A Message from Kahl Home

May 28, 2020

To Our Residents and Their Families:

Providing you with weekly updates concerning the number of pending COVID-19 tests and any positive results for employees/residents is part of our commitment to keep you informed of the important measures we have in place to continue to provide the highest level of care for our patients during these difficult times. The facility plans to continue sending weekly updates, but any updates through the week if there is a change in our Covid status will be on our website www.kahlhomedav.com.

The health and safety of our residents and employees remains our top priority. Because of this, Kahl Home continues to practice strict guidelines concerning hygiene, social distancing, and infection control while abiding by all CDC, Department of Health, WHO, and CMS guidance as it pertains to containing and managing the COVID-19 virus.

Our safety measures include:

• Physical distancing: closing the facility to outside visitors, ending group activities, and taking steps to limit direct interactions between staff and residents.
• Infection control: providing access to Personal Protective Equipment for all staff, identifying strategies for maximizing the use of PPE, and increasing cleanings and other
  sanitizing/hygiene efforts.
• Screening: Screening all staff for illness prior to start and end of their shift. Any employee that appears ill is tested immediately and required to take sick leave and remain home until they meet the designated criteria to return to work.
• Testing: Immediately testing of any resident exhibiting symptoms; expanding testing to include all residents once the DPH increased access.

There are currently no residents or employees exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19. Thanks to the tireless dedication of our Staff, Sisters, Doctors, Public Health, CDC, CMS, and Scott County Emergency Services. The facility did Anterior Nares testing on all the residents. The results were negative for all of our residents as well as employees. We realize the governor has been opening various businesses in our area. The facility has been working on a reopening plan which will be accomplished in phases. We want to open as safely as possible protecting our precious residents as I know you feel the same way. Guidelines will be sent out to each of you when Public Health and the facility is at the last phase to reopen safely. The Carmelite Sisters did purchase a special ultraviolet cleaning machine and a thermal temperature camera
preparing for the reopening.

All infection control protocols for isolation and quarantine issued by the CDC and Department of Health are in place and being closely monitored. We are also actively observing our residents and employees for signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and will continue to work with our local and state health departments to ensure we keep our residents here at Kahl Home as safe as possible.

Please rest assured we will continue to remain diligent in our management of this situation, and will keep our residents, their families, and our employees updated concerning any active cases that may arise and our response to them. At this time, please continue to pray for the facility, our Sisters, Carmelite Homes, and our Country.

Sincerely,

May 7, 2020

To Our Residents, Families and visitors:

Providing you with updates concerning the number of pending COVID-19 tests and any positive results for employees/residents is part of our commitment to keep you informed of the important measures we have in place to continue to provide the highest level of care for our patients during these difficult times. The facility plans to continue sending weekly updates, but any updates through the week if there is a change in our COVID status will be on our website www.kahlhomedav.com.

The health and safety of our residents and employees remains our top priority. Because of this, Kahl Home continues to practice strict guidelines concerning hygiene, social distancing, and infection control while abiding by all CDC, Department of Health, WHO, and CMS guidance as it pertains to containing and managing the COVID-19 virus.

Our safety measures include:

• Physical distancing: closing the facility to outside visitors, ending group activities, and taking steps to limit direct interactions between staff and residents.
• Infection control: providing access to Personal Protective Equipment for all staff, identifying strategies for maximizing the use of PPE, and increasing cleanings and other sanitizing/hygiene efforts.
• Screening: Screening all staff for illness prior to start and end of their shift. Any employee that appears ill is tested immediately and required to take sick leave and remain home until they meet the designated criteria to return to work.
• Testing: Immediately testing of any resident exhibiting symptoms; expanding testing to include all residents once the DPH increased access.

There are currently no residents or employees exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19. Thanks to the tireless dedication of our Staff, Sisters, Doctors, Public Health, CDC, CMS, and Scott County Emergency Services, we were able to contain the virus quickly.

All infection control protocols for isolation and quarantine issued by the CDC and Department of Health are in place and being closely monitored. We are also actively observing our residents and employees for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and will continue to work with our local and state health departments to ensure we keep our residents here at Kahl Home as safe as possible.

Please rest assured we will continue to remain diligent in our management of this situation, and will keep our residents, their families, and our employees updated concerning any active cases that may arise and our response to them. At this time, please continue to pray for the facility, our Sisters, Carmelite Homes, and our Country.

Sincerely,

Visitor Schedule and Information for the Benefit of our Residents, Staff and Community

Effective Immediately March 13th, 2020:

Our Facility is restricting visitors and individuals.

Due to this change we are restricting entrance of all visitors including family members into our building. NO Visitors. Due to Coronavirus in our local area.

The Kahl Home is working with our Public Health Department and the recommendations of CDC to try and provide the best possible care to you, your loved ones and our staff.

All residents will be restricted to their units.

We encourage phone calls, FaceTime and Skype with your loved ones who are residents in our facility to stay in touch with them during this time. If you are in need of assistance with this please contact the Life Enrichment Staff by calling our main number at 563-324-1621. Please allow staff at least 24 hours after your conversation to be able to communicate with your loved using the FaceTime or Skype programs.

Additional restrictions may be imposed based on the further impact of Coronavirus in our area. Please check our website and informational material at the front desk.

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this trying time.

Please keep us in your prayers as we will keep you in ours, during this difficult time.

Sincerely,

Kim Hufsey