VIRUS UPDATE (6/1/20)

Both Bellamy and Watson are resuming admissions with modified assessments depending on the location of the prospective residents. We had referrals last week from hospitals and skilled facilities as well as from families and agencies doing home care.

For a long time, we’ve been doing telemedicine before it had a fancy name. For out-of-state referrals, we regularly have families make a video on their phones of the referred person, so we can see them walk, get in and out of chairs, even do a little clinical interview on the phone, etc.

We can then recommend Bellamy or Watson based on mobility and other information in the video that complements the medical records we receive.

The risk of the virus to everyone is now spread around so that every business, health care, retail, dining and shopping, is no more or less a threat than anywhere else.

Enhanced universal precautions, masks and/or social distancing, are a new way of life. The need for our therapeutic communities to provide quality of life and quality care for memory, movement and medical challenges of aging will be greater than ever.

We’re ready when you’re ready.

John Hopkins Dr. P. H.

In photo: Window visitors for great grandmother’s birthday.