March 16^th, 2020

Dear Friends, Family, and Neighbors:

With the rapidly increasing rate of COVID-19 infection throughout the metro area, Oakmont Senior Communities is committed to making every effort possible to reduce the risk of communicable illness in our communities.

Acting on the continued guidance from health officials, we are immediately expanding the nature of our community lockdown by closing our doors to everyone except for emergency personnel. If any residents choose to leave our buildings for any reason except cleared medical necessity, they will be considered ineligible to return for 21 asymptomatic days along with clearance from their doctor. Elective or routine trips out of the building will need to be rescheduled for a later date.

Oakmont Senior Communities is also committed to making every effort possible to facilitate the connection between families, residents, and essential services during this difficult time. If you have any concerns or questions about contacting your loved one, please reach out to your Executive Director.

We appreciate the support and diligence of our extended Oakmont family in helping us keep our communities free of communicable diseases. We will continue to provide updates as they become available via our new emergency text system; please contact your Executive Director to enroll.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding,

Oakmont Senior Communities

March 13^th, 2020

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Acting on guidance from Governor Whitmer, the Centers for Disease Control, and our local health departments, effective immediately, all Oakmont Communities will now be locked down to any non-essential visitors. This includes but is not limited to family visits, entertainers, vendors, exercise instructors, non-essential staff, community groups, and others.

Emergency personal and essential staff will still be given access to our community if they meet our strict criteria regarding their current health status and history of travel.

In response to the Governor’s recent Executive Order 2020-5, we are also asking that all residents and staff members refrain from participating in large gatherings outside of the community including concerts, busy restaurants, senior centers, religious services, or any other location where large groups congregate. If these types of events are attended, the attendee will not be permitted back in the community for a period of 21 days.

With the rapidly increasing rate of COVID-19 infection throughout the metro area, we appreciate the support and diligence of our extended Oakmont family in helping us keep our communities free of communicable disease. We will continue to provide updates as they become available via our new emergency text system.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding,

Our top priority at Oakmont Senior Communities is always the safety and security of our residents and families, staff, and communities, and with the announcement of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in our area, we feel it is important to share the steps we are taking to protect the people we care about most.

Over the past several weeks as the impact of COVID-19 has expanded, our corporate office has been in contact with local health departments, the Michigan Assisted Living Association, and various other organizations for guidance on how to best prepare our staff and communities for any eventuality that may arise. All of these organizations agree: The precautionary policies and procedures already in place at Oakmont Communities, as well as the many new safeguards designed specifically to combat COVID-19, makes our organization extremely well prepared for anything that may come our way.

Though we do not anticipate any communicable illness events in our communities, your assistance is absolutely essential during this time. We ask that all residents, staff, and visitors utilize our hand sanitization stations when entering or leaving the building, the dining room, or any other common areas and wash their hands often with soap and water. Clean hands are an important factor in helping to prevent the spread of communicable diseases and we will be ensuring anyone who enters our communities are diligent about handwashing.

We are also asking that any potential visitor who is experiencing symptoms associated with serious illness (fever, cough, respiratory distress, runny nose, gastrointestinal distress), may have interacted with someone who has been infected, or has recently traveled via airplane or cruise immediately postpone their visit to our community to a later date.

Keeping communicable illness out of our buildings is a top priority and limiting visitor traffic will aid us in that effort. Effective immediately, everyone must enter through the front door, check-in with reception, sanitize their hands at our sanitization station, and ensure a temperature measurement under 99 degrees before proceeding through the community. Operational business hours will be between 8 am and 6 pm with lockdowns in effect at all other times and visitors under the age of 21 will not be permitted to enter at any time. If you have any questions about your eligibility to visit our community, please don’t hesitate to contact the Executive Director.

Though much remains to be learned about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we do know that it is especially dangerous for older adults and those who may be immuno-compromised. Through our combined efforts and diligence, we can ensure that our communities remain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for everyone.

Please know that we are monitoring the situation in Michigan extremely closely, and will keep our residents and families updated with any future news.

For more information about COVID-19 in Michigan, please visit the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Coronavirus website.