Waterford nursing home reopens for Easter

IN MADISON COUNTY WITH HOWONE NURSING HOME ISENJOYING THE HOLIDAY.

NAT POPVOWHAT'S EASTER WEEKENDWITHOUT AN EASTER EGG HUNTNAT POPBUT THIS ISN'T YOUR AVERAGEMAD DASH FOR CANDY...ITMEANS A LOT MORE THIS YEARBECAUSE LAST YEAR IT DIDN'THAPPEN.SOT- ENG0550KAYCE LEARD- VISITOR01:02- BASICALLY AT THISPOINT YOU KNOW WE DIDN'TLEAVE THE HOUSE FOR MONTHSAND SO WE DIDN'T SEE ANYBODYIN OUR FAMILY SO THIS IS THEFIRST HOLIDAY WE'VE BEENOUT OF THE HOUSE IN A YEAR01:11VOKAYCE LEARD LIKE SO MANYPEOPLE AROUND THE WORLDHAVEN'T SPENT A HOLIDAYWITH FAMILY IN OVER AYEAR...THIS EASTER WEEKEND SHE'SVISITING HER GRANDMOTHERAT THE WATERFORD ONHIGHLAND COLONY...ANURSING HOME.SOT-WAPTENG0563-VICTORIA BLANKENSHIP-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR01:17- EVERY PERSON THATWALKED THROUGH THE DOOR WASA POTENTIAL DANGER AND APOTENTIAL RISK TO EVERYONEHERE SO MUCH LIKE IT DIDEVERYWHERE LIFE JUSTSTOPPED 01:27VOTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORVICTORIA BLANKENSHIP TELLUS A YEAR AGO THEY WERETERRIFIED OF WHAT COVID-19COULD DO TO THE MOSTVULNERABLE POPULATION.TODAY THEY'RE HOPEFULBECAUSE EVERY RESIDENT ISNOW FULLYVACCINATED...AND YOUCOULD SAY FEELING BETTERTHAN EVER.NAT SOT-JAMES LONGINO -SINGERVOTHIS WORLD WAR 2VETERAN...STILL GOT ITTHE WATERFORD STAFF ANDRESIDENTS SAY THEY WILLCONTINUE TO FOLLOW SAFETYGUIDELINES LIKE WEARINGMASKS INDOORS AND SOCIALDISTANCING.SOTWAPTENG0553- ELSISTURTEVANT00:44- OF COURSE EVERYBODYAT THE WATERFORD HASALREADY BEEN VACCINATED00:4601:00- WE'RE STILL VERYVERY CAREFUL BECAUSE WEKNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLEOUTSIDE THAT HAVE NOT BEENVACCINATED SO WE DON'T TAKEANY CHANCES 01:08VOFOR ELSI STURTEVANT AND HERFRIENDS AT WATERFORD THISEASTER WEEKEND IS EXTRASPECIAL FOR A NUMBER OFREASONS...MOSTIMPORTANTLY A SIGN OFBETTER TIMES TO COME.SOT- WAPTENG0553- ELSISTURTEVANT01:39- THIS IS REALLYIMPORTANT WHEN YOU GET TOOUR AGE CAUSE WE KNOW WE GONESOON MEET THE SAVIOR SO THISIS REALLY A SPECIAL WEEKENDTO CELEBRATE 01:47AND CECIL HANNIBAL LIVEWITH US NOW --- CECIL PEOPLEAROUNDSTATE ARE GETTING READY FOREASTER SUNDAY...WHAT ISTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHSAYING ABOUT GATHERING INPERSON ?DR. THOMAS DOBBS ISENCOURAGING PEOPLE WHO ARENOT FULLY VACCINATED TOAVOID IN PERSON SERVICETHIS EASTER SUNDAY...HEREAT THE WATERFORD THEY'REHAVING A PRIVATE SERVICE INTHE BUILDING FORRESIDENTS.BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OFVIRTUAL AND HYBR