Help is available to assist seniors to stay at home during pandemic

Proving the adage that necessity is the mother of invention, the COVID-19 pandemic has spawned new and innovative partnerships to help communities as they adjust to social distancing practices. “We have an opportunity to leverage this virus to refine systems and innovate to better serve not only our clients across the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula but to assist others who need to stay at home,” said Kathy Vesley, president and CEO of Bay Aging. “In the last few weeks, we’ve partnered with local governments and many service organizations to develop service systems to assist seniors and make these mitigation measures as tolerable as possible.”

Bay Aging is collaborating with a variety of organizations including the Cryer Center, area Departments of Social Services, the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), Healthy Harvest Food Bank, interfaith communities and many others to bolster and expand food deliveries to the homebound. Area grocery stores, pharmacies, police departments and restaurants have introduced services that facilitate social distancing such as curbside and, in some cases, even home delivery of meals, groceries and prescription drugs. Through a survey…

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