LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Residents at an assisted living center near Denver are getting a taste of what life was like before the coronavirus pandemic. Sort of.
Thanks to a “hug tent" set up outside the suburban facility, residents could embrace and hold hands with their families this week.
Visitors were separated by construction-grade plastic. But they could hug through built-in sleeves attached by embroidery hoops.
It wasn't ideal, but visitors and staff say the benefits are clear. A spokeswoman for the center says some residents haven't had physical contact with their families in almost a year, and a simple hug was like "a huge weight off their shoulders."
