Weekly Update August 20, 2021
August 20, 2021
To: Solheim Employees, Residents, Family Members and Stakeholders
From: Sam Oden, CEO of Solheim Senior Community
I’m pleased at the number of RSVPs so far for our “Happy Hour Social” on Saturday, August 28th at 3:00 pm for our RCFE residents and their families. We are very eager to share with you the many exterior renovations that we have completed here at Solheim. Please contact Kathy Rust at KathyR@Solheimsenior.org for more information! Furthermore, a reminder that friends and family members of our Health Center residents are invited to have lunch with their loved ones any day of the week. We would just ask that you make a reservation at least one day in advance, to allow our dining services department to make appropriate preparations. To confirm a date or ask additional questions, please email Juan Gaytan (Activity Staff member) at jgaytan@solheimsenior.org.
As we’ve mentioned earlier, please note that we will have a very important change in our protocol for visitations going into effect starting THIS Monday, August 23rd: For visitations throughout campus—from our Health Center, to our Residential and Assisted Living Campus, to our Halvorson Memory Care Neighborhood—in accordance with new guidance just provided by our regulatory agencies we will now require either proof of vaccination, or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the visitation. (Starting that same day, for a nominal fee, we will also have rapid testing available on site Monday through Friday during business hours for unvaccinated visitors who have not been able to obtain another test within the previous 72 hours. Rapid testing returns results within approximately 15 minutes.) We also still ask for your continued partnership, diligence, and patience in continuing to follow all of these important rules, until further notice:
Starting August 23rd, visitors must show proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID-19 test dated within the last 72 hours
Our recommended visitation hours are 10am – 4pm daily, however if you are visiting outside regular business hours, please know you will be entering our campus through our Health Center doors;
All visitors must still continue to check in when they arrive on campus (including temperature and screening questions) and sign our COVID-19 waiver;
We ask that all visitors wear masks and practice social distancing;
All residents, regardless of vaccination status, may have “in-room” visits;
Any personal “in-room” visits in our Health Center should be scheduled in common areas, or when the roommate is out of the room; and
We still continue to encourage outdoor visits or visits in our common areas as much as possible.
A reminder that our newest “Refer-a-Friend” program is now underway! Any resident who refers a friend to Solheim will receive an incentive when that referral moves into our wonderful 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!
As of today’s writing, we have one direct care staff in our RCFE campus who has tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin response-driven testing of all staff and residents today.
If you have any specific questions, please direct them to Tina Antypas at 323 257-7518 X225 or tantypas@solheimsenior.org.