In a June 24th letter to residents and staff of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), Executive Director, Steve Langerud, announced changes to the face masking and visitor policies.
Citing guidance from regulators along with the improving status of the pandemic, Langerud noted that Mayflower is relaxing a few precautions that have been in place.
Because essentially all independent living residents have been fully vaccinated, Mayflower is no longer asking residents to wear a mask while on campus. Certainly, it is an individual choice if one chooses to do so.
In addition, Mayflower is announcing that staff will no longer be required to wear masks unless they:
- Have not been vaccinated.
- Are working in the Health Center or Beebe Assisted Living.
- Work in a department where there is consistent crossover to regulated health care areas.
- Enter residents’ homes and the hosts prefer they be masked.
Further, any visitor to the Mayflower campus is asked to wear a mask, unless that visitor discloses that they have been fully vaccinated. Visitors may again join in Mayflower activities as residents’ guests. Examples include UU worship services, Poetry Club, coffee groups, Buckley Dining Room.
The CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and State regulators continue to require masking and, as appropriate, full PPE (personal protective equipment) for employees working in nursing facilities.
Pictured above from left are residents Marilyn Schuler, Alicemary Borthwick, Mary Schuchmann, and host Nancy Hendrickson.
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