Lively Mark 2655 NEBRASKA AVE | PALM HARBOR, FL 34684 | AUGUST 2, 2020
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THE Lively Mark 2655 NEBRASKA AVE | PALM HARBOR, FL 34684 | WWW.STMARKVILLAGE.ORG AUGUST 2, 2020 The New Normal Masks should be worn at all times outside your apartment except when you are seated in the Dining Room or Village Café. For those who would like to get tested for COV- ID-19 or are having symptoms of COVID-19, please Rise to the Occasion… refer to the “Where Can Someone Get Tested for St. Mark Village is positioned on land that COVID-19” Insert that was included in last week’s is approximately 75 feet above sea level. This issue of The Lively Mark. If you are having symp- is more than enough to protect us from the toms, notify your doctor of your symptoms as well as danger of a “storm surge”. Nonetheless, almost Resident Services, ext. 1706, as you must self-isolate. any storm surge could cut us off from many Remember your evening dining hours will switch this Sunday, August 2. Other dining options are places because the area’s road network could Take-Out, Café, or Open Seating Dining between be flooded, washed out, or blocked by debris. 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more detailed infor- Safe as we are from storm surge, we must not mation, please see the new IL Dining Room Insert overlook heavy rains which may affect the lo- distributed in this issue of The Lively Mark. cal area. It is very unlikely that we would ever Governor Ron DeSantis is suggesting those 65 need to evacuate our building because of high and older minimize their need to be out in public winds. Still, it is good to be prepared with an places where others are not social distancing but en- evacuation plan. courages this age group to get out in the sunshine. Dancing in the rain Thank you for all you do to make St. Mark At nature’s cloudy party. —Terri Guillemets Village so special. Change is hard but we need to change to become all that we can be. —Doug Fresh, CEO Club Room Renovations Televised Village Forum The Club Room is closed for renovations until further notice. The next Village Forum will be shown on We apologize for any inconvenience this may channel 732 on Friday, July 31, (the day you receive cause, but look forward to the outcome of this project. this newsletter) at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. DO Thank you for your patience. NOT come to the Chapel, please tune in to channel 732 for this informational meeting. This month’s agenda will include: Year-to-date THE Financials, Operations, and a COVID-19 Update. Lively Mark Please submit your questions and comments either For the Residents of St. Mark Village by filling out a comment card or by emailing Doug Doug Fresh, CEO Fresh, our CEO, at [email protected]. Doug Editor: Ellen Wade Layout and Design: Tina Glandis will answer your questions virtually—so be sure to Layout and Design: Marlene Di Maria tune into Channel 732. BayCare Coronavirus (COVID-19) Wellness Center Closure Resource Center: The Wellness Center is closed and all Wellness Visit https://baycare.org/coronavirus for valu- Classes are cancelled. We will notify you when able information including an online screening tool; Melanie returns and classes resume. patient education; and updates on the virus. Visitors Reminder COVID-19 Symptoms Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has extended his Executive Order of March 15th restricting non-essen- In our continuing efforts to reduce the possibility tial visitation in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living of spreading the Coronavirus, we ask that any Resi- Centers to September 5th. With these restrictions in dent experiencing the following symptoms stay in place here at St. Mark Village Care Center and High- their apartment and self isolate: land Lakes Assisted Living, our Independent Living • Headache Center will only allow essential visitors and visitors that are pre-approved through our daily Visitor’s • Diarrhea Pass. Guest apartment reservations will not be taken • Fever before September 5th. However, a Guest Apartment • Chills Pass can be obtained, if absolutely essential, through Administration. • Cough If you have a need for someone to enter our • Shortness of breath building, you can arrange that in the Administration Office by obtaining a Visitor’s Pass. You will need to • Sore Throat meet them in the Main Lobby by the Screening Desk • Muscle Pain and keep them with you at all times. Caregivers from a licensed agency (that provide care, i.e. medication • Repeated shaking w/chills assistance or showers) will not need a Visitor’s Pass • New loss of taste or smell. from Administration but will need to continue to be screened at the Front Desk. Groceries/packages for Residents in common areas exhibiting these Residents can still be left at the screening desk for symptoms will be asked to return to their apartment. delivery. Notify your doctor of your symptoms as well as Resident Services, ext. 1706. While self-isolating, Trivial Pursuit in the Chapel Resident Services will assist with mail delivery, etc. Test your knowledge and join us in the Chapel Contact the Dining Room, ext. 1737, for meal deliv- to play Trivial Pursuit on Monday, August 3, at ery arrangements. Thank you for your cooperation. 1:30 p.m. This game tests a player’s ability to answer Resident Birthdays general knowledge questions. The more questions you answer correctly, the more points you score for Esther G. August 2 your team. Are you ready for the challenge? If so, come for a stimulating battle of the minds. Robert R. August 2 Please be advised when you are attending any Sandra I. August 3 activity in the Chapel the pews are marked with Gail S. August 3 social distancing decals in the pews to designate where to sit. Patricia H. August 4 Angeline E. August 5 Just a Reminder... Elsie L. August 5 Thank you for locking your car in the parking lot and locking your door behind you when you leave Kenneth K. August 7 your apartment. If you forget your apartment keys, Wendy B. August 8 Security can let you in. The Lively Mark / August 2, 2020 Page 2 August’s Floor Meetings The Sanders of SMV August’s Resident Floor Meetings will be held in Come to the Hobby Room on Thursday, August 6, the Chapel. Each meeting will last 30 minutes with a from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help sand toys for 15 minute break in between. There will not be any The Toy Makers of East Lake. Sanding can be a great guest speakers at our August Floor Meetings. way to meet new friends—have fun and help out with this worthy cause! You’ll be putting a smile on a Monday, August 3rd: child’s face one toy at a time. You will need to bring • 1st Floor at 10:00 a.m. and wear your mask. • 2nd Floor at 10:45 a.m. Choice Hearing Solutions • 3rd Floor at 11:30 a.m. Come to the Hobby Room on Tuesday, August 11, Tuesday, August 4th: at 9:30 a.m. for a Hearing Clinic from Choice Hear- • 4th Floor at 10:00 a.m. ing Solutions. This company will offer their services on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Customer service • 6th Floor at 10:45 a.m.* and quality of life are just a couple of the goals of • 5th Floor at 11:30 a.m.* this company. Other goods and services they provide *Please note: the 5th and 6th Floors have include: swapped time slots on Tuesday. • Video Otoscopy (used to check for ear wax) Please be advised when you are attending any • Ear Wax Removal (limited at this time) activity in the Chapel the pews are marked with social distancing decals in the pews to designate • Hearing Screenings where to sit. • Hearing Aid Cleaning Midweek Movie • Minor Hearing Aid Repairs • One Complimentary package of Hearing Aid The Midweek Movie for Wednesday, August 5, Batteries is Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. Please sign in on the sheet located in the hallway When professional photographer J.B. “Jeff” Jef- the day before the clinic for an appointment time. fries is confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg, he Then, wait in the South Hall while social distancing becomes obsessed with watching the private dramas from one another until your name is called. You will of his neighbors play out across the courtyard. When be called into the Hobby Room one at a time. You he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nag- must wear a face mask and have your temperature ging wife, Jeffries enlists the help of his glamorous taken at the door before entry. Please come only at socialite girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to investigate the your appointment time and wait in South Hall until highly suspicious chain of events. Events that ulti- you are called. Limited Ear Wax Removal Service at mately lead to one of the most memorable and grip- this time. ping endings in all of film history. They are also available for individual consulta- This 1954 mystery thriller classic is 1 hour and tions and in-home hearing testing should the need 55 minutes long and will be shown at 11:00 a.m. and arise. Call 576-6160 to schedule an appointment. 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Rated PG for mild violence and mild sexuality. Please be advised when you are attending any It takes a long time activity in the Chapel the pews are marked with to grow an old friend.