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June 26, 2020 at 12:30 pm

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Dear Pine Grove Crossing Community,

We are excited to announce that policies and systems have been developed to allow for outdoor visitation.  COVID-19 continues to be active in our city, and the risk to our residents is significant.  For this reason it is important that you understand and comply with guidelines to minimize chances of transmission of this disease during your visit. There are specific measures proven to prevent transmission. Visits can be scheduled through the Sign-Up Genius link below. 

Assisted Living: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0449AFAD2AA6FF2-assisted

Memory Care:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0449AFAD2AA6FF2-theridge

They are as follows:

  • Social distancing of 6 feet or more: This means that you may not hug or kiss your loved one and must always maintain a distance of 6 feet apart during your visit.
  • Wearing of masks: Please wear a mask at all times during your visit and ensure that it safely covers your mouth and nose.
  • Frequent handwashing: We will have hand sanitizer available. Please sanitize your hands at the beginning of your visit and any time you inadvertently touch your face or mouth.

On the day of your visit, please follow this process:

  1. On the day of your scheduled visit, please call if you are having any symptoms: fever above 100.0 degrees, chills, cough, other respiratory symptoms, malaise, muscle aches, loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, headache, sore throat or other flu-like symptoms. The visit will need to be cancelled if you are having any of these symptoms or have experienced them in the previous 14 days.
  2. If you are symptom free and have had no exposure to others with these symptoms, please call (303) 996-8000 to let the concierge know that you have arrived for your visit and come to the vestibule where staff will meet you. Staff will come and take your temperature, ask questions about any possible exposures, ensure that you have a mask and understand the precautions that must be followed. Staff will then direct you to the designated outdoor visitation area.
  3. Please be aware that you will not be able to come into the community at any time. Please do not leave the designated area to interact with any other residents or staff. Your loved one then be escorted to the visitation area.
  4. No more than 4 family members may participate in the visit. It is important that all persons participating in the visit maintain social distancing of 6 feet apart with the resident and each other during the visit.

Please understand that access to outdoor visitation may not be a permanent relaxation of COVID-19 precautions. The State of Colorado continues to monitor infection rates across the state and may further relax or restrict visitation policies in the future. We will keep you up to date as circumstances change.

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder and Principal

Coronavirus Update – June 26, 2020 at 11:00 am

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Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We are excited to announce that policies and systems have been developed to allow for outdoor visitation.  COVID-19 continues to be active in our city, and the risk to our residents is significant.  For this reason it is important that you understand and comply with guidelines to minimize chances of transmission of this disease during your visit. There are specific measures proven to prevent transmission. Visits can be scheduled through the Sign-Up Genius link below. 

Assisted Living: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B48AFAA23A7FF2-assisted

Memory Care:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B48AFAA23A7FF2-memory

They are as follows:

  • Social distancing of 6 feet or more: This means that you may not hug or kiss your loved one and must always maintain a distance of 6 feet apart during your visit.
  • Wearing of masks: Please wear a mask at all times during your visit and ensure that it safely covers your mouth and nose.
  • Frequent handwashing: We will have hand sanitizer available. Please sanitize your hands at the beginning of your visit and any time you inadvertently touch your face or mouth.

On the day of your visit, please follow this process:

  1. On the day of your scheduled visit, please call if you are having any symptoms: fever above 100.0 degrees, chills, cough, other respiratory symptoms, malaise, muscle aches, loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, headache, sore throat or other flu-like symptoms. The visit will need to be cancelled if you are having any of these symptoms or have experienced them in the previous 14 days.
  2. If you are symptom free and have had no exposure to others with these symptoms, please call (303) 351-5455 to let the concierge know that you have arrived for your visit and come to the vestibule where staff will meet you. Staff will come and take your temperature, ask questions about any possible exposures, ensure that you have a mask and understand the precautions that must be followed. Staff will then direct you to the designated outdoor visitation area.
  3. Please be aware that you will not be able to come into the community at any time. Please do not leave the designated area to interact with any other residents or staff. Your loved one then be escorted to the visitation area.
  4. No more than 4 family members may participate in the visit. It is important that all persons participating in the visit maintain social distancing of 6 feet apart with the resident and each other during the visit.

Please understand that access to outdoor visitation may not be a permanent relaxation of COVID-19 precautions. The State of Colorado continues to monitor infection rates across the state and may further relax or restrict visitation policies in the future. We will keep you up to date as circumstances change.

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finely – Founder and Principal

June 24, 2020 at 1:00 pm

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Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We wanted to provide an additional update to you regarding the final pending testing of the residents as a result of the contact tracing that was done against the positive associate we reported to you on June 16th.  As we reported in our June 22nd update, we had received 141 results back from our resident testing and all results were negative for COVID-19.  We were waiting on 8 more results and they have all come back negative.  We are extremely pleased with these results and proud of our associates and residents for their adherence to safety precautions.

We had also reported to you that the associate who tested positive was hospitalized and we are very pleased to report that this individual continues to improve and is recovering at home.

We are working on our weekly associate testing.  As a reminder, this testing period has been recommended by the State of Colorado for all senior living communities and we voluntarily requested to be one of the first to receive the state’s supplies to start this process.  

We thank you all for your continued patience and understanding during this difficult and uncertain time.  We will shift back to our Hotline updates for routine updates and those can be heard at (720) 545-0363.  

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Michael Ruback. 

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal

Coronavirus Update – June 22, 2020 at 3:00 pm

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Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We wanted to provide an update to you regarding the testing of the residents as a result of the contact tracing that was done against the positive associate we reported to you on June 16th.  As of this morning, we have received 141 results back from our resident testing and all results are negative for COVID-19.  We are waiting on 8 more results and anticipate having those back in the next few days.  We had reported to you that the associate who tested positive was hospitalized and we are very pleased to report that this individual is doing much better and recovering at home.

Additionally, as a part of our 8-week testing period of all associates at the community we will be conducting testing on Tuesday and Thursday this week.  As a reminder, this testing period has been recommended by the State of Colorado for all senior living communities and we voluntarily requested to be one of the first to receive the state’s supplies to start this process.  

We thank you all for your continued patience and understanding during this difficult and uncertain time.  We will continue to update you on this situation as additional pertinent information comes available, and we will continue to work diligently to keep of our community safe and healthy.  

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Michael Ruback. 

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal

Coronavirus Update – June 16, 2020 at 7 p.m.

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Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We are writing to you this evening to provide an update regarding the 8-week testing period of all associates at the community.  This testing period has been mandated by the State of Colorado for all senior living communities and we voluntarily requested to be one of the first to receive the state’s supplies to start this process.  We began week one of this testing process last week and tested all associates. Testing was conducted Tuesday through Thursday of last week, and results were processed by the laboratory for the Colorado Department of Health.  

We tested 92 associates and received those test results back from the State of Colorado laboratory this week.  Of the 92 tests that were performed, one associates tested positive and was asymptomatic.  This associate was removed from the weekly staffing schedule, and contact tracing was done on that associates interactions over the prior 10 days.  Based on the nature of the job duties and support that this associate provided to the community, we identified approximately 75 residents who we will require testing to ensure their safety.  This associate’s interactions spanned over Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care.  We can tell you that this associate was not in a caregiving role, and interactions with any residents were extremely limited, transactional in nature, and the associate was wearing proper PPE.  The specific residents and/or family members of residents who had contact with the associate will be advised of the testing of their loved one.  The tests that we will perform for residents will be processed by our laboratory, and we expect to have those result back Thursday and Friday of this week.

The State of Colorado mandated associate testing will continue this week, with over 90 additional tests that will be administered today through Thursday.  We will continue to communicate with you as those tests occur and will let you know if other positive test results from our associates are detected.  

The associate who tested positive had labored breathing last night and was admitted to the hospital.  We understand that their condition is improving, and we are staying in communication with their loved ones to track their progress as their body processes this virus.  Our thoughts and prayers are with this valued associate. 

We thank you all for your patience and understanding during this difficult and uncertain time.  We also want to reiterate that nothing is more important to us than keeping our residents, families and associates safe and healthy during this pandemic.  We will continue to update you on this situation as additional pertinent information comes available, and we will continue to work diligently to keep of our community safe and healthy.  

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Michael Ruback. 

Sincerely,

Susie Finley and Tom Finley

Coronavirus Update – May 29, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

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Dear Village at Belmar Community,

As a follow up to yesterday’s letter, we wanted to share the final 10 results that we were waiting on.  We just received all 10 results and they were all negative.  

We have now tested a total of 185 assisted living and memory care residents and associates with the total number of positive cases to 2 residents and 3 associates.  

We continue to be in close communication with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and Jefferson County Health Department and are following 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 thank you all for your continued patience during this difficult and uncertain time.  We are also excited to announce that we have established a Village at Belmar Hotline for future updates.  This line will regularly have recorded messages to keep all of you informed and updated.  The phone number for this hotline is (720) 545-0363.  These messages will start on June 1st and we will be discontinuing our written updates in lieu of the recorded messages.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Michael Ruback.

Sincerely,

Tom and Susie Finley – Founder and Principal