OHCA The Oregon Caregiver Spring Summer 2021

www.ohca.com SPRING/SUMMER 2021 The Oregon Caregiver 9 FEATURE ahead and get vaccinated, and most of my family did as well, but just to see that the leadership of our company was on board with it too made me feel a lot safer about it and a lot more comfortable,” said Frederick. The presence of The Springs Living’s leadership made a difference. At the time of publication, 80 percent of the staff at CONTINUES » The Springs at Greer Gardens were vaccinated and 98 percent of its residents were vaccinated. The staff at the commu- nity made getting vaccine shots a celebratory occasion, and once the third clinic wrapped up, they organized an “After the Rain, Comes a Rainbow” party for staff and residents as they move on to the next chapter. “Almost everyone has expressed a sense of relief, a sense of hope for getting back to normal. Ultimately, we want to go back to life as we all knew it. We want fewer restrictions and to be able to hug again and just visit with one another. This last year has been so challenging in so many ways that now that [most of us] are fully vaccinated at the Springs at Joscelyn Cook gets interviewed by media on an historic day for long term care sector in Oregon. “Almost everyone has expressed a sense of relief, a sense of hope for getting back to normal. Ultimately, we want to go back to life as we all knew it. We want fewer restrictions and to be able to hug again and just visit with one another. This last year has been so challenging in so many ways.” – John Frederick, Community Relations Coordinator, The Springs at Greer Gardens