MORE VIEW OUR NEWSLETTER DONATE NOW 202-966-6667 LIVING THE MISSION LISNER-LOUISE-DICKSON-HURT HOME 5425 Western Ave. NW Washington, DC 20015 202-966-6667 Close COVID-19 UPDATE NOVEMBER 29, 2021 We are pleased to announce some changes in the Home’s visitation process that will hopefully make visits easier in the future. As of Wednesday, December 1st, visitors will no longer need to schedule a time to visit at the Home. Our front desk staff will welcome visitors via the front door and assist visitors to register using an electronic kiosk. Visitors can alert the receptionist of their arrival by calling 202-966-6667, extension 3301, or by ringing the front doorbell. Once signed in and cleared via communication by the front desk and nursing staff, fully vaccinated guests, including vaccinated children, may proceed directly to the resident’s room for a visit. Unvaccinated visitors or, visitors who wish to not disclose vaccination status, will be required to remain in the lobby or to visit in designated areas to avoid mingling with staff and residents as much as possible. Outdoor visits for unvaccinated guests continue to be preferred. For everyone’s safety, children under two or unvaccinated persons who cannot wear a mask should refrain from visiting. Here are somethings to keep in mind as we implement our new visitation process for those guests that are fully vaccinated: • You do not need to schedule an online appointment if you wish to visit in the resident room. You may reserve a space in the lobby or use a lobby visitation space if one is available. We ask that you use these spaces for up to 30 minutes to allow others to use the space if needed. • You may visit in the resident’s room as this is the preferred location for most visits. Being mindful of the core principles of COVID-19 Infection Prevention, we ask that only two guests visit at a time to maintain social distancing. After those two guests exit, other guests may take their place. If you would like to visit with a party larger than two, it is recommended that you call a member of our Social Services staff to reserve a larger space. • Face covering or masks should be worn while in the Home. We ask that you not bring food to share during your visit but you may leave food for the resident to enjoy once the visit has concluded. We also ask you not to use the resident’s bathroom but to use the bathroom located in the lobby or on Main Street. A staff member can direct you. • The risk of transmission is greatly increased in larger groups or when masks are removed. To keep our community safe, you should not enter the dining room at any time or participate in any resident group activity. During a visit, please make your way directly to the resident’s room and do not gather in the hallways or at the nursing station. A nurse will be happy to answer your question if you press the resident’s call bell and ask for someone to join you in the room. • Our front desk is open to visitors from 8:30AM to 8:30PM. We kindly ask that early morning visits or later evening visits be limited in shared rooms to extenuating circumstances in order to be respectful of the roommate’s bedtime routine and right to privacy. We continue to work with Dr. Marta Schneider, Medical Director at the Home, DC Health and the DC Department of Epidemiology to follow every precaution and hope that 2022 will find us opening up further and returning to pre-pandemic status. We can’t wait to invite you into the Home for celebrations in the future and to fully socialize once again. In order to do this, we encourage everyone to be vaccinated if they haven’t already done so. Science continues to demonstrate that the way to defeat Covid-19 is through vaccination.