Colony Pointe Assisted Living staff and residents reflect on life during the pandemic.
COLUMBIA- Â Reflecting back at the pandemic, Colony Pointe Assistant Living administrator Oneva McClendon said it was a difficult time for residents to be in isolation away from their families. Everyone was really ready to be vaccinated. We had 100% participation here with the residents because they knew that was the next step to bringing families back in, McClendon said.
McClendon believes the staff at the nursing home played a huge role in keeping the residents morale up because they view their residents as family. It made our role that much more important in how we interact with the residents because they needed even more so to know how much we care about them as individuals and just to be there for them, not only as caregivers but a support system, to get them through the pandemic, McClendon said.Â
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Residents of Meadow Ridge Senior Living community in Moberly were among the first people in Randolph County to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations last week.
For Betty Kritz, 87, the arrival of the Moderna vaccine was a welcome sight and could not come soon enough.
“For people like me, it is very important for me to do, Kritz said Tuesday. This is going to allow me the opportunity to get back out into society again. More importantly, after I have my second dose later in a few weeks, this will allow me to visit more closely with my family and friends that I love. I m one of many who have been under quarantine for a long time, and I ve missed getting out and seeing people and doing other things.”