Men in Assisted Living Community 'Open' Their Own Bar to Get Through Quarantine

The Morningside Assisted Living community in Lancaster, Wis., has set up a wine bar to offer residents some respite during quarantine, reports WMTV-15 . The Corner Bar is open a few afternoons each week and was started by residents Ron Kjos, Dennis Stluka, Richard Hoffman, and Alvin Rolland. Others have been free to join, provided they contribute a bottle. "You're kind of limited to who you can talk to and so here we sit here six feet apart and get to visit and otherwise you're in your room most of the time," said Stluka. The community itself has started donating bottles of wine. "We put a bunch of pictures on Facebook, which has really blossomed in the community," said Morningside Assisted Living administrator Renae Creasey. "We've had friends drop off bottles of wine and snacks for them, which has been great." The community hopes to welcome more people into the Corner Bar once COVID-19 cases decline and visitors can resume group activities.