College students living in the same housing complex as senior citizens might not seem like something that would work — but for the residents of Vincentian Schenley Gardens, a personal care home in Oakland, it definitely does. Jean Bolden, who turned 95 on the Fourth of July, and Amanda Barber,
In November of 2019, Josiane âJosyâ Dusabe was preparing to sign up for an overseas mission trip, one sheâs made at least annually for more than a decade to help combat human trafficking. Yet, a nagging feeling made her decide to sit 2020 out.
âSomething just kept telling me I needed to stay home,â recalls Dusabe, director of clinical excellence at the Vincentian Collaborative System, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit with three skilled nursing facilities, three personal care homes and two independent living communities.
Six months later, her answer came when she was asked to lead a COVID-19 isolation unit for the organization.