A Publication of Westminster Village North October 9, 2020

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Monitor the security of all facility buildings, parking areas and roadways by conducting security checks/tours at various times during the different work shifts; report all incidents and accidents immediately to the Manager of Plant Operations.

• Lock and unlock all the facility’s outside doors according to the assigned schedule. (Covid 19 protocol has required some changes)

• Make random drive thru/walk thru security checks throughout shift checking in at nurses stations during rounds.

• Monitor that lighting is in good working condition through nightly inspection and report of needed repairs.

• Check all mechanical rooms throughout shift inspecting and recording the pressure and temperature of heating and cooling equipment.

• Check all kitchens to make sure equipment is turned off and locked.

• Respond to urgent maintenance requests that cannot wait until day shift.

• Respond and assist on emergency medical needs as requested by nursing staff.

• 2nd shift removes trash from cottage homes on Monday and Thursday

• 2nd shift delivers cottage mail, packages and flowers as requested

• 3rd shift delivers newspapers to residents apartments and health center.

• 3rd shift removes trash from outside resident apartment doors.

• Respond to emergency calls regarding fire alarms.

• Complete shift checklist for Director of Campus Environment.

If you have a concern where you feel your needs are not being met, please do not hesitate to call my office at ext. 2260.

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Tamarack Residents

We wilhave begun painting patios inside the Tamarack courtyard and that work will continue into next week. The big lift will be moved inside the courtyard. Don’t be surprised if you see a painter out your patio window!

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Flu Shots

The nurses will be continuing to provide flu shots to all residents. Be expecting them to contact you!

Security at WVN

Wilda Duncan

It is the goal at Westminster Village North to maintain a safe, secure and healthy environment where residents, employees, visitors and the organization are free from the threat of violence regardless of source or type. Our maintenance staff are on campus 24/7 and they respond to any security need when called upon. Our staff do not carry weapons. When there are security calls of a serious nature, our staff are not asked to put themselves in harm’s way. In these instances, they call 911 and will monitor the situation until officers arrive. The City of Lawrence Police department is our local agency. CAMERAS: Our security cameras are located on the interior of each door on campus as well as the 63rd Street and Sunnyside Road entrances. When there is a security breach, this allows us to review footage that helps with any investigation needed. There are also cameras in some corridors inside the campus as well as on the exterior of some buildings. We have a combination of 85 cameras inside and outside of the buildings. No camera is located in such a way that will invade anyone’s privacy. Not every foot of space is covered by a camera. The receptionist has the ability to monitor these cameras 24/7.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN OF A SECURITY NATURE: If it is of urgent nature — where time is of the essence—call 911. Follow up with a call to the receptionist so that our staff can respond as needed. If it is less urgent— where time is not of the essence but our staff has time to check it out, you should call the receptionist and ask that maintenance/security staff be called.

24/7 STAFFING:

• Monday through Friday day shift: Our maintenance staff respond to security needs.

• 2nd shift – seven days a week: We have one staff person on duty

• 3rd shift – seven days a week: We have one staff person on duty. We have had some changes in this shift in the past month. We found a service provider. They have agreed to provide security services that includes other duties not common to security staffing but that we require at Westminster Village. We are fortunate to have two security staff covering this function and a third part-time person covering the weekend.

WIFI Update— I just signed off on a $15,000 WIFI upgrade. We will be

doing extra cabling and going from 3 to 30 access points. This should greatly improve the resident WIFI

experience.

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Indoor Visitation

Jackie Brewer

With the change in the weather, we have begun indoor visitation in all areas of our campus. Please note: indoor visitation will be held in designated areas, not in resident apartments, as we must be able to disinfect each area after a visit. Ac-cording to state and federal guidelines, we are allowed to offer indoor visitation as long as there has been no new facility coronavirus cases within the last 14 days. If we would have a resident test positive, it will close visitation for all areas.

There will continue to be some rules de-signed to reduce the opportunity to spread the coronavirus:

• Following all state guidelines, masks

must be worn at all time and people must social distance at 6’.

• Visits must be scheduled in advance

so no walk-in visits will be permit-ted. We ask you to schedule no later than noon for the next day.

• Visits will be 45 minutes in length

and will be held on the hour. If you are late arriving, you will need to leave at 45 minutes after the hour so that we have time to disinfect the area for the next visitor.

• Due to space constraints, visits will

be limited to 2 visitors and children under age 12 are not permitted.

• We ask that you do not share drinks

or food.

• Guests must check in at screening stations in advance of the visit.

• As we begin this program and un-til we understand demand, each resident will be able to schedule one visit per week.

Health Center: • To schedule, email djohnson@ westminstervillage.com • Guests must check in and screen at

Door # 11 in the Health Center • Visitation will be held in the Admin-

istrative Conference Room • Visitation hours (no visits between

1:00—2:00 due to resident lunch) M, W, F: 11:00, 12:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 TU, TH: 11:00, 12:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 SA: 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 2:00, 3:00 Assisted Living: • To schedule, email jbrewer@ Westminstervillage.com • Guests must check in and screen at

Laurel Commons main entrance (door #6)

• Visitation will be held in the confer-ence room off lobby.

• Visitation hours (no visits between 12:00—1:00 due to resident lunch)

M, W, F: 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 TU, TH: 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 SA: 10:00, 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 Independent Living: • To schedule, email jbrewer@ Westminstervillage.com • Guests must check in at Tamarack

main entrance (door #1) • Visitation will be held in the main

lobby • Visitation hours M, W, F: 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 TU, TH: 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 SA, SU: 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 Thank you for your patience!

Resident Council Response

Shelley Rauch

Parking Lot Ramps — WVN utilizes

landscape architects on all building projects to ensure all areas meet ADA requirements and are aesthetically

pleasing. If there are items above and beyond ADA requirements, capital dollars would need to be built into the

capital budget for such projects. At this time thee are no dollars in FY 2020 or FY 2021 for additional ramps. When there are special

requests made by residents, WVN is always willing to entertain a monetary gift for such projects.

IL Resident Directory — The

directory was last updated in March, 2020. We only update a couple times a year because it is 6 color pages and

printing is expensive. An updated directory will be available next week.

Touchtown Directory and Updates — The Touchtown Directory is

completely up-to-date. If you see a lack of information it is because we only add what the resident provides or

wants shared. We will be deleting some apps that are no longer used or needed. We are exploring some

upgrades to our Touchtown program currently. The resident tablets are 6 years old and were a gift from the

WVN Foundation. Because of the age of the tablets they are slower and can’t be upgraded. Residents can

utilize personal tablets for faster technology. We will gradually start replacing the tables when they no

longer function.

WORDS OF WORTH Worth Hartman, Chaplain

“Discovery Day” Monday, October 12 we celebrate Co-lumbus Day/Discovery Day. In recent times Native peoples remind us they had long been happily living in this “new” land Columbus “discovered.” In contem-porary times, while we may question the exploitive actions of Columbus we can still admire his courage, vision, persis-tence and his drive to discover and ex-plore. This Discovery Day we will think about a couple of spiritual explorers, who, like Columbus, crossed unknown waters trust-ing God as their guide. I am thinking of Moses and Joshua. Join us as we look at their journey of trust described in Deuter-onomy 31. God calls them to cross un-known, dangerous waters to find the “Promised Land.” Seems like we are fac-ing unknown waters of Coronavirus, navi-gating through fear, isolation and bore-dom. What about the treacherous waters of financial collapse, protest, social unrest and conflict and a contentious and uncer-tain upcoming election? Hear God’s words of reassurance: “Be strong and of good courage…It is the Lord who goes before you; God will be with you, God will not fail you or forsake you; do not fear or be dismayed” (Deut. 31:7,8) Explore all this more through: BIBLE STUDY Tamarack Bible Study, Columbus/Discovery Day, Monday, Octo-ber 12, 1:00 PM Tamarack Dining Room, “Crossing New Waters with God as Our Guide” Deuteronomy 31:1-8

WATCH COLUMBUS/DISCOVERY

DAY VESPER SERVICE for Sunday,

October 11, 2020 at the following link:

https://youtu.be/oFKV1a-J2x4

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Contemporary Kidding William Voiles

Barb was lying in bed one night. Larry was falling asleep but Barb was in a romantic mood and wanted to talk. She said: "You used to hold my hand when we were courting." Wearily he reached across, held her hand for a second and tried to get back to sleep. A few moments later she said: "Then you used to kiss me... " Mildly irritated, Larry reached across, gave her a peck on the cheek and set-tled down to sleep. Thirty seconds later she said: "Then you used to bite my neck..." Angrily, Larry threw back the bed clothes and got out of bed." Where are you going?" Barb asked. "To get my teeth!"

In Memoriam

Richard Fero

Please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

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Social Hall Construction Photos by William Voiles

A Week at a Glance…

Health Center Debbi Johnson

Please check with your activities staff for information on daily activities at this time.

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Health & Fitness Tip Kenzie England

Sugar is something most of us enjoy regularly and should not have to cut it out of our diet completely. There are better ways than others to get your “sugar fix” without eating those unhealthy sugars such as candy bars and sweet deserts. Fruit is a great way to suppress your sugar craving and while still maintaining a healthy diet. Things such as apples, bananas, and berries are delicious sweet treats that can replace unhealthy foods. If you crave something sweet on a daily basis, try substituting fruits three days a week then slowly work up to eating fruit more often than not.

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Indiana Funeral Care Community Day

Saturday, Oct. 24 10:00am-1:00pm

8151 Allisonville Road Indianapolis, IN 46250

Indiana Funeral Care is hosting a free Community Day which will include the following:

• Funeral Preplanning by Indiana

Funeral Care • Flu & Shingles shots—Kroger

(most insurance accepted) • Document Shredding—Affordable

Document Shredding • Prescription Drug Take Back—

Lawrence Police Department • Free Smoke Detectors—

Indianapolis Fire Department • Elder & Estate Law and Medicaid

Planning—Severns & Howard • Medicare Supplement Options—

AMBA Senior Benefits Advisor Hot dogs, snacks, music and fun.

A Week at a Glance…

Assisted Living Jill Armantrout

Saturday, October 3 Happy birthday Roy Clauson 1:00 (1-3) Door to door: Daily chroni-cles, Mail, outdoor time as prescheduled 2:45 (2:45-4:45) Door to door: Daily chronicles/trivia, Mail, Art pack Sunday, October 4 1-3:00 You Tube Vespers available See TV listing for spiritual guidance/Devotions distributed Popcorn to your door Monday, October 5 Happy birthday John Davis 1:00 (1-4) Daily chronicles/mail delivery, bingo #'s distributed, Grocery delivery Tuesday, October 6 Happy birthday Keith Castelluccio 1:00 (1-4) Door to door: Daily chronicles, ice cream, mail & bingo #'s distributed 5:30 (5:30-6:30) Well check calls Wednesday, October 7 Happy birthday Ray Dietiker 1:00 (1-4) Door to door: Daily chronicles, crafts /art project, mail & bingo #'s distributed Thursday, October 8 1:00 (1-4) Door to door: Daily chronicles, cook's corner snack, reminisce, mail & bingo #'s distributed 5:30 (5:30-6:30) Well check calls Friday, October 9 Sukkot Ends 10:00 *Grocery Orders due 1:00 (1-3) Door to door: Daily chronicles, printed devotions, travel club, bingo prizes 3:00 (3-4) Door to door Mocktails/cocktails

A Week at a Glance…

Independent Living Laurie Wilson

Saturday, October 10 8:00 Exercise in Place Sunday, October 11 8:00 Exercise in Place Monday, October 12 Columbus Day Laurie - PTO 8:00 Exercise in Place 1:00 Bible Study—must sign up as space is limited—call Chaplain Worth at ext. 1410 Tuesday, October 13 Laurie - PTO 8:00 Exercise in Place 1:00 In Concert with Winnie (tdr) - must sign up—call Laura at 2140 Wednesday, October 14 8:00 Exercise in Place Thursday, October 15 8:00 Laurie - PTO 3:00 SlammerJazz Concert (fel) - must sign up on app or call Laurie at extension 1053 Friday, October 16 8:00 Exercise in Place 2:00 Coffee & Conversation (tc) - must sign up on app or call Laurie at extension 1053. Will be moved inside if inclement weather. Correction to calendar: Thursday, October 29, Mark the Sax Guy will be here at 3:00 pm—not 8:00 am. Sorry for the error. Location Key Fel—Front entrance lawn on south side of Street Fsl—Front side lawn next to front entrance pond Jp—Juniper parking lot Sc—Sycamore Courtyard Tc—Tamarack Courtyard Tdr—Tamarack Dining Room Tfl—Front lawn outside of Tamarack front entrance

Brain Teaser During which month do people sleep the least? Last week’s answer: 8

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VOTING Rhoda Milstein

Applications for an Absentee Ballot are now available. Independent Living, As-sisted Living and the Health Center res-idents can call Rhoda 317-823-9388 or Laurie at Extension 1053 and one will be delivered to you. The application should be mailed to:

Marion County Election Board

3737 E. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46201

PLEASE exercise your right to vote!

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Be Counted! Rhoda Milstein

Precinct Committeewoman, Pct 41 For many years a precinct existed at WVN which made it convenient and safe to vote. We now have mail-in vot-ing, another safe way to vote. It may require a little work but it still gives you the opportunity to exercise your right. Your vote DOES count and do-ing so is what this country is all about. We, the elderly, should not give up but see to it our country will be there for our children and grandchil-dren. ASK for a ballot, fill it out, mail it - stand up and be counted! Early voting near us will be located at: MSD Lawrence Admin Bldg. 6501 Sunnyside Rd. Weekdays: Oct 26 - Oct 30 11 am - 7 pm Weekends: Oct 24 - Oct 25 10 am - 5 pm Oct 31 - Nov 1 10 am - 5 pm Note: You are required to use black ink when filling in your ballot.

Independent Living Notes

Join us for Coffee & Conversation on October 16 in the Tamarack Courtyard, or in the dining room if weather is bad. Please sign up on Touchtown app or call Laurie at ex-tension 1053. You may leave a mes-sage while I am away. To make our Pumpkin Fest even more fun, I am asking you to deco-rate a small pumpkin, which will be provided to you on October 19. Though this is not a requirement, it would be fun to have at least a dozen completed. If you would like to deco-rate a pumpkin: carve, paint, color, glue, etc…, please sign up on the app under the Oct 19 activity Pumpkin Pickup, or call Laurie at extension 1053. You may leave a message while I am away.

The Animal Blessing on

October 1 Photos by Ginny Tinsley

Maggie Tinsley & Winky Hershman