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with a health crisis of this scale.
We heard much about “flattening the curve” so our health care sys- tem of providers and hospitals would not be overwhelmed. Extreme cleaning regiments were put into place to help stop the spread of the vi- rus and a mask mandate was implemented. Many small businesses were closed with devastating economic results.
The health department mandated testing for re- tirement community employees and residents. Daily temperature checks and screening of all resi- dents, staff and vendors began and everyone was asked to wear a mask.
So how did all of this turmoil affect seniors and
retiree.”
While the world isn’t
quite back to normal yet, with vaccine distri- bution ramping up and local COVID num- bers going down, our residents and staff are looking forward to the future with a renewed sense of hope. Our residents are emerg- ing from this trying period with a renewed
retirement communities? It affected both residents and staff. Group gather- ing were restricted, stay at home orders were issued, social distancing became the norm and family visit schedules were changed. Hospital visits were re- stricted and some doctors closed their offices which made it challenging for seniors to communicate through the phone or computer. Zooming be- came the norm.
Seniors living in retire- ment communities had the benefit of staff being able to assist with com- munication to medical professionals because these new electronic methods proved to be difficult for seniors with hearing loss and cogni- tion issues. Seniors liv- ing in a Continuing Care Retirement Commu-
sense of gratefulness for the social connec- tions and support that retirement community living provides and the hope for the day when a kiss from a grandchild or cup of coffee with a friend in our new din- ing room extension is back to being common- place.
nity have not needed to worry about where they will receive the care they need even if their health changes.
Whether living at home or in a retirement com-
munity, all seniors, in the past 12 months, have had to deal with many new mandates and regula- tions that dramatically changed the way they went about their daily lives. Seniors and their
families have learned their own lessons dur- ing the past 12 months and may now be better equipped to make plans for the future.
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What lessons did you learn during the past 12 months?
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