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Local Happenings from page 4 MorseLife: A Lifeline to sure to help residents’ access online games, shopping sites, and
more in order to keep them engaged and entertained.
Community Seniors MorseLife, with funding from the Commonwealth Project,
also recently wrapped up its eighth program of a new Learn
In the face of & Share virtual series, with television personality Suzanne
COVID, MorseLife Boyd. Program content has included enlightening educational
Health System discussions about selling collectables, creating the perfect cup
has continued its of tea, and the benefits of CBD, as well as interactive chair
tradition as a lifeline yoga and cooking classes.
to community With so many residents and their families separated this
seniors. With the new Passover, MorseLife also held its first virtual Passover seder on
challenges brought Facebook Live with close to 1,000 families joining the online
Rabbi Moshe Scheiner Rabbi Yosef Rice brings about by COVID-19, MorseLife has quickly adapted with celebration. Similarly, on Mother’s Day, MorseLife held a car
unpacks clothing donations. donations to True Fast. an innovative spirit and great compassion for all its residents. parade with Police Chief Frank Adderley as the grand marshal,
Technology has provided many opportunities to engage isolated so that families could honor their mothers who remained in
and uneasy older adults, providing a human connect in their daily isolation. These were special opportunities for MorseLife’s
lives. From the introduction of a Learn & Share streaming class entire community to restore the feeling of hope that comes
series to a virtual Passover seder and a Mother’s Day parade, from feeling connected during unprecedented times.
MorseLife is exploring new avenues to keep residents and MorseLife has committed to raising $2.7 million dollars
community members thriving during a difficult time. through a COVID Relief Fund to pay for personal protective
“Now is the time to find creative new ways to better the equipment, new laptops and iPads for isolated seniors, in-room
lives of those we serve, regardless of what’s going on in the virtual entertainment, specialized room sanitizer equipment
world around them,” said Keith Myers, President and CEO of and heightened employee screening measures, and additional
MorseLife Health System. “While safety is critically important, Meals-On-Wheels services for needy seniors.
so is quality of life.” These examples are just a few of the many wonderful ways
When COVID-19 became a concern to the community, MorseLife continues to innovate and adapt programs and
Rabbi Moshe Scheiner and MorseLife went to work developing safety protocols while services to provide comfort and security to the 3,600 seniors
Brother Robert Graham Sarah Dworcan simultaneously familiarizing residents with new technology served daily on and off the campus.
platforms like Zoom, Facebook Live, and FaceTime so they
Photo credit: Palm Beach Synagogue/Tom Tracy Photo could stay in close contact with loved ones. The staff also made Local Happenings on page 6

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