Roughly 75-percent of the staff at a Piatt County non-profit is expected to be vaccinated for COVID by the end of the month.

As the Piatt County Mental Health Center continues to welcome day services residents and their services continue, Executive Director Tony Kirkman says while they can continue to welcome residents in at a limited capacity, they are getting their staff vaccinated, something he says offers more protections for their staff and consumers.

While getting its staff vaccinated and the Center's customers being vaccinated should provide more confidence for the community to come in, Kirkman points out the vaccine availability is not expanding their capacity and that is impacting them financially.

Kirkman indicates they continue to be very proactive in keeping their facility clean like many other entities and businesses. He notes they even upgraded their HVAC systems with CARES funding to a hospital-grade system.

The Piatt County Mental Health Center keeps the community up to date with the latest mostly through its Facebook page, but you can also learn more at its website, www.piattmhc.org.