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CENTER FOR SENIOR SERVICES
RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Please check these links for the latest up-to-date information regarding COVID-19:
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance for Federally-Assisted Housing: Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities (Interim Guidance)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development: Q&A Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders
- Guidance on COVID-19 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL): COVID-19 Guidance for Older Adults
Resident Resources
Covid Mask Info: Share this notice with your residents! If they are not wearing masks, they may be violating their lease.
Resident Activities: See what activities B’nai B’rith Housing Network staff has created to keep residents busy and staying positive.
Resident Activities: See what activities B’nai B’rith Housing Network staff has created to keep residents busy and staying positive.
WhatsApp Guide: How to Download and Use WhatsApp. For more help, check out WhatsApp FAQs:
https://faq.whatsapp.com/
Zoom Tutorial: How to Download and Use Zoom. For more help, check out Zoom’s free live-training video webinars:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360029527911
A Special Thanks To Our Housing Network
Mark Olshan, associate executive vice president of B’nai B’rith International and director of the B’nai B’rith International Center for Senior Services, shares a special thank-you to the B’nai B’rith Senior Housing network. For all of your hard work, especially during the pandemic, CSS recognizes and thanks you for your continued dedication to serve your residents and ensuring the safety of your staff and residents.
Sam J. Stone B'nai B'rith Apartments Receive Food and Supplies
In partnership with Illinois American Water, the Living to Serve Foundation, Inc. distributed 20 food baskets to residents of Sam J. Stone B’nai B’rith Covenant Apartments I & II of Peoria, Illinois. Residents received paper towels, toilet paper, pantry staples, fresh fruit, and more! Staff of the HyVee Grand Prairie grocery store put these surprise baskets together and distributed them to 20 randomly selected residents.
B'nai B'rith Housing Network Hometown Heroes
#HometownHeroes: We Honor B’nai B’rith Senior Housing Network Staff and Volunteers
On behalf of B’nai B’rith Center for Senior Services (CSS), we honor the staff, facilities managers, housekeeping and volunteers serving on the front lines of B’nai B’rith Senior Housing properties.
To your hard work, to your courage in a time of uncertainty, we thank you for being on the front lines.
“We want to salute and highlight the building staff who are all essential employees. They are truly upholding their communities and putting in countless hours as they deal with COVID-19,” said Janel Doughten, associate director of the B’nai B’rith Center for Senior Services.
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