Paynesville Living Facility Constructs ‘Visitation Stations’ Amid COVID Pandemic

CBS Minnesota

February 4, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Since the pandemic began you’ve seen images of people in nursing homes and assisted living having to visit with family members through windows. But an independent living facility in Paynesville has figured out a way to add a special “touch” to those visits.

“It was tough on me because I had just lost my husband,” said Marge Hartmann. “I didn’t have family I could hug. I had no family, no contact.”

Early on in the pandemic Hartmann was mourning the loss of her husband, while her daughter Gretchen O’Fallon was mourning the loss of her father. And because of the virus, they were forced to grieve separately.

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