{"id":3525,"date":"2020-04-06T12:05:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/61\/?p=3525"},"modified":"2020-10-30T10:37:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:37:28","slug":"coronavirus-covid-19-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/61\/illinois\/plainfield\/blog\/coronavirus-covid-19-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus \/ COVID-19 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While our caregivers have always used Universal Precautions against the spread of infections and influenza, we have taken the following precautionary steps in the midst of the Corona virus outbreak.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Additional gloves have been distributed to all of our caregivers<\/li>\n<li>While soap and water is best for hand washing, we have also distributed hand sanitizer to all of our caregivers for additional hand sanitation needs<\/li>\n<li>Fabric face masks have been distributed to all caregivers as well. While these masks are NOT rated as 100% effective against the spread of COVID-19, we feel that they do offer a significant protective barrier between client and caregiver when working in close contact<\/li>\n<li>Our office staff is working from home to do our part to flatten the curve while still providing the same excellent level of support to our clients and caregiving staff.<\/li>\n<li>We have procured and implemented virtual tools to keep us connected both internally and with the communities we serve to keep all of our operations running smoothly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some local resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kendallhealth.org\/news\/category\/coronavirus-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kendall County COVID-19 Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.willcountyillinois.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will County COVID-19 Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plainfield-il.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Village Plainfield COVID-19 Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brookfieldil.gov\/coronavirus-covid-19-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Village of Brookfield COVID-19 Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United City of Yorkville COVID-19 Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oswegoil.org\/covid-19.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Village of Oswego COVID-19 Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joliet.gov\/residents\/coronavirus-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of Joliet COVID-19 Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols offset_small\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\">[vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZkcml2ZS5nb29nbGUuY29tJTJGZmlsZSUyRmQlMkYxeHNocUlieHduYm1NRFkydW1RTGxZdW5xWWFVM0Uzd2QlMkZwcmV2aWV3JTIyJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjIxMDAlMjUlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjI2ODAlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=[\/vc_raw_html]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<p>Should you have any additional or specific questions on what we are doing to help slow the spread of COVID-19, feel free to reach out to us at <a href=\"tel:(815) 281-5276\">(815) 281-5276<\/a>. 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