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When Can I Visit My Loved One's Imagine! Group Home?
Apr-20-2021
Services
It is so great that you and your loved ones have received the COVID-19 vaccine. This is an important step toward protecting their health, achieving herd immunity, and returning to normal life. Imagine! is committed to providing safe care in the least restrictive way possible and recognizes that the mental health of residents is equally as important as their physical health.
You can visit your loved ones inside an Imagine! Group Home when the positivity rate in the group home’s county is less than 10%. In addition, if the positivity rate in that county is more than 10%, and less than 70% of residents in the home are fully vaccinated, then only residents who are fully vaccinated should receive visitors. If your loved one is fully vaccinated, they can choose to have close contact (including touch) with you as long as they are wearing a well-fitting face mask and cleaning their hands before and after. Outdoor visitation is preferred when feasible. All visitation guidelines are outlined in the Comprehensive Mitigation Guidance: covid19.colorado.gov/RCFmitigation.
Our experts are continually weighing the risks of easing visitation protections while working to keep vulnerable resident populations safe from COVID-19.
The sooner we have more people vaccinated and fewer people getting sick, the sooner we can visit our loved ones without restrictions. For now, group home staff, clients, and visitors need to continue wearing a mask, washing their hands, and interacting safely. Imagine! will also continue to follow mitigation policies and procedures, including weekly COVID-19 surveillance testing.
