Stay updated with breaking news from வாஸ்ஸார் பைர்ட். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A panel of female executives told McKnight’s this month that the unrelenting challenges of COVID-19 strengthened the resolve of many, proving both the industry and its increasing slate of women leaders are poised for great things to come. ....
/ Margene Haworth, left, receives a COVID-19 vaccination from McMinnville paramedic Elle Miller, Feb. 5, 2021 at Friendsview Retirement Community in Newberg, Ore. Oregon quietly reached a monumental milestone last week in the fight against COVID-19. First doses of the vaccine for COVID-19 have reached almost every nursing home, assisted living and memory care facility in the state, according to the pharmacies distributing it. But it’s still hard to evaluate how successful the effort has been: Getting the shot is voluntary, and the state has yet to release data on vaccination rates for residents and staff in long term care. Phil Fogg, the CEO of Marquis Companies, a health care firm that owns one of the largest chains of nursing home and physical rehabilitation facilities in Oregon, calls the vaccine a salvation. ....
Nursing home residents hope to set an example on COVID-19 vaccination Rose Garlock, an aide at Brookdale Westlake Village, cares for resident Carol Davis. Frank Hoerrle, a 92-year-old Coast Guard veteran, has had plenty of shots. The COVID-19 vaccine was no different. To me, it was another shot. In my life, I ve had plenty of them, Hoerrle said. The former retired pipefitter was born in Germany and came to the U.S. with his family as a child. He remembers the Great Depression and was married to his wife, Helen, for 67 years before she passed away four years ago. The pandemic, to him, is another hardship to overcome. ....
/ CVS Pharmacist Carrie Barfield, left, vaccinates Rose Villa receptionist Nancy Daniels, with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The facility says it is OregonÕs first long term care facility to receive the vaccine, and planned to vaccinate 145 staff and 35 24-hour care residents. The first Oregon nursing home staff and residents are receiving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccination on Monday. The vaccines are being made available to most nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Oregon through a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and pharmacy chains such as CVS and Walgreens, which will transport and administer the shots. ....