Thank you to Dr. John Michel for hosting at Q&A for our staff members about the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Michel sees patients in North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, Mt. Airy, Northeast Philadelphia, and Olney at several of his community practices. He is an asset to Bedrock Care, and there is no doubt that patients come first.
Thank you to Dr. Vikas Passi for hosting at Q&A about COVID-19 for our staff and the community. In this video, the Watsontown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Medical Director helps us navigate the questions, concerns and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Vikas Passi is a board certified in family medicine, sleep medicine, and medical acupuncture. He has been working with patients at Family Practice Center in Watsontown since 1999.
COVID-19 Health and Safety at Bedrock Care Facilities
Our mitigation efforts have included creating a separate area dedicated to Covid-19 recovery to best accommodate residents in the facility that require care during this time. Please know that residents that test positive or are suspected of having the virus are being quarantined from other residents. We are diligently following infection control guidance from the CDC and state authorities, are being vigilant with PPE usage and we continuously encourage safe social distancing and masking.
All staff are screened before starting their shift and have had baseline testing completed in accordance with Pennsylvania Governor Wolfe’s Executive order.
Bedrock Care Visitation Policy
Bedrock Care facilities will allow visits with residents to restart post Covid-19 provided that CDC and PA Department of Health recommendations and requirements. Visitation can be conducted through various means based on a facility’s structure and residents’ needs, such as in resident rooms, dedicated visitation spaces, outdoors, and compassionate care situations. Regardless of how visits are conducted, there are certain core principles and best practices that reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
Please contact the building you wish to visit for more details and any specific adjustments that have been made for that building and residents.