COVID x KAUAI x HAWAII
WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE HEALTH, SAFETY, OR QUALITY OF SERVICE TO ACCOMMODATE MORE REQUESTS.
WE PRIORITIZE A HEALTH COMMUNITY, A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND LOVING CARE.
GIVEN THE HANDS-ON/IN-PERSON NATURE OF CARE, IT HAD BEEN UNSAFE TO OFFER SERVICES . REAL, QUALITY CHILDCARE IS PERSONALIZED. THIS INTIMACY OF CARE, HAS AN INHERENTLY DEEP RESPONSIBILITY; IT IS ESSENTIAL OUR CAREGIVERS CAN PROVIDE A LOVING AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR LITTLES. CUDDLES, HUGS, TICKLES, HIGH FIVES, GAME PLAYING, FIXING MEALS… REGARDLESS OF HOW, IT IS IRREFUTABLE THAT THIS CLOSE PROXIMITY HEIGHTENS PROBABILITY OF CONTAGION.
OUR SERVICES ARE CONTINGENT UPON CASE NUMBERS AND CDC DIRECTIVES.
WHILE WE EXPLORE THIS NEW NORMAL, STAY SAFE AND COGNIZANT, FIND JOY IN SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY ON KAUAI AND SLOWING DOWN TO BREATHE THE ALOHA.
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Mahalo! Michelle
WHY IS OUR AGENCY SO CAUTIOUS?
KAUAI IS A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY AND HAS BEEN A SAFE HAVEN DURING THIS PANDEMIC, MOSTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE INHERENT ISOLATION AND THE INITIAL MANDATORY TWO-WEEK QUARANTINE. UPON REOPENING TRAVEL TO OUR ISLAND, ALLOWING FOR AN ALTERNATE TO QUARANTINE, WE EXPERIENCED A SHARP SPIKE OF POSITIVE CASES.
IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR OUTBREAK, WITH ONLY 11 ICU BEDS AND 9 RESPIRATORS ON ISLAND, WE WOULD NOT BE EQUIPPED TO PROPERLY CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED.
OUR CAREGIVERS COME FROM A MULTITUDE OF BACKGROUNDS AND FAMILY SETTINGS; SOME CONCURRENTLY WORKING WITH MULTIPLE FAMILIES, OTHERS HAVING IMMUNO-COMPROMISED FAMILY MEMBERS AT HOME AND MANY MORE WHO FEEL A DUTY TO THEIR COMMUNITY OF PRACTICING THESE SAFE HEALTH STANDARDS.
WE HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE TENUOUS NATURE OF OUR POSITION.
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Current Kauai status (updated daily)