Weekly Update February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
To: Solheim Employees, Residents, Family Members and Stakeholders
From: Sam Oden, CEO of Solheim Senior Community
Curative Care—the entity overseeing the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccinations—will be back on campus on March 5th, to administer the second dose of the vaccine for those Solheim staff members and residents who were able to receive their first dose on February 5th. This will conclude Curative’s administration of the COVID-19 vaccine here on campus.
To reiterate one more time: Notwithstanding Solheim’s cooperation with Curative Care to facilitate access to COVID-19 vaccination for the convenience of any and all interested Solheim staff and residents, interested staff and residents are completely free to obtain any COVID-19 vaccination, at any time, through any other provider or means that may become available to them in their individual capacity. Solheim staff and residents who are interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccination are under no obligation to receive the Moderna-produced vaccine, or to choose to use Curative Care as their vaccine provider.
We are happy to report that the renovation of Halvorson Neighborhood’s indoor spaces—including (but not limited to) flooring, paint, and furniture—will resume March 1st. In addition, our Health Center room remodels will also begin on March 1st. Contractors will be on site Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm, with the goal of remodeling 4 rooms each week.
Please rest assured that our contractors are all fully aware of our COVID-19 policies and procedures, and Solheim staff have also been instructed to monitor them whenever they are on campus in order to help ensure their compliance to the greatest possible extent. The uninterrupted safety, comfort, and service of our residents always remains our top priority!
To remind everyone, our visitation hours are still from 10am to 4pm, and we ask that all visits be scheduled in advance with Kathy Rust. At this time, these visits should only be in our outdoor spaces (when weather permits) or in one of our indoor common areas. We also ask that you limit your visit to 30 minutes, so that we can accommodate as many family visits as possible. Once again, we emphasize that all visitors must follow guidelines, socially distance, and wear face coverings! To schedule a visit, please email Kathy Rust at KathyR@solheimsenior.org. And as always, if you are feeling ill, please do not visit our campus!
As of today’s writing, I am very happy to report that we have no new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 anywhere on campus.
If you have any specific questions, please direct them to Tina Antypas at 323 257-7518 X225 or tantypas@solheimsenior.org.