Care Facilities Shut Out Threat but Seniors Feel Shut In

Continuing care communities struggle to balance safety against a need for connection

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With tight restrictions in place at their continuing care retirement community, Tom and Janice Showler are getting on each other’s nerves.

Most days, Tom, 76, likes to drive out of their community—Asbury Springhill in Erie, Pennsylvania—to the store to pick up a few items.