Hamlyn Senior Marketing Blog Creative Social Distancing

What can your residents do if they can't have dinner with their friends? The fact is that dinnertime is sure to differ for residents in these extraordinary times. For a period of time, residents may even be forced to eat alone in their rooms for safety sake. So what do you do as a community to maintain a sense of normalcy along with some semblance of the vibrant lifestyle you once espoused so earnestly? Staggering dining times throughout the day may be a welcome social distancing solution. It would allow for spacing of residents according to CDC safety guidelines while, at the same time, lessening feelings of isolation. However, it may be more feasible to offer limited dining room attendance options, whereas a resident may be able to enjoy meals in the dining room two or three days per week instead of every day, which is no longer an option. If dining within the dining room remains impossibility at this juncture, you can still make the dining experience a more pleasant one. Start by diminishing feelings of isolation by having a member of your culinary staff reach out to each resident daily to chat and provide delightful menu options; deliver...The post Creative Social Distancing appeared first on Hamlyn Marketing and Development.