I work for a non-profit organization that provides housing to seniors with a very fixed income. The facilities are well taken care of and the residents enjoy excellent meals, activities, outings and much more. One of our sites is undergoing some major elevator renovations and the residents are required to temporarily move while this is going on. Alternate accommodations have been provided and all moving arrangements are being taken care of for the residents with the least amount of disruption in mind.
There are a number of us who have volunteered to help the seniors in their transition from their home to their temporary home-away-from-home.
A lot of thought and effort has been put into ensuring the move for the residents is conducted with the least amount of disruption. The temporary site was decorate to welcome the residents upon their arrival. It kept us on our toes ensuring no one left anything they will be needing behind, setting up their new rooms and ensuring everything got delivered to the proper room. Each resident was provided with an orientation of the new site, shown how everything worked and where everything was located.
The main objective is to ensure the residents settle in comfortably. Most viewed the move as a "vacation" and made the transition quite well. A few had a bit of difficulty with change and extra care was required to ensure they settled in.
Once the renovations are complete, the residents will be moved back in. A couple of other sites will be undergoing the same type of renovations so the residents at those locations will need to be temporarily relocated in the same manner.
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