UCP continues to ensure the health and safety of our members, employees, vendors, guests, and visitors, UCP is committed to:
- Preventing and reducing transmission opportunities among employees
- Maintaining healthy business operations
- Maintaining a healthy and safe work environment
We balance employee and member safety with ongoing business demands during business operations. We continually monitor the public health and safety climate and adjust our operations, plans, and services by adhering to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).
The following safety considerations are being followed to keep our workplace safe:
- Cloth/mask face coverings are optional at UCP locations.
- Physical distancing is adhered to in close contact settings
- Employees, members, vendors and visitors are welcome to wear face coverings if they choose to.
- Breakrooms, bathrooms, waiting rooms, and other common areas are disinfected as necessary.
Program Specific Information
In the Therapy Program at UCP, your children’s health and safety has been our top priority during the challenging times of the COVID-19 Pandemic. We are committed to following the recommendations that we receive through the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). With this commitment, UCP has made some changes to our campus and the way we do things.
UCP is utilizing safety measures in the following areas:
- Temperature and Wellness Certification
- Physical Distancing
- Optional use of Personal Protective Equipment
- Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Procedures
When you arrive on campus:
- Enter the facility and check-in for your child’s appointment at the front desk.
- Review the posted wellness certification and ensure your responses to all questions are “no.”
- Help your child wash their hands or use hand sanitizer.
- Your child’s therapist will meet you in the lobby.
- You may attend the therapy session with your child, or wait in the available waiting areas.
During therapy, the therapy team will:
- Follow enhanced cleaning and sanitizing procedures for frequently touched surfaces, equipment, and toys.
Discuss masking preferences with you. Face coverings are optional for all children, parents, therapists, staff, and visitors to UCP. Therapists are committed to providing a safe environment for your child and respecting your safety preferences.Follow physical distancing measures when parents participate in the therapy session.
Isolation Plan:
If a therapist suspects a child is not feeling well during a therapy session, a temperature screening will be administered in the therapy clinic. If the session needs to end due to the child having a fever or displaying other signs of illness such as flushed cheeks, coughing, or lethargy, the therapist will immediately contact the parent and end the therapy session.
At UCP, your children’s health and safety is our top priority at the Early Learning Center (ELC), during the challenging times of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The ELC is committed to following the health and wellness protocols we receive from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).
At UCP, the health and safety of each individual has been our top priority during the challenging times of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The DTA is committed to follow the recommendations that we receive through the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). With this commitment, we have made some changes to our campus and the way we do things.
UCP has made modifications in the following areas:
- Arriving at UCP
- Physical Distancing and Program Adjustments
- Responding to Illness
Arrival Changes:
- Drop off and pick up continues to occur curbside.
- Families and visitors are now able to come into the building.
- Everyone who participates in the program, including employees, must wash their hands. with soap and water for 20 seconds upon entering the building.
Program Changes:
- Community outings are now permitted.
- Lunch time continues to occur in the assigned room instead of large group, communal dining.
- Face coverings are optional.
- Frequent hand washing and disinfecting of high touch surfaces is part of the daily routine.
Isolation Plan:
Individuals who present signs of illness during the day will be removed from the group and taken to an isolation room until they can leave the building. The individual’s responsible party must be reachable by phone during program hours for pick-up or transportation home.
At UCP, the health and safety of each individual has been our top priority during the challenging times of the COVID-19 Pandemic. We are committed to following the recommendations that we receive through the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). With this commitment, UCP has made some changes to our procedures.
Everyone is expected to wear a cloth face covering and complete the daily wellness certification if they do not reside in the same home.
If you’re an employee:
- Before you go inside the member’s home, ask them if they prefer you to wear cloth face covering and wash your hands as soon as you arrive.
- Stay home if you are experiencing symptoms.
- Repeat this pattern every work day
If someone is coming into your home for care, follow the same steps:
- Wash hands frequently!
If you’re an individual receiving care from UCP:
- Please notify your care provider right away if
- You are experiencing signs or symptoms of COVID-19.
- You tested positive for COVID-19.
- You have been in close contact (any individual within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) with a confirmed or probable COVID-19 case.
