Update September 9, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance this week to safely revise senior living community protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency. Governor Northam supports and recommends upholding CDC guidance.

Based on this updated guidance and the local COVID-19 positivity rate, masks and daily screening is required by all team members regardless of vaccination status and it is required by all residents and visitors wear masks, regardless of vaccination status, in all public spaces in our Health Centers and Assisted Living facilities. Independent Living residents are strongly encouraged to wear masks, regardless of vaccination status and their visitors are required to screen as they enter buildings.

In addition anyone traveling outside of the area, or if you are assembling in congregate settings then you are required to have a COVID-19 test when you return before returning to work.

We continue to encourage our team members, residents, and family members to adhere to the core principles of COVID-19 infection control, including maintaining physical distancing and conducting visits outdoors whenever possible. This continues to be the safest way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, particularly if either party has not been fully vaccinated.

Please check with the building where your loved one lives for further current details on visitation. Any changes in CDC, CMS, or VDH guidelines, change in COVID status at Richfield Living, change in COVID status for the local or state community, or other unforeseen circumstances could immediately change any published or stated information. 

Below is our current COVID-19 status: