2020 Hometown Heroes

Page 202 2020 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 14, 2020 COMMUNITY: WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Christian Village standing strong in the face of Covid-19 A cross the country we are hearing stories of how the biggest concerns for our population during this coronavirus pandemic is in our senior care facilities. Here at home, our local assisted living and long-term care facilities are doing an outstanding job of taking care of our loved ones. The most difficult part of the scenario for families and also for the residents is the lack of visiting privileges right now. Families are not able to go in and visit with their loved ones for the safety and protection of the senior. The facilities that LDN has spoken to say that residents are doing well and do understand the need to spend this time in isolation. The Christian Village (TCV) has a large number of residents and staff. Janell Woolard serves as Community Liaison and provided an update on Covid-19 actions to protect residents. TCV is a Life Plan Community that includes various settings and care levels - Independent Living Garden Homes and Apartments, The Woods Foundation Assisted Living Garden Villa, Long-Term Skilled Nursing Care, George C. Gahr Memory Care Center and GracePoint Short-Term Rehab. There are designated common areas within each living option where residents would normally gather for activities or meal times. The community environment is important to the wellbeing of the residents and helps residents to not feel isolated. However at times like these, Woolard said, that it is in the best interest of the residents to limit use of communal areas. At the same time, it is also important that the residents be able to have some interaction and social time. TCV has come up with some very creative ways to address that. On nice days residents still get to enjoy time outside in the community’s enclosed Tie-dye activity outside on a warm day CONTINUED u