Artsline
The Latin Ballet of Virginia will perform
Mistica, the first in their
World Mythology Series, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
Artsline: Virtual Edition || May 10, 2021
“Take a music-bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
Performers from around the region and around the world bring music to wash away the doldrums and bring in all the colors of Spring - starting with the Menuhin Competition beginning on May 14! With easing restrictions, enjoy live, in-person concerts at various venues, both indoors and outdoors. There are still many online opportunities as well, connecting the RVA to art around the world. Check out what’s going on this week!
Nursing home residents can get hugs again, according to new guidelines Charsley and Coy Evans met at Texas Tech 10 months before getting married 65 years ago. Coy used to visit his bride at the Slaton Care Center, but when nursing homes closed to visitors due to COVID-19, he wasn t allowed hug her or hold her hand for seven months. (Source: Photo by Star Evans) By Brent Solomon | March 12, 2021 at 4:56 AM CST - Updated March 12 at 10:43 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Many families are getting an opportunity to do something they havenât been able to do since the start of the pandemic - hug a loved one inside a nursing home.
Long term care resident says she s very happy as visitors are allowed back inside
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RICHMOND, Va. Nearly a year after nursing homes and long-term care facilities had to lockdown due to the pandemic, federal health officials expanded visitation recommendations, giving families the green light to visit their loved ones. Itâs just so much better now. Weâre excited, said Patricia Crone as she sat inside the Hermitage Richmond long-term care facility.
Four years ago, the 93-year-old Richmond native made a home at the facility, while enjoying regular visits from family.
But Crone said the last year had thrown some curveballs from having to be served meals in her room (instead of the dining room) and talk to her daughters through a window last Spring.
Reporting lags, complicated logistics and data entry errors in COVID-19 vaccine distribution have frustrated health officials trying to beat back a virus that has killed almost 6,500 Virginians. But on
Senior center worker gets 2nd shot to honor sister who died of COVID: I finally did it
Bernetta Finney-Vincent: I took the shot in her name
Residents and team members at the Hermitage Richmond long term care facility received their second and final dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Friday, just three weeks after receiving their first dose.
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RICHMOND, Va. Residents and team members at the Hermitage Richmond long-term care facility received their second and final dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Friday, just three weeks after receiving their first dose. I had hope. I had hope, said Bernetta Finney-Vincent, Life Enhancement Coordinator with Hermitage Richmond. I got my second shot, I feel fine, and I feel we re moving forward with beating this disease.