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Good Friends Might Be Your Best Brain Booster As You Age

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Here’s a wonderful resource from California Healthline regarding a study of “SuperAgers” — men and women over age 80 whose memories are as good — or better — than people 20 to 30 years younger, and the positive impacts of social relationships on brain activity.  

To find out more about this research linking positive relationships to a reduced risk of cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment and dementia, CLICK HERE.

Get Informed by Reading Food Labels

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Reading labels can help you make informed food choices. Packaged foods and drinks—the types that come in cans, boxes, bottles, jars, and bags—have a lot of nutrition and food safety information on their labels or packaging.

For tips from the National Institute on Aging on what to look for on a food label, CLICK HERE.

Coronavirus Update – June 26, 2020 at 11:00 am

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Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We are excited to announce that policies and systems have been developed to allow for outdoor visitation.  COVID-19 continues to be active in our city, and the risk to our residents is significant.  For this reason it is important that you understand and comply with guidelines to minimize chances of transmission of this disease during your visit. There are specific measures proven to prevent transmission. Visits can be scheduled through the Sign-Up Genius link below. 

Assisted Living: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B48AFAA23A7FF2-assisted

Memory Care:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B48AFAA23A7FF2-memory

They are as follows:

  • Social distancing of 6 feet or more: This means that you may not hug or kiss your loved one and must always maintain a distance of 6 feet apart during your visit.
  • Wearing of masks: Please wear a mask at all times during your visit and ensure that it safely covers your mouth and nose.
  • Frequent handwashing: We will have hand sanitizer available. Please sanitize your hands at the beginning of your visit and any time you inadvertently touch your face or mouth.

On the day of your visit, please follow this process:

  1. On the day of your scheduled visit, please call if you are having any symptoms: fever above 100.0 degrees, chills, cough, other respiratory symptoms, malaise, muscle aches, loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, headache, sore throat or other flu-like symptoms. The visit will need to be cancelled if you are having any of these symptoms or have experienced them in the previous 14 days.
  2. If you are symptom free and have had no exposure to others with these symptoms, please call (303) 351-5455 to let the concierge know that you have arrived for your visit and come to the vestibule where staff will meet you. Staff will come and take your temperature, ask questions about any possible exposures, ensure that you have a mask and understand the precautions that must be followed. Staff will then direct you to the designated outdoor visitation area.
  3. Please be aware that you will not be able to come into the community at any time. Please do not leave the designated area to interact with any other residents or staff. Your loved one then be escorted to the visitation area.
  4. No more than 4 family members may participate in the visit. It is important that all persons participating in the visit maintain social distancing of 6 feet apart with the resident and each other during the visit.

Please understand that access to outdoor visitation may not be a permanent relaxation of COVID-19 precautions. The State of Colorado continues to monitor infection rates across the state and may further relax or restrict visitation policies in the future. We will keep you up to date as circumstances change.

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder and Principal

Important Nutrients to Know: Proteins, Carbohydrates and Fats

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Baked salmon garnished with asparagus and tomatoes with herbs. Top view

As we age, it’s important to continue to provide our bodies with the best fuel and resources needed for optimal physical activity and mental acuity.

To view a wonderful piece by the National Institute on Aging regarding how nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates and fats can serve as the foundation for good health, CLICK HERE.

June 24, 2020 at 1:00 pm

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Dear Village at Belmar Community,

We wanted to provide an additional update to you regarding the final pending testing of the residents as a result of the contact tracing that was done against the positive associate we reported to you on June 16th.  As we reported in our June 22nd update, we had received 141 results back from our resident testing and all results were negative for COVID-19.  We were waiting on 8 more results and they have all come back negative.  We are extremely pleased with these results and proud of our associates and residents for their adherence to safety precautions.

We had also reported to you that the associate who tested positive was hospitalized and we are very pleased to report that this individual continues to improve and is recovering at home.

We are working on our weekly associate testing.  As a reminder, this testing period has been recommended by the State of Colorado for all senior living communities and we voluntarily requested to be one of the first to receive the state’s supplies to start this process.  

We thank you all for your continued patience and understanding during this difficult and uncertain time.  We will shift back to our Hotline updates for routine updates and those can be heard at (720) 545-0363.  

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Village at Belmar’s Executive Director, Michael Ruback. 

Sincerely,

Tom & Susie Finley – Founder & Principal