March 19, 2020
March 18, 2020
AS OF MARCH 19, 2020, at 8PM – FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE COMMUNITIES WILL BE CLOSED TO NON-ESSENTIAL VISITORS for all residents. The health and well-being of Friendship Village residents and employees is our first priority. We’re closely monitoring the situation and, in accordance with the CDC and other health agencies, are continuously evaluating our policies and taking extra precautions to protect our residents and staff. In addition to the measures outlined in previous updates we are further restricting access to our communities to essential visitors only. Examples of essential visitors include: […]
March 18, 2020
Question: What do you really NOT miss now that you live in Friendship Village? Answer: “I don’t miss cleaning my house. I did all the cleaning and I used to be called Scrubby Dutch because I came from south St. Louis which was know for having a lot of scrubbing Dutch Germans. The Germans used to get out and even scrub their steps. And I didn’t scrub the steps, but my mother did! And I decided when I got older that I wasn’t going to scrub the steps. I took […]
March 17, 2020
Watch the video below of Friendship Village’s Infection Control Specialist Lynn Meyer as she gives a coronavirus COVID-19 update on March 17th.
March 17, 2020
Question: What do you love about creating mosaics? Answer: “Well, I somehow think it’s kind of a creative thing, because one advantage of it is, I get broken dishes and get to smack ‘em up. So, you’re not really spending a lot of money on materials, so most of my mosaic work has been either broken plates or broken mirrors. And if you break something yourself, you kind of create a little memento of what it used to be. And the only thing is, it’s a rather messy process because […]
March 17, 2020
A Message From Our CEO Concerning the CoronaviruS (COVID-19) and the safety of our communities During the coronavirus threat we are taking extra measures at Friendship Village to uphold our top priority and key pillar of our communities: The wellness of our residents. Friendship Village continues to serve our seniors and their families with excellence, as we have for more than 40 years. Now faced with the unique challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak, we are committed to the care of our residents, and with more sensitivity than ever before. We […]
March 16, 2020
Question: Looking back, what was something cool you were able to do in your career? Answer: “I wanted to drive in my career. I drove the fire engine in my work with the fire department, I drove Mayor Tucker for a few years, I drove aerial trucks, gas wagons, you name it. I remember interviewing to drive the mayor and I went into his office and he said, ‘Send the rest of them home, I like this kid.’ I met a lot of politicians and different people in my time […]
March 15, 2020
Question: What has been one of your primary interests? Answer: “Theatre was the most important thing to me. I ran the theatre program while I was teaching at the high school and when I got to Kentucky they were restarting a community theatre program so I went to a meeting, then they asked me if I’d be on a playwriting committee, and the next thing I know they asked me if I could direct the first show so I directed the first one and then a number of shows after […]