regarding Assisted Living Facilities such as the senior living communities, Nursing Homes, and Independent living units that are affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. These stories are now dominating the news and people are concerned whether these facilities are as safe as they once used to be.

To keep the employees and residents safe during the pandemic, the assisted living providers should take strict measures. They must exercise a lot of caution to control and prevent the spread of Coronavirus in these communities. We know that safety has always been your top priority as an Assisted living provider, and we are here to help you do it in a better way. The good news is, you can enhance the safety and protection of your facilities with our Anti-Germ Dome and keep the residents and staff well-protected and healthy.

Why is extra care needed in Senior Living Communities?

An independent or assisted living community is age-restricted where partially or fully retired residents or those of ages 55 or above are living. The Covid-19 has proven to be the most lethal for senior living communities because the elderly people are immunocompromised and can suffer from severe illness. These seniors are at a higher risk of the disease especially those older adults who have any underlying medical condition. Facilities such as nursing home populations and senior living facilities can easily be affected by respiratory pathogens such as the Coronavirus and the multi-drug resistant organisms like Candida auris.

Steps to control the spread of Covid-19

Though every community is unique and as a provider you must be taking necessary precautions to protect your people, we have jotted down some points that will serve as a guideline for you during this outbreak of diseases. Following are the steps that will help you achieve success in controlling and preventing the spread of Covid-19 in your facility:

1. Make a plan

Assess your community’s operational requirements and train the employees and residents for practicing social distancing and rapid communication. Implement policies like limiting visitors, flexible leave policies, and staff coverage. Consult the health department if there is a case reported in your facility and stay up to date.

2. Closely follow the CDC guidelines

The Center for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) is the main source of guidance regarding the Covid-19 outbreak. You should follow the guidelines on how the senior living facilities should take steps to protect the staff and the residents. Mask wearing and maintaining social distance should be mandatory in order to protect everyone from the contagious diseases.

3. Limited visitors

The Assisted Living Facilities are often flooded by visitors but this should be strictly prohibited during the pandemic. Only allow the staff members, vendors, volunteers, and limited visitors into the facility. Screen all the people entering the facility and also ask their symptoms and take their temperature. All visitors must be informed that they shouldn’t enter the facility if they have even slightest of Covid symptoms.

4. Cancel all the events and activities

To keep the senior living communities free from the risk of Coronavirus, all the events and group activities must be cancelled. Activities such as large group socialization and engagement can increase the risk of spread of the virus and thus it is imperative to cancel them during the pandemic. Small group discussions and meetings can be carried out with proper SOPs. It is better to carry out meetings and gatherings virtually as it is a safer alternative. Even if an event is held, try maintaining a distance of 6 feet between people.

5. Clean and disinfect all the areas daily

We know that you already put extreme focus on cleaning and disinfecting the facility even since there was no pandemic. However, now cleaning, sanitation, disinfection and sterilization should be of prime importance and must be done frequently and more vigorously. Shared living spaces, especially bathrooms should be cleaned regularly with good quality disinfectants at least twice a day. Restrict the number of people entering the shared spaces and non-disposable food service items should be washed properly and handled with gloves.

How Anti-Germ Dome can help the senior living communities?

There is nothing more important than living in a facility where health and safety of the residents is given the most importance. The staff and the residents have a peace of mind if they know that you’re investing in the advanced and most effective disinfecting technology to keep them safe from the virus. Installing an Anti-Germ Dome in the Assisted Living Facilities would make a big difference in the cleaning and disinfection and prevention of Coronavirus.

Installing Anti-Germ Dome on door handles

Installing the Anti-Germ Dome on door handles of the Assisted Living Facilities can reduce the risk of spread of the virus by large. The Anti-Germ Dome can be installed on the door handles of such communities and facilities so that the residents there are protected from contamination. The device will make sure that the high touch surface ‘door handle’ is regularly sanitized through the Ultraviolet-C radiation and is always germs free.

The senior living communities, nursing homes, retirement homes, and independent living facilities are all at a higher risk because there are elderly people residing there. Older adults or other people having underlying medical conditions can catch the virus easily. Since these people have a weak immune system, they are the most affected by the Covid-19.

The ultraviolet-C radiation makes sure that 99.9% of the viruses and bacteria are killed and inactivated from the surface of the door handle. With this device, you don’t even need to designate any staff member to operate or maintain it as it is automated. Installing the device in such facilities will help a lot as it will encourage the staff and residents to live without the fear of Coronavirus. The safety and overall quality of life of the people is the top priority of our company and this is why we came up with the idea of Anti-Germ Dome. We are too desperate to make sure that life gets back to normal and all the happiness returns. In the meantime, we also want to make sure that life at the Assisted Living Facilities or Senior Living Communities is free from the risk of Covid-19.