Disease outbreak check·December 11, 2023

On 12/11/2023 at 3:30PM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lori Alexander arrived unannounced to conduct a Case Management visit to follow-up on the Covid Positive cases reported to Community Care Licensing Division on 11/01, 11/07, 11/27, 11/30 and 12/06. LPA met with Executive Director (ED), Tracey Ingleman and explained the purpose of the visit. ED says they are in contact with the Contra Costa Public Health (CCPH) and have been advised by CCPH to test residents and staff every week until 2 weeks past of no positive test results. ED states that the recommendations from CCPH is that staff continues to wear masks, visitors don't have to wear a mask. Residents (assisted living) that are positive are to quarantine in their apartments for 7 days. There are no dining room restrictions (i.e., dining room closures). Staff (caregivers) are to wear PPE (gowns, N-95 masks, gloves) when they enter a Covid positive resident's room. ED states that they have signage posted outside the doors with carts that include PPE as well as the storage to down and remove PPE. ED stated that residents located in memory care are to also quarantine for 7 days but the residents tend to wander and therefore it is really difficult to isolate the residents. LIC809-C Continued... LIC809 Continued.... ED states that staff that test positive are to quarantine for 5 days and after having no symptoms and test negative the staff can return back to work. Staff that return after 5 days quarantine will have to wear a N-95 mask for 5 more additional days. No deficiencies cited during this visit. Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report provided.