Over the past nine months, close to 300,000 Americans have lost their lives due to Covid-19. Less than 1% of the US population is over 80 years of age, yet this segment represents over 40% of those who have been killed by this deadly disease. At Kisco our top priority from the beginning of the pandemic has been to keep residents and associates as safe as possible, and we are… Read More
Holiday Happenings! Please join us for a visit with Santa and get your picture taken during our “Festival of Lights” drive-thru event on Monday December 7 from 5-7 p.m. Santa will be in front of The Elms. This visit will be outside and social distanced. Please wear your mask. You will be able to pull over during the “Festival of Lights” drive-thru and we will take your 2020 picture with Santa! … Read More
At Kisco Senior Living, our mission has always been centered on providing safety and security, health and wellbeing, and quality assurance to foster the most vibrant and fulfilling senior living communities. Part of that mission has been to develop the most rigorous ongoing surveillance testing in the senior living industry, Rapid Pooled PCR Testing. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 | 3PM We invite you to join our virtual symposium to learn… Read More
Dear Residents, Associates, Friends and Families of Abbotswood at Irving Park; As you know, we have established an ongoing Covid-19 testing program that we believe is the most innovative in the country. Collaborating with our lab partners, we have developed an approach that is designed to detect Covid-19 quickly to minimize the potential exposure to others and to eliminate the need for quarantine (when residents leave the community). Our first… Read More
Dear Residents, Families and Associates of Abbotswood Irving Park: We completed our first round of “Pooled Saliva” Testing on the Associates this week. As a reminder, the saliva test provides rapid, next day results letting us know if anyone in a given pool is positive. Should we get a positive “hit” in a pool, everyone in that pool will be PCR swab tested. PCR swab tests will identify the positive… Read More
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Kisco Senior Living has kept the safety of its residents and associates its top priority. Now the senior living company is taking it one step further with an innovative approach to testing, similar to the method taken by professional sports teams. Using pooled saliva PCR testing, Kisco Senior Living is aiming to create a “safety bubble,” giving the company the confidence to open up operationally. The… Read More
Dear Residents, Families and Associates of Abbotswood Irving Park: As we continue the path of managing through the Covid-19 pandemic, the safety and health of our residents and associates remains our foremost priority. While we have seen some encouraging news in recent weeks, its is imperative that we remain cautious. The health and well-being of our residents and our “Abbotswood Heroes” must continue to be our number one priority. We… Read More
Dear Residents, Families, and Associates of Abbotswood Irving Park: We had a great week this week while celebrating National Assisted Living Week, Spirit Week and Farm to Table theme day. Our produce vendor, Pride of the Morning provided the produce for our “mini produce market”. Chef Chris used the fresh local produce to make quesadillas for everyone. Thank you to the Wellness and Dining Depts for all your efforts in… Read More
If there was a better understanding of the wide range of senior living options that we offer, our associates’ exceptional level of care for the residents, our thoughtfully designed programs and extraordinary residences, the decision to consider a senior living community as a place of dwelling would be much easier. To provide you with greater insight as you consider living options for yourself or a loved one, we have compiled… Read More
Legacy Healthcare Services in North Carolina is the onsite provider for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology for Abbotswood at Stonehenge and Heritage Greens. Their partnership enables residents who are returning from rehabilitation or those who want to maintain mobility to receive the needed therapy and stay as healthy as possible “One of my favorite things about Legacy is that Regina follows any resident that goes into the hospital/rehab, and… Read More