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Health Connections Senior Voice of Hernando County - JULY 2020 • 13
Senior Voice of Hernando County • JULY 2020 • 13

BE PREPARED • Shelter at Home – It’s a good shelter. To minimize COVID-19

continued from page 12 option to consider if your home is infection, different shelters may be
structurally sound, built after 2002, opened than you are accustomed to.

• Evacuating – Unnecessary and is not in an evacuation or flood Social distancing reduces the number
evacuation can overcrowd shelters zone of people in each shelter and that
and jam traffic. Sign up for emergency • Shelter At Home – Staying with means more shelters must be opened.
updates from Alert Hernando at family and friends may be a better You’ll be asked to wear a face mask,
AlertHernando.org option, if it is safe to do so maintain six feet of distance, and

• Know Your Zone – Check your • Plan Ahead -- If evacuating is your move around as little as possible.
evacuation zone with the County Map best option, stay as close to home as • What to Expect at a Public Shelter
at TBRPC.org possible and call ahead to hotels and – Everyone who enters a public

• Know your Home – The year it was motels and make sure they allow pets shelter is screened for COVID-19,
built, type of structure, type of roof, • Find A Public Shelter – As a last their temperature is taken, and they
and upgrades. option, consider staying at a public are asked a series of questions each
day. Bring at least two face masks
and wear one all the time. Also, bring
hand sanitizer and wipes, and use
them several times a day. High touch
surfaces are cleaned frequently to
prevent outbreaks of illness.

• Involve Children -- Children feel
more secure when they understand

risks and the ways to stay safe.
Emergency preparedness is a great
way to teach and learn together. The
CDC offers a great resource: Ready
Wrigley (link below).
Senior living, your way. • Plan for Pets – If you evacuate, call

ahead to hotels and motels to make
The Residence at Timber Pines is a unique and exceptional senior living community that has been part the
Spring Hill community for 20 years. Situated on beautifully manicured grounds, the community serves a sure they allow pets, or board your
wide range of lifestyle preferences and continuing care needs. The Residence at Timber Pines offers luxury pet at a kennel or veterinarian. Keep
apartment homes for independent living as well as assisted living, and three memory care neighborhoods. pets up to date on vaccinations and
Residents are able to remain in their apartment and receive services and support, as needed, to maintain licenses, pack food, medicine, bowls, a
their independence and well-being.
crate, leash and collar, and toys.
The Residence at Timber Pines embraces the dreams of residents and help them lead a purposeful life by
providing a healthy aging lifestyle, hospitality services and amenities, intergenerational programming and Resources
personalized care services. As an award-winning community, The Residence at Timber Pines continues to
demonstrate their commitment to improving the quality of care for their residents. ReadyKit -- http://hernando.
floridahealth.gov/_files/_documents/
ReadyKit-8-Pages-10-23-2019-Single-
Received 2019 Bronze – Voted best Awarded 2019-2020 Gold
Commitment to Quality Assisted Living Level Montessori Inspired pages.pdf
Award by the American Facility 2018 and Lifestyle® Credentialed
Health Care Association 2019 Hernando Community from the
and National Center for Sun Readers’ Center for Applied Alert Hernando –
2019 BRONZE Assisted Living Choice Awards Research in Dementia
www.AlertHernando.org

Call us at 352-683-9009 for more information! County Map -- http://www.tbrpc.org/
wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hernando-
Map-Side.pdf

ALF License #: AL9870
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