NEWS & EVENTS

all community events, including easter ACTIVITIES, are canceled through
april 30.  

Prairie Bluffs Senior Living is always bustling with activities. Our residents live happy, independent, and healthy lives, enhanced by engaging social outings, educational programs, and on-site events. At Prairie Bluffs, our social calendar is resident-driven. Each day is filled with exciting and enriching opportunities, from robust fitness programs to live performances. 

As a close-knit community, we keep our residents informed through a monthly newsletter with an upcoming schedule and highlights from our caring associates.

Contact us to learn more.

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ILLNESS PREVENTION STATEMENT

To Our Residents and Family Members:

We would like to address the concerns regarding the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the health and safety of our residents, associates, and families. Our number one priority is to ensure our residents are cared for in a safe and healthy environment. Given the fluidity of the current situation, we’ve implemented measures to prevent the potential onset and subsequent spread of COVID-19 in our community. However, this will take a coordinated effort from everyone involved.

With guidance and recommended action from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Minnesota Department of Health, and county health department officials, we are working with the utmost vigilance to limit the possibility for the virus to enter our building. We are currently refraining from all visits.

Additional proactive steps we’re taking include:

• We are eliminating all outings to public spaces including grocery stores, religious services, shopping malls, theaters, and casinos.
• We are closing all resident self-service dining venues.
• We are postponing or cancelling all community events and our social events until further notice.
• We strongly recommend that residents cancel or postpone all upcoming travel, including flights and cruises.
• Residents returning to the community following a hospital stay must be screened prior to their arrival. 
• Adding supplemental screening measures for new residents to ensure they have not been exposed.
• Prohibiting building access to those residents who have reason to believe they or someone they’ve been in close contact with have been exposed to COVID-19.
• Prohibiting building access to anyone who has traveled abroad in the past 14-days or anyone sharing a household with a person who has traveled abroad in the last 14-day.

Additional cleaning protocols include:

• Regular cleaning and sanitizing of all high-traffic common areas.
• Regular cleaning of high touch point areas including handrails, door handles, elevator buttons, and faucets.
• Implementing strict handwashing procedures per CDC guidelines for all Prairie Bluffs Senior Living associates.
• Supplying our associates with the appropriate protective clothing, such as gowns and gloves, in the event they interact with a resident who appears to be symptomatic.

Residents and family members are asked to:

• Update emergency contact information to ensure we have the most recent data. Please reach out to our Executive Director or Director of Nursing to update your phone number or email address.
• Practice appropriate handwashing: use soap and water and wash hands for a MINIMUM of 20 seconds. 
• Avoid touching your face – eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Cover your cough: if you need to cough or sneeze, do so into the crook of your elbow. Discard used tissues in the trash and immediately wash your hands.
• Avoid shaking hands and hugging.
• Use the alcohol-based hand sanitizer found throughout the building.

If you are a resident and experience a cough, fever, sore throat, running nose, and/or shortness of breath, please stay inside your apartment and contact an associate immediately.

We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to please follow the guidance of the CDC, World Health Organization, and the Minnesota Department of Health, who is leading the state’s preparedness and communication efforts.