Weekly Update December 3, 2021
December 3, 2021
To: Solheim Employees, Residents, Family Members and Stakeholders
From: Sam Oden, CEO of Solheim Senior Community
As my family has continued to grow this year, I feel particularly blessed – and, in the middle of these wonderful winter holidays, I want to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very peaceful and joyous season filled with love and hope. It is my hope that we all remember to take time out of the “hustle and bustle” of this time of year to stop from time to time and simply marvel at how much we have all already been given.
Here at Solheim, we will be ringing in the season with our annual “Tree Lighting” ceremony this Saturday, December 4th, from 3-5pm. Please consider joining us for this special event, featuring live entertainment. RSVP to Kathy Rust at kathyr@solheimsenior.org, or call 323 257 7518 x 224 for more information (and plan to dress warmly!).
As a reminder: Next Thursday, December 9th, is the deadline to show your appreciation for our staff this year by making a monetary donation (which will then be distributed equally among all non-management staff members). You may drop a check in the mail, leave it at our front desk, or give online from the ease and comfort of your own living room by visiting www.solheimsenior.org/donate. Please also feel free to contact Tina Antypas for more information. You may always also offer kind words through our Solheim Feeling Employee Recognition nomination cards, which can be found at the front desk and at nursing stations or online at www.solheimsenior.org/employee-recognition. Your kind words mean the world to our staff!
To remind everyone about our ongoing protocol for visitations: For visitations throughout campus—from our Health Center, to our Residential and Assisted Living Campus, to our Halvorson Memory Care Neighborhood—in accordance with 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.) All rules and protocol remain unchanged, and we thank you for your continued partnership, diligence, and patience in continuing to follow all of these important guidelines.
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.