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New Haven offers well-crafted Memory Care programs designed with science in mind.

June 10, 2021, Austin Texas – New Haven-, ten Texas based Assisted Living and Memory Care communities, offers memory care programs crafted specifically to meet residents where they are physically, mentally, and emotionally.

For seniors with memory loss, life can still be full and vibrant. New Haven’s promise is to provide holistic opportunities for residents to engage and express their creativity in a failure free environment. Research shows that a daily regimen of mental exercise, social connection, physical activity, and sensory stimulation can help slow the progression of dementia, reduce emotional distress, and even improve short-term memory.

New Haven Memory Care residents have the opportunity to enroll in the Purposefully Engaged Program, which is designed to offer a daily schedule of research-backed enrichments proven to improve dementia symptoms. Activities include group exercise, garden or baking club, reminiscing and one-on-one opportunities. There is never a dull moment in the Purposefully Engaged program.

As dementia progresses some portions of the Purposefully Engaged program may become challenging. New Haven understand the need to modify activities based on the resident’s level of involvement. The Essential Connections Program provides more therapeutic and sensory- based activities that honor the uniqueness of every resident based on their level of care. From adapted group activities to individual activities, Essential Connections provides individual therapy to residents in the peace and quiet of their own apartment. In the comfort of a private space filled with personal mementos, resident receive on-on-one touch therapy, aromatherapy and music and memory therapy.

New Haven Memory Care understands that a full and vibrant life is necessary and possible! Their memory care programs are designed to provide residents with the right balance of mental and physical activity, social connection, and sensory stimulation.

“No matter where our residents are in their journey, we believe every senior with dementia deserves to enjoy dignity, security, and happiness. New Haven’s mission is to make it happen”, says Regional Marketing Director, Courtney Schwartz.

New Haven Memory Care communities are the experts in dementia care, committed to serving and educating families and help them to determine if memory care is the right fit for loved ones. The New Haven website offers a variety of tools and resources such as a Dementia Quiz, a family guide- called “Talking Together About Dementia and Memory Care”, as well as an Interactive Budget Worksheet to help families plan financially for memory care.

About New Haven Assisted Living – New Haven is a luxury assisted living and memory care residence with 10 locations across Texas. New Haven invites Memory Care residents to enjoy days filled with relaxation and ease of living, along with the finest in accommodations and quality senior care. New Haven residence offers an environment where compassionate care is always found. Our team at New haven understands that quality memory care is an urgent matter. We cannot wait to show you all we have to offer!

How New Haven Texas Is Prepared for Natural Disasters

June 10, 2021, Austin Texas – New Haven Texas – Ten assisted living and memory care communities throughout Texas – understands that planning for natural disasters involves thoughtful year-round planning to be prepared to respond and support residents quickly during a disaster.

New Haven’s primary goal during any natural disaster is to ensure the ongoing safety of our residents while striving to maintain a high quality of care and services. The New Haven team has developed guidelines based on local and state authorities who all have extensive experience with natural disasters. The New Haven team then builds upon these guidelines to implement well considered plans to determine how the teams will respond to specific situations.

Encountering the latest natural disaster, the winter freeze storm of February 2021, New Haven communities suffered unexpected flood damage. Community leaders immediately referred to their New Haven Disaster and Emergency Manual, which outlines very specific instructions on how to respond to disasters and emergency situations to keep residents safe. New Haven has a multiple-day supply of prescription medications, medical supplies, food, and drinking water to ensure continuity of care so residents can continue with little or no interruption.

New Haven understands that during a natural disaster nothing could be worse than losing communication with a loved one. New Haven uses an automated message service to keep families updated on any information that may affect their loved one. The messaging service provides families with a peace of mind so they stay informed of important information and developments during a natural disaster.

New Haven serves families all over Texas who are not yet ready to make the long-term commitment to assisted living or memory care, which is why we recommend a short stay for those recovering from hospital stay or health related circumstances. New Haven is a safe option for seniors who may be safer at one of their ten Texas communities, rather than in their own homes during a natural disaster. New Haven allows residents to receive access to hot meals, water, medical supplies and 24/7 care in all the comforts of home.

New Haven continues to focus not just on safety but on maintaining community- style living that is vibrant for the residents by providing daily opportunities for social engagement, exercise, and an enhanced dining program. New Haven provides a wide range of benefits from 24/7 care to having the ability to interact with people daily.

New Haven Memory Care serves seniors with dementia, offering specialized memory care programs where there have been significant benefits derived from the residents being able to engage and socialize versus the alternative; being at home alone, isolated and safety at risk during a natural disaster.

About New Haven Assisted Living – New Haven is a luxury assisted living and memory care residence with ten locations across Texas. New Haven invites residents to enjoy days filled with relaxation and ease of living, along with the finest in accommodations and quality senior care.

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COVID-19 Update Effective March 24, 2021

COVID-19 Assisted Living Facility rule changes issued by Texas Health and Human Services effective March 24,2021. Since New Haven has conducted the COVID-19 vaccine clinics in all 11 of our facilities, we are able to expand our visitation regardless of all residents receiving the vaccine or not.

Essential Caregiver (EC) Visitation

COVID-19 testing is no longer required but will continue screening and documentation of donning and doffing of all PPE, hand hygiene, covering cough and sneeze appropriately prior to becoming an EC.
Visits are allowed for all residents, including residents who are COVID-19 positive and whom have or have not received the vaccine.
Staff no longer escort to and from the visitation area or the resident’s room.
Time frames for visiting are no longer specified but EC must schedule visit to allow time between EC and non-essential caregiver visits for cleaning and disinfecting. EC must sign in with name, date, phone number, time of arrival and departure and resident being visited.
EC must wear a face mask during entire visit and encourage resident to do so if tolerated. EC may not remove mask for any reason so EC may not eat with resident.
EC may sit with resident in dining room or other areas of the facility but maintain 6ft social distancing from all other residents and staff.

Non-Essential Caregiver Visitation

These visitors do not have to complete the donning and doffing of PPE documentation.
May only visit a resident with COVID-19 negative status.
Must schedule visits with documentation the same as an EC.
No specified visit length, though we will limit to allow ample time between visits for cleaning and disinfecting.
No more than three visitors at a time in resident’s room to maintain 6ft social distancing though resident may choose to have close or personal contact with their visitor.
Visitor may only visit resident in resident’s room or on the patio.
Visitor must wear face mask at all times. Visitor may not remove mask to eat or drink.
Children must wear face mask at all times, if unable then child will not be allowed in the facility.

End-of-Life Visitation

The definition of end-of-life is expanded to include residents who are near the end of life, receiving hospice services, or whose prognosis does not indicate recovery.

If an ALF has offered the COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff:

A plexiglass barrier or booth is no longer required for indoor visitation.
A resident may choose to have close or personal contact with their visitor.
Two essential caregivers may visit a resident at the same time.

Communal dining and social activities are allowed, but residents must maintain 6ft social distancing.

Resident’s rooms and/or commons areas must be disinfected in between visits by facility staff.

Effective 4/14/21-Residents that have gone overnight no longer have to quarantine upon return to the facility if the resident DID NOT have prolonged Close Contact with someone with a COVID-19 infection.

ALL VISITOR AND ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER VISITS MAY BE CANCELED IF THE VISITOR FAILS TO COMPLY WITH FACILITY POLICIES.

If resident has not had the COVID-19 vaccine or has refused, resident or POA will be required to read and sign the Vaccine Benefits Acknowledgement form with the Administrator or Wellness Director present prior to scheduled family visit. Per Health and Human Services our facility must offer the vaccine. “Offer” means to administer, arrange, or give information about the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently our facility is not administering the vaccine but hope to have the ability to do so in the future.

New Haven continues to excel in all 10 of their communities by identifying different ways to keep current and future residents safe from exposure to COVID-19. The New Haven team understands families still have concerns about placing their loved one in senior living, and their ongoing commitment is to provide high-quality care in an environment that is safe for seniors. Stay up to date on our COVID guidelines https://newhavenassistedliving.com/ or visit our Facebook page for more details https://www.facebook.com/newhavenassistedlivingandmemorycare

About New Haven Assisted Living & Memory Care – New Haven Assisted Living & Memory Care is a luxury assisted living and memory care residence with 10 locations across Texas. New Haven invites residents to enjoy days filled with relaxation and ease of living, along with the finest in accommodations and senior care in a boutique-style setting.

New Haven Assisted Living & Memory Care continues to excel in providing COVID-19 vaccines and testing

Austin Texas, March 15, 2021 – New Haven Texas, 10 assisted living and memory care communities located throughout Texas, continues to look forward to long-term protection with frequent COVID-19 testing for residents, staff, and essential caregivers effective March 8, 2021.

New Haven has partnered with a well-known Texas laboratory to provide supported testing services. Through this partnership, New Haven will receive support with COVID-19 testing including training, access to test kits, lab capacity and management of results via an online portal. All residents and essential caregivers will be tested once a month, and staff tested twice a month. This test will be a non-invasive nasal swab collected in the community by the Wellness Director, LVN. The swab is then mailed directly to the lab, where results will be obtained within 24 to 48 hours. Implementing testing and contact tracing to slow the spread of COVID-19 allows New Haven to quickly identify infections and provide residents, staff, and families with peace of mind.

“Being one of the first senior living communities to offer over 25 COVID vaccine clinics throughout our 10 Texas locations, we are excited to offer free COVID-19 testing so New Haven residents and staff can rest easily knowing they are living in the VERY safest place, said Tessa Wilson, Director of Operations at New Haven “I remain confident that the COVID-19 vaccines and testing will transform the healthcare industry so New Haven can continue to provide a safe place for our current and future residents.”

With the recent executive order issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, which went into effect March 10, 2021 relating to the opening of Texas business in response to the COVID-19 disaster, New Haven will continue following guidance from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding visitations, and infection control policies and practices.

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August 7th Update

As many of you are aware, Govt. Abbott released an update on 8/6/2020 in regard to opening up our facilities. I want to share a few of the specifics that I do know as of today 8/7/2020 as many of you have reached out with questions. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announced limited visitation rules for Assisted Living Facilities. We will be required to enhance emergency rules requiring additional action to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as this continues to be a rapidly evolving situation and are constantly assessing what actions are necessary to keep our residents and staff safe in our facilities. Our goal is the reunite our residents with their families and friends.

As we know the access to family and loved ones is an important part of every resident’s health and well-being we also recognize the need to balance the emotional and physical health impacts of isolation against serious dangers that COVID poses to our vulnerable residents.

Although visitors are not allowed in at this time, I will be working diligently over the next several days to prepare for visitation. There are several items I need to have in place per HHSC that are required in advance to assure our residents, families and staff remain safe. My hope is that by mid next week you will all be able to see your loved one at some point.

For the health and safety of our facility residents and staff, public visitation will be limited to outdoor visits only. Physical contact between residents and visitors will not permitted. Additional conditions we will be required to conduct during outdoor visitation include:

No confirmed positive COVID-19 case in staff in the last 14 days.
No active positive case in residents.
Adequate infection control procedures.
Facility staff MAY be required to test weekly.
6ft social distancing between resident and family member.
Resident and family member must wear mask at all times.

Further information will be sent out next week as I receive information additional information from HHSC.

I want to thank all of you for your patience, love and support during this unforeseen pandemic. It will be a joyous day for us all to allow our families to return and especially the day you all get to wrap your arms around yours and our precious residents.

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Administrator or myself.

Tessa Wilson

Director of Clinical Care and Operations

tessa@newhavenassistedliving.com

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