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September 21, 2020 at 1:30 pm

Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We wanted to provide an update regarding the testing that is underway as a result of the positive associate that we reported to you last Wednesday.  As of today, we have received the test results for the majority of the Memory Care residents, who were tested first and all results have been negative so far.  We are waiting on 2 more test results from Memory Care as well as the test results from the remaining assisted living residents and associates.

Memory Care outdoor visits remain on hold until we have two weeks of negative testing.  Window visits will be conducted in place of the outdoor visits.  Continued outdoor visitation, resident free travel throughout the community with social distancing and small group activities with social distancing will still be permitted in assisted living.  We are also excited and gearing up to re-open the dining room on Monday, September 28^th.

We do not have any other symptomatic or positive residents or associates.  We will send out further communication once we have test results, hopefully later this week.  We had an Indoor Visitation Planning team meeting which also included our Medical Consultant, Dr. Gagandeep Singh, last Friday and will be sharing communication with all of you regarding our plan for beginning indoor visitation in the coming weeks.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Interim Executive Director, Jeanne Barnard, the Vice President of Operations for Ascent Living Communities. 

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder and Principal

Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We are pleased to let you know that preparations have begun as we gear up to begin allowing indoor visitation at our community.  In our last update letter, we advised all of you on the draft guidance that was sent out regarding indoor visits.  The final guidance has now been issued and they have given more flexibility to the testing time period between test result and when the visit in conducted.  

Dear Pine Grove Crossing Community,

We are pleased to let you know that preparations have begun as we gear up to begin allowing indoor visitation at our community.  In our last update letter, we advised all of you on the draft guidance that was sent out regarding indoor visits.  The final guidance has now been issued and they have given more flexibility to the testing time period between test result and when the visit in conducted.  

Village at Belmar is pleased to announce that our Independent Living Life Enrichment Director, Stephanie Lynn, is the recipient of the annual Foresight Award by media publishing site, Senior Living Foresight.

Lynn was already recently featured in a profile on Senior Community Forum, where they highlighted her creative efforts to keep residents engaged.

Here is an excerpt from the article…

“Isolation has been a huge problem facing senior living residents in the wave of COVID-19. Stephanie Lynn, like many others, has had to put her imagination to the test to come up with ways to battle isolation and keep residents connected, happy, and engaged.

Lynn has been at the Village at Belmar since the property opened in 2017 and has been in the industry since 2009, she cannot imagine doing anything else. When COVID-19 struck, Lynn had to revamp her activities since her usual routines were no longer possible. Her group in Independent Living is a very active bunch and her biggest concern was assuring that they didn’t fall victim to the loneliness and isolation that impacts seniors now more than ever before.”

To read the entire story, CLICK HERE.

August 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm

Dear Pine Grove Crossing Community,

We wanted to update all of you that we have concluded our 2^nd round of testing as a result of the contact tracing that was done regarding the two COVID-19 positive associates and family member that we reported to you on July 27^th and July 29^th.  All residents were retested this week as well as all associates who interacted with the positive associate(s) and/or the positive family member who visited were also retested.  All test results were negative. 

We are pleased to report that once again, residents will be permitted to travel freely throughout the community as long as they practice safe social distancing and wear masks.

We continue to be in close communication with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and Tri-County Health Department and will follow their direction and protocols, as well as those of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Governor’s office and our Medical Consultant, Dr. Gagandeep Singh.  

We appreciate your continued patience and support.  We do not currently have any other COVID-19 symptomatic residents or associates as of the time of this letter.  As a reminder, it is imperative that any family members/loved ones who may be experiencing symptoms refrain from visiting.  Additionally, we ask that if you experience any symptoms and have recently participated in an outdoor visit, that you notify the community immediately.   

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Pine Grove Crossing’s Executive Director, Rita Waxon. 

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal