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A Message from Chrissy Akes, Executive Director, to Life Plan residents regarding Coronavirus Prevention Plan

Posted on April 3, 2020

No known COVID-19 cases at NIRR to-date.

UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION:

On your NIRR apartment phone, there is an Info Line marked button (or call Extn. 2345) that you can receive current information. Please be patient as we work out the kinks.

INDEPENDENT RESIDENT SIGN-IN/OUT PROCESS:

There is a voluntary sign out/in sheet available at the Hospitality Desk for IL residents. It will be available on the counter.

  • Limit travel off campus to ONLY essential medical appointments.

Meals:

  • Effective with DINNER on Friday, April 3rd, all meals will be delivered free to your apartment.
    • Please clear your apartment entrance niche and meals will be delivered there.
    • You will receive your menu forms the day prior on your niche outside your apartment. Please use something to weight it down.
      • Please fill out the form and put on your niche no later than 3 p.m. for the next day’s meals.
    • Any meal you do not want, please put a line through your menu form and put on your niche.
    • Pre-filled form will be picked up by staff.
    • Meals will be delivered.
    • Please place your trash outside your door for pick-up by staff
  • Dinner will be delivered this evening as close to regular hours as possible.

NOTE:  For breakfast, lunch and dinner meals tomorrow (Saturday, April 4), you will receive all your menu forms today by 3 p.m.  Please have your pre-filled forms on your niche by 4 p.m. today.

Going forward, you will receive menu forms by 3 p.m. the day prior and please put on niche by 4 p.m.

Please everyone be patient while we get perfected processes

 in place of our new normal and to keep everyone safe.

MOVIES AND ACTIVITIES:  Still available in Haverland Hall limited to no more than five people and pre sign-up at Hospitality Desk. If you travel outside the community, we would ask that you think before signing up to keep your neighbor safe.

GROCERY SHOPPING:  Communicate with Life Enrichment with other grocery store options (Extn. 4120).

COMMUNION: Sundays 10 – 11 a.m. for IL residents in Chapel (social distancing mandated).

REMEMBER – only staff can cross between levels of care.

EMPLOYEES:

All employees will be asked to wear masks. We are hoping full implementation on April 7th. They are wearing them to protect the residents; no employees are sick.

Sister Community – La Vida Llena:     MESSAGE FROM CORPORATE: 4-3-20

At this time, the NM Dept. of Health, in collaboration with Presbyterian Hospital, are testing residents and staff of La Vida Llena for Covid-19.  Prior to this week, testing was limited only to individuals who displayed symptoms of Covid-19, and so it was impossible to track the spread of the virus if people were asymptomatic.  During her Press Conference on Monday, March 30, Governor Lujan Grisham announced that she had procured significant quantities of coronavirus test kits, and that the protocols of the Dept. of Health would now include testing asymptomatic individuals, particularly of vulnerable populations.  This was very welcome news, and the new development allowed testing of all residents and staff in Health Care at LVL.  Furthermore, it enabled LVL management to work cooperatively with DOH and Presbyterian to implement the testing that is currently being done.

As part of the testing in Health Care, there have been positive test results reported, and we continue to receive updates from the Dept. of Health.  As of this writing, there have been 18 residents in Health Care who have tested positive.  All are are being isolated and cared for by the dedicated Health Care staff who are using PPE as part of the regular protocol to ensure infection control.

Again, we are thankful that Governor Lujan Grisham has, as part of her ongoing efforts to mitigate the effects of Covid-19, directed the Dept. of Health to make testing available to senior care communities.  The testing now being done at LVL is an important part of safeguarding our residents and staff.  We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to be tested, whether you are a resident or member of the LVL staff.  Testing will continue over the next few days, making testing available to all residents in the various locations throughout LVL.

The management of LVL is working with DOH to include our sister community, NIRR, in the testing of residents and staff.