The White & Yellow Cross Care Foundation has ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ its ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ considerably and welcome family and friends to visit loved ones while adhering to the new guidelines.
Since the rise of active cases in January, the WYCCF has adopted a stricter Covid-19 visitation policy due to the more contagious Omicron variant. Many unvaccinated staff/clients got infected, but also some vaccinated staff/clients tested positive. Because the WYCCF residents are among the highest risk groups, it was crucial to shield them from the virus and prevent a possible outbreak within the facility. However, these policies make it more difficult for family or friends to visit. Some clients haven't seen their loved ones in a while due to this strict and limited policy. Especially for the older and more vulnerable clients, this impacts their quality of life. Therefore, since the numbers have dropped, it is time to take one step back to normality.
This means that the WYCCF is ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐-๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง restrictions, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ. Visitation hours returned to normal and without the necessity of making an appointment. If both client and visitor are vaccinated, the visitor can go into the clients' room, and no social distance is required. If the client OR visitor is not vaccinated, the visitor cannot enter the building and has to visit on the porch, with strict social distancing. The use of a facemask, strict hand hygiene and no contact with other clients applies to everyone. Proof of vaccination is required upon entry.
The WYCCF also updated its definition of ''Fully Vaccinated.'' The WYCCF considers you fully vaccinated if you received a vaccine (second or booster) within the last 5 months
OR when you recovered from Covid within the last 8 weeks.
The WYCCF hopes to return to pre-covid times as soon as possible. However, even though the numbers are dropping, there are still active cases on the island, so we must stay careful, as the safety of our clients is always the #1 priority.
The WYCCF believes that these guidelines are safe enough to allow visits to happen safely. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ, ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ญ.