Category Archives: COVID-19

Coronaviruses, and especially COVID-19, have become a household word. It is important to have a protocol that optimizes the immune system to reduce the risk of spread of this and all viruses. A virus is not a living thing. It is a code contained in an envelope that has to attach to a cell in order to live and spread.The COVID-19 specifically attaches to the ACE 2 receptor cells in the nose, throat,lungs and other organs throughout the body. There is a lot that you can do to make your immune system stronger so that ifCOVID-19 or another virus enters your body, you can win the war against the viral invader. Read more...

Tips For Staying Emotionally Close During Covid-19

How do you keep in touch with your elderly loved ones without putting them at risk of developing serious complications from the dreaded COVID-19 infection? This can be a tough call but we at Dogwood Forest are doing everything we can to keep our assisted living community in Dunwoody COVID-free and protect our residents and associates from infection and transmission.… Read more...

CORONAVIRUS / April 14, 2020

Re: Update to 4/9/2020 Letter – How Holbrook Life Communities are Handling COVID-19 According to Governor Brian P. Kemp’s Executive Order

Dear Residents, Families and Associates,

On April 9, 2020, we wrote to you that Governor Brian P. Kemp signed the Executive Order to Ensure the Safety of Employees and Residents of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities. In the letter we reminded you of the community protocols and actions we are currently following. Please note that our Resident Return from Hospital or Other Care Facility protocol should read as follows.

To learn more: COVID 19 Letter to Dogwood Forest Family Resident Associates-Update

CORONAVIRUS / April 9, 2020 Staying Close with Your Senior Loved Ones During Covid-19

How do you keep in touch with your elderly loved ones without putting them at risk of developing … Read more...

Friends, there is so much we don’t know about this virus. And we may not know for years. However, there is a lot of evidence-based protocols that stimulate the immune system, prepare it to fight viruses and raise its ability to withstand an “attack” on the body. Viruses like cancer cells, are always in the body. It’s the ability of your body to fight this with faith that gives you hope.

It is only a matter of time until we find both a short-term and a long-term solution. Viruses have been with us for a long time. There are hundreds, if not millions of viruses that infect or co-host all kinds of organisms, including mammals and can jump from animal to human. Therefore, we need to take COVID-19 seriously and continually monitor these ever changing asexual or some would … Read more...

Dear Residents, Families and Customers:

We continue to monitor COVID-19 daily. As this event continues to unfold, rest assured that the health, security, safety and happiness of team members is our highest priority.

We will continue to follow the protocols in our March 13 and March 17th letters with the following changes:

Associates are being asked to volunteer to remain on site at the Communities for a two-week period in order to minimize the exposure of viruses in our buildings. Independent (“Active Passionate”) residents are strongly encouraged to not leave the Community except for life threatening medical needs and are subject to 14-day quarantine in their residence. Cottage residents can continue to move-in;however, they are not allowed to use communal buildings until they have been “quarantined” 14 days and medically screened. Communal dining in Independent Living has been suspended. Meals… Read more...

Dear Residents, Families and Associates:

Holbrook Life’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparedness and Response team has found it necessary to update our March 13, 2020 interventions to reflect a more stringent closed community policy. Every decision we make is in the spirit to protect our residents and staff over and beyond what we’ve already put in place in response to the now COVID-19 pandemic. Please rest assured that we will continue to follow proper screening procedures for all staff members and any approved visitor each time they enter the Community.

Effective Midnight, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 the following updates will be implemented:

Holbrook Communities: We strongly encourage residents to not leave the Community for anything other than a necessary medically life-sustaining appointment that the physician does not recommend postponing. This is to reduce exposure to thepublic that hasn’t been screened for signs… Read more...