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Welcome to Christian Care Center of Kuttawa

important information about our opening from executive director, gary parker

February 19, 2021

Dear Resident-Responsible Party,

Visitation

We are excited to announce that on Monday, February 22, 2021, we will begin allowing scheduled visitation for our resident’s families. We will have designated indoor and outdoor (weather permitting) visitation locations. Scheduled visitation is subject to change if the facility were to have an employee/resident who tests positive for Covid-19 or if the positivity rate in Lyon County and surrounding counties were to rise above the permitted threshold. Scheduled Visits will be between the hours of 9:00am and 6:00pm Monday-Friday ONLY.

Residents may have a maximum of 2 visitors at a time for a period of 45 minutes. The same visitor may not visit twice in one day. A maximum of 4 total visitors may be in the facility at any given time.

Visitors must have a negative COVID-19 test within the previous 3 days before visit. The facility can conduct a Rapid Covid-19 test onsite. This test takes 15 minutes to obtain a result. If you plan on having a rapid test completed at the facility, you should arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment to allow testing time. If a visitor wishes to have the on-site rapid test, the visitor must request this when making their visitation appointment.

Face masks are always to be worn for residents and visitors. (indoor or outdoor visitation)

Social distancing of 6 feet must always be strictly followed.

Visitors must be 18 years or older. Children and babies will not be allowed to enter the facility. If a visitor brings a child with them to visit, the visitor will not be permitted to enter the facility.

Visitors will contact the Activity Director on Wednesday or Thursday of each week between the hours of 9am – 5pm to schedule their visits for the following week. Drop in visits without scheduling with the Activity Director will not be permitted.
Please contact Janet Stafford in Activities to schedule your in person visit. Please call Janet Stafford at 270-388-2291 extension 108.

Communal Dining effective Monday, February 22, 2021

Residents may eat in the dining room practicing social distancing with a maximum of one person per table at least 6 feet apart. Face masks must be worn to/from the dining room and removed when eating. New admissions that are in isolation precautions will be exempt for 14 days.

Group Activities effective Monday, February 22, 2021

Group Activities may occur with social distancing of at least 6 feet between residents. Hand sanitization must occur upon entry to activity area and use of face masks must always be worn during a group activity. New admissions that are in isolation precautions will be exempt for 14 days.

Beauty Shop reopening effective Monday, February 22, 2021

We are also excited to reopen the beauty shop. Visits will be by scheduled appointments only. Hand sanitizer will be provided outside the beauty shop. Beauty Salon Staff and Residents will always wear a face covering / mask during visit. Services that would require a face covering to be removed such as beard trimming, facials, waxing, etc. are not permitted at this time.

New Admission Residents

Please note per state and federal guidelines, new admission residents are to be placed in precautionary isolation for the first 14 days of their stay. During the precautionary isolation period, new admission residents will not be allowed to participate in in-person group activities, communal dining, beauty shop services, or have in-person visitation except in cases of compassionate care (i.e. the patient is in the process of terminal care).

Precautionary Note

Please keep in mind these privileges are subject to change based on employee/resident Covid-19 status as well as the positivity rate of the county and surrounding areas.

Warmest Regards,
Gary Parker, Executive Director
Christian Care Center of Kuttawa

Christian Care Center of Kuttawa strategically implemented widespread COVID-19 testing going above and beyond current regulatory requirements. The norm is to test individuals that feel sick or have exhibited symptoms. However, we concluded that while testing individuals with symptoms is helpful, it leaves too large a gap for potential unknown infection to exist. In order to enhance resident safety, though not required to do so, we elected to test 100% of the facility’s staff and residents and implement a system of periodic 100% facility – wide testing.

Of significant importance to us is discovering a staff member who say may have become infected at the grocery store, but who does not know they have COVID-19. These sorts of transmissions are indeed occurring in the general public which lends our facility to believe its staff are also at risk of similar infection. Our prayers are for no infections at all. Our strategy is to recognize infection quickly if it does occur and as such mitigate the opportunity for infection to spread.

It is our belief that soon regulations will require all healthcare facilities to conduct widespread testing. Below are a couple of articles that indicate such enhanced testing may be on the regulatory horizon.

Widespread testing is not without its difficulties and complexities. It is a very expensive lab to process, though we are encouraged that Medicaid and Medicare intend to assist facilities with the cost. Current available COVID-19 testing technologies are experiencing some degree of false positives, we are unaware of false negatives, but they may exist also. However, we decided that though imperfect the appropriate course for us to take is to commit to widespread periodic testing of all individuals, including those who do not feel sick.

Coronavirus Health & Safety Precautions

The health, well-being, and safety of residents remains our facility’s number one priority. As a measure of caution for our elderly population that is vulnerable, we are limiting visitors to our building at this time. We strive to provide as much protection to our residents as possible, especially during this challenging time. Others who wish to visit, in a critical circumstance situation, will need to be cleared by our administrator and director of nursing.

We take these steps not to cause anxiety or concerns on behalf of residents or loved ones, but to let everyone know we are committed to doing everything reasonably possible to provide a setting emphasizing sound health.

Who We Are

Caregivers You Can Trust

Caring and commitment come from the heart and result in our residents being treated with the dignity, courtesy and compassion that everyone deserves. Every day we strive to remember that no job is "small" or "unimportant". Attending to details and realizing that a person's need for compassion and dignity does not lessen with age or infirmity is key to the level of compassionate care that we provide. Our residents become our friends and we try to ensure that each one lives to the fullest of his or her abilities.

Experienced and Supportive

Christian Care Center of Kuttawa provides individualized long-term care in a comfortable and friendly environment. Residents receive care that maintains human dignity and preserves a sense of freedom, identity, and independence. Our leadership is committed to creating a supportive environment for staff that cares for residents. Our staff is committed to treating residents with kindness and respect. All strive to create a climate of safety, trust, and respect for our residents and staff. Dedicated and caring clinical staff functions as an inter-disciplinary team of professionals who provide residents with an atmosphere that promotes physical, emotional, and spiritual health and well being.