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October 30, 2020 | 5:30 PM |
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The Beacon Hill Weekly Rundown |
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MDHHS on Indoor Visitation for Residential Care and Nursing Home Facilities
On October 21, 2020 Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon issued an Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 that updates and further expands requirements for residential care facilities, while also permitting indoor visitation in residential care facilities in certain circumstances.
This Emergency Order took effect on October 26, 2020. Under the order, visitation rules are linked to the risk level of the county for Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Nursing. The emergency order does not apply to Independent Living.
Beacon Hill is pleased with the steps taken by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to accommodate visitors at 1919 Boston. All measures will be taken to ensure that our community remains safe. In light of that, we ask that residents, staff and visitors continue to commit to maintaining the utmost care in abiding by our standards. This includes:
- Residents should wear a mask at all times while outside of their apartment in the community, except while seated at a table for meals. Residents should also wear a mask in their apartment while they have any visitors, including other Beacon Hill residents.
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Visitors should wear a mask at all times while in the community and while they are with a resident. This includes when the visitor is in a resident apartment.
- Residents, staff, and visitors social distance at least six feet when interacting with others in the community.
- Residents should refrain from unnecessary visitations in other resident apartment homes.
- Sign in and out of the community using Accushield kiosks™.
- Visitors are not permitted in common areas of the community at this time and should go straight to the resident apartment after signing in at the front entrance.
- If you are symptomatic or test positive within the next 14 days, call the Beacon Hill COVID Hotline: (616) 734-9544.
Thank you for working with Beacon Hill to ensure a safe and COVID-free environment.
For more information please reference the Emergency Order or visit the COVID-19 Information page on our website.
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In our fourth installment of the “God’s gift of the five senses” series, Chaplain Travis reflects and encourages engagement with all your senses in your spiritual practices. This week's blog reflects on taste.
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Our Latest Beacon Hill Foundation Newsletter is
Available Now
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The latest Newsletter from the Beacon Hill Foundation is now available on our website. In this issue of “Connections” we want to introduce you to some special workers on our frontline. Our care and service teams have addressed our restricted environments in creative ways which often means pursuing new approaches to a persistent problem. |
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Vistas Construction Update |
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Exciting progress is underway at the Vistas construction site. Over the next few weeks, the construction team will be pouring column pads inside the parking garage and will start setting precast columns. They will also be installing underground utilities and forming and pouring the garage door opening. The mason will continue work on the elevator shaft. |
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Next Week is Music Week
Starting Monday, November 2nd, the life enrichment team has various musical themed activities for residents to enjoy.
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Dining at 1845
Residents continue to enjoy lunch and dinner in the dining room, while breakfast will still be delivered to their room at this time.
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Saturday Movies are back!
This week we will be playing The Sound of Music. Sign up at the MPR bulletin board for our 2 o'clock showing!
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ALC Activities Schedule | Multi-Purpose Room
Monday:
1:30 PM - Name that Tune
Tuesday:
1:30 PM - Exercise
2:30 PM - Exercise
Wednesday:
1:30 PM - Exercise
2:30 PM - Exercise
Thursday:
1:30 PM - Exercise
2:30 PM - Exercise
Friday:
10:30 AM - Trivia
Activities are limited to 8 people. Sign up sheets will be located on the bulletin board near the Multi-Purpose Room.
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Spiritual Wellness
Assisted Living Chapel will be held on Sundays in the Multi-Purpose Room by Chaplain Travis at:
Spiritual Enrichment Series: You Are Never Alone by Max Lucado - with discussion facilitated by Chaplain Travis Thursdays at 10 AM
Skilled Nursing Chapel services will be held on Tuesdays in Skilled Nursing by Chaplain Mary.
- 2nd Floor: 11:00 AM
- 1st Floor: 12:00 PM
Memory Care devotional time is scheduled for Wednesday at 11:15 AM in MS1 and 12:15 PM in MS2.
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Skilled Nursing Activities
This week, our Life Enrichment team will host activities such as Exercises, Balloon Tennis, Manicures, Brain Games, and BINGO.
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Memory Care Activities
This week, our Life Enrichment team will engage our Memory Care residents in a variety of activities including Balloon Tennis, Exercises, Name that Tune, Manicures, Finish the Phrase and more.
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Gazing at The GRAM - Time Travel: 1900s-2000s Wednesday November 4, at 3:30 PM
Independent Living residents are invited to join us in the Community Room or Auditorium for virtual gallery tour of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Spaces are limited in both areas.
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This tour will focus on modern art in the museum's collection, from the mid-1900s to today. The artwork featured will include both paintings and sculptures, & some will include abstract art. Discover how color choices become important with this style, & symbolism behind the artist's choice of colors and shapes. |
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Please sign up at the concierge desk. |
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East Africa Adventure: Uganda Zoom presentation
by Ann Zoellner | Thursday, November 5 at 3:00 PM
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Thursday November 5th, 3:00pm Community Room & Auditorium In September 2019, Ann traveled to East Africa in search of an active journey...and she found it! She will share the planning, preparation and perils that went in to this adventure! Ann Zoellner is a retired educational leader, earned her BA & MA from MSU in Communication/Speech-Language Pathology. Ann is also the daughter of BH resident Dorothy Zoellner!
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The Villalobos Brothers | Monday, November 2 at 8:00 PM | Auditorium
Enjoy an exclusive Dia de los Muertos virtual concert experience featuring The Villalobos Brothers! The Villalobos Brothers have been acclaimed as one of today’s leading Contemporary Mexican ensembles. Their original compositions and arrangements masterfully blend and celebrate the richness of Mexican folk music with the intricate harmonies of jazz and classical music. The Villalobos Brothers deliver an intoxicating brew of brilliance, cadence and virtuosity that awaken the senses and mesmerize the listener. They were the first Mexican band ever to play at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NYC, as featured guest artists, adding this historic venue to an already impressive list of credits that includes the Latin Grammy Awards, Carnegie Hall, the Guggenheim Museum, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Teatro Amadeo Roldán in Havana.
Sign up at the concierge desk.
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Barnabas Foundation Webinar Series: Giving Commodities and Other Property | Wednesday,
November 4, 12:00 PM | Formal Dining Room
Give directly from your harvest or other assets you no longer need to stretch the value of your donation! By gifting commodities – such as grains, soybeans, corn, fruits, nuts and even livestock – or equipment to ministry, you can achieve greater Kingdom impact and experience personal tax savings.
Spaces are limited; please sign up with the Concierge.
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As a thank you, we will be providing each of our attendees with a complimentary gift certificate to use at the Bistro or the Garden Cafe! |
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How does Current Michigan Law Impact your Plans for your Home or Vacation Residence | Tuesday, November 3,
3:00 PM | Auditorium
A Zoom presentation brought to you by the Beacon Hill Foundation and Miller Johnson. Experts from Miller Johnson will provide an informative presentation on current state laws. Please sign up at the concierge desk.
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Dining Room Menu Week of 11/2 |
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Garden Cafe Weekly Specials Week of 11/2 |
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As always, thank you to everyone for making Beacon Hill a safe, healthy and wonderful place for our residents to live. |
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For more information, contact Beacon Hill at Eastgate
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