Social distancing is in place at all Vodec facilities, including the restrooms.
The mission of Vodec remains the same: providing services to people with disabilities so they can reach their full potential. Our procedures, though, have changed – all to protect the health and safety of our consumers, visitors and staff. We’re in this together, so we appreciate your patience and cooperation.
Physical Changes
We have made changes to the physical layout of each development center.
- There are signs/posters in each development center on washing hands, social distancing, not shaking hands, covering coughs and sneezes, and staying home if you are sick.
- Visuals have been posted on tables, floors and in restrooms indicating to staff and consumers where to stand or sit in order to remain 6 feet apart from each other.
- Signs are placed near restroom doors that indicate how many people can be in the restroom at one time.
- Sneeze guards have been installed at the front desk of each Vodec facility.
- Microwaves have been moved to a designated area and/or spaced at least 6 feet apart from each other.
- Lunches and breaks are staggered and/or lunch tables are appropriately spaced apart to create social distancing.
Policy Changes
In addition to our physical changes, we’ve also introduced new policies that govern the behavior of all people inside our facilities.
- We are recording the temperatures and respiratory symptoms of all consumers, staff and visitors upon arrival and
departure. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or above or who is experiencing respiratory symptoms will be sent home. - Staff, visitors and consumers are required to wear a mask when they are working within 6 feet of each other in all Vodec facilities and residential settings.
- Masks should NOT be worn by children under the age of 2 or anyone who has trouble breathing, is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance. (www.cdc.gov)
- Mask requirements for individualized circumstances other than the above will need to be discussed with your services manager.
- We are enforcing the wearing of masks along with the six feet social distancing guideline from the CDC for staff, consumers and visitors.
- We are limiting the number of people who can gather in one room at the same time.
- All shared surfaces are disinfected daily.
- We will provide facial tissues, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes in all conference rooms, and all are provided throughout the building.
- Every consumer is expected to wash his or her hands at arrival, break, lunch and before departure. Staff assistance is provided as needed. Consumers can also wash their hands at any time during the day but will be expected to at the specified times above.
- Consumers are not sharing equipment, devices, materials etc.
- Consumers may bring personal items to place in their own lockers. Lockers will be disinfected at the end of each day at V1 and V11.
Transportation Changes
- Staff and consumers in Vodec vehicles are required to wear a mask.
- Staff will disinfect each Vodec vehicle’s interior after each transport.
- We are limiting the number of consumers in each vehicle to reduce the amount of consumer interaction.
- Route drivers will take their temperatures before and after each shift and monitor for symptoms.
- Route drivers will wipe down and disinfect the interior of each vehicle after each transport with consumers.
- All consumers who ride in a Vodec vehicle are monitored for symptoms, and all staff are taking temperatures at the beginning and end of each day. If a consumer has a temperature, he/she will be given a mask and transported back home. If transportation is not available immediately, the consumer is required to sit in a designated area/room with staff until transportation is available.