Welcome to the Friendship Villages’ July 26, 2021 COVID-19 update.
This update is to announce that Friendship Villages will be complying with a new St. Louis County mask requirement beginning today, Monday, July 26, 2021.
Effective at 7 pm and onward, until further notice, all residents, visitors and staff everywhere on campus and while in public spaces inside buildings are required to wear masks once again. Masks will not be required outdoors but will, instead, be optional. When seated in a dining venue, masks can be removed.
We fully understand that, while virtually all residents have been vaccinated, as have most of our staff, there is still a growing risk in the surrounding community of contracting COVID-19 (particularly the Delta-variant). For this reason, we are complying with this new County mandate until it is lifted.
There is no reduction of activities or programs due to this new requirement. All activities and programs and freedom of movement are in full swing. Visitor policies have not changed. All are welcome!
Our residents are having a great time on excursions, having patio cookouts, State-Fair activities, Cardinals baseball games, joy rides, restaurant outings , fitness classes and all of the activities they can possibly wish to fit onto their days.
We praise God for the mercies He has shown to the Friendship Villages, and we thank all of our friends and families for the prayers and support during this time.