COVID Update 1.8.21 and Channel 1970 1.10
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To: Dunwoody Village Residents, Families and Staff From: Kathy Barton, Director of Operations Brandon Jolly, Director of Health Services Re: CONTINUED UPDATE RE: COVID-19 January 8, 2021 General Updates: Care Center Updates: Vaccines - CVS Pharmacy is scheduled to be on-site at Dunwoody Village on 1/14/21 to begin vaccinating Care Center residents and staff. Today I received notice that our second on-site vaccine clinic is scheduled for 2/9/21. County Positivity Rate: Delaware County’s Covid-19 Positivity Rate remains above 10%, currently at 11.0% as of 1/4/2021. Although it is dropping, Delaware County will remain in a “red-level” of risk for Covid-19 until the County positivity rate drops below 10%. Status of Positive Cases: We currently have a total of (13) Covid positive residents in the skilled center on all four units: Dundale, Pavilion, Patten and Fairlee. 5 residents have finished their 14- day quarantine and have recovered. Over this weekend, we will have 5 more residents complete their 14-day Quarantine. The units are closed to all access, except for essential staff needed to provide care to residents on the units. All units are currently under strict infection control precautions. No new residents in personal care have tested positive since December 23, 2020. In the past week we have had 6 staff test positive for Covid. 2 have some symptoms and 4 are asymptomatic. They are all quarantined at home. We also have 12 staff that are out due to being exposed with close personal contact to someone that tested positive to Covid or with symptoms of Covid. Testing: All residents and Care Center staff are being tested twice per week until covid-19 positivity rates for Delaware County drop below 10%. Residential Updates: Preserve PA Preserve PA is a Covid-19 crisis counseling program which offers free and confidential support and referral information. Trained professionals are available 24/7 by calling 1-855-284-2494. Construction Update: Things are really moving now. The West Country house corridor came down Wednesday and the debris is being removed. The partitions upstairs have gone up in lighting speed. The windows have been placed where you will be able to see the most action. The one near the lounge will give you a view of the new dining venues as they start to materialize and the other window near the resident mail room will be outside the new auditorium. Next week they will begin to put partitions up on the lower floor. Included with your mail today is the second issue from Warfel of their construction update. We also have been given more pictures and information that we can distribute via e-mail. We will send it out via the e-mail list that Dunwoody has. If you would like to be added to the list. please provide Marketing your e-mail address. The first e-mail will go out on Monday. WE will have a few printed copies in Marketing if you are interested. Video by Dr. Lawrence – On Tuesday, January 12, after the DVRA meeting we will be showing a video from Dr. Lawrence about the Vaccine and some common questions people have about the vaccine. It is about 25 minutes and has a lot of good information. Connie and Kathy Show: The Connie and Kathy show will be on January 19th at 7pm. Please send your questions to Connie Stuckert either by e-mail or written note. We need these questions by Friday,January 15th. Lobby Visitation is Not Permitted: Please keep in mind that all visitation must be pre-approved and arranged in advance. If family or friends would like to drop off items, please ask them to leave those items at the front desk for pick-up or delivery to your residence. Meeting with outside persons and congregating in the Lobby poses a risk to residents and staff. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping your fellow residents and staff safe. Travel Restrictions – PA Department of Health: www.PA.gov By Order issued November 17, 2020, as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, November 20, 2020: Travelers entering PA from other countries or states as well as Pennsylvanians who are returning home from other countries or states are required to have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior to entering the Commonwealth of PA or quarantine for 14 days upon entry into PA. Individuals travelling for work, medical reasons, or military order are exempt. This travel restriction to and from ALL states remains in effect until further notice. Friday, January 8, 2021 To: All Residents From: Connie Stuckert, President, DVRA Re: Upcoming Channel 1970 Programs, etc. I’m back, spurred on by the Executive Committee. We hope these weekly memos will help lessen our coronavirus imposed isolation and lighten the bleak winter blahs a little. The times are chaotic, both in the country and here at Dunwoody. I’ve been thinking about chaos a lot lately. The last few days have been a good case in point. As we prepare to get even more shut down and closed in by the construction project, residents (especially in the Village) have been treated to the sight of furniture flying in all directions around the halls as areas to be walled off are emptied of their contents. Armchairs, lamps and sofas are appearing in strange places. A new Arts & Crafts Studio has sprouted on the B-200 corridor, while the move of the Library is well under way. The corridors are filled with chains of movers pushing dollies containing our precious books. Soon all will be ready, even if we can’t use it just yet because of the shutdown. In the auditorium the fitness instructors are carrying on valiantly in the midst of hammering and banging while the little backstage storeroom is turned into a food staging area for Dining Services. The lobby is a zoo, with never a dull moment for Jean. All this organized chaos is in preparation for the sealing off of the south part of the building, which will be complete soon. The West Country House corridor has already gone the way of all flesh. All this activity has been unsettling and a little disorienting, but it will quiet down and we will adapt. We have become experts at adapting! And the vaccines are coming, yea! We don’t know exactly when, but it will be fairly soon, so hang in there and don’t do anything stupid in the meantime. If you want to bring a little peace into your life, indulge in some of the many offerings on 1970 this coming week. The highlight (of course!) is the Residents Association meeting Tuesday evening. Monday evening has a not-to-be-missed documentary on the life of Bette Davis, while classical music on Wednesday features Beethoven’s Concerto in C Major, op. 56, with Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, and Yo Yo Ma. “The West Wing” on Thursday evening is well into Season 2. “Doc Martin” pops up again Friday evening. The morning exercise schedule remains unchanged. In the afternoons on Monday and Wednesday Winston Churchill faces the triumphs and defeats of WW II and the immediate post-war period. The perennial favorites Keeping Up Appearances and Downton Abbey continue on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons respectively. The week winds down Friday afternoon with a session on understanding printmaking, taught by Sharon Latchaw Hirsh. Enjoy! PLEASE TURN OVER TO SEE THE 1970 SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK CHANNEL 1970 January 10– January 16 2021 1/10-1/16 Morning Afternoon Evening *All showings are at 2 pm, unless otherwise noted Movie: 2 PM Movie “Enough Sunday Said” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James 1/10 Gandolfini 2013 PG 93 min PG Comedy, Drama, Romance Exercise: Cathi 9:00 Morning Stretch 9:45 Modified Arthritis Monday How Winston Churchill Changed Foundation the World (Churchill & Stalin; 7 PM – Documentary: "Bette Davis” 1/11 10:30 Strength Churchill’s Wartime Leadership) (Similar to one in Fitness Class before Covid) Exercise: Julie 9:00 Morning Stretch 7 pm – DVRA Meeting Tuesday Keeping Up Appearances, 35 & 9:45 Personal Care Video from Dr. Lawrence on the 36 1/12 10:30 Strength Vaccine will follow the meeting 11:15 Indoor Chair Yoga* Exercise: Pat 7 pm – Concerto for Piano, Violin, 9:00 Morning Stretch Cello and Orchestra in C Major, op How Winston Churchill Changed Wednesday 9:45 Modified Arthritis .56 by Ludwig von Beethoven Piano: the World (From Tehran to Foundation Daniel Barenboim, Violin: Itzhak 1/13 Yalta; Peace, Churchill,& Voters) 10:30 Strength Class Perlman, 11:15 Indoor Chair Yoga* Cello: Yo Yo Ma Exercise: Bonnie 9:00 Morning Stretch Thursday 9:45 Balance Class 7 pm – West Wing: Season 2, Disc 4: Downton Abbey (4/2) 1/14 10:30 Pilates Class Episode 15: “Ellie” Marc Shay: 11:15 Indoor Tai Chi* Exercise: Jo Matey How to Look at & Understand Friday 9:00 Morning Stretch 7 pm – Doc Martin: Disc 3 Episode 8 : Great Art, Sharon Latchaw Hirsh 9:45 Balance Class “Erotomania” 1/15 (Printmaking) 10:30 Indoor Chair Yoga* 7 pm Movie – “The Client” Susan Saturday Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones Chik 1/16 1994 PG 119 min Crime, Drama, Mystery ** Bette Davis earned her reputation as a great actress and an uncompromising trailblazer. The iron-willed star's offscreen alter ego often matched her on-screen persona. This documentary presents an engaging portrait of a complex cinema legend. .