Clearwater Living’s Response to COVID-19

Many of our residents have been fully vaccinated. Our company now requires community team members to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Yes. Many counties are offering the vaccine at multiple sites. Please check with your doctor or county health department for locations.

Yes. We are allowing indoor and outdoor visitation at all of our communities. We are also allowing visitors who are fully vaccinated or provide proof of a negative COVID test to participate in events and activities with their loved ones. Health and safety guidelines and precautionary measures are in place. Please reach out to your local Clearwater community for specific protocols. 

Yes! We are happy to be able to offer complete tours of our communities at this time.

Yes. We are able to accept move-ins at our communities. Health and safety guidelines are in place. Please check with your local Clearwater community on specific protocols.

Our Empowered Living philosophy, based on the six dimensions of wellness, is in full effect. We provide opportunities for residents to enrich their lives daily with engaging events and programming.

The following symptoms may appear on average two to 14 days after exposure:

• Signs/symptoms of respiratory illness
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Respiratory problems

Source: CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) website

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new disease, and we’re still learning how it spreads, the severity of illness it causes and to what extent it may spread in the US.

Person-to-person spread
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person:

• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
• Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.

Can someone spread the virus without being sick?

• People are thought to be most contagious when they are most symptomatic (the sickest).
• Some spread might be possible before people show symptoms; there have been reports of this occurring with this new coronavirus, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.

Spread from contact with contaminated surfaces or objects:
It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose or possibly eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.

How easily the virus spreads:
How easily a virus spreads from person-to-person can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (spread easily), like measles, while other viruses do not spread as easily.

Another factor is whether the spread is sustained, spreading continually without stopping.The virus that causes COVID-19 seems to be spreading easily and sustainably in the community (“community spread”) in some affected geographic areas.

Source: CDC website

We are following CDC and local government official testing guidelines.

We have procedures in place to isolate residents who show symptoms.

Clearwater is reinforcing our standard infection control protocols and implementing heightened precautionary measures as recommended by the CDC and local public health officials. We want to recognize and honor our community team members who are on the frontline each and every day helping to keep our residents safe during this time. 

• Personal health and safety procedures:
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Wash hands often with soap and water for a least 20 second
  • Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available
• Community health and safety procedures:
  • Practice social distancing
  • Enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols with increased frequency using EPA-registered disinfectants
  • Conducting health screenings on associates, visitors and essential healthcare providers

There are several ways to stay informed or address your questions and concerns. We recommend visiting our website at ClearwaterLiving.com for general information and updates regarding our response to the virus, following your community’s local Facebook page where information specific community will be posted, or reaching out directly to the community’s Executive Director.