Weekly Update September 24, 2021
September 24, 2021
To: Solheim Employees, Residents, Family Members and Stakeholders
From: Sam Oden, CEO of Solheim Senior Community
A reminder that our newest “Refer-a-Friend” program is in full swing! 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!
We’re received a great response for our virtual “Paint and Sip” Fundraiser to be held on Saturday, October 16th, from 7-9pm! Our registration deadline is next Thursday, September 30th, so make sure to purchase your tickets NOW! This event 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.
I’m pleased to report our outdoor renovations are complete. It has been a joy to watch our residents enjoying lunch on our outdoor patio, which prior to now was only a convenient way to move from one space to another! Our new landscape plants will continue to grow into the new space, and many have been able to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and weather we’ve been having. Again, I thank you for your patience during these projects.
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.