Ralph Berry
Pratt Tribune
The COVID-19 vaccination of residents has begun at Americare Senior Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing and Memory Care communities across Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, Illinois, and Mississippi. In addition, the company and the communities are undertaking a proactive education campaign.
Residents at Grand Plains in Pratt, part of the Americare communities, got their shots as scheduled on January 19, 2021. clinical team from Walgreens administered the shots. A second round of shots will be scheduled when round 2 vaccines arrive in Pratt County.
Americare has partnered with CVS and Walgreens was part of the federal roll-out program, depending on which pharmacy is more convenient for each facility. Schedules are dependent on local availability.