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Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We are happy to inform our residents, families, and staff that there have been no cases of Covid-19 within the community either of residents or associates within the last several weeks. The careful compliance with guidelines has been effective in protecting everyone. Thank you for your vigilance. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

We will continue to test all residents and associates weekly. We ask everyone to cooperate with testing even though you may be fully vaccinated. There have been some breakthrough cases of Covid-19 in individuals who were vaccinated. Additionally, the effectiveness of the vaccine for some of the variant Covid-19 viruses that have been identified have not been determined.  To help identify these situations as soon as possible, we will continue with weekly testing.

You may have noticed that cases in Jefferson County have been increasing once again, indicating that continued careful compliance is required. This includes wearing masks, for residents when they are out of their apartment, and associates and visitors at all times. It also includes frequent hand sanitizing and social distancing. Your cooperation with following these guidelines has been instrumental in keeping associates and residents safe.

As always, we have been in continued 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 our Medical Consultant, Dr. Gagandeep Singh.  We will notify you of any further changes. 

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Rebecca Norris, at (303)351-5455.

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal

Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We are happy to inform everyone that the guidance from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE) for visitation has been updated related to Covid-19!  Many of you have asked about changes in visitation related to guidance recently released by the Center for Medicare Services (CMS).  The guidance that applies to Carillon at Belleview Station for visitation is not mandated by the CMS, but rather CDPHE.   These recent revisions can be summarized as follows:

1. Residents who are vaccinated no longer need to quarantine for 14 days after being out of the community overnight.
2. Residents who have had a known exposure to someone who is Covid positive must quarantine for 14 days whether vaccinated or not.
3. Visitation for vaccinated residents has been liberalized to the following guidelines:
   1. Visits may now be conducted in the resident apartment. 
   2. Visits will continue to be by appointment using the same process as previously, limited to 2 visitors at a time and a timeframe of 45 minutes.
   3. Both residents and visitors must use a mask and socially distance from staff and other residents.
   4. Visitors may make physical contact with their resident if they are masked and sanitize their hands both before and after.
4. Unvaccinated residents may visit with their loved ones in common areas without physical contact and must follow all the above guidelines. Again, these visits must be scheduled and limited to 2 visitors for 45 minutes.
5. Guidance for dining and small group activities has not changed. Residents must mask and use social distancing during all activities.
6. Just as our associates continue to mask and use proper infection control practices, we ask that all residents mask when out of their apartment, sanitize their hands frequently and maintain six feet of distance from others in the community.
7. Family members and/or guests are still not permitted to join residents at the community for meals or life enrichment programming.  
8. Weekly testing will continue for all associates and for residents that have been out of the community in the past week.

We continue to carefully screen all individuals who enter the community and ask that you not visit if you are feeling ill or have been exposed to anyone with Covide-19.  None of the Covid vaccines are 100% effective and there are new variants of the virus being identified regularly.  For these reasons, we encourage all family members and friends who visit to limit their exposure out in public prior to your visit. 

We have been in continued 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 our Medical Consultant, Dr. Gagandeep Singh.  We will notify you of any further changes. 

As a reminder, as we communicated to you earlier in the month, standard charges for meals and meal delivery will resume on April 1^st.  

Thank you for your continued vigilance in keeping yourself, your loved ones, and our associates safe during this challenging time. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Rebecca Norris, at (303)351-5455.

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal

Dear Village at Belmar Community,

As the winter season progresses, the Covid-19 situation in Colorado has improved. The incidence of Covid has decreased and the majority of our residents are fully vaccinated which is something to celebrate. This has made indoor visitation possible for our residents and their families. 

There is a temptation to let down our guard and return to life as it was before Covid. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is urging all residents and staff in assisted living to “stay the course”. 

The purpose of this letter is to inform everyone that guidance has not changed. Residents and staff must continue to use face masks and social distancing and follow the visitation guidelines to prevent spread of Covid. Because the vaccines are not 100% effective, there have been three to four breakthrough cases of Covid per day in the state of Colorado. Breakthrough cases are cases of Covid in individuals who are fully vaccinated. Long term care facilities continue to have outbreaks and new variants of Covid are being identified regularly. For these reasons, we must continue to be vigilant and follow guidance.

The Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance that residents may have visits in their apartments and have physical contact with their loved ones which may be confusing to some as this is strictly for nursing home settings who are federally funded. Because we are licensed by the state of Colorado, we must follow the guidance issued by CDPHE which has not changed. CDPHE is considering this new guidance from CMS and will let us know if they make similar changes in the future. We, in turn, will notify you immediately of any changes.

Thank you for your continued vigilance in keeping yourself, your loved ones, and our associates safe during this challenging time. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Rebecca Norris, at (303) 351-5455.

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal

Dear Village at Belmar Community,

For our regular update on our Covid-19 status, we have some good news to share regarding changing guidelines for indoor visitation. We can follow these new guidelines due to the fact that all of our weekly surveillance testing continues to be negative.

The best news that we are very excited to share is that families and friends are now able to visit without testing for Covid-19. Testing is encouraged as well as quarantining for 14 days prior to a visit, but they are no longer required. Outdoor visitation also remains preferential to indoor visitation, weather permitting, due to the increased ventilation.  

We will begin this visitation on Wednesday, March 3^rd.  According to established state guidelines, visits may take place for 45 minutes in common areas of the community which have been identified for this use. Visits may not occur in resident suites unless there are extenuating circumstances, and it is approved in advance by our Health Services Director and/ or Executive Director. Children may visit if they are able to keep a mask on and abide by guidelines. The number of individuals that may visit each resident will be limited to two per visit and the number of visitor groups at any one time will also be limited.

Visitors must schedule their visit in advance using Sign Up Genius. The links for sign up are as follows:

Assisted Living:

Indoor: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B48AFAA23A7FF2-indoor

Dome: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B48AFAA23A7FF2-village

Monarch House:

February Dome Visits: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-february

February Indoor: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-monarch4

March Dome: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-march1

March Indoor: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-march

Visitors must check in at the front desk, be screened and their temperature taken. Visitors should not come to the community if they have a known exposure to Covid-19 or are experiencing the following symptoms: fever, chills, body aches, headache, sore throat, cough, loss of sense of taste and/or smell, diarrhea and/or vomiting.

Once the screening process is completed, visitors will be directed to the proper area for visitation and the resident will be escorted to that area. It is vital that all parties keep their masks on during the entire visit which will preclude sharing food during this time. All participants in the visit must remain at least 6 ft apart. Visitors must also remain in the designated visitation area. If assistance is needed, the resident should push their pendant or someone may call the front concierge desk. Please do not leave the visitation area to look for assistance.

The state has determined these guidelines must be followed even if the resident and/or visitors have been vaccinated. Although vaccinations have shown a high level of effectiveness, they are not yet known to be 100% effective. New strains of Covid are also being identified for which the effectiveness of vaccines has not been determined. Because of the vulnerability of our residents, we must still use caution in situations that may increase exposure.

The other change in guidance relates to residents leaving the community. Residents may now leave the community during the day without needing to quarantine upon return unless they are out overnight. We ask that all residents sign out at the front concierge desk before leaving the community and sign back in once they return.  We continue to encourage residents to limit their exposure out in the general community by being selective of where they go and always wear a mask when out.

We have been in continued 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 our Medical Consultant, Dr. Gagandeep Singh.  Staff continue use of masks and proper infection control practices.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Rebecca Norris, at (303) 351-5455.

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley

February 17, 2021

Dear Village at Belmar Community,

As communicated in our previous update letter, we would like to provide you with further details and updates regarding our community Covid-19 status. Based on the surveillance testing results from our most recent testing of staff, there were no positive results.  Our second Covid-19 vaccine clinic was completed on 2/11.  As a result of the resident and staff participation in completing their vaccinations, we plan to re-open our dining room(s) and offer small group activities, with proper social distancing.

Effective March 1^st, the dining rooms for both Independent Living and Assisted Living will re-open.  Further details around scheduled mealtimes and seating protocols will soon be sent out to all residents by the Culinary team.  To maximize on staffing assignments and efficiencies during the re-opening of the dining rooms, we will no longer have staff available to provide “free” meal delivery.  Effective April 1, 2021 the meal delivery fee will be re-instated for both Independent and Assisted Living. 

Additionally, we will also begin offering small group activities in common spaces.  These planned activities will require that all residents and staff continue to wear a mask, with proper social distancing.  Our Life Enrichment team will send out a revised activity calendar to all residents.

Outdoor visitation will continue to be in place, with scheduled visits through the “Sign-Up Genius”. The links for the sign-up are as follows:

Assisted Living:

Indoor: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B48AFAA23A7FF2-indoor

Dome: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B48AFAA23A7FF2-village

Monarch House:

February Dome Visits: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-february

February Indoor: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-monarch4

March Dome: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-march1

March Indoor: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-march

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 our Medical Consultant, Dr.

Gagandeep Singh.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Rebecca Norris, at (303) 351-5455.

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal

Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We wanted to provide an update to all of you regarding our community Covid-19 status. We are very pleased to report that we currently do not have any positive residents or associates at the community.  We are also pleased to report that we have completed our first vaccination clinic and are very much looking forward to our second one coming up on February 11^th.  

Based on this information, we are very excited to begin outdoor visitation in our newly acquired visitation domes! Outdoor visitation will resume on Tuesday, January 26^th.  Please use the Sign-Up Genius Links below to sign up for your preferred time slot.  We will continue to do window visits as we have been using the links below.  

Assisted Living Sign-Up Links:

Window Visits: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b48afaa23a7ff2-assisted

Visitation Domes Outdoor Visits: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b48afaa23a7ff2-village

Memory Care Sign-Up Links:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4AAFA829A6FD0-february

We will continue with testing our associates weekly as well as any residents who leave the community for scheduled appointments.  

Once we have our second vaccination clinic on February 11^th, we will re-evaluate resuming in person dining as well as small group activities.  We are also working through plans to establish indoor visitation guidelines based on the requirements established last September.  We will be sending out additional communication in the coming week outlining these plans.  

We have been in continued 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 our Medical Consultant, Dr. Gagandeep Singh.  Staff continue use of masks and PPE, and our leadership team is fully engaged in providing ongoing education and follow-up to ensure its proper use.

Please remember that you can always check our Hotline for regular updates and those can be heard at (720) 545-0363.

Thank you for your continued patience as we optimistically  inch ever so close to the end of this pandemic. If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Rebecca Norris, at (303) 351-5455.  

Also, please follow up on our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/VillageatBelmar/posts/1802570549911118) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CKU3wYljLVm/) pages for more updates.  

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal