Weekly Update September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
To: Solheim Employees, Residents, Family Members and Stakeholders
From: Sam Oden, CEO of Solheim Senior Community
Our virtual “Paint and Sip” Fundraiser is just a month away and tickets are now available! On Saturday, October 16th, from 7-9pm, we will be hosting this virtual fundraiser. This will be a combination art lesson and wine tasting, led by Pinot’s Palette of Pasadena. The painting lesson will be led by a professional artist in the comfort of your own home (and you can upgrade your registration, to include a gift basket with a premier bottle of wine, as well as other goodies…) We hope you’ll consider supporting Solheim and its mission by being a sponsor or underwriter, or by purchasing a ticket and joining us on the day of the event (virtually)! To purchase your tickets, or for more information, please visit www.solheimsenior.org/paint-n-sip or email tantypas@solheimsenior.org.
We are receiving a number of questions about the availability of the ‘Booster’ shot. Currently, the booster shot is only available for those who are immunocompromised. If you meet the criteria, we can schedule a time for you to receive this shot. We are waiting direction from our regulatory agencies for all other residents interested in receiving the booster shot and will communicate this information to you as soon as it is available.
We continue in our protocol for visitations that went into effect recently: 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 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. (We have rapid testing available on site, Monday through Friday, during business hours for unvaccinated visitors who have not been able to obtain a test within the previous 72 hours. Rapid testing returns results within approximately 15 minutes and there is a $20 administrative fee for this service.)
We also still ask for your continued partnership, diligence, and patience in continuing to follow all of these important rules, until further notice:
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.
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.