Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
February 22, 2023
**IMPORTANT NEW COVID UPDATE**
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care Residents and Family Members:
We are pleased to announce that, following testing of our residents and staff this morning, we now only have one active case of COVID-19. As a result, we will be reinstating our open visitation policy, and resuming all communal dining and activities. We kindly request that all visitors check in at the front desk and encourage you to wear a mask while on the premises.
We extend our gratitude to everyone for their patience and cooperation during the past week as we worked to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within our community. Our collective efforts have been successful.
We will be discontinuing our weekly updates for the time being, but please be assured that if there is another outbreak, we will immediately notify all concerned via email, our Facebook Pages, the front entrance, and the BAKA website. For information on visitation precautions and restrictions, please consult our website.
If you have any questions regarding COVID-19 or our visitation policies, please email the Community Director, who will respond to you as soon as possible. We respectfully request that you do not leave phone messages.
Once again, we thank you for your understanding during this challenging time.
BAKA Management Team
Facebook page:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
February 17, 2023
**IMPORTANT NEW COVID UPDATE**
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care Residents and Family Members:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community has been experiencing several cases of COVID-19 this past week. To help minimize the potential spread of the virus, we are implementing our Essential Visitor Guidelines and suspending communal dining, and group activities/services through February 22nd. At that time, we will reevaluate whether we are able to resume these services or not. Our decision to suspend these services was not made easily, and we understand that it will require residents to self-isolate in their apartments for a few days. However, without suspending these services, we anticipated that cases would continue to increase every week - perhaps reaching an emergency level. Although this may be an inconvenience for some, we want to get ahead of the spread and slow it down.
Since Emerald Bay Memory Care does not have any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID, we will remain open to visitation and continue communal dining and group activities. If any positive cases arise, we will notify families immediately and change the visitation policy to Essential Visitors as well.
All updates related to our Essential Visitation Guidelines will be posted to our Facebook Page and the BAKA website every Friday. Please make sure to follow us on Facebook or review our website for the most current visitation precautions and/or restrictions.
If you are planning on visiting your loved one, we ask that you please conduct your visit within the resident’s apartment only. Please see below for additional visitation guidelines that we are asking all visitors to follow until further notice.
Essential Visitor Guidelines:
- Each resident may only elect two (2) family members or friends as their designated essential visitors.
- The two (2) designated essential visitors may not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- Essential Visitors may visit any day of the week between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. but may not visit during mealtimes (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p). These visitation hours include weekends and holidays.
- There may be extended wait times for a staff member to answer the door and provide screening services if essential visitors come outside of the visitation hours.
- Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident’s apartment)
- May not stop to visit staff, the director, or other residents – please email the community director to address any concerns or to ask questions.
- Must do everything possible to protect our residents and staff – wear a mask, wash hands, visit wearing clean clothing and outerwear, stay 6 feet apart, etc.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
Our goal is to help our residents stay connected with their friends and family, while ensuring the safety and well-being of all who visit, work, or reside in our communities.
Some of you may have questions regarding this current situation. If so, please email the Community Director with questions and they will respond to you as soon as possible. We ask that you not leave phone messages.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this time! Take care and be safe!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
Facebook page:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: ESSENTIAL VISITATION ONLY
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 4
Active Resident Cases: 20
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Melissa Micolichek
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: OPEN TO VISITATION
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
January 16, 2023
**IMPORTANT NEW COVID UPDATE**
Marla Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care Residents and Family Members:
We are pleased to announce that, following testing of our residents and staff this morning, we no longer have any active cases of COVID-19. As a result, we will be reinstating our open visitation policy, allowing all visitors within our communities. We kindly request that all visitors check in at the front desk and encourage you to wear a mask while on the premises.
We extend our gratitude to everyone for their patience and cooperation during the past week as we worked to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within our community. Our collective efforts have been successful.
We will be discontinuing our weekly updates for the time being, but please be assured that if there is another outbreak, we will immediately notify all concerned via email, our Facebook Pages, the front entrance, and the BAKA website. For information on visitation precautions and restrictions, please consult our website.
If you have any queries regarding COVID-19 or our visitation policies, please email the Community Director, who will respond to you as soon as possible. We respectfully request that you do not leave phone messages.
Once again, we thank you for your understanding during this challenging time.
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
Facebook pages:
Marla Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care
Community Visitation Status
Marla Vista Assisted Living:
Director: Becky Thomas
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: ESSENTIAL VISITORS ONLY
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Marla Vista Assisted Memory Care:
Director: Trish Nunez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: ESSENTIAL VISITORS ONLY
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
January 5, 2023
**IMPORTANT NEW UPDATE**
Marla Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care Residents and Family Members:
Marla Vista Assisted Living has been experiencing several cases of COVID-19 this past week. Currently, we do not have any confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19 at Marla Vista Memory Care. However, to help minimize the potential spread of the virus, we are implementing our Essential Visitor Guidelines in both communities effective immediately. These visitation guidelines will remain in effect until further notice.
Residents not experiencing symptoms will continue receiving communal dining/activities and third-party services. However, if we continue to see an increase of positive cases, we may limit and/or suspend these services to help minimize any further spread.
All updates related to our Essential Visitation Guidelines will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website every Friday, starting next Friday 01/13/2023. Please make sure to follow us on Facebook or review our website for the most current visitation precautions and/or restrictions.
If you are planning on visiting your loved one, we ask that you please conduct your visit within the resident’s apartment only. Please see below for additional visitation guidelines that we are asking all visitors to follow until further notice.
Essential Visitor Guidelines:
- Each resident may only elect two (2) family members or friends as their designated essential visitors.
- The two (2) designated essential visitors may not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- Essential Visitors may visit any day of the week between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. but may not visit during mealtimes (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p). These visitation hours include weekends and holidays.
- There may be extended wait times for a staff member to answer the door and provide screening services if essential visitors come outside of the visitation hours.
- Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident’s apartment)
- May not stop to visit staff, the director, or other residents – please email the community director to address any concerns or to ask questions.
- Must do everything possible to protect our residents and staff – wear a mask, wash hands, visit wearing clean clothing and outerwear, stay 6 feet apart, etc.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
Our goal is to help our residents stay connected with their friends and family, while ensuring the safety and well-
being of all who visit, work, or reside in any of our communities.
Some of you may have questions regarding this current situation. If so, please email the Community Director
with questions and they will respond to you as soon as possible. We ask that you not leave phone messages.
Thank you for your understanding during this time! Take care and be safe!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
Facebook pages:
Marla Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care
Community Visitation Status
Marla Vista Assisted Living:
Director: Becky Thomas
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: ESSENTIAL VISITORS ONLY
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 8
Marla Vista Assisted Memory Care:
Director: Trish Nunez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: ESSENTIAL VISITORS ONLY
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 6, 2022
**IMPORTANT NEW UPDATE**
Residents and Family Members:
Our communities have been experiencing a few cases of COVID-19 this past week. To help minimize the potential spread of the virus, we are implementing our Visitor Guidelines effective immediately.
We will not be suspending visitation, communal dining/activities, or third-party services in any of our communities at this time. However, if we continue to see an increase of cases, we may limit and/or suspend these services to help minimize any further spread.
All updates related to our Visitation Guidelines will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website every Friday. Please make sure to follow us on Facebook or review our website for the most current visitation precautions and/or restrictions.
If you are planning on visiting your loved one, we ask that you please conduct your visit within the resident’s apartment only. Please see below for additional visitation guidelines that we are asking all visitors to follow until further notice.
Visitor Guidelines:
- May visit any day of the week between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (this includes weekends and holidays).
- There may be extended wait times for a staff member to answer the door and provide screening services if visitors come outside of the visitation hours.
- Must check-in at the front desk and be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident’s apartment)
- May not stop to visit staff, the director, or other residents – please call or email the community to discuss concerns or to ask questions.
- Must do everything possible to protect our residents and staff – wear a mask, wash hands, visit wearing clean clothing and outerwear, stay 6 feet apart, etc.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
This holiday season, our goal is to help our residents stay connected with their friends and family, while ensuring the safety and well-being of all who visit, work, or reside in any of our communities.
Some of you may have questions regarding this current situation. If so, please email the Community Director with questions and they will respond to you as soon as possible. We ask that you not leave phone messages.
Thank you for your understanding during this time! Take care and be safe!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
Facebook pages:
Marla Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care
Community Visitation Status
Carolina Assisted Living:
Director: Barb Bittner
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: OPEN TO VISITATION WITH NEW GUIDELINES
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Carrington Assisted Living:
Director: Nina Canady
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: OPEN TO VISITATION WITH NEW GUIDELINES
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 2
Marla Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care:
Director: Becky Thomas
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: OPEN TO VISITATION WITH NEW GUIDELINES
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 3
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