COVID-19 Casa Familiar Operations and Service Provision Policy
Effective January 2024
Casa Familiar prioritizes the community’s health and wellness. For that reason, we will follow the CDC’s recommendations and California’s updated COVID-19 guidelines until further notice. If anyone is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, they must be tested for COVID-19 with a negative result and SHALL NOT attend the event. Symptoms include but limited to: fever, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, cough, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell.
If you test positive for COVID-19, masking for 10 days is recommended. See COVID-19 isolation guidance for more details at www.coronavirus-sd.com. For more information, visit www.cdph.ca.gov .
INFORMATION & MASK RECOMMENDATIONS
- If you are at higher-risk of becoming severely ill, consider wearing a high-quality mask (respirator) when you are in an indoor public setting with poor ventilation, or when you are traveling on public transportation.
- People who are at higher risk for severe respiratory infections include:
- Older adults (aged 50 years and older)
- People with certain medical conditions such as a chronic disease or cancer
- People with weakened immune systems
- People who are pregnant or were recently pregnant
- People with disabilities
- People who live in congregate care facilities, such as a skilled nursing facility
- Children under 5, with greatest risk in infants
- People who are at higher risk for severe respiratory infections include:
- A mask should fit snugly to your face, covering both you nose and mouth, with no gaps between the mask and your skin.
- If your mask has any gaps, it will allow the flow of unfiltered air into your lungs.
- Also, any facial hair will prevent the mask from working properly.
- Check for any gaps by cupping your hands around the outside edges of the mask. Make sure no air is flowing from the area near your eyes or from the sides of the mask.
- If the mask has a good fit, you will feel warm air come through the front of the mask and may be able to see the mask material move in and out with each breath.
- Change your mask as needed.
- Do not wear a dirty mask.
- Throw away disposable masks or respirators that become wet or dirty.
- Masks are not recommended for children under 2 years of age.
- They are also not recommended for persons who have trouble breathing or are unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without help.
