RE: Message from Alpine regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Dear Alpine Clients and Staff!

In light to the world-wide Coronavirus outbreak, Alpine would like reassure you that we are committed to two things: 1) Keeping you, our clients and care givers safe and 2) Providing you with uninterrupted service in the safety & comfort of your home. Here is what we are doing and what you can do to keep yourselves safe:

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Home Care Clients Are Safer Than Most!
Since you are already receiving care in your home on a one-on-one basis, CONGRATULATIONS, your disease transmission risk is much lower than for someone who lives in a nursing home, rehabilitation center, assisted living facility or receives care in the community. In fact, receiving services at home, rather than going out personally, helps to better protect you from exposure to flu, colds and COVID-19 that you could otherwise experience in public places. 

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What has Alpine been doing to protect our clients and our caregivers?
Alpine’s care givers have always been trained to wash their hands and perform other important hygiene tasks to prevent disease transmission. Additionally, ALL of our care givers have been instructed to follow CDC disease prevention guidelines and SPECIFICALLY TO STAY HOME IF THEY FEEL SICK.
Alpine will, as always, monitor the health condition of our clients to ensure that they can get timely medical help, if needed. In addition, care givers have been instructed to inform their supervisors, if a client displays flu-like symptoms (sneezing, coughing, fever, etc.). In order to minimize contagion, we also ask that CLIENTS LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE OF A VISIT, IF THEY FEEL SICK. Alpine will then help determine the best course of action for a client’s health & safety.  
As always, call us at 303-309-6202 if you have any questions about your services. Alpine will continue to closely monitor any new recommendations from the CDC and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and we will keep updated on important information regarding your health and safety. For more information on what you can do to protect yourself and your family, please visit the CDPHE and CDC websites.

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Here are a few tips that can prevent disease transmission, based on CDC recommendations:

1) Wash your hands! Wash them diligently and frequently. Use soap or hand sanitizer.
2) Do not touch your face, eyes, mouth! Do not pick your nose!
3) Say Good-bye handshake, hello elbow bump!
4) If you are healthy, you do not need a face mask! They are for sick people.
5) Sanitize objects that you and a lot of other people touch.
6) Avoid large group gatherings where possible. Try to keep 6 feet apart when in groups. 7) If you are sick, stay at home! And self-isolate.
8) Have enough household items/groceries/medicine on hand so you can stay home for 2 weeks.