b'PARTNERS IN CAREpeopleCare frontline staff have led with heart, dedication and resiliency supporting residents, families and one anotherStronger, togetherPartnershipsthe silver lining of COVID-19 By Sheena CampbellT hinking about the unprecedentedit accelerated change and createdcontingency planning, checking in global health crisis of thisan openness to collaborate for theon shared concerns like staffing and pandemic, the words of poetgreater good.personal protective equipment (PPE), John Donne come to mind, andand working with our skilled infection are as compelling today as whenWhile partnerships have always beencontrol leads to ensure practices were he wrote them 400 years ago. Toa peopleCare strength, our journey toevidence-based and top notch.paraphrase: no one is an island, we support our residents, staff, families all need to be part of a community and partners during this pandemicThe learnings went both ways. Perry to thrive. took us down some amazing paths,Lang is CEO of Woodstock General says Allen-Lamb. How people andHospital, where he has worked for That has certainly been the case fororganizations came together to helpover 20 years. He recalls his staff peopleCare Communities. Our goaland inspire one another is the story,coming back from one long-term care was to save lives and support ourthe legacy and the opportunity of home with a better understanding of compassionate, caring frontline carethis past year. Weve truly beenthe challenges of care and infection teams to balance resident safety andstronger, together. control in long-term care homes. quality of life. Our partnershipslong-standing and newmade Our shared goal Both long-term care and hospital this possible. As our long-term care teams ledstaff have a high degree of expertise with heart through these unchartedrelating to the patients they serve, Megan Allen-Lamb is President ofCOVID times, our hospital partnerssays Lang. Our staff learned valuable peopleCare. She says one silver liningwere beside us every step of thelessons working at long-term care of the COVID-19 pandemic is howway: connecting on our outbreakhomes during this pandemic, 34 LONG TERM CARE TODAY Spring/Summer 2021'