When disaster visits the vulnerable
Coronavirus | The coronavirus threatens those who need care the most and strains networks providing help
by Jamie Dean
Posted 3/23/20, 11:33 am
Jim Davis remembers one of the last games he played with elderly residents at White Oak Manor in Newberry, S.C., before the threat of the coronavirus largely confined the vulnerable population to their rooms for the foreseeable future.
On a pleasant afternoon, Davis—the facility’s activities director—led a group through a word game about flowers and pies. Between turns, the residents talked about their favorite blossoms. Some chatted about the tastiest desserts.