Caring Cardinals of The Villas at Westlake

This COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone’s lives, but none more than our senior citizens living in nursing homes. Most of the visitations have been shutdown, daily recreational activities have been cancelled, and in some cases, residents are kept in their rooms to try to stop the spread of this deadly virus. We lost my father last year, after he spent 18 months in a nursing home in western NY and I can’t even begin to imagine how difficult it has been for nursing home residents during this pandemic. With that, I have been in touch with a local nursing home, The Villas at Westlake, to start a volunteer program to ensure every bedroom has a bird feeder placed outside its window. It certainly won’t solve the larger problem, but at least will provide some form of nature’s entertainment. For some right now, that’s all they have. The facility has close to 100 rooms, and even though some rooms already have a bird feeder, many do not. I’m reaching out to bird feeder, shepherd hook and birdseed suppliers to try to get donations or wholesale pricing to help the cause. In the meantime, the retail cost to setup one room with a bird feeder, shepherd hook and one year worth of seed is $110. I know everyone is feeling the economic impact of COVID-19, but any donation towards this effort would be appreciated. 100% of donations will be used towards the items mentioned above.