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‘Hug Tent’ allows loved ones comfort amid Covid safety precautions     LOUISVILLE, CO (KCNC) — Some Coloradans living with dementia and Alzheimer’s were allowed to hug their loved ones for the first time in almost a year thanks to Tru Hospice and Juniper Village of Louisville. Using a “hug tent,” which has plastic walls with holes for arms, visitors and residents at Juniper Village were able to embrace each other. “That human contact is so important. It’s a stress reliever,...

Hug tent, Stephen King, Valentine’s dining: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: The state has expanded who is eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19, but health officials caution there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot. As of Monday, everyone 65 and older, educators, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, stat...

Since the pandemic hit, similar tents have popped up around the country and in places like Brazil and England, where some people call them “cuddle curtains.”

Lynda Hartman, of Denver Colorado, USA, needed a hug. "I really needed it ... it felt good".

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Lynda Hartman needed a hug. It had been at least eight months since she touched her 77-year-old husband, Len, who has dementia and has been at an assisted living center in suburban Denver for the last year. On Wednesday, she got a small taste of what life was like before the coronavirus pandemic. Sort of. Thanks to a “hug tent” set up outside Juniper Village at Louisville, Hartman got to squeeze her husband — albeit while wearing plastic sleeves and separated ...

Thanks to a “hug tent" set up outside the suburban facility, residents could embrace and hold hands with their families this week.

'Hug Tent' Provides Safe Embraces At Louisville Elderly Home - Boulder, CO - After eight months, Lynda Hartman on Wednesday finally got to wrap her arms around her husband.

Juniper Village, an assisted living center in suburban Denver, set up a “hug tent” this week, which allowed residents to hug their families through clear plastic barriers and plastic sleeves.

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Lynda Hartman needed a hug. It had been at least eight months since she touched her 77-year-old husband, Len, who has dementia and

The tents allow people at high risk from COVID-19 to hug loved ones while reducing risk of spreading the virus.