Visitation Policy for King Street Rehab

PURPOSE:

To facilitate limited Skilled Nursing Facility visitation considering the COVID-19 pandemic.

POLICY:

It is the policy of King Street Rehab, to facilitate limited visitation for residents in accordance with guidance released by the New York State Department of Health and the facility’s Infection Control Program. The currently approved policy allows for

• Outdoor visitation only, in the King Street Rehab Garden
• Pre-scheduled visitation 72 hrs. prior to visit Monday, Wednesday and Friday; between 1and 4 pm.
• Twenty (20) minute visits, maximum
• No more than two simultaneous visits at any time
• Two visitors, maximum, per resident
• Visits by individuals who comply with King Street Rehab standards for visitation:
  • visitor(s) must arrive 10 minutes prior to their scheduled visit time
  • visitors must have a face mask which covers both the nose and mouth at all times while on King Street Property
  • visitors must satisfactorily meet screening criteria o visitors must be 18 years and older
  • No Pets Allowed

CRITERIA:

This policy is in effect when

1. The Westchester Region of NYS is, minimally, in Phase 3 of the State’s Re-Opening stages.
2. The facility is in full compliance with all State reporting requirements including COVID-19 focus surveys, HERDS and staff testing surveys, and federally required submission of COVID-19 data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
3. The facility has protocols in effect to separate residents into cohorts of positive, negative and unknown as well as designated staffing to provide care to positive and non-positive resident populations.
4. The NYS Forward Safety Plan has been completed and submitted to the authority designated by NYS DOH.
5. The facility has sufficient staffing as evidenced by King Street Rehab staffing plan and as reported to the NHSN.
6. The facility is meeting the requirements for testing including a single base-line test for all nursing home residents and the ability to test or arrange for testing of all residents upon identification of any individual resident with symptoms or the occurrence of a positive staff member.
7. The facility has an executed an operational arrangement with laboratories to process SARS-CoV-2 virus tests.
8. The facility is adhering to written screening protocols for all staff during each shift, and each resident daily, and all persons entering the grounds of the nursing home, including visitors.
9. New York State Department of Health now requires all visitors to provide negative COVID-19 test results before each visit. Test results must be within 7-days or their scheduled visit. Test results outside of the 7-day window will not be valid. You can call the Testing Hotline (888) 364-3065 or Please visit the website below for more information on COVID-19 testing sites near you: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-testing

NOTES:

If the facility is not in compliance with one or more of the criteria listed above, visitation will be placed on pause until compliance is reached.

Residents who are on isolation precautions and/or who are quarantined according to DOH guidelines or the King Street Rehab Infection Control Program protocols, may be excluded from participation in this visitation program. For these individuals, participation is at the discretion of Administration.

In accordance with Department of Health directive, the formalized visitation plan is posted to King Street Rehab’s public website. Similarly, when visitation is paused due to the inability to meet one of the criteria listed above, King Street Rehab website will be updated to reflect this accordingly.

PROCEDURES:

• Friends or family of King Street residents interested in visiting should call the Reception and ask for Christina Burke or Recreation Department at 914-937-5800. At the time of visit confirmation, the visitor(s) will be reminded of visitor expectations and requirements. Visits must be scheduled two business days in advance.
• Visit Ambassadors will be assigned to greet visitors at King Street Rehab outside main entrance, ensure that COVID-19 screening has been completed and that the visitor(s) have donned Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the visit. A fact sheet outlining visitor expectations, including appropriate hand hygiene and face coverings, will be provided upon initial screening to all visitors.
• The Visit Ambassador will ensure that visitors’ information is noted in the King Street Rehab Visitation Log. Information will include
  • the date and time of the visit
  • first and last name of the visitor • street address of the visitor
  • Telephone number where they can be reach
  • email address, if applicable
  • affirmation that the visitor cleared the screening requirements which includes temperature, health assessment form and COVID-19 waiver.
• Upon completion of Procedural Points #1 and #2, the Visitor Ambassador will escort the visitor(s) outside of the building designated patio.
• The resident will be escorted to the Patio. Visits will be monitored by Visit Ambassadors or other designated staff to ensure that all parties adhere to infection control practices, including use of masks covering nose and mouth (if medically tolerated) and social distancing.
• Sanitation wipes for surfaces and hands (or alcohol-based hand sanitizer) will be available during the visit. Hand sanitizer and restrooms for hand washing are available in two locations between the patios.
• At the conclusion of the visit the Visit Ambassador will ensure that the resident is escorted back to his/her room. The Visitor Ambassador will escort the visitor(s) to the exit and ensure that the visiting space is sanitized before the next scheduled visit.