RIPLEY, Ohio - An Ohio nursing home gathered residents and staff together to release balloons to mark one year since the COVID-19 pandemic changed their lives.Video shared by the nursing home shows residents and staff at the Ohio Valley Manor gathered outside the facility — socially distanced — releasing colorful balloons into the air.Winds carried the balloons high and away in a subtly cheerful memorial to how far the staff and residents have come since the onset of the pandemic more than a year ago.
The nursing home also commemorated the anniversary with a mask-decorating contest and giveaways.Freeze frame of nursing home staff and residents releasing balloons to commemorate one-year since start of COVID-19 pandemic.