House of John stays open in Clifton Springs during COVID-19 pandemic
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With closures, visitation regulations and uncertainty plaguing comfort care homes, House of John in Clifton Springs continues to keep its doors open for patients facing end-of-life care and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the beginning of March 2020, Kathy Barrick, Executive Director, and Caroline Baker-Drake, Care Coordinator, attended an informational meeting with University of Rochester’s Hospice Director for Comfort Care Homes in order to formulate a plan to keep patients, families, staff and volunteers safe. With a modified approach, House of John stayed open when the majority of comfort care homes closed. Modified regulations included having only one patient at a time, limiting visitors to three loved o