The Newsletter of the Army Residence Community VolumeThe 34 Number 10 Eagle October 2020 Reviewing Advance Care Directives page 8 Miranda Rankin Lori Weatherly Clinical Liaison Assistant Director Resident Services Inside The Eagle October 2020 Contents 1 Front Cover: The Bistro Returns! 2 Contents 2 Our Historian Begins a New Series 2 What I did during the Lockdown 3 Birthdays and Passings 3 Birthday of the U.S. Navy, 13 October 3 Observing Columbus Day, 12 October 4 - 5 A Conversation with the CEO 6 Donations for a Specific ARC Item 7 ARC Library 8 - 9 Advance Care Directives 10 – 11 ArtsInspire Artists and Artwork 12 - 13 October Activities 14 – 15 Movies and Broadway Saturdays 16 Meet Activity Assistant Felicia Clarey The Resident Portal edition continues with: 17 – 19 American Revolution, 240 Years Ago: October 1780, “Battle of King’s Mountain” 20 – 21 “Mystic Chords of Memory,” The American Civil War, 160 Years Ago 22 Motel Showers and Tubs by Jack Kenton Mike Huebner (above) has brought another 23 – 27 The ‘ARC’ means ‘Artists Colony’ treasure to Eagle readers: A series on the American Civil War. His earlier series: The Lawson Magruder shares this news: I was Punitive Expedition into Mexico, the WWI encouraged for Centennial, and both the European and Pacific years by close Theaters of WWII have brought a keen friends and perspective of “what happened” and a fresh family to write a appreciation of our military history legacy. book. I always Please explore The Eagle archives at the had an excuse Resident Portal to discover these treasures. until COVID came along. I started writing individual stories over a three-month period which resulted in a 210-335-8683 210-335-VOTE memoir focused primarily on the If you have a question, the source above has leadership the answer. Deadline to be registered to vote lessons I in the November Election: 5 October. Early learned along the way. I am pleased to voting is conducted 13 – 30 October. Mail-In announce my book, A Soldier's Journey Living Ballots will be sent to registered voters age 65 His "Why", has been published on Amazon. and older during the first two weeks in October. Please mark the ballot and mail back promptly. 2 The Eagle October 2020 Birthdays and Passings OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS BEGINNING NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS (continued) 05 Frances Weller 06 Helen Pohly 03 Mary ‘Lou’ Dobbs 06 Norm Southerland 03 Susan Richmond 07 Helen Shackelford 03 Grace Salina 07 Kay Templin 03 Forrest Works 08 Helen Bartlett 05 Lawson Magruder 08 ‘Louise’ Draughon 06 Joe Morgan 08 Ren Mottley 08 Fred Underwood Monday, 12 October: PASSINGS SINCE LAST ISSUE 08 Sarah Wray Columbus Day. Although 09 Dave Carothers COL Ed Bradshaw 14 September not consistently celebrated 09 Trisha Flory COL Thomas Korte 19 September throughout the U.S., it is a 09 Kevin Scott COL Minton Newman 23 September Federal holiday. Banks and 10 Eleanor Hartman financial markets are closed. 13 Nan Burer 13 Martha Cronin 13 Richard Hearne 13 Freddy McFarren 15 Barbara McKinley 16 Nadine Acker 16 Robert Cabe 17 Annette Gohlke 18 Kenneth Hankins 18 Joe Hipp 18 Deborah Leas 19 Dorothy Stevens 19 Betty Watson 20 Jim Rice 22 Jack Charles 23 Beverly Wallace 24 Robert Fields 24 David Rosow 27 Frances Reed The United States Navy was numbered some fifty ships 29 Dee Grimshaw originally established as the over the course of the war, 29 John Young Continental navy on 13 with approximately twenty 30 Betsy Cross October 1775, when the warships active at its 31 Ron Stull Continental Congress maximum strength. authorized the procurement, 31 Mary Beth Ziegler- Today it’s the largest and fitting out, manning, and Stokes most capable navy in the dispatch of two armed world, with the highest vessels to cruise in search of combined battle fleet munitions ships supplying BEGINNING NOVEMBER tonnage. The Navy also the British Army in America. BIRTHDAYS boasts the world’s largest The legislation also aircraft carrier fleet, over established a Naval 01 Helen Cooper 300,000 active personnel, Committee to supervise the 01 David Kirkland and nearly 100,000 in the work. The Continental Navy 02 Marilyn Keller Ready Reserve. October 2020 The Eagle 3 A Conversation with the CEO Note: A Conversation with the CEO is an the rules jeopardizes our Residents’ and Co- impromptu exchange between Eagle editor Worker’s health. Kevin Scott and CEO Steve Fuller. This Every week (or more frequently when needed) conversation does not make official policy our COVID-19 Task Force meets and reviews announcements. Those are made through the guidance from these different agencies, Resident Updates. This exchange took place along with the status of the pandemic both at the week of 21 to 25 September. the ARC and in the local Bexar County area. Steve Fuller: Before I start, let’s begin by you The team then makes necessary adjustments recapping your remarks at the Residents to our protective measures including how we Council Meeting as the Eagle editor. accomplish these changes and when they will take effect. Kevin Scott: I’ve served as the editor for four KS: Please give an example. years, and for the past three years, the paper edition of The Eagle has been in a magazine SF: Sure. Take a routine matter like package format. But from Day One we’ve had a full- delivery to a Resident’s front door. Restrictions color, unabridged edition at the Resident pertaining to this have recently been relaxed, Portal. That edition has carried our great allowing for a carrier to deliver to Lakeside and military history series, which we couldn’t afford Legacy cottages. In the High-Rise, and to do if it were printed in proper scale and in full Assisted Living and Healthcare, an ARC Co- color in the paper edition. Worker still brings the package to the Resident’s door. For almost four years, we’ve used Constant Contact software to send via email an To arrive at the decision to do this, our team occasional message, often weekly, called the considered that a delivery person from Fedex Eagle Extra. It has short announcements of or UPS, for example, would be driving through upcoming events and links to other documents the campus on streets and approaching the or websites for more detailed information. entrances of cottages. In the High-Rise, they’d be moving through the hallways, common Finally, The Eagle will continue and expand the areas, elevators, and coming into contact with articles broadcast on the Community our Residents and Co-Workers. Information Channel, Cable Channel 1890, basically graphics with brief text, and an audio Let’s cut to the chase and get to the real track. The most recent example of this was an questions you’re ready to ask. What about eight-minute program showing the Liberty Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chapel Services, Belles’ Quilt Silent Auction. Sunday or Celebration Day Brunches, Movie matinees, and Dinner and a Movie Evenings at I’m ready to start asking questions. On the Lakeside Theater, and so on, right? topic of the COVID-19 restrictions being eased, KS: Our community is renowned for its what’s the process used by the ARC to arrive amenities. We might not get “back to normal” at these rules? until a vaccine is approved and given to SF: Sure. While the ARC offers many diverse Residents. But in the meantime . living options and levels of care, our SF: Our team reviews data and any issues of community also has a licensed Health Care concern or risk, and evaluates what center, operating under guidelines issued by circumstances are needed to restart specific CMS (Medicare), the CDC, and the health Resident activities or amenities. Team agencies of Texas and Bexar County. Every members also survey other retirement day we must ensure that we are operating communities in the local region to see how according to the current rules. Failure to they are implementing the rules, staffing comply with the rules could bring financial and requirements needed, and what best practices other penalties. More importantly, not following are being used. When we can safely relax the 4 The Eagle October 2020 A Conversation with the CEO Another area we’re anticipating is a restart for Chapel services. That’s Resident led, not Staff led, but we’re interested in that returning as soon as possible. Changing the subject, I’m glad to see the cover story to be reviewing advance care directives. I hope the article emphasizes the need for a Residents to communicate their wishes to the personnel who may be designated as having Medical Power of Attorney. Appointing a family member or trusted friend to act in your behalf should include a conversation about your wishes. There shouldn’t be guesswork here. KS: What can Residents expect regarding topics like the Strategic Plan? Has that been put on hold? SF: After a short pause in planning due to COVID, we restarted the planning process and the project planning team recently met on September 22nd. Our focus was on Phase One. That’s the refurbishment of High-Rise common areas and updating some of our empty apartments and Legacy Cottages. precautions, and, open Water’s Edge, for example, we must be staffed sufficiently and The planning team will be conducting focus use the best safety precautions to do it. groups and other forms of input to engage the Residents and obtain their insights and Right now, Thanksgiving is eight weeks away. preferences. We will be working to finalize the Dining Services Director Achim Barrow and his Phase I plans by January 2021.