Dear Bloom Residents, Families & Friends:
Please find our biweekly update.
While cases surge throughout the Country and Bloom Senior Living has more cases than prior weeks, our infection rates continue to remain low. We remain very optimistic and our communities continue to do an excellent job isolating the virus and following our company protocols. This is not a permanent state. This is what many, including Bloom, projected heading into the Winter and holidays. We're in the pandemic's final spike as vaccines move closer to authorization. We remain confident in our ability to keep residents safe and happy until vaccines are distributed, which we believe will happen in short order.
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Specifically, there has been no change since our last update (two weeks ago) at five of our nine Bloom communities (Bloom at Belair (SC), Bloom at Hilton Head (SC), Bloom at Lakewood (OH), Bloom at Bossier (LA) and Bloom at St. Petersburg (FL)). Regarding the other four communities (Bloom at Bluffton (SC), Bloom at Eagle Creek (IN), Bloom at German Church (IN) and Bloom at Kokomo (IN)), we've had five new associate and eleven new resident cases (all at two Indiana communities) since the last update. We've also had some cases clear. While matters are fluid, the current state is we have four communities with zero active resident or associate cases (Bloom at Hilton Head (SC), Bloom at Lakewood (OH), Bloom at St. Petersburg (FL) and Bloom at Bossier (LA)); three more communities with zero resident cases (Bloom at Belfair (SC), Bloom at Bluffton (SC) and Bloom at German Church (IN)), and very limited associate cases; and two final communities with more resident and associate cases (Bloom at Eagle Creek (IN) and Bloom at Kokomo (IN)). Thus, seven out of Bloom's nine communities have zero resident cases and we have eleven resident and four associate active cases throughout our nine buildings serving over 750 residents through our hundreds of heroic associates. The charts below, reflecting "active" and "total/cumulative" resident and associates cases, have been updated.
We are still administering hundreds of tests and keeping this virus under control as we continue to reopen communities (where we can), welcome families and friends back for visitation and implement communal dining, group activities, outside entertainment and more programming in a safe and socially distant manner consistent with our infection control protocols. In that vein, five of our nine communities remain in Phase III of our three phased plan and we hope to add another (bringing the total to six) on December 13, 2020.
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Testing
Bloom at Lakewood again tested all associates. We're happy to report that everyone tested negative during this fifth round. This community has had zero (resident or associate) COVID-19 cases. This is exceptional given a 14.2% positivity rates in the County.
Bloom's three South Carolina communities, Bloom at Belfair, Bloom at Bluffton and Bloom at Hilton Head, continue to test weekly given the increased positivity rate for Beaufort County. While we identified a few positive associates (that are isolating at home) since our last update, all residents tested negative twice, which is wonderful news.
Bloom's three Indiana communities, Bloom at German Church, Bloom at Eagle Creek and Bloom at Kokomo, have had positive cases identified. Out of an abundance of caution, we've implemented an aggressive, strategic testing strategy including a combination of rapid and PCR testing. While we identified a few cases, we've been able to quickly address the needs of each community. This is a fluid process, so the positive cases are likely to change. We've been continuing to update our Indiana families daily with a written report.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) provided new guidance that will allow us the opportunity to reduce the quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10 days. We'll utilize our testing strategy to limit our quarantine time by testing on day five per the CDC recommendation. This will help our new residents and those in quarantine (following an outing or returns from higher levels of care) return to Bloom community life earlier.
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Vaccine & Treatment Prioritization Updates
As discussed at length during our last update, two significant vaccine developments were released by Pfizer (and partner BioNTech) and Moderna showing a 95% effective rate. AstraZeneca/ Oxford also announced that its vaccine showed strong/robust immune responses. The three drugmakers are seeking regulatory approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for three different Covid-19 vaccines. As also discussed, our industry has successfully been advocating that senior care providers (along with its associates and residents) will have priority access, at no cost, when it's approved and distributed. We advised that Bloom opted-in to the CDC's vaccination distribution program with Walgreens and CVS. We have some additional updates since our last briefing. As you'll see, there are a lot of moving parts -- but all positive!
The United Kingdom authorized a Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer for emergency use, increasing hopes that the FDA will follow suit in short order.
On December 1, 2020, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the working group tasked with making recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding vaccine allocations, voted 13-1, in an emergency meeting, to recommend Assisted Living and other Residential Care Facilities as part of the initial COVID-19 vaccine allocation. These are the groups they believe to be the highest priority in the initial phase. Specifically, the proposed sequence is as follows:
- Phase 1a: health care personnel and long-term care facility residents
- Phase 1b: essential workers, education sector, food & agriculture, utilities, police, firefighters, corrections officers, transportation
- Phase 1c: adults with high-risk medical conditions and adults 65 and older
The ACIP Phase 1a Groups include:
- Health care personnel: defined as paid and unpaid persons serving in health care settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials. Includes hospitals, long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics, home health care, pharmacies, emergency medical services, public health.
- Long-term care facility residents: defined as adults who reside in facilities that provide a variety of services, including medical and personal care, to persons who are unable to live independently. Includes Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities, Other Residential Care
While this is encouraging and it's typical for states to adopt the recommendation of the ACIP, states have the final authority to develop their own distribution plan, which can be found here. Our trade organization sent a letter to the leadership of the National Governors Association requesting that they encourage the adoption of the ACIP plan by state governors. They also wrote to Chair, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and Vice Chair, Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), encouraging adoption by their state colleagues. Our industry is working hard to to support the compelling case made by the working group to include health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities in the first group to have access to the vaccine. This is also consistent with the earlier calls by HHS to enroll senior living communities in its pharmacy vaccine program. Secretary Alex Azar said in reference to the governors role, “I would hope that the science and the evidence will be clear enough that our governors will follow the recommendations that we will make to them.”
We've been told that regarding timing, Operation Warp Speed (the administration’s vaccine and therapeutics development initiative) reportedly plans to send the first batch of 6.4 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine to the destinations assigned by each state within 24 hours of FDA approval. The FDA’s Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet December 10, 2020 to discuss Pfizer’s vaccine for emergency use authorization, and again on December 17-18, 2020 to discuss Moderna’s vaccine.
The initial vaccine supply is a potential issue. On November 30, 2020, the Government Accountability Office issued a report reflecting that officials in 38 states are concerned they won’t have enough supplies to distribute and administer coronavirus vaccines. There are an estimated 21 million health care workers and 3 million long-term care facility residents in the United States. That said, we've seen other reports indicating that around 40 million doses total will be available by the end of December, enough to cover 20 million people given the two-dose regimen.
There will then be coordination efforts between communities and the pharmacy providers. Our best guess is that, practically, it could be January and February before the first and second doses respectively are administered.
That said, this is all extremely positive. While this health crisis impacted our industry, health care workers and seniors more than any other population, we're now first in line to start putting this virus behind us. This will be a tremendous benefit for Bloom residents and associates.
We've been working selflessly taking of our senior residents through the COVID-19 pandemic. The government and states will now be taking care of us. Bloom is already hard at work putting together a plan and campaign to encourage our associates and residents to get vaccinated. Now it's time to protect ourselves by getting immunized against this new virus. The vaccine provides another level of protection, so we can care for residents with greater peace of mind. We encourage our community to get vaccinated to protect themselves, their family and our community
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Back On Track Plan
Our objective, as you know, is to move all communities back into Phase III as soon as practicable. Here is where we stand currently:
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Phase I
- Bloom at German Church (Indiana)
- Bloom at Eagle Creek (Indiana)
- Bloom at Kokomo (Indiana)
Phase II
- Bloom at Belfair Memory Care (South Carolina) (intending to move to Phase III on December 13, 2020 provided no new cases identified and the County positivity rate stays below 10%)
- Bloom at Bluffton (South Carolina) (intending to move to Phase III on December 13, 2020 provided no new cases identified and the County positivity rate stays below 10%)
Phase III
- Bloom at Belfair Independent Living (South Carolina)
- Bloom at St. Petersburg (Florida)
- Bloom at Bossier (Louisiana)
- Bloom at Hilton Head (South Carolina) effective Monday December 7, 2020 (the portal is now open to schedule visitation)
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County Positive Occurrence Rates
We're still monitoring, where Bloom operates, County positivity occurrence rates (and hospitalization rates) -- published each week by CMS. Counties are classified as green, yellow and red if their rates are below 5%, between 5-10% and above 10% respectively. As you can see, most counties are operating in yellow and red as follows:
- Beaufort County, SC: 8.1% (increasing)
- Bossier Parrish, LA: 10.3% (increasing)
- Cuyahoga County, OH: 14.2% (increasing)
- Howard County, IN: 15.5% (increasing)
- Marin County, IN: 14.3% (increasing)
- Pinnellas County, Fl: 6.2% (increasing)
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The positivity rates, as you can see, are extremely high and rising. There are a lot of people and businesses struggling out there. And this virus, targeting the senior population, is tough. But so are we at Bloom. We're now nine months and 32 updates into this global health crisis and we can tell you without question -- despite everything, we've never been more excited about our company, our people, our families and where we're headed. We continue to accomplish so much together and know that the silver lining to all this will be a much stronger and closer Bloom as we emerge with good outcomes. We remain #BLOOMSTRONG and our industry as a whole remains resilient.
We continue to consolidate all prior updates, videos and news / announcements put out by Bloom since the emergence of COVID-19 below for your convenience. Please continue to look for further communications from us by e-mail and simultaneous posts to our Facebook page and website. We'll talk to you again in two weeks. Have a nice weekend.
Sincerely,
Scott and Tony Kantor, and Bradley Dubin
Bloom Owners
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BLOOM COMMUNITY COVID-19 DATA - "ACTIVE" CASES
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 1
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 2
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 0
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 0
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 0
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 0
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 1
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 7
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 1
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 4
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 1
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BLOOM COMMUNITY COVID-19 DATA - "TOTAL/CUMULATIVE" CASES
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 2
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 4
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 5
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 4
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 2
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 5
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 0
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 2
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 8
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 3
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 4
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 0
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 4
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 15
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 4
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Total Resident COVID-19 Cases: 20
Total Associate COVID-19 Cases: 14
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QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
Please feel free to reach out by e-mail or telephone. We love hearing from you.
Bloom Director of Education & Development
Melissa Campbell
440.668.3951
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July 1, 2020: Message From Bloom Director of Education & Development - Video #6 |
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September 18, 2020: Message From Residents As The Communities Reopen - Video #7 |
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Bloom Senior Living Announces New Associate Program!
Bloom Senior Living , a family owned and operated company, continues to focus on its culture, education and, as part of that, its team of associates! We're a company that believes in, and focuses upon, our people.
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Bloom Senior Living in South Carolina is bringing back Christmas in July!
South Carolina families, Bloom needs your help to keep our residents' spirits high during...
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Celebrating a century: Bloom resident celebrates 100th...
Fern Tyner Nash's family had been planning her 100th birthday celebration since early this year, and thanks to a new "Memory Making Station" at Bloom at Kokomo, it didn't have to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Join Bloom's Virtual Family Support Group Hosted by...
Join Bloom Senior Living in South Carolina every Thursday for our virtual Family Support Group, which will be an open discussion about...
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Bloom At St. Petersburg's Plan To Help New Families!
Bloom's Florida community has developed a well thought out and comprehensive plan to not only protect our current residents and associates, but accommodate you (our new families) who have been calling us asking for help while ensuring you're able...
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Bloom Senior Living's Plan To Help New Indiana Families!
Bloom's Indiana communities have developed a well thought out and comprehensive plan...
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Bloom Senior Living's Plan To Help New South Carolina...
Bloom's South Carolina communities have developed a well thought out and comprehensive plan to not only protect our current residents and associates, but accommodate you (our new families throughout Bluffton and Hilton...
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Bloom At Bossier's Plan To Help New Louisiana Families!
Bloom's Louisiana community has developed a well thought out and comprehensive plan to not only protect our current residents and associates, but accommodate you (our new families) who have been calling us asking for help while ensuring you're...
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Bloom at Kokomo: Making Memories During COVID-19 -...
Bloom Senior Living's Kokomo community celebrated Ms. Nash's 100th birthday during COVID-19 with...
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Bloom Senior Living: Making Memories In South Carolina...
Bloom Senior Living's South Carolina Communities celebrate Ms. Lucille's 90th birthday during COVID-19 with cake, cards, laughter and a personal parade...
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Covid-19 Opened the Telehealth Floodgates, But Barriers...
Over the past three months, senior living providers have embraced telehealth during shelter-in-place orders. At the same time, the way providers and residents use telehealth, along with the forces propelling it forward, continue to evolve....
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Bloom at Bluffton launches 'memory-making stations' for...
One Lowcountry senior living facility is overcoming COVID-19 barriers and helping residents create memories with their loved ones. "Bloom Senior Living has really been on the forefront of bringing residents and families together and so we started ...
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Senior Housing Business: Bloom Launches 'Memory Stations'...
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. - Bloom Senior Living, a Birmingham-based owner-operator of nine communities in Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina and Florida, has launched "Memory Making Stations as a safe way to visit family and friends during the COVID-19...
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Bloom Senior Living Announces Memory Making Stations...
As our Bloomers know, from new programs like Telehealth to Live Video / Virtual and Window Tours to our Skype Communication Center, Bloom Senior Living has been at the forefront of finding ways to keep our Bloom community virtually safe and...
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F.D.A. Clears Another Coronavirus Testing Kit for Use at ...
Bloom Senior Living's partner, Assurance Scientific Laboratory, approved by FDA for additional in-home test...
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Bloom Senior Living's Handling Of COVID-19 In The...
Local news WJCL ABC-22 has taken notice of Bloom Senior Living's handling of COVID-19. Bloom's Director of Education and Bloom at Bluffton's Executive Director is featured on the news detailing...
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Senior Living Today and Every Day Video
Watch this video - put together by the American Seniors Housing Association - to see how senior living communities (including Bloom residents in the video) all over the country are adapting and helping residents thrive as they shelter in place...
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Senior Living Today And Everyday Video
Watch this video - put together by the American Seniors Housing Association - to see how senior living communities (including Bloom residents in the video) all over the country are adapting and helping residents thrive as they shelter in place...
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Senior communities needed more than ever in COVID-19 era
Physical challenges, isolation and the overwhelm of living alone at home are significant reasons why people choose senior living communities. We also know that a sense of belonging often proves to be a powerful remedy to feeling alone...
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Testing residents for coronavirus -- Bluffton Today
Bloom at Bluffton conducts its own testing and is not part of the statewide testing being done at nursing homes, said Melissa Campbell, director of education and development. This is a benefit for Bloom, its residents and associates since...
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As Louisiana reopens, assisted living...
When KTAL NBC-6 asked to feature Bloom at Bossier for remaining COVID-19 free, the Director details how the community was aggressive in restricting access and implementing protocols to keep residents safe and connected to family...
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Senior living operators are protecting vulnerable...
An Op-Ed by the CEO of National Health Investors, one of the largest owners of senior living throughout the United States, consistent with our view at Bloom Senior Living...
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Bloom Senior Living's Plan To Help New Families!
We know that COVID-19 is a marathon and not a sprint. We appreciate all the calls and inquiries, and have developed a plan to protect current residents and associates and accommodate you, our new families, as your needs arise...
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Bloom Senior Living Tour Program During COVID-19
Bloom Senior Living continues to offer Live Video Tours / Virtual Tours and Window Shopping tours, which have been a big hit! Between these tours and talking with our caring and experienced Community Relations Directors, you'll be able to get a...
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Bloom Senior Living Skype Program Has Been A Huge Hit -- ...
Bloom Senior Living rolled out a Skype Program - for Bloom residents and their loved ones to stay virtually connected at our 9 communities throughoutFlorida ,Indiana ,Louisiana ,Ohio , South Carolina - in early March!
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Bloom Senior Living Launches YouTube Channel!
Bloom Senior Living has launched a new Bloom YouTube Channel for our residents, families and friends to visit and check out our latest videos during COVID-19...
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Educational Webinar Opportunity: Dementia Caregiving...
While you're spending time at home, Bloom Senior Living , who has partnered with a Certified Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Trainer and Certified Dementia Practitioner, wants to offer families and friends an educational opportunity to...
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Bloom Senior Living Is Hiring: Senior Living FastMatch
The American Seniors Housing Association and Argentum , the leading trade organizations for the senior living industry, in concert with other technology and human resources companies have launched a new innovative program called Senior Living...
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COVID-19 Testing Featuring Bloom Senior Living
Efforts are underway all across the U.S. to test senior living residents for Covid-19 - but until tests are more widely available and produce results more quickly, providers are hamstrung in their ability to keep residents and staff members safe...
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Bloom at Lakewood: Making Memories During COVID-19 -...
Bloom at Lakewood celebrated Mr. Keeling’s milestone 100th birthday on Easter Sunday the best way we could during COVID-19.... with his own personal parade (following a virtual chat with his daughter)...
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Get Updates On All Things Bloom Senior Living On Facebook
In addition to updates about COVID-19, we'll keep you posted about our latest happenings, company initiatives and provide educational materials to help navigate the caregiving and aging process...
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Bloomers: We Need Your Help -- Please Leave Reviews!
You're a vital part of our company, culture and family. The best way for Bloom Senior Living and others to know how we're doing is to hear directly from you! Since social media is crucial these days, we've been focusing on increasing our digital...
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Bloom Senior Responds To COVID-19 In South Carolina
An extra bit of kindness in the form of flowers was recently placed around the Ridgeland Nursing Center to help residents as they deal with changes in their routines because of the coronavirus pandemic.Mendy Smith, whose grandmother was a...
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Educational Webinar Opportunity: Learn From Home How...
Bloom Senior Living , along with its partnerVeterans Financial , wants to offer families and friends an educational opportunity to learn more about the VA Aid & Attendance Benefit, which can help wartime veterans (or the surviving spouse of a...
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Bloom at Lakewood Lends A Helping Hand With Meal Delivery
Bloom at Lakewood , Lakewood's family-owned and operated Assisted Living community, wants to lend a helping hand to our seniors during this unprecedented time. One of ourBloom Beliefs is to do the right thing and at Bloom we care not only about...
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Bloom at St. Petersburg Offers Live Video Tours
Bloom is offering Live Video Tours / Virtual Tours and " Window Shopping " tours during COVID-19...
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Bloom In South Carolina Offers Live Video Tours
Bloom is offering Live Video Tours / Virtual Tours and " Window Shopping " tours during COVID-19...
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Bloom In Louisiana Offers Live Video Tours
Bloom is offering Live Video Tours / Virtual Tours and " Window Shopping " tours during COVID-19...
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Bloom Senior Living is a family-owned and operated company.
For nearly 50 years, our goal has been simple yet aspirational: to help our residents flourish. Entering a Bloom community does not mean checking your lifestyle or personality at the door. Residents continue to live life to its fullest potential, enjoying their favorite activities while discovering new ones, and blooming into their best selves through growth and discovery. Our family-owned and operated communities provide a continuum of senior living services, concentrating on independent living, assisted living and memory care. For more information, please see our website:
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Bloom Senior Living | Independent Living, Assisted...
Bloom Senior Living is a family-owned and operated company. For nearly 50 years, our goal has been simple yet aspirational: to help our residents flourish. Entering a Bloom community does not mean checking your lifestyle or personality at the door.
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