They can’t see their grandchildren or their friends.
We have hand washing stations at each door, at least three different hand sanitizer stations in both lobbies and require any person who walks through our doors to be screened immediately upon entry. Per the order from Washington State governor Jay Inslee, we have shut down the facility to all visitors unless it is deemed medically necessary. Because we all know how quickly it can travel and how devastating it could be. Even though our activities department is shut down, we as a staff have joined forces to do everything in our power to make sure that nobody in our building becomes sick with Coronavirus. Which means that I’m working with the most at risk population for COVID 19 – senior citizens.
I’m not doing any of that.Īs many of you know I work in retirement living. I’m not on the front lines of COVID 19, treating people, watching them die, putting myself at an even higher risk. Although, I must admit, I don’t feel as if I have any right to say that.
