BOERNE, TX - Morningside at Menger Springs is expanding its senior living campus with 86 new independent living terrace homes, an amphitheater, a dining venue, a fitness center, pickleball court and a covered pool.
Owned and operated by Morningside Ministries, Menger Springs is the area s only life plan community to offer higher levels of care on the same campus. The upcoming expansion will incorporate an additional eight acres adjacent to the community s 34-acre property near Menger Creek..
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Concerns surround long-term care facilities as COVID-19 cases rise in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – Increased hospitalizations and positive tests are showing that COVID-19 is not yet behind us, and once again, concerns are surrounding long-term care facilities.
Katherine Nicholas, the assistant director of nursing at Morningside Ministries at the Meadows, a senior living community, is concerned as COVID-19 cases rise in our area.
“We’re taking extra precautions. We went back to N95 masks,” Nicholas said.
Masks are still required at the facility, and there are staff and visitor health screenings.
Dion Munoz, the assistant executive director, said they had not had any recent outbreaks, and most of their staff members and residents are vaccinated.
Helping San Antonio elders stay connected despite COVID
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A year ago, Dion Muñoz, 31, watched in dismay as the bonds between residents and their families began to fray in the wake of coronavirus restrictions.
Residents at Morningside Ministries on Babcock Road could no longer visit in person with friends and family. No hugs, no sharing a cup of coffee.
Muñoz watched as family members stood outside the building and spoke to their loved ones on cell phones, looking at each other through closed windows. The isolation was difficult but necessary to lessen the risk of the virus spreading to the 122 people living at the facility.