Weekly Update December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022
To: Solheim Employees, Residents, Family Members and Stakeholders
From: Sam Oden, CEO of Solheim Senior Community
This weekend, we leave 2022 behind and step into 2023! Solheim is looking forward to an extremely exciting year, as we celebrate our Centennial Anniversary! Yes, Solheim was originally founded way back in 1923 as a single small 12-room cottage – and a century later, we have grown to encompass four different levels of care on a beautiful and spacious 2 1/2 acre campus! As we enter 2023, you’ll be learning of opportunities to celebrate our Centennial with us, and I look forward to all 2023 has in store. I wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year!
As a reminder, we are in the midst of flu season, with RSV and Covid-19 fueling a wave of respiratory illnesses across the area. I’d like to remind you of our infection prevention protocols of wearing masks, frequent handwashing, and maintaining distance when in groups of people you do not know. With New Year’s Eve celebrations this weekend, and family visits on the rise, let’s all please continue to remember the basics of infection control and try to implement them consistently in our lives in order to keep everyone healthy and happy in the New Year!
Visitation Guidelines remain unchanged.
All visitors will be screened for a recent diagnosis of COVID-19, symptoms of COVID-19 infection, and close contact exposure.
All visitors to our Health Center are required to provide proof of negative COVID-19 test within 24 hours of their visit. Solheim will provide rapid tests at the front desk during our visiting hours from 9am to 4:30pm.
All employees in our Health Center must wear N95 respirators in all areas of the Health Center
As of today, we have seven (7) residents in our Skilled Nursing Health Center that have tested positive for Covid-19. We continue weekly testing of all staff and residents in our health center.
If you have any specific questions, please direct them to Tina Antypas at 323 257-7518 X225 or tantypas@solheimsenior.org.