CREATIVE CLAY COVID SAFETY GUIDELINES

Updated 07/20/22—Scroll to bottom for links to CDC and FLDOH Data.

The Community Arts Program began at 60% capacity on June 14, 2021. We are monitoring the CDC recommendations to ensure compliance with their safety guidelines. 100% of staff is vaccinated. We have confirmed that more than 90% of adult participants are vaccinated as well. As of July 26, 2021 Creative Clay reinstated its guideline for ALL participants and staff to wear masks indoors based on CDC Guidelines for Adult Day Service Centers (ADSCs). According to the CDC: ADSCs with people who are fully vaccinated and people who are not fully vaccinated, or with people whose vaccination status is unknown, should continue to use prevention strategies including mask use, AND physical distancing by people who are not fully vaccinated, and ensuring good ventilation, hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette, and other controls.

The CDC recognizes that certain groups of people, including those with disabilities, are more vulnerable to get severely ill with Covid-19:

• Older adults are more likely to get severely ill from COVID-19. More than 81% of COVID-19 deaths occur in people over age 65. The number of deaths among people over age 65 is 80 times higher than the number of deaths among people aged 18-29.

• Long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put various groups of people at increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19, including many people from certain racial and ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities.

  • Studies have shown people from racial and ethnic minority groups are also dying from COVID-19 at younger ages. People in minority groups are often younger when they develop chronic medical conditions and may be more likely to have more than one condition.

  • People with disabilities are more likely than those without disabilities to have chronic health conditions, live in congregate settings, and face more barriers to healthcare. Studies have shown that some people with certain disabilities are more likely to get COVID-19 and have worse outcomes.

    Additionally this is a list of conditions that create a high risk of people being seriously ill with Covid-19. If you or your loved one have any of the following conditions, Creative Clay recommends you or your loved one stay home when Covid-19 positivity rates are over 5%. The link at the bottom of this page called “CDC TRACKER” provides that information. Conditions include, but are not limited to:

  • Cancer

  • Chronic kidney disease

  • Chronic liver disease

  • Chronic lung diseases

  • Dementia or other neurological conditions

  • Diabetes (1 or type 2)

  • Down syndrome

  • Heart conditions

  • HIV infection

  • Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system)

  • Overweight and obesity

  • Pregnancy

  • Sickle cell disease or thalassemia

  • Smoking, current or former

  • Solid organ or blood stem cell transplant

  • Tuberculosis

Creative Clay has taken the following additional safety precautions for its physical location:

• HVAC. Creative Clay follows CDC guidelines to ensure that our facility is thoroughly sanitized, including the HVAC system. Creative Clay has installed Aerus Air Scrubbers on all of the air conditioning units in the building.

• Sanitization routine. Supplies meet government standards and cleaning takes place twice per day—once before lunch and at the end of each day. Sanitizing wipes are within reach of all frequent-touch surfaces in every studio space.

• Social Distancing. Creative Clay encourages social distancing in accordance with the CDC Guidelines.

• Visitors. Creative Clay will be open by appointment only at this time.

Arrival protocol

1. Upon arrival, member artists will be greeted at the front door to have their temperature checked and will be asked a few simple screening questions. Masks will be provided for all participants if they do not bring their own.

The following circumstances will prevent an individual from participating at Creative Clay:

a. People whose household members are ill or have been ill in the past 10 days
b. People with fever of 100.4 or greater or any symptoms associated with COVID-19
c. People who tested positive for COVID-19 and are not yet at 10 days post symptom onset. Member artists may return to Creative Clay after showing proof of a negative PCR test.
d. People unwilling or unable to wear a mask

Day Protocol

1. Water. We have installed a touch-free water fountain for member artists to refill their own water bottles.

2. Breaks from masking. Masked participants will be given a safe outdoor space with seating and under shade to take breaks every 60 minutes to be able to take off their masks.

4. Sudden illness. If a participant present with a fever or other COVID-19 symptoms during the program, they will be quarantined. In the case of member artists, transportation must be available by their caretaker or support to retrieve them immediately.