Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
December 22nd, 2021
**IMPORTANT NEW COVID UPDATE**
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care Residents and Family Members:
We are happy to inform you that after testing our residents and staff this morning, we have seen a decline in new positive COVID-19 cases on the Assisted Living side of Emerald Bay. As a result, we will be resuming communal dining and activities effective today, December 22nd, 2021, at 5:00 pm. In addition, our visitation will resume to allow all visitors inside of the community. We simply ask that you continue to check in at the front desk, and please wear a mask at all times while inside the community.
We want to thank everyone for your patience and understanding over the past couple weeks, as we worked hard to minimize the spread of COVID within our community. Together, our efforts proved to be successful!
Our weekly updates will subside for the time being. However, if we experience another outbreak, we will immediately send out communication and post to our Facebook Pages, front entrance, and the BAKA website. Please review our website for visitation precautions and restrictions.
If you have any questions regarding COVID-19 or our visitation policies, please email the Community Director and they will respond to you as soon as possible. We ask that you not call and leave a phone message.
Thank you all again for your understanding during this time! Take care and Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: OPEN TO VISITATION
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 3
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Ashley Delveaux
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: OPEN TO VISITATION
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 9th, 2021
**IMPORTANT NEW COVID UPDATE**
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care Residents and Family Members:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, Emerald Bay Retirement Community continues to see new COVID cases this week, so we have made the difficult decision to suspend communal dining, and group activities/services - effective December 9th through December 19th. 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 10 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, in hopes that our residents and families might have a nice holiday season together – COVID FREE!
In addition, Emerald Bay Retirement Community will continue to restrict visitation to ESSENTIAL VISITORS only until December 19th. Please see below for our visitation definition and additional updates regarding our suspended services.
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.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages, front entrance, and the BAKA website on or before Friday, December 17th.
Essential Visitors (EVs):
- May visit any day of the week between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (this includes weekends and holidays).
- o There may be extended wait times for a staff member to answer the door and provide screening/badge services if visitors come when there is no receptionist. Please check dates and times receptionists are assigned to front entrances to avoid waiting.
- Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to
the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine. - Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident 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 not visit during mealtimes (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p)
- May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
The goal is to help residents stay connected and assure families their loved ones are receiving good care and are safe.
Additional changes in effect until December 19th:
- All residents and staff will be rapid tested for COVID on December 9th, and December 13th.
- Beautician services have been suspended.
- Religious services have been suspended.
- Community provided transportation will be limited to medically necessary appointments only (i.e., dialysis, chemo, wound care, etc.)
- Hospice personnel and home health services are allowed in the community at all times but must be screened, masked and sanitized prior to entering and must be tested by their individual agencies prior to visiting residents in their apartments.
All updates are posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. Please review the website for visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: ESSENTIAL VISITATION ONLY
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 3
Active Resident Cases: 8
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Ashley Delveaux
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: OPEN TO VISITATION
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 2nd, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
NEW UPDATE:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities.
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care Residents and Family Members: We are happy to report that we have ZERO active/suspected cases for both residents and staff members in either building. The Beaver Dam campus has reopened to visitation without restrictions. Please remember to check-in at the front desk, so that you can be properly screened for signs and symptoms before proceeding throughout the community. Thank you!
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care Residents and Family Members: Unfortunately, we have had six (6) residents and two (2) staff test positive for COVID-19 at Emerald Bay Retirement Community. For this reason, we will be restricting visitation in Emerald Bay Retirement Community until December 10th. Please see our visitation definition below and note that Emerald Bay Retirement Community will be open to Essential Visitors only until further notice. Emerald Bay Memory Care remains open to visitation at this time. If there is an increase in positive cases in our Memory Care, we will limit visitation to Essential Visitors only and notify the families immediately of the visitation change.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages, front entrance and the BAKA website on or before Friday, December 10th.
Essential Visitors (EVs):
- 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/badge services if visitors come when there is no receptionist. Please check dates and times receptionists are assigned to front entrances to avoid waiting.
- Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident 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 not visit during meal times (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p)
- May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
The goal is to help residents stay connected and assure families their loved ones are receiving good care and are safe.
Additional changes:
- Beauticians will be swabbed and tested prior to entering.
- Church service personnel will be swabbed and tested prior to entering the community and will provide church services to those negative for COVID. Residents attending services must wear masks at all times. No physical communion will be offered at this time.
- Hospice personnel and home health services are allowed in the community at all times but must be screened, masked and sanitized prior to entering and must be tested by their individual agencies prior to visiting residents in their apartments.
All updates will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. Please review the website for visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
November 27th, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
NEW UPDATE:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, we have had two residents and one staff test positive for COVID-19 at Emerald Bay on or before November 26th, 2021. For this reason, we will be restricting visitation in Emerald Bay Retirement Community until December 6th. Please see our visitation definition below and note that Emerald Bay Retirement Community will be open to Essential Visitors only until further notice.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages, front entrance and the BAKA website on Friday, December 3rd.
Essential Visitors (EVs):
- 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/badge services if visitors come when there is no receptionist. Please check dates and times receptionists are assigned to front entrances to avoid waiting.
- Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident 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 not visit during meal times (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p)
- May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
The goal is to help residents stay connected and assure families their loved ones are receiving good care and are safe.
Additional changes:
- Beauticians will be swabbed and tested prior to entering.
- Church service personnel will be swabbed and tested prior to entering the community and will provide church services to those negative for COVID. Residents attending services must wear masks at all times. No physical communion will be offered at this time.
- Hospice personnel and home health services are allowed in the community at all times but must be screened, masked and sanitized prior to entering and must be tested by their individual agencies prior to visiting residents in their apartments.
All updates will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. Please review the website for visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
November 17th, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
NEW UPDATE:
The COVID-19 virus is very serious, but so is our resident’s need to see loved ones. Each resident will be asked to designate two “Essential Visitors” who will be allowed into the community even during quarantined periods.
The Essential Visitors will not be allowed into an apartment when the resident is positive for COVID. This is to keep the virus from spreading to a visitor and being carried into the local community.
A list with each apartment number, resident name and the two Essential Visitors names will be kept at the front entrance to refer to when EVs are visiting.
Essential Visitors (EVs):
- 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/badge services if visitors come when there is no receptionist. Please check dates and times receptionists are assigned to front entrances to avoid waiting.
- Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident 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 not visit during meal times (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p)
- May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
The goal is to help residents stay connected and assure families their loved ones are receiving good care and are safe.
Additional changes:
- Beauticians will be returning to the communities and must be swabbed and tested prior to entering.
- Church service personnel will be swabbed and tested prior to entering the community and will provide church services to those negative for COVID. Residents attending services must wear masks at all times. No physical communion will be offered at this time.
- Hospice personnel and home health services are allowed in the community at all times but must be screened, masked and sanitized prior to entering and must be tested by their individual agencies prior to visiting residents in their apartments.
All updates will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. Please review the website for visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
September 17, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Unfortunately, we still have residents experiencing signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in our Memory Care community. For this reason, we will be continuing to restrict visitation until 09/20/2021 at Emerald Bay Memory Care. Please see our visitation definitions below and note that Emerald Bay Memory Care will be Closed to Visitation and under our Community Spread Precaution Visitation policy until further notice. The assisted living side of Emerald Bay will allow visitors but will be operating under our Essential Visitor Policy. We will post any updates to our Facebook Page and the BAKA website to let you know when we can return to open visitation. We will also post any updates at the front entrances of our communities.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages, front entrance and the BAKA website on Friday, September 20, 2021, notifying you if we are able to reopen the campus to visitation.
EMERALD BAY MEMORY CARE = Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community. You may drop off supplies at the community from 10 am to 11:30 am and again from 2 pm to 5:00 pm. Please make sure you label the bag or container with the resident name. Bring your items into the foyer area at the front entrance and press the doorbell. Staff will wait until you have left the foyer to pick up the contents and will deliver to the resident.
- Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only (interior courtyard visitation shelter.)
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community Assistant Executive Director: 920-544-5041 Shawn Ramirez
- Visiting hours window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. 12:00 pm and 2 pm to 6:15 p.m.
(Monday – Sunday)- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are due to ensure staff are able to focus on resident care.
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until September 13th, 2021, when communicable disease
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Family Visitation for Resident on Hospice: If a resident is on hospice, community will permit no more than two designated family members to visit the resident inside of the resident’s apartment. The two designated family members will be expected too successfully pass a COVID-19 screening before each visit and wear a mask in the community at all times. The two designated family members may not relinquish their visitation privileges to any other family members at any time.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling. Genesis Rehab will be halting therapy in Emerald Bay Memory Care until September 20th, 2021. We have asked them to personally notify each resident family member who is currently receiving therapy.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at the main entrance prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
EMERALD BAY ASSISTED LIVING = Essential Visitors (EVs) Guidelines: This policy will permit two (2) designated visitors to enter the community…
- May visit any day of the week between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (this includes weekends and holidays but would exclude visitation during mealtimes – see #7).
a. There may be extended wait times for a staff member to answer the door and provide screening/badge services if visitors come when there is no receptionist. Please check dates and times receptionists are assigned to front entrances to avoid waiting. - Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident 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 not visit during mealtimes (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p)
- May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with two (2) or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. Please email the Assistant Executive Director with questions and she will respond to you as soon as possible. We ask that you not leave phone messages.
Thank you for your understanding during these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
September 14, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Unfortunately, we still have residents experiencing signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in our Memory Care community. For this reason, we will be continuing to restrict visitation until 09/18/2021 at Emerald Bay Memory Care. Please see our visitation definitions below and note that Emerald Bay Memory Care will be Closed to Visitation and under our Community Spread Precaution Visitation policy until further notice. The assisted living side of Emerald Bay will allow visitors but will be operating under our Essential Visitor Policy. We will post any updates to our Facebook Page and the BAKA website to let you know when we can return to open visitation. We will also post any updates at the front entrances of our communities.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages, front entrance and the BAKA website on Friday, September 17, 2021, notifying you if we are able to reopen the campus to visitation.
EMERALD BAY MEMORY CARE = Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community. You may drop off supplies at the community from 10 am to 11:30 am and again from 2 pm to 5:00 pm. Please make sure you label the bag or container with the resident name. Bring your items into the foyer area at the front entrance and press the doorbell. Staff will wait until you have left the foyer to pick up the contents and will deliver to the resident.
- Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only (interior courtyard visitation shelter.)
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community Assistant Executive Director: 920-544-5041 Shawn Ramirez
- Visiting hours window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. 12:00 pm and 2 pm to 6:15 p.m.
(Monday – Sunday)- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are due to ensure staff are able to focus on resident care.
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until September 13th, 2021, when communicable disease
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Family Visitation for Resident on Hospice: If a resident is on hospice, community will permit no more than two designated family members to visit the resident inside of the resident’s apartment. The two designated family members will be expected too successfully pass a COVID-19 screening before each visit and wear a mask in the community at all times. The two designated family members may not relinquish their visitation privileges to any other family members at any time.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling. Genesis Rehab will be halting therapy in Emerald Bay Memory Care until September 18th, 2021. We have asked them to personally notify each resident family member who is currently receiving therapy.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at the main entrance prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
EMERALD BAY ASSISTED LIVING = Essential Visitors (EVs) Guidelines: This policy will permit two (2) designated visitors to enter the community…
- May visit any day of the week between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (this includes weekends and holidays but would exclude visitation during mealtimes – see #7).
a. There may be extended wait times for a staff member to answer the door and provide screening/badge services if visitors come when there is no receptionist. Please check dates and times receptionists are assigned to front entrances to avoid waiting. - Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident 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 not visit during mealtimes (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p)
- May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with two (2) or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. Please email the Assistant Executive Director with questions and she will respond to you as soon as possible. We ask that you not leave phone messages.
Thank you for your understanding during these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
March 4, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Thank you for your patience over the past few weeks, as our teams worked with local pharmacies to administer both doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. We are happy to announce that we have successfully completed both doses of the vaccine in all of our communities - allowing us to move forward with initiating our new Essential Visitor policy. This new policy will roll out in each community 21 days after the second dose was administered. Please refer to the chart and EV visitation guidelines that follow to see when your community will be open to this new form of visitation.
In the meantime, if you need to visit your loved one before the EV policy starts, we will permit one (1) designated visitor to enter the community. The designated visitor will only be permitted to visit one day per week, for one hour maximum. **Visiting Hours will be Monday through Friday, 9am – 12p & 1pm-5pm**
The temporarily designated visitor will be required to:
- Enter the community wearing a facemask, or face shield. Face covering must be worn at ALL times (including in the resident apartment).
- Be screened for symptoms, which will include: Answering a symptom questionnaire, taking your temperature, and successfully completing a nasal COVID-19 rapid test. Entry to the community will NOT be permitted if any of the screening protocols are not successfully completed.
- Pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and always wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- 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 not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
Essential Visitor Start Dates:
| Community Name | Opening to Essential Visitors |
| Beaver Dam Assisted Living | Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| Beaver Dam Memory Care | Friday, March 12, 2021 |
| Emerald Bay Retirement Community | Monday, March 15, 2021 |
| Emerald Bay Memory Care | Monday, March 15, 2021 |
| Emerald Shores Assisted Living | Monday, March 15, 2021 |
| Emerald Ridge Assisted Living | Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| Tennyson Assisted Living | Monday, March 8, 2021 |
**Please note that these start dates may change, and future visitation may be restricted based on the current COVID-19 status within a community**
Essential Visitors (EVs) Guidelines:
This policy will permit two (2) designated visitors to enter the community…
- May visit any day of the week between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (this includes weekends and holidays but would exclude visitation during mealtimes – see #7).
- There may be extended wait times for a staff member to answer the door and provide screening/badge services if visitors come when there is no receptionist. Please check dates and times receptionists are assigned to front entrances to avoid waiting.
- Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident 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 not visit during mealtimes (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p)
- May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
This virus has gone on too long and we are implementing changes to ensure the well-being of our residents and our family members. The goal is to help residents stay connected and assure families their loved ones are receiving good care and are safe. Please join us in launching this visitation in a safe and secure manner so everyone can have someone visit every day with no restrictions. If we all work together, we can open up enough to keep our residents and families connected and our community COVID free.
Additional changes:
- Beauticians will be returning to the communities and must be swabbed and tested prior to entering.
- Church service personnel will be swabbed and tested prior to entering the community and will provide church services to those negative for COVID. Residents attending services must wear masks at all times. No physical communion will be offered at this time.
- Hospice personnel and home health services are allowed in the community at all times but must be screened, masked, and sanitized prior to entering and must be tested by their individual agencies prior to visiting residents in their apartments.
Our next update will be sent out if there has been a change to our visitation policy, or if we have a suspected/confirmed case of COVID-19 within any of our communities. Remember, you can always visit our website, or Facebook page to view the most recent communication shared with residents and their families.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19 and our visitation policies, which we are happy to answer for you. Please email the Community Director with any questions and they will respond to you as soon as possible. We ask that you not leave phone messages.
We certainly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to do our best in keeping your loved one(s) safe during these times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
Communities:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
February 4, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
As we continue to anticipate the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine our visitation will remain limited to essential health care providers, unless you absolutely NEED to visit with your loved one(s) in-person before the second dose of the vaccine have been administered. If you truly need to visit your loved one, we will permit one (1) designated visitor to enter the community. The designated visitor will only be permitted to visit one day per week, for one hour maximum. **Visiting Hours will be Monday through Friday, 9am – 12p & 1pm-5pm**
The designated visitor will be required to:
- Enter the community wearing a facemask, or face shield. Face covering must be worn at ALL times (including in the resident apartment).
- Be screened for symptoms, which will include: Answering a symptom questionnaire, taking your temperature, and successfully completing a nasal COVID-19 rapid test. Entry to the community will NOT be permitted if any of the screening protocols are not successfully completed.
- Pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and always wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- 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 not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
The second dose of the COVID-19 vaccines have been scheduled for most of our communities. Please see the vaccine clinic dates below.
**Please note that these dates may change based on pharmacy availability**
- Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care is scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Walgreens Pharmacy on 02/22/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Emerald Ridge Assisted Living is tentatively scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Morton’s Pharmacy on 02/18/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Emerald Shores Assisted Living is tentatively scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Morton’s Pharmacy on 02/21/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Beaver Dam Assisted Living is scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Morton’s Pharmacy on 02/18/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Beaver Dam Memory Care is scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Morton’s Pharmacy on 02/19/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Tennyson Assisted Living had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on 01/19/2021. We are anticipating the second dose to arrive within three-six weeks. We will provide a specific date when we receive confirmation from O’Connell Pharmacy.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Please review the website for the definitions to our visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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.
We certainly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to do our best in keeping your loved one(s) safe during these times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – No visitors permitted other than essential medical personnel Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Resident Cases: 1
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
January 28, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
As of today, all of the BAKA communities will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. We are excited that we have completed the first dose and are looking forward to the second one being administered in the coming weeks. Our visitation remains limited to essential health care providers unless you absolutely NEED to visit with your loved one(s) in-person before the second dose of the vaccine have been administered. If you truly need to visit your loved one, we will permit one (1) designated visitor to enter the community. The designated visitor will only be permitted to visit one day per week, for one hour maximum. **Visiting Hours will be Monday through Friday, 9am – 12p & 1pm-5pm**
The designated visitor will be required to:
1) Enter the community wearing a facemask, or face shield. Face covering must be worn at ALL times (including in the resident apartment).
2) Be screened for symptoms, which will include: Answering a symptom questionnaire, taking your temperature, and successfully completing a nasal COVID-19 rapid test. Entry to the community will NOT be permitted if any of the screening protocols are not successfully completed.
3) Pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and always wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
4) May not stop to visit staff, the director, or other residents – please call or email the community to discuss concerns or to ask questions.
5) 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.
6) May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
7) May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
**Please note that these dates may change based on pharmacy availability**
- Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care is scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Walgreens Pharmacy on 02/22/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Emerald Ridge Assisted Living is tentatively scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Morton’s Pharmacy on 02/18/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Emerald Shores Assisted Living is tentatively scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Morton’s Pharmacy on 02/21/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Beaver Dam Assisted Living is scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Morton’s Pharmacy on 02/18/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Beaver Dam Memory Care is scheduled to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Morton’s Pharmacy on 02/19/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Tennyson Assisted Living had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on 01/19/2021. We are anticipating the second dose to arrive within three-six weeks. We will provide a specific date when we receive confirmation from O’Connell Pharmacy.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Please review the website for the definitions to our visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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.
We certainly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to do our best in keeping your loved one(s) safe during these times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – No visitors permitted other than essential medical personnel
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 1
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
January 21, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
As we prepare for our communities to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, we are continuing with our designated visitors in all BAKA Communities. So, if you truly NEED to visit with your loved one(s) in-person before the both doses of the vaccines have been administered, we will permit one (1) designated visitor to enter the community. The designated visitor will only be permitted to visit one day per week, for one hour maximum. **Visiting Hours will be Monday through Friday, 9am – 12p & 1pm-5pm**
The designated visitor will be required to:
- Enter the community wearing a facemask, or face shield. Face covering must be worn at ALL times (including in the resident apartment).
- Be screened for symptoms, which will include: Answering a symptom questionnaire, taking your temperature, and successfully completing a nasal COVID-19 rapid test. Entry to the community will NOT be permitted if any of the screening protocols are not successfully completed.
- Pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and always wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- 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 not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccines have been scheduled for all of our communities. Please see the vaccine clinic dates below.
**Please note that these dates may change based on pharmacy availability**
- Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Walgreens Pharmacy on 01/25/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Emerald Ridge Assisted Living is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Morton’s Pharmacy on 1/28/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Emerald Shores Assisted Living is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Morton’s Pharmacy on 01/22/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Beaver Dam Assisted Living is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Morton’s Pharmacy on 01/21/2021.
- Beaver Dam Memory Care is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Morton’s Pharmacy on 01/22/2021.
- Tennyson Assisted Living had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on 01/19/2021. We are anticipating the second dose to arrive within three weeks. We will provide a specific date when we receive confirmation from O’Connell Pharmacy.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Please review the website for the definitions to our visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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.
We certainly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to do our best in keeping your loved one(s) safe during these times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation, open to one designated visitor if needed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
January 14, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
As you may know, earlier this week we had to postpone our much anticipated “Essential Visitor” (EV) visitation policy until further notice. This was a difficult decision for us to make and is based on the combination of recent survey results, as well as new information surrounding the availability of the COVID-19 vaccines in our communities. The survey results revealed most families/residents are not comfortable opening to EV’s until the vaccines have been made available to all our residents. Coincidentally, over the weekend it was brought to our attention that our communities would be eligible to receive the vaccines sooner than originally anticipated. For these two reasons combined we made the difficult decision to postpone the EV visitation at this time. We will revisit our visitation policies after the initial vaccines have been administered in all BAKA communities.
We do apologize for the communication delay and any inconvenience it may have caused for you and your family. Our decision to postpone this visitation policy was not taken lightly, as we understand that you would all enjoy the opportunity to visit with your loved one(s) in person. Although we cannot fully open to EV’s at this time, we realize the past nine months have taken an emotional toll on everyone, especially our residents. So, starting January 15th, if you truly NEED to visit with your loved one(s) in-person before the vaccines have been administered, we will permit one (1) designated visitor to enter the community. The designated visitor will only be permitted to visit one day per week, for one hour maximum. **Visiting Hours will be Monday through Friday, 9am – 12p & 1pm-5pm**
The designated visitor will be required to:
- Enter the community wearing a facemask, or face shield. Face covering must be worn at ALL times (including in the resident apartment).
- Be screened for symptoms, which will include: Answering a symptom questionnaire, taking your temperature, and successfully completing a nasal COVID-19 rapid test. Entry to the community will NOT be permitted if any of the screening protocols are not successfully completed.
- Pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and always wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- 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 not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
As we prepare to receive the first does of COVID-19 vaccines, we have established the following vaccine clinic dates for each of the BAKA communities.
**Please note that these dates may change based on pharmacy availability**
- Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Walgreens Pharmacy on 01/25/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Emerald Ridge Assisted Living is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Morton’s Pharmacy on 1/28/2021.
- Emerald Shores Assisted Living is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Morton’s Pharmacy on 01/22/2021.
- Beaver Dam Assisted Living is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Morton’s Pharmacy on 01/21/2021.
- Beaver Dam Memory Care is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Morton’s Pharmacy on 01/22/2021
- Tennyson Assisted Living is awaiting confirmation from O’Connell Pharmacy to administer the COVID-19 vaccines the week on 01/18/2021. Once confirmation is received, we will notify the residents and families so that you can plan accordingly.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Please review the website for the definitions to our visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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.
We certainly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to do our best in keeping your loved one(s) safe during these times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
January 11, 2020
Dear Residents, Families, and Friends:
Effective immediately, we will be postponing our “Essential Visitor” visitation policy until further notice. This was a difficult decision for us to make and is based on results from a recent family/resident survey, as well as new information surrounding the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine in our communities. The survey results revealed most families/residents are not comfortable opening to visitors until the COVID-19 vaccine has been made available to all our residents. Coincidentally, over the weekend it was brought to our attention that our communities would be eligible to receive the vaccines sooner than originally anticipated. For these reasons, we made the difficult decision to postpone visitation at this time. We will revisit the new Essential Visitor policy after the initial vaccines have been administered in all communities.
In preparation for the COVID-19 vaccines, we have established the following dates that the vaccines will be, or plan to be administered in each community. **Please note that these dates may change based on pharmacy availability**
- Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from Walgreens Pharmacy on 01/25/2021 at 9:00 am.
- Emerald Ridge Assisted Living, Emerald Shores Assisted Living, and Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care are all awaiting confirmation from Morton’s Pharmacy to administer the COVID-19 vaccines the week of 01/25/2021. Once confirmation is received, we will notify the residents and families so that you can plan accordingly.
- Tennyson Assisted Living is awaiting confirmation from O’Connell Pharmacy to administer the COVID-19 vaccines the week on 01/18/2021. Once confirmation is received, we will notify the residents and families so that you can plan accordingly.
We do apologize for the communication delay and any inconvenience it may have caused. Our decision to postpone this visitation policy was not taken lightly, as we understand that you would all enjoy the opportunity to visit with your loved one(s) in person. We certainly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to do our best in keeping your loved one(s) safe during these times.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact your community administrator. Otherwise, we will communicate updates as they become available.
Thank you!
January 6, 2021
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
NEW UPDATE:
The COVID-19 virus is very serious but so is our resident’s need to see loved ones. The depression and isolation associated with no communal meals or activities is mounting in our community and across the country. With this in mind, we crafted a policy and procedure that will begin next Monday, January 11, 2021. Each resident will be asked to designate two “Essential Visitors” who will be allowed into the community even during quarantined periods. The Essential Visitors will not be allowed into an apartment when the resident is positive for COVID. This is to keep the virus from spreading to a visitor and being carried into the local community.
A list with each apartment number, resident name and the two Essential Visitors names will be kept at the front entrance to refer to when EVs are visiting.
Essential Visitors (EVs):
- 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/badge services if visitors come when there is no receptionist. Please check dates and times receptionists are assigned to front entrances to avoid waiting.
- Must be screened for symptoms prior to entering the community for each visit
- Must pick up a laminated visitor’s pass at the front entrance and wear it in a visible place at all times AND return it to the container marked “badges to be sanitized” prior to leaving the community (located at the entrance/exit). Badges taken out of the community will not be replaced and must be returned to the community to continue visiting during periods of quarantine.
- Must wear a mask at ALL times (including in the resident 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 not visit during meal times (8a-9a), (12p-1p) & (5p-6p)
- May not relinquish this position to other family members or friends.
- May bring in supplies, gifts, personal products, etc. for resident use.
This virus has gone on too long and we are implementing changes to ensure the well-being of our residents and our family members. The goal is to help residents stay connected and assure families their loved ones are receiving good care and are safe. Please join us in launching this visitation in a safe and secure manner so everyone can have someone visit every day with no restrictions. If we all work together, we can open up enough to keep our residents and families connected and our community COVID free.
Additional changes:
- Beauticians will be returning to the communities effective January 11, 2021 and must be swabbed and tested prior to entering.
- Church service personnel will be swabbed and tested prior to entering the community and will provide church services to those negative for COVID. Residents attending services must wear masks at all times. No physical communion will be offered at this time.
- Hospice personnel and home health services are allowed in the community at all times but must be screened, masked and sanitized prior to entering and must be tested by their individual agencies prior to visiting residents in their apartments.
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Please review the website for visitation precautions and restrictions.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 4
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 30, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, January 6th , 2021.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 4
Active Resident Cases: 7
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 30, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, January 6th , 2021.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 4
Active Resident Cases: 7
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 23, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, December 30, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 6
Active Resident Cases: 10
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 1
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 18, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 4
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittell
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 1
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 1
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases:1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 9, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 2
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittle
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 1
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 5
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
December 2, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 3
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Kendal Kittle
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 3
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 14
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
November 25, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 6
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 20
Active Employee Cases: 3
Active Resident Cases: 14
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 0
November 18, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Leslie Hyland
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 9
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 6
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
November 11, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Leslie Hyland
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 5
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
November 4, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 2
Active Employee Cases: 4
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 3
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Casey Gayhart
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
October 28, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 0
October 21, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority, and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 1
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Vareka
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed – Community Spread Precautions Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
October 14, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 2
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 1
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 2
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Joe Varkea
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
October 13, 2020
Dear Emerald Bay Residents, Family Members & Friends:
We are grateful to you for partnering with us to keep our community COVID free. Unfortunately, one of our assisted living residents tested positive on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. The last day the resident was in the common areas was the morning of Tuesday, October 13, 2020. The resident is currently quarantined within their apartment in the community.
We have had a few visitors fail to follow visitation and PPE (personal protective equipment i.e. mask use) protocols. Failure to adhere to visitation rules places the health and safety of our entire community at risk.
Due to potential exposure and on the recommendation of the local Board of Health, we will quarantine the entire community (RCAC & CBRF) effective immediately and continuing through October 26, 2020 (two weeks from the last day the resident was in common areas). If no new cases are identified by October 26th, we will evaluate visitation protocols and lift the quarantine on October 27, 2020.
We are doing the following:
- Residents will have temperatures taken on AM and PM shift (twice per day) and temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will immediately be reported to Sarah Zoch, RN and Tabatha Luepke, Executive Director.
- All high touch surfaces (door knobs, handrails, bathrooms, etc.) will continue to be sanitized each shift.
- Staff will continue to be screened for temperature and symptoms prior to beginning shifts;
- Staff will wear disposable masks (or face shields with attached masks) during the quarantine period (cloth masks will not be permitted).
- Communication with local and/or state health officials will be ongoing to ensure we are taking appropriate steps.
- As a precautionary measure, residents are quarantined to their apartments. Meals are delivered to each apartment and served on disposable products, at no charge.
- Only virtual visits will be allowed during designated time frames. We encourage phone calls and video chats.
- Hospice/Home Health will be allowed in the community. One visitor (family member/friend) will be allowed in if the resident is actively dying and the visitor understands and agrees to the risks posed by entering.
- Genesis in-house therapy services will continue. Staff will assist resident to/from therapy room. Resident will be required to wear mask entire time outside of apartment. Therapy provider will don full PPE throughout session, sanitize between sessions and open windows to ventilate area. Residents who display symptoms or temperature will not be allowed to participate in therapy session(s) until resident is symptom free for 72-hours.
- The front door will be staffed at all times during normal working hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday – Friday) and locked at all other times.
- Beauty salon, activities, visitors, vendors (other than supply/food vendors), are not allowed in the community.
- We continue to allow no contact or sharing of staff between the RCAC and the Memory Care.
- Regarding re-opening the community: This will be decided after the quarantine period ends on October 26, 2020 with no new cases among staff or residents.
- We will continue to communicate via email, on our Facebook page and at the front entrance of the community.
We recognize how important it is for everyone to know what is happening in the community at all times – clear and concise communication. For this reason, I will immediately contact you if your loved one is suspected or diagnosed with COVID-19. At this time, there are no other known active cases of COVID-19 in our community.
Should you have questions or concerns, please email me.
EMERALD BAY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY & MEMORY CARE
Sincerely,
TABATHA LUEPKE SHAWN RAMIREZ
Executive Director
[email protected]
SHAWN RAMIREZ
Administrator
[email protected]
Leslie Hyland: VP of Ops (BAKA): [email protected]
Kathy Tegen: CEO (BAKA): [email protected]
Barb Bittner: COO (BAKA): [email protected]
October 8, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Unfortunately, due to the rapid increase in positive COVID-19 cases in our state, our communities have implemented a Community Spread Precaution Visitation Guideline effective immediately. Our amazing caregivers and management teams are working hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. We appreciate your continued patience and understanding as we all work together during these difficult times to keep our residents safe. Continue to watch for a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
Community Spread Precaution Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Non-medical in-person visits will NOT be allowed inside the community
- Patio and Window Visits permitted
- Visits must be conducted in the community’s designated visitations areas only.
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with the community receptionist.
- Visiting hours for patio and window visits are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Limited hours are to protect residents from increased exposure
- Wear a mask at all times while visiting
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit – no touching, hugging, kissing
- Only two family members allowed per visit.
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Virtual Visits offered
- Visits must be pre-scheduled with community receptionist. Community will supply resident with device needed to complete this type of visit.
- Daily Visitation Hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Zoom and Skype are the only two virtual platforms offered by the community at this time
- Please limit your visit to 15 minutes
- Hospice/Home Health/Visiting Physicians: Visits will be conducted, Provider must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Therapy: Allowed in community if agency only serves specific community. Outside therapists who serve other communities must don full PPE (agency provides) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restroom or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Residents may attend medically necessary appointments only
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to transport resident
- Both resident and transporting individual must wear mask entire time outside of community
- Resident will be screened upon return at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- If community is not transporting resident to appointment, individual transporting resident will be screen at Reception prior to resident leaving for appointment
- On-site beautician: Allowed in community if beautician(s) only serves specific community. Beautician(s) must don full PPE (beautician(s) supplies) at the entrance of the community, be strictly screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors who do not comply with the visitation guidelines will be required to leave the community and not allowed to return until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 2
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 2
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 1
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed - Community Spread Precaution Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
September 30, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 2
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation – per resident requests
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 9
Active Resident Cases: 24
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
September 23, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 9
Active Resident Cases: 24
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
September 16, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 3
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 30
Active Employee Cases: 4
Active Resident Cases: 4
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
September 9, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community - Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 1
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
September 8, 2020
Dear Emerald Bay Residents, Family Members & Friends:
We are grateful to you for partnering with us to keep our community COVID free. Unfortunately, one of our caregivers tested positive on Sunday, September 6, 2020. The last day the caregiver worked in the community was Thursday, September 3, 2020. She is quarantined at home and doing well. I was exposed to the virus last week and am quarantined at home through September 17, 2020.
Due to potential exposure and on the recommendation of the local Board of Health, we will quarantine the entire community (RCAC & CBRF) effective immediately and continuing through September 17, 2020 (two weeks from the last day the caregiver worked in the community). If no new cases are identified as of 5 p.m. on September 17, we will reopen to visitors and lift the quarantine on September 18, 2020.
We are doing the following:
- Residents will have temperatures taken on AM and PM shift (twice per day) and temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will immediately be reported to Sara Zoch, RN and Tabatha Luepke, Executive Director.
- All high touch surfaces (door knobs, handrails, bathrooms, etc.) will continue to be sanitized each shift.
- Staff will continue to be screened for temperature and symptoms prior to beginning shifts;
- Staff will wear disposable masks (or face shields with attached masks) during the quarantine period (cloth masks will not be permitted).
- Communication with local and/or state health officials will be ongoing to ensure we are taking appropriate steps.
- As a precautionary measure, residents are quarantined to their apartments. Meals are delivered to each apartment and served on disposable products, at no charge.
- Beauty salon, activities, visitors, vendors (other than supply/food vendors), home health workers, etc. are not allowed in the community. Exceptions will be made for life sustaining or pain prevention services.
- Hospice will not be allowed in the community unless a resident is actively dying. Two visitors (family members/friends) will be allowed in if the resident is actively dying and the visitors understand and agree to the risks posed by entering.
- In-house therapy (Genesis ElderCare Rehabilitation Services, LLC) will be closed through September 17, 2020.
- No window or patio visits will be accommodated during quarantine but we encourage phone calls and video chats with residents.
- The front door will be staffed at all times during normal working hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday – Friday) and locked at all other times.
- We continue to allow no contact or sharing of staff between the RCAC and the Memory Care.
- Regarding re-opening the community: This will be decided after the quarantine period ends on September 17, 2020 with no new cases among staff or residents.
- We will continue to communicate via email, on our Facebook page and at the front entrance of the community.
We recognize how important it is for everyone to know what is happening in the community at all times – clear and concise communication. For this reason, I will immediately email everyone if we have a suspected or diagnosed case of COVID-19 in our community. At this time, there are no known active cases of COVID-19 in our community.
Should you have questions or concerns, please email me.
EMERALD BAY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Sincerely,
TABATHA LUEPKE
Executive Director
Leslie Hyland: VP of Ops (BAKA): [email protected]
Kathy Tegen: CEO (BAKA): [email protected]
Barb Bittner: COO (BAKA): [email protected]
September 8, 2020
Dear Emerald Bay (SCAL) Employees:
We are grateful to you for partnering with us to keep our community COVID free. Unfortunately, one of our caregivers tested positive on Sunday, September 6, 2020. The last day the caregiver worked in the community was Thursday, September 3, 2020. She is quarantined at home and doing well. I was exposed to the virus last week and am quarantined at home through September 17, 2020.
Due to potential exposure and on the recommendation of the local Board of Health, we will quarantine the entire community (RCAC & CBRF) effective immediately and continuing through September 17, 2020. If no new cases are identified as of 5 p.m. on September 17, we will reopen to visitors and lift the quarantine on September 18, 2020.
During quarantine, cloth masks may not be used inside the community. Please use the disposable masks provided at the screening table at the front entrance to the community and dispose of the mask prior to exiting the community. If you are unable to wear a disposable mask for health reasons, please see Sara Allen for a face shield with an attached mask. Employees not wearing a face shield and/or mask will not be allowed to work in the community during quarantine and will not be paid.
EMPLOYEE PRECAUTIONS INSIDE THE COMMUNITY. EMPLOYEES MUST:
- Wear a mask into the community, remove it and replace it with a CLEAN, DISPOSABLE mask provided by the community at the screening table;
- Sanitize hands at the screening table;
- Complete a screening form, including temperature, prior to beginning a shift.
- Note: A staff member must verify your temperature and sign that you show no visible symptoms. Staff with a temperature greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit or two or more symptoms on the screening form may not enter the community.
- Sanitize your hands after screening and prior to clocking in and beginning your shift.
- Refrain from touching your face, especially the eyes, nose and mouth;
- Wash hands at every opportunity;
- Use hand sanitizer no more than 3 times between soap and water hand washes;
- NEVER leave a resident room with gloves on;
- ALWAYS wash hands or sanitize hands just before leaving a resident’s room – use a disposable towel to open the door and immediately dispose of the towel.
- NEVER pull a face mask below your nose unless you are outside – nose and mouth need to be covered at all times while in the community.
EMPLOYEE SAFETY MEASURES OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY:
- Always consider your car a contaminated area;
- Always wear shorts (or boxers) and a tank top under your scrubs;
- Always remove your shoes OUTSIDE your home and leave them outside;
- Remove your scrubs outside your home (this is why you need boxers/tank top underneath);
- Place your soiled scrubs in a washable bag;
- Immediately place the soiled scrubs and bag in a washing machine and start the cycle;
- Immediately go to your shower and wash head to toe.
- DO NOT touch surfaces in your home, hug family members or touch a pet prior to showering.
- Sanitize the handles/knobs you touched entering your home.
- Sanitize your mobile phone.
What we are doing to keep residents safe:
- Residents will have temperatures taken on AM and PM shift (twice per day) and temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will immediately be reported to Sara Zoch, RN and Tabatha Luepke, Executive Director.
- All high touch surfaces (door knobs, handrails, bathrooms, etc.) will continue to be sanitized each shift.
- We are communicating with local and state health officials to ensure we are taking all appropriate steps.
- As a precautionary measure, residents are quarantined to their apartments. Meals are delivered to each apartment and served on disposable products, at no charge.
- Beauty salon, activities, visitors, vendors (other than supply/food vendors), home health workers, etc. are not allowed in the community. Exceptions will be made for life sustaining or pain prevention services.
- Hospice will not be allowed in the community unless a resident is actively dying. Two visitors (family members/friends) will be allowed in if the resident is actively dying and the visitors understand and agree to the risks posed by entering.
- In-house therapy (Genesis ElderCare Rehabilitation Services, LLC) will be closed through September 17, 2020.
- The front door will be staffed at all times during normal working hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and locked at all other times.
- We continue to allow no contact or sharing of staff between the RCAC and the Memory Care.
- Regarding re-opening the community: This will be decided after the quarantine period ends on September 17, 2020 with no new cases among staff or residents.
- We will continue to communicate via CREW, in writing, on our Facebook page and at the front entrance of the community.
What can you do to keep the virus out of our community?
- Be vigilante!! Report co-workers and/or residents with respiratory symptoms or a fever to your supervisor and to me immediately.
- Take your temperature at the start of your shift and screen yourself for symptoms.
- Do not enter the community if you have respiratory symptoms, feel unwell or have a fever greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Wear a disposable mask at all times while in the community.
- Do not touch your face, eyes, nose, mouth, etc.
- Sanitize your hands after clocking in for your shift.
- Wash your hands before and after providing resident care, after eating or smoking, after using the restroom and before leaving the community.
- Get tested if you have respiratory symptoms, feel unwell or have a temperature greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. If you require testing, notify your supervisor immediately, find a replacement and do not return to work until you have a negative test.
- Avoid large gatherings and public events where social distancing of 6 feet is not available or practiced and ALWAYS wear a mask;
- BE SAFE!!
This is a difficult and unprecedented time but we will get through this as long as we work together and support each other. I will continue to provide updates as they become available and will immediately notify everyone if we have a suspected or diagnosed case of COVID-19 in our community. At this time, there are no known active cases of COVID-19 in our community.
EMERALD BAY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Sincerely,
TABATHA LUEPKE
Executive Director
[email protected]
Leslie Hyland: VP of Ops (BAKA): [email protected]
Kathy Tegen: CEO (BAKA): [email protected]
Barb Bittner: COO (BAKA): [email protected]
September 2, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 2
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
August 26, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, September 2, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Dawn Wacker
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
August 19, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Leslie Hyland; VP of Operations
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
August 12, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, August 19, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at least 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
- Only two visitors permitted inside of resident’s apartment to ensure safe social distancing
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Leslie Hyland; VP of Operations
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
August 5, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at lease 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tennyson Assisted Living
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 2
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Michele Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Leslie Hyland; VP of Operations
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
July 29, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, August, 5, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at lease 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important, so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 2
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Leslie Hyland; VP of Operations
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Leslie Hyland; VP of Operations
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
July 22nd, 2020:
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature o Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments o Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
o Remain at lease 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday) o Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
o No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases:
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Leslie Hyland; VP of Operations
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Lavern Brown
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
July 15, 2020
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
The next update will be posted to our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at lease 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 1
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Leslie Hyland; VP of Operations
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Lavern Brown
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
July 8, 2020:
Dear Residents, Family and Friends of BAKA Communities:
Our amazing caregivers and management teams have worked hard to keep the COVID-19 virus out of our BAKA Communities. Unfortunately, rising numbers in Wisconsin have everyone scared and worried. For this reason, we will post a weekly update every Wednesday on our Facebook Pages and the BAKA website. We will also post the weekly update at the front entrances of our communities. (See the last page of this update to view the visitation status of each community).
This first weekly update will be mailed to family contacts and distributed to residents. Beginning Wednesday, July 15, 2020, weekly updates will be posted to Facebook Pages and the BAKA website.
Open to Visitation: requires all visitors to comply with the following:
- Come directly from home wearing freshly laundered clothing
- Empty bladder/bowel prior to visiting – visitors MAY NOT use public bathrooms or resident bathrooms
- Be screened at Reception prior to proceeding into the community
- Be screened for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature
- Those with symptoms or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed entry to the community
- Have bottoms of shoes disinfected (each shoe sprayed for 5 seconds)
- Wear a mask at all times while in the community, including inside resident apartments
- Visitors caught inside the community not wearing a mask (including in resident apartments) will be banned from visiting the community until January 1, 2021 when communicable disease status will be reassessed – no exceptions will be made!!
- Remain at lease 6 feet from residents at all times during the visit
- Go directly from Reception to the resident’s apartment
- May not be in the common spaces of the community, including hallways, except when going to / from resident apartment
- Visiting hours are limited to: 10 a.m. to noon AND 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
- Limited hours are to protect staff from visitor exposure when passing medications or providing cares. Staff will not enter apartments during these hours unless medically necessary or requested by the resident.
- No visitation is allowed on Housekeeping/Shower/Laundry day to allow staff to clean apartment, strip and re-make bed(s) and complete laundry without exposure to outside visitors.
Closed to Visitation: bans all visitors (including therapists) except the following:
- Hospice: Visits will be conducted via Zoom unless resident is actively passing in which case, Hospice RN must don full PPE (Hospice provides) at the entrance of the community, be screened for symptoms/temp, etc. May not use public restrooms or resident bathrooms other than to wash hands and use single use toweling.
- Home Health Providers: May enter for life safety (catheter change / wound care) reasons after complying with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
- Visiting Physicians: Must comply with all bullet statements under “Open to Visitation” above.
Resident safety is our first priority and we are doing everything we can to keep COVID-19 out of the communities. We are staying in close communication with local and state health officials and are actively disinfecting all surfaces several times per day. Staff are screened at the start of each shift and those with a temperature equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or with 2 or more symptoms, are not allowed into the community. Staff are paid while sick or waiting for test results. This encourages our staff to tell us if they are unwell and to stay home.
If there is an active or suspected case in a community, we will screen residents daily for symptoms, stop all activities and communal dining (in non-dementia units) and we will ask residents to remain in their rooms at all times. Meals will be delivered to resident rooms at no charge.
We understand you are concerned about your loved one, but we must restrict visitation to reduce the spread of the virus. Staying connected with your loved one is important so we encourage you to call, text and video chat. Our dedicated staff can assist with this.
Some of you may have questions regarding COVID-19. 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 these difficult times. Take care and be safe!!
Sincerely,
BAKA Management Team
BAKA Website:
www.BAKAEnterprises.com
Facebook pages:
Emerald Bay Retirement Community & Memory Care
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living Community
Emerald Shores Assisted Living
Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care
Communities
Emerald Bay Retirement Community:
Director: Tabatha Luepke
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Bay Memory Care:
Director: Shawn Ramirez
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Shores Memory Care:
Director: Nikita Flores
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Emerald Ridge Assisted Living:
Director: Shelle Tegen
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Assisted Living:
Director: Leslie Hyland; VP of Operations
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Closed to Visitation through 07/15/20.
See next weekly update for changes.
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 1
Active Resident Cases: 0
Beaver Dam Memory Care:
Director: Noelle Smith
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
Tennyson Assisted Living:
Director: Lavern Brown
Email: [email protected]
Visitation: Open to Visitation
Pending Testing results: 0
Active Employee Cases: 0
Active Resident Cases: 0
4/16/2020:
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4/1/2020:
Dr. Dave Price of Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City shares CRUCIAL information on how we can stop the spread and get back to normal, well, kinda normal. His experience with the virus and people infected for the last 3 months has given him great confidence on how not to get infected. Rules to protect yourself and family. It's a must watch! Recorded March 22:
3/30/2020:
JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores is offering FREE face mask and gown kits to help combat the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Please visit https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/coronavirus-joann-stores-craft-face-mask-free-kits and share with your crafting friends to help protect our frontline healthcare workers.
3/19/2020:
If you wish to drop off supplies for your loved one, please do the following:
Bag your items in a plastic bag, tied at the top. Label the bag clearly using masking tap or by stapling a piece of paper with your loved ones full name and apartment number.
Bring your bag(s), one at a time to the exterior entrance door of the building and place it down. Return to your car. Staff will be out to gather the supplies and take them to your loved one.
Supply drop off hours are:
- Monday thru Friday: 2 pm to 4 pm
- Saturday/Sunday: 3 pm to 4 pm
Please be certain not to come within 6 ft of other individuals that are also dropping off supplies.
You may also direct ship items to the building.
We thank you for your cooperation during this time.
Respectfully,
Barbara Bittner
Chief Operating Officer
BAKA Enterprises, Inc.
3/19/2020:
As you are aware, Personal Protective Equipment is extremely difficult to find. Most supplies are being alotted to hospitals (where they need to be); however, as healthcare providers with a high risk population, we are finding ourselves unable to locate PPE through our normal vendors and other providers. The Strategic National Supply has been opened, but unfortunately, assisted livings will receive minimal PPE from this release.
Therefore, we are seeking donations of the following items:
- N95 respirators or other masks used in construction or by painters, automotive personnel, etc.
- Isolation Masks (Surgical Masks)
- Isolation Gowns ( as well as disposable painters coveralls with hoods or reusable rainsuits with hoods)
- Shoe Covers (these can be painters, plumbers, etc. shoe covers)
We would like to thank all those in the community for your understanding and assistance during the unprecedented time.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Bittner,
Chief Operating Officer
BAKA Enterprises, Inc."
3/16/2020:
As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread throughout the world and begins to impact our surrounding communities, we want to assure you that BAKA Enterprises is taking all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety and well being of the residents and staff in all of our communities. Even though COVID-19 can infect anyone of any age, it is especially dangerous for those with living with a compromised immune system, as well as our elderly population. For these reasons we are taking special precautions with all visitors and residents in the upcoming weeks.
We are committed to protecting the health of our residents and staff, which is why our team has been working tirelessly to review, discuss and implement suggestions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The World Health Organization (WHO), Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WisDHS), and The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
As we continue to protect our communities from potential exposure to COVID-19, we are implementing the following - effective immediately:
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- Restrict community entrance to only:
- Medically necessary personnel
- Facility staff
- Those entering to assist with end of life care
- Implement a Facility Staff / Visitor Questionnaire
- Review and print “Facility Staff / Visitor Questionnaire” for additional details
- Restrict resident non-medically necessary outings until further notice:
- No resident outings, unless medically necessary
- If resident leaves for a non-medically necessary outing, re-entry to the community may be refused.
- Review and print “Resident Acknowledgement of No Outings” for additional details.
- Pandemic Plan
- Plan consists of four phases
- Developed based on recommendations from the CDC, WHO, and WisDHS
- Review and print “Pandemic Plan” for additional information
- All BAKA communities are currently in Phase 1: Precautionary Measures (No active cases)
- Volunteer Recruitment
- We must be prepared for potential staff shortages should COVID-19 reach the Pandemic Phase in a community
- Seeking Lead Volunteer to coordinate all volunteers
- Seeking volunteers ages 16 or older to assist in daily, non-medical community tasks should we experience a staff shortage due to COVID-19
- Review and print “Volunteer Recruitment Form” for additional information.
- Restrict community entrance to only:
We truly appreciate your understanding and cooperation, as we work together to ensure the safety of everyone residing or working in one of our communities. We will let you know when these precautionary measures are no longer necessary. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact us directly at [email protected]
Sincerely,
Michael Fredrickson
Vice President of Business Development
BAKA Enterprises, Inc.
The material and information contained on these documents is for general information purposes only. You should not rely upon the material or information on these documents as a basis for making any business, legal or any other decisions.
Whilst we endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct, BAKA Enterprises, Inc. makes no representation or warranties of any kind, express or implied about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the documents or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the documents for any purpose. Any action you take upon the information on these documents is therefore strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of these documents.
3/14/2020:
We are continuing to closely monitor information and recommendations regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19). We will be providing updates to our residents and families as they unfold. In the meantime, please visit the CDC website for recommendations and other important updates regarding the virus.
3/13/2020:
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
3/12/2020:
The World Health Organization has declared a global pandemic concerning the Coronavirus. The Center for Disease Control has advised us to limit non-essential personnel visits to our Assisted Living and Memory Care communities at this time. Please DO NOT enter a community if you are not an essential personnel team member.
Friends and families are encouraged to visit this page, or stay tuned to our Facebook page for continued updates.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work together to protect the health and safety of our staff and residents during this time!
- BAKA Enteprises, Inc.
Helpful ways to protect you and your family
Stay safe and prepared with these simple tips
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- Wash your hands with soap often and for at least 20 seconds
- Avoid heavily public areas and touching eyes, nose, and mouth
- Stay at home even if you develop mild symptoms like a headache or slightly runny nose until you recover
- If you develop a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing, call ahead to your local MD or Clinic, make them aware of your symptoms and request guidance.
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Dear Residents and Family Members:
The Coronavirus (COV-19 Virus) is now active in the U.S., including cases in Wisconsin. Coronavirus is similar to other communicable diseases such as Influenza and Norovirus in the way it is spread and in the way we can slow or prevent the spread.
To protect the residents and staff in our community, we are requiring all visitors and employees adhere to the following precautionary measures:
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- COVER your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Immediately discard the tissue in a trash receptacle.
- WASH your hands with soap and water for a minimum of twenty seconds. Especially after you cough or sneeze.
- CDC also recommends frequent use of hand sanitizer (keep it in your vehicle, at work, home).
- AVOID contact with ill people.
- STAY HOME if you feel sick or are experiencing symptoms provided on the enclosed checklist. This reduces the spread of the virus to others.
- DO NOT TOUCH your eyes, nose, mouth or face unless you wash your hands immediately after.
- NOTIFY our community immediately if you have visited within 14 days and develop symptoms (see checklist) or are diagnosed with Coronavirus.
- DO NOT VISIT the community if you feel ill, have a fever, are coughing, sneezing, short of breath, feel extreme fatigue, or have experienced diarrhea and/or vomiting.
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In case you become ill, the Department of Health Services advises everyone to prepare for home isolation by purchasing enough supplies for 14 days including food, water, comfort medications, etc.
For further guidelines and updates, please visit the Global, Federal, State & Local links below.
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- World Health Organization (Global): https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
- Centers for Disease Control (Federal): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services (State): https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/disease/covid-19.htm
- Local Public Health Departments: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lh-depts/counties.htm
- Travel Advisory: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/
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Sincerely,
Mindy Joerndt, RN BSN, DON-CLTC
BAKA Enterprises, Inc.
VP of Health Services
[email protected]
5555 W. Grande Market Drive, Suite A
Appleton, WI 54913
920-574-3833
What happens if there is a confirmed Coronavirus case in the Assisted Living community?
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- Symptomatic residents must wear a mask and remain in their apartment or specified isolation area until symptoms have ended.
- The Public Health Department will be notified immediately.
- Residents and Families will be notified as soon as possible via the community Facebook page and posters at the front entrance.
- Access to the community will be restricted to staff and health care workers.
- All trips to non-essential medical appointments, shopping and events will be canceled until the community has been cleared by the public health department.
- Residents will communicate with friends and family electronically (Skype, Duo, Whats App, etc.)
- Family members will be required to communicate with the community via email to keep phone lines open for Health Department workers, 911 and other needs.
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