Categories for COVID-19
June 3, 2020
Resuming Outdoor Family Visitation
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) have recently released guidance on how to safely begin family visitation with our residents. We are…
June 2, 2020
JGS Lifecare Utilizes Best Practice Deep Cleaning Techniques
What do the Boston Red Sox, and other professional teams have in common with JGS Lifecare? Their deep cleaning procedures! Professional sports teams, along with hospitals, medical centers, airlines, country…
June 1, 2020
Letters of Love – Beautiful Expressions of Compassion and Care
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Like all families, Leigh McGrale Vengco and her three daughters, Lily, Grace and Teia were home socially distancing and trying to adjust to the new reality forced…
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 – Family Letter
Dear Residents and Families, Two months since we first began our fight with this terrible virus, we strongly believe we have weathered through the worst and can begin to look…
May 9, 2020
May 8, 2020 – Family Letter
Dear Residents and Families, We write to you today with a new sense of optimism. Data for Massachusetts is starting to show improvement in our broader communities due to everyone’s…
May 4, 2020
Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Director of Spiritual Life at JGS Lifecare, Supporting JGS Staff during Unprecedented Times
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life at JGS Lifecare, has witnessed a great deal of suffering, stress and loss in the past six weeks,…
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020 – Family Letter
Dear Residents and Families, More than a month into the COVID-19 pandemic, our team has continued to work through adversity to meet the commitment of care we make to you…
April 29, 2020
Community Sponsors Meals of Gratitude for Staff at JGS Lifecare Supporting Healthcare Workers and Local Restaurants
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Over the last few weeks, in a generous show of support, several local organizations and restaurants have initiated fundraising efforts to sponsor Meals of Gratitude for the…
April 21, 2020
April 20, 2020 – Family Letter
Dear Residents and Families, As Massachusetts experiences what experts believe to be the peak for new COVID-19 cases, senior care living organizations have become the focus of attention given the…