As we continue to bake to a nice golden brown here in Dallas, our friends on East Coast got a nasty visit from Irene over the weekend.  (Why Irene?  In a few years will the storms get names like Hunter, Taylor, Harper and Britney?)   It looks like advance preparation made it easier for many to get through it, but tragedy did strike, unfortunately.

I was able to read some of the news coming across on Twitter during and after the storm and it sounds like most senior communities made it through with little or no damage although many assisted living communities and nursing homes had to evacuate, which can cause extreme stress on residents and staff and logistical nightmares.  It was refreshing to see stories where almost all staff showed up for work and others covered for those who couldn’t make it in.  Even read one good story of a former ship captain, who as a resident formed a team to go around and make sure all windows were properly latched, as during the last storm leaks had occurred through the windows.

Were there any heroes at your community or in the surrounding community that went above and beyond during Irene?  Any good stories from your community?  We would love to have you share them with the visitors to this blog and recognize their efforts.  Once again, we at New LifeStyles hope that everything went as smooth as possible and things are back to normal quickly!