Effective April 1, 2024, Whole Life Health Care’s masking policy has changed. We have been advised that our community has now returned to a mild/moderate level of respiratory virus activity.
- Masks are REQUIRED if:
- You are sick
- You are accompanying someone who is sick
- Have a known exposure to COVID-19 within the last 10 days
- Have a known COVID-19 infection and are in your isolation period
- For anyone who is well, masks are now optional
The changes you will see are as follows:
- Sick patients, and those accompanying them (regardless of how they are feeling), will be required to wear a facility-issued face mask for the entirety of their visit.
- We ask that you wear a WLHC face mask on top of your own home respirator or face mask.
- By wearing one of our masks on top of your mask from home, it helps us know that the mask you are wearing is clean and effective.
- Masks for adults and children are available at the Handicapped Entrance.
- Providers and nurses are no longer required to wear a facility-issued face mask during direct interactions with patients. Direct interactions are those in patient rooms and other clinical care areas.
- Support Staff are no longer required to wear a facility-issued face masks at the check-in and check-out desks.
- Masking for patients and visitors is not required, unless you are sick.
- Patients and visitors can always choose to wear a home respirator or mask to in-person appointments. We ask that you wear a WLHC face mask on top of your own home respirator or face mask.
As a reminder, please contact WLHC if you meet any of the criteria below before an in-person appointment. We will advise you about next steps.
- Have a fever, sore throat or other flu-like symptoms
- Have a known exposure to COVID-19 within the last 10 days
- Have a known COVID-19 infection and are in your isolation period
If you have an appointment in-person and meet any of the criteria above, you need to wear one of our masks, regardless of the season or level of respiratory virus in our community. Support persons who meet these criteria should not accompany you to WLHC.
In addition, if you have a fever, sore throat or other flu-like symptoms, you will be required to take a home COVID-19 test before you will be seen in the office. If you have a known exposure to COVID-19 within the last 10 days, please contact the office regarding testing and your visit.
For more details regarding Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19, please see the CDC’s website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html