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MARY PIEPER
Special to the Globe Gazette
Lauren McWhorter, an LPN at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake, was certified as an infection control specialist in March 2019.
At the time she had no idea just how valuable that training would be.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit a year later, McWhorter became responsible for keeping the virus under control at the nursing home.
She was in charge of COVID testing and reporting for Oakwood. McWhorter also helped implement the strategy on setting up an isolation area at the nursing home for those who were infected to keep them separated from the other residents.
MARY PIEPER
Special to the Globe Gazette
As director of nursing at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake, Jenna Kuechenberg has had a difficult year.
She said the one word that comes to mind when she thinks about the COVID-19 pandemic is âexhausting.â
âIt was really hard on the residents,â she said.
For her the worst part was telling them they couldnât see their loved ones during the lockdown.
âThat was heartbreaking,â Kuechenberg said.
But now that most of the residents have been vaccinated and can visit in person with their families again, âItâs getting significantly better,â she said.
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