Friedman Place is a nonprofit Supportive Living Community for adults who are blind. Most of our residents have additional health challenges that become more difficult to manage due to blindness. Blindness is what unites our residents, but each person has unique needs which are addressed by the programs and services Friedman Place provides.

FRIEDMAN PLACE'S Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic:

As of March 4, 2021

Today is the two-week anniversary of staff and residents' second vaccination shots, so we are at the highest level of immunity and protection! Even without it, we have not had a positive case of COVID in our community since December.

We have officially moved into “Phase 3, with no Tiered Mitigation”, of the government’s COVID-related categories. This is the lowest (and best!) level of restrictions.

Here is some of what is going on:

· Dining room open for lunch and dinner, weekdays

· More in-person activities: bingo, music, social hour, movies, reading news and human interest stories, and more!

· Residents able to picking up money from the front desk (instead of it being delivered to their apartments)

· Dental care coming back to the building

· Ophthalmologic care coming back to the building

· Fifth and first floor terraces open, weather permitting

· Indoor walking group

· More staff returning to working in the building

· Staff having the option to wear surgical masks instead of KN95s, except when providing close-contact care

· Reduced frequency of COVID testing

· And more!

For more information regarding the Illinois Department of Health COVID guidelines for long-term care facilities follow the link:
https://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus/long-term-care-guidance

More about visitor restrictions can be found under the News & Events tab or for more information please call executive director, Alexander Brown, 773-409-6115. Thank you.