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The Newsletter of the Army Residence Community VolumeThe 32 Number 12 Eagle December 2018 BAMC Homecoming ARC Residents Welcomed at Retiree Event Editor’s Notebook Inside The Eagle Just about everyone here December 2018 is enrolled in Medicare and is a Tricare for Life 1 Front Cover: Homecoming at BAMC beneficiary. December is a 2 Contents good time to check with 2 Editor’s Notebook Resident Services and see that their file 3 Birthdays and Passings documents (such as the Uniformed Services ID 3 Happy Birthday, National Guard Card) for you match your current ones. For 4-5 A Conversation with the CEO example, within the past two months you 6 Library should have received an updated Medicare 7 AARP Tax Aide Volunteers Needed card (above) with a Medicare Number instead 8 Pickleball – Tennis, Anyone? of your Social Security Number. This will give 8 ‘Thank You’ from Nancy and Ed Mueller you a chance to visit their office arrangement in 9 The Fall Golf Tournament Results Rooms 305 and 307. 9 Eagle Luncheons Continue in December 10-11 Homecoming at BAMC The last day to contribute to the Employee 12 Poetry Chronicling a Soldier’s Odyssey Gift Fund for the presentation in mid-December th 13 Computer and Technology Club 2018 is December 5 . Please consider and 13 Golden Diggers make your donation for this time frame. 14-15 Wall Artists of the Month: The Cut-Ups This year Bert Mitchell and Linda Sorber 16-18 November Activities have stepped up to head the High-Rise 19 November Movies Christmas decorating committee. One great 20 New Year’s Eve Celebration at the ARC way to thank them is to join in helping retire the The Eagle continues on the ARCNet with: decorations for another year. Please contact Thanksgiving Scrapbook Bert Mitchell, 210-659-4762 or Linda Sorber at American Revolution, 240 Years Ago 210-646-5579 to let them know you’re ready to Artist of the Month, The Cut-Ups: Quilts step up, beginning Wednesday, 2 January. WWI Centennial, Conclusion: Please check the ARCNet Eagle for some WWII: 75 Years Ago superlative articles, especially the three military Form VTR-421, Application for Military history series by Mike Huebner. The World Meritorious Service License Plates War I Centennial concludes this month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This front cover of Two series were placed “on hold” this month: The Eagle is ‘All in the ARC Family’ by Karen Wallace, and another fine ‘How the Chapel Came to Be’ by Bob Mesick. creation by Grace Both series started in the paper edition, and Newton, our will continue in the January 2019 paper edition, Director of which has an absolute limit of 20 pages. Communication. This is now the This is the third month the ‘Wall Artist of the 18th Eagle front Month’ is a two-page profile of the artist and cover featuring a their work. My thanks to writer Al Bates for great cover story accepting this challenge, and to the artists for image and the sharing their perspectives and their work. powerful text font Their work has enriched our days here. Please proclaiming The check the full color continuation of the article in Eagle. The front cover articles are often the ARCNet edition. interesting accounts of Residents’ experiences. This month’s cover story of a Homecoming at Thank you for giving me the privilege of being BAMC, on page 10, continues the tradition. the Editor. --- Kevin Scott 2 The Eagle December 2018 BIRTHDAYS AND PASSINGS JANUARY BIRTHDAYS 01 Cynthia Benedict DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 01 Henry R. Palmer 01 Paul Roush 01 Gerald J. Ruder 03 Meg Alexander 02 Ginger Armstrong 03 Steve Stevens 02 Jean Stewart 05 Hatsie Meloy 06 Marilyn O’Hair PASSINGS SINCE LAST ISSUE 06 Pat Skogerboe Nov 5 Mrs. Charlotte Autery 06 Deanne Busick Nov 8 Mrs. Maryada Artiglia 07 Richard Anderegg Nov 19 Mrs. Betty Watson 07 Barbara Lowe Nov 19 Mrs. Joan Hall 08 Karen Foncannon Nov 19 Mrs. Carol Samusson 08 Bill Harris ------------------------------------------------------- 08 Mary Karges 08 Kateva Lafield 08 Joan Lyman 09 William Joyce 10 Ed Dallas 10 Wil Byrd 11 Judie Richtsmeier 11 Nita Whiting December 13: The 382nd Birthday 12 Judy Brockway of the National Guard. 14 Bill Hill 15 Margaret Webster 11:30 a.m. – Complimentary birthday cake 15 Harley Hartung in Front Lobby of High Rise 16 Mary Brown Each U.S. state, District of Columbia, 16 Betty Huskerson Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 16 Barbara Robinson territories of Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands 16 Joan Stanfield maintain both an Army National Guard and an 16 Barry Winzeler Air National Guard. 17 Jim Smith 19 Joan Haley On December 13 of 1636, a declaration by 19 Fran Robbins the Massachusetts General Court established 19 Arlene Robinette an official militia. The resolution required that 21 Winona Diltz all able-bodied men from age 16 to 60 were 21 Maurine Little expected to join. This organization today is 22 John Kraus known as the National Guard. 23 Don Bartlett 24 Irven R. Cooper, Jr. After the United States was formed and the 24 Connie Handel country grew, each state established its own 25 David Brooks militia. The term National Guard was not the 27 Martha Bock official name until 1933. 28 Roberta Mitchell After World War II, the Air National Guard 29 Herbert Coleman was created as a component of the newly 29 John Frye, Jr. established United States Air Force. 29 Bill Klein 30 Doreen Jenkins Today, approximately 350,000 men and 30 Vi McBride women serve in the National Guard and the Air 31 Joan Weart National Guard, 39% of the Army’s operational force. --- nationaldaycalendar.com December 2018 The Eagle 3 A Conversation with the CEO We’re trailing a little, but Marketing and our entire team is working hard to keep this on track. KS: Your briefing at the Resident Council meeting There have been several refunds, where newly on November 13th covered a lot of territory . arrived Residents elect to move out. I point out SF: The meeting here that the Army Residence Community offers a was very positive caring and generous refund policy because we and I appreciate know there are many factors in play. It’s also not the sense of unusual for a Resident who left in previous years to ownership and return when matters change. stewardship I felt KS: What else influences Entrance Fee revenue? among the group. SF: We’ve done several things to make this more My slides began positive. One is to be more flexible and reduce with the financials some of the cost a current Resident will bear when first, showing they move from their current property to a smaller Service Revenue one, for health or financial reasons or when their against Service spouse passes away. Expenses. Our service revenue comes from entrance and Another is to speed up our unit turnover process. maintenance fees, and Health Care payments from This fiscal year to date we have spent around Medicare, other insurance, and from Residents. $736,000 to bring properties up to date and move- in ready quicker. In the area of Capital Expenses, We have started the fiscal year out positively and the entire area totals $4.2 million for all of Fiscal are slightly ahead of plan, mainly due to expense Year 2019. The Unit Turnover portion is control and fundraising revenue. There’s some key $2,472,000, almost 59% of our Capital Expenses savings in our expenses. The restructuring and budget. elimination of two positions in Environmental Services, and the decision not to fill the vacant We’re concentrating on upgrading properties which (Chief Operating Officer) had an impact. We also become vacant to a contemporary standard, as well have some unfilled positions in Housekeeping, as incorporating any needs or wishes the new Dining Services, Health Care and Maintenance, but Resident gives us. Right now, we utilize both our we’re actively recruiting to fill those slots which in-house staff in Unit Turnover and outside bring direct service to Residents. contractors if needed to meet our schedule and improve the turnaround time of units. This also KS: The term “Days of Cash on Hand” means . helps us offer a more marketable inventory of units SF: Basically, the daily expenses of our community as well. add up to $76,742. How many days could we operate at the rate of $76,742 with the cash we KS: What sort of work does a contractor do when it have on hand? We could operate 391 days. The comes to Unit Turnover? industry standard is between 258 and 332 Days of SF: Installing new flooring, cabinets and Cash on Hand. Our position shows we have more countertops is what immediately comes to mind. cash on hand than the industry standard. Converting the old short bathtub shower enclosure Our bond payment in July totaled 44 Days of Cash to a tiled walk-in shower is also often done by a on Hand, or $3,382,525. contractor. When the work includes the overhead sprinkler system, that’s also a contractor job. KS: Can you discuss entrance fees and revenue as our occupancy is lower than budgeted…. KS: Are there any other developments within Marketing? SF: We forecast incoming arrivals (individuals or couples) of 44 per year. So, we’re anticipating the SF: Of course! I hope I’ve given you the revenue which 44 arrivals will bring. On the chart impression that Marketing is a dynamic we’re using a factor of $178,300 as an entrance fee environment with a great message.