At Home in Greenwich in the News…

September 12, 2020

Greenwich Elders – At Home in Quarantine

by Greenwich Sentinel | News

By Nike Whittemore

When the U.S. went into lockdown with COVID-19, the news reported that the older population was particularly vulnerable to the virus and was the hardest hit, especially those living in nursing homes. Wondering how Greenwich residents who were “aging in place” (choosing to age in their own homes, rather than move to community living) were doing, I reached out to Lise Jameson, Executive Director of At Home in Greenwich to ask if I could interview a few of her eldest members by phone to see what their experiences had been of the pandemic. Four members volunteered for the project and following on are highlights from the final interview featuring Dick Franck, age 84, and his wife Polly Franck, age 83.