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Covered this week: Incidence Rates Covid-19 Status in Each Community Vaccine News Once again, we respectfully urge you not to take your loved one out of the community for the holidays.  It will help us keep it safer for everyone.  We are readying our plans for engagement and dining for…

Experts at the CDC have prioritized healthcare workers and long-term care residents in the U.S. to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available. With any new information, questions arise.  To reassure you, here is key information from public health officials to help you make an informed decision: Who Gets…

The Covid-19 pandemic has added many acronyms to the vernacular.  The latest, EUA, has made its way into news reports and everyday conversations. It was coined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and stands for Emergency Use Authorization. This refers to the process of getting treatment and prevention…

Covered this week: Incidence Rates Covid-19 Status in Each Community Vaccine News Due to recent alarming surges, restrictions have been reintroduced in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.  Among them are “stay at home” requests with “essential only” outside visits.  There are also bans on indoor dining and alcohol consumption, and increased…

129-Apartment Community to Include Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care   YORK, Pa. – A  new senior living community is coming to York through a joint venture of IntegraCare and Avenue Development. Ground-breaking on the 129-unit project is scheduled for summer 2021. The 16.5-acre site is located south of downtown…

Covered this week: Incidence Rates Covid-19 Status in Each Community Vaccine News What are the Incidence Rates in Our Markets? Incidence rates are rising in each county where our communities are located. Despite our best practices and protocols, we do have active cases of Covid-19 in our communities among staff,…

What is the Covid Status at Our Communities? As our country celebrated Thanksgiving, sharing what each is grateful for, many are doing so from their separate homes while others still chose to travel and gather.  We are hopeful that our distant circles of friends and neighbors have made healthy choices…

PITTSBURGH – IntegraCare considers its team members at 11 senior living communities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia as part of a family. And, Thanksgiving is a time to show appreciation for your family, even amid a global pandemic. In recognition of the team’s dedication, diligence, and hard work throughout the…

Our message this week is with a more personal tone from our President and Co-Founder, Loriann Putzier, and calls for reflection on what matters most. What is the Covid Status at Our Communities? This week our nation crossed a grim statistic. We reached 250,000 deaths across the US as a…

Now more than ever we need alignment with our families and team members and it is a time to step back – each of us –  and commit to what matters most – safety for all. What is happening nationally with the spread of covid?   We all watch the same…