Weekly Update April 1, 2022
April 1, 2022
To: Solheim Employees, Residents, Family Members and Stakeholders
From: Sam Oden, CEO of Solheim Senior Community
It may be April Fools’ Day, but this is no joke – we’ve officially just entered the 2nd quarter of 2022! We are reviewing the nominations for our “Solheim Feeling” Employees of The Quarter, and as always we greatly welcome your kind words and accolades. You may submit a nomination online at www.solheimsenior.org/employee-recognition or find a form at our front desk and nursing stations!
Solheim is very pleased to invite up to 2 family members of each of our residents to a special Easter Dinner which will take place at 12:00 noon on Sunday, April 17th (for a cost of $28 per person). The deadline to RSVP to this event is Thursday, April 14th. For reservations, please contact the front desk. We hope to see many of you there!
I’m thrilled to say that over the last few months, we have welcomed several new residents into our Solheim community—and on a related note, here is a reminder that our “Refer-a-Friend” program is still underway! Any resident who refers a friend to Solheim will receive an incentive when that referral moves into our community and becomes part of the “Solheim Family.” And in fact, it’s even better than that: Both the current resident and the referred resident will also receive a $1,000 credit on their fourth month’s rent. Please contact Mamie Cornett or Lucy Laloyan in our Sales and Marketing Department for more information.
Our visitation guidelines remain the same since last week – (please be aware that we stop offering rapid tests at 4:30pm). If you come to visit after that time, we ask that you provide your own proof of a negative Covid-19 test result from within the past 48 hours. I sincerely thank you for your patience, as our guidelines will likely continue to evolve considering changing regulatory guidance. Our current visitation guidelines are:
All GENERAL visitors must provide one of the following prior to entering the facility for all indoor and in-room visits, REGARDLESS of vaccination status: a negative PCR COVID-19 test result within 48 Hours, or a negative Antigen test within 24 hours.
Testing is not required for OUTDOOR visitation.
All ESSENTIAL visitors are exempt from the testing requirement and may visit any resident in any zone regardless of vaccination status.
Proof of vaccination and booster shot, if eligible, is required for all INDOOR visits.
Outdoor visitation is permitted for those that do not meet the vaccination requirement.
Indoor visitors and visitors eligible for outdoor visitation must always wear a facemask during the visitation and physically distance themselves from facility staff and other residents and visitors that are not part of their group at all times during the visit.
Alternative communication such as phone calls, video calls, and online communication is always available.
To further mitigate the spread of COVID-19, if you are sick or not feeling well for any reason you should postpone your visit and not come to campus until you’re feeling well again.
Finally, I am pleased to say that, as of today’s writing, we have no cases of COVID-19 on campus.
If you have any specific questions, please direct them to Tina Antypas at 323 257-7518 X225 or tantypas@solheimsenior.org.