{"id":209,"date":"2021-02-19T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T22:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/?p=209"},"modified":"2023-05-12T16:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T21:09:19","slug":"re-opening-the-dining-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/re-opening-the-dining-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Opening the Dining Room"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Re-opening-the-dining-room.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Re-opening-the-dining-room.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Re-opening-the-dining-room-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot to consider before re-opening the dining room in your community. Here are a few key considerations and best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A few basic points\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prohibit sick employees in the workplace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish strict hand washing practices that include how and when to wash hands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor cleaning and sanitizing surfaces frequently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue to wear appropriate face coverings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the dining room\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stagger dining times to decrease the total number of people in the dining room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage everyone (even residents) to clean hands before entering the dining room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disinfect surfaces like doorknobs, tables, and carts regularly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider modifying the dining room layout by adding space between tables and chairs, adding physical barriers, and encouraging social distancing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid sharing items such as menus and condiments, simplify or remove centerpieces from tables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other considerations\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Residents who are experiencing symptoms or not feeling well should continue in-room dining without coming to the dining room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow a procedure in your community for newly admitted residents to receive testing and\/or a designated quarantine period before participating in group dining<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid setting tables with glasses or tableware before time of service to minimize potential contamination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider adding additional spaces for seating such as activity rooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"\/cmss_files\/attachmentlibrary\/Dining_Room_Reopening--1-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Re-Opening-The-Dining-Room-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a lot to consider before re-opening the dining room in your community. Here are a few key considerations and best practices. A few basic points\u2026 For the dining room\u2026 Other considerations\u2026 Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209\/revisions\/212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}