Covid-19 Statement

Sage Family of Companies Statement on COVID-19

What we are doing to protect our employees, patients, and their families.

The Sage Family of Companies continues to deliver the most personalized hospice services where care is needed, whether in the home or a healthcare community. Our team is taking proactive measures to reduce and prevent exposure to COVID-19. We are committed to protecting patients and residents of healthcare communities from the spread of infectious diseases. We are accepting new patients, providing quality, patient-focused services, and, as always, are here to support our community.

We continue to monitor any changes in guidelines issued by the CDC, The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NPCO), and local public health authorities.

Practicing high infection prevention and control standards have always been a priority for The Sage Family of Companies. We are dedicated to the health and well-being of our patients and staff and want to share the precautions we are taking.

Our team has developed a “social distancing plan” to reduce person-to-person contact, including adding barriers where needed to limit close contact, postponing our monthly bereavement support groups, and limiting personnel and visitors to our administrative offices. Additionally, many direct-care team members will work remotely from home when not providing care. Finally, we have implemented additional precautions to safeguard both employees and patients by taking employee temperatures each morning and again before entering any skilled nursing or assisted living communities.

Furthermore, employees are screened each day with the following questions:

• Have you completed international travel within the last 14 days to countries with sustained community transmission?
• Do you have signs or symptoms of a respiratory infection, such as fever, cough, and sore throat?
• In the last 14 days, have you had contact with someone with or under investigation for COVID-19, or are ill with respiratory illness?
• Please take your temperature. Is it above 100.4 (under age 65) or 99.5 (65 and older)?
• Have you visited a physician in the last 7 days due to not feeling well?

Here are some helpful reminders for all of us:

• Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly, and consistently before eating or drinking. Wash for at least 20 seconds with soap and water, and use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to kill germs.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, mouth, and face with unwashed hands.
• Cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue. If you use a tissue, dispose of it in the trash immediately.
• If you have cold and flu symptoms or are not feeling well, please stay home.
• Wear a face mask in public if you cannot maintain social distancing.