Vaccines to deal with Covid-19 have finally arrived at Kendal.
As of January 14, 41 staff members have received two doses, 46 additional staff have gotten their first dose and 16 Clearwater (Nursing Facility) residents have received both doses.
Next up are the residents in Assisted Living and Independent Living. Registrations for the vaccine have been completed. It is expected that the first shots will be given on January 19 and 20.
While there is a feeling of relief among most residents and staff, the strict regulations such as:
No outside visitors
No communal eating (Bistro closed)
No eating together in apartments
Masking, social distancing and aggressive
hand-washing
are still very much in effect.
While residents are hopeful that the vaccine will add to reducing the possibility of being infected by the virus, they fully understand that the stringent rules are what are keeping us safe at present.