April 2020
Caring Amidst
CORONAVIRUS
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n an ongoing response to health concerns regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19), Shell Point continues to undertake a variety of vigilant, precautionary measures campus-wide for the wellbeing and
safety of its residents and staff members. The healthcare leadership team is closely monitoring the situation and will continue to update Shell Point’s detailed action plan while remaining in communication with local and
What can you do to help protect yourself? • Clean your hands often. o Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing. o If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands. • Sanitize your hands before and after each mealtime! • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. • Use social distancing. Maintain a distance of six feet from others whenever possible. This is especially important for people who are at higher risk of getting very sick. • Connect with friends and family by phone, email and letters instead of in person. • Reschedule doctor appointments that are not medically necessary at this time and avoid all traveling. • If you are not feeling well, stay in your apartment and report your symptoms to the nursing team right away. If you have questions, please contact the assisted living director in your building for more information.
national authorities to stay abreast of the most current advisories and relevant recommendations. Shell Point is routinely distributing this information to its residents and staff through the community’s various internal communication channels including its daily television program on Shell Point Television, Assisted Living update letters, helpful videos and email blasts on topics regarding prevention, proactive measures to take on and off campus, and temporary adjustments Shell Point departments are taking in order to safeguard the community. Published monthly for assisted living residents at Shell Point.
THE ARBOR 8100 Arbor Court (239) 454-2292
KING’S CROWN 3699 King’s Crown Court (239) 454-2175
THE SPRINGS 13901 Shell Point Plaza (239) 600-6400
Shell Point is a nonprofit ministry of The Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc.
Campfire
Nights
By McKenzie Millis, King’s Crown Assisted Living Director
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uring the winter months in Florida, residents are blessed with cool nights and often, a refreshing breeze. It is on these beautiful evenings that there is no better time for a campfire. In January, assisted living residents headed outside to gather around one such bonfire at King’s Crown. The weather was perfect, hot dogs were cooked to perfection over the open flame, and Tommy Barr led the group in an entertaining sing-along of classic campfire songs. Many residents shared stories from
their youth, growing up camping as boy scouts and girl scouts. The highlight of the evening was welcoming the Boy Scouts from Sanibel Island to join the fun! The Boy Scout Troop showed residents which badges they have earned thus far, leading to a wonderful discussion about the fun activities and service projects that the boys have participated in recently. It was an amazing experience seeing current Boy Scouts connect with former Girl and Boy Scouts from 75 plus years ago – but still
sharing similar stories and experiences. The takeaway? No matter the year or decade in which you enjoy a campfire, it still has the same ability to light your heart and soul on fire. It is these types of special activities that connect the King’s Crown residents to the King’s Crown staff as a family.
What A
Masquerade By Amanda Pendergrast, Springs Activities Leader
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n February, residents at The Springs celebrated Mardi Gras with a Masquerade Under the Stars social. The smooth sounds of Steven Kell’s saxophone filled the night as residents enjoyed a variety of desserts. One such dessert was traditional king cake. King cakes are made of a sweet
dough that is shaped into a hollow circle, glazed and sprinkled with colored sugar. The King Cake tradition is thought to have been brought to New Orleans, Louisiana, from France in 1870. The official colors of cake – as well as Mardi Gras itself – are purple for justice, green for faith and gold for power.
Colorful masquerade masks also made an appearance so that residents could truly get in the spirit of the evening. The weather was just right for an evening under the stars, with a beautiful sunset of oranges, pinks and reds that yielded a clear night with visible stars and moon.
God Wants To Be
Happy
Included
Birthday
By Sunny Torres, Director of Spiritual Services
The Arbor John ‘Jack’ Thomas........................5 Barbara Wilson..............................7 Delia Barnum.................................7 Ida Steen........................................9 Bruce Avery..................................13 John ‘A’ Gill.................................22 Richard ‘Dick’ Gregg...................24 Esther Feldman............................27 Mary McCoy................................29 Joseph Goeschl............................30 King’s Crown Jeanne Dunlap...............................8 Millicent Anderson......................16 Barbara Carl.................................20 Doloris Biddulph.........................21 Kenneth Reed..............................24 Johannes Tysvaer..........................27 Harry West...................................27 Susan Strong................................29 The Springs Bill Kenny......................................6 F. Pelzer Lynah...............................7 Dolores Harper............................18 Art Sherrill...................................19 Jim Lewis......................................22 Robert VanRoten.........................22 Barbara Maruchi..........................26 Joann Corcoran...........................27 Mollie Treadway...........................27
In Loving
Memory
Charles Devonshire (The Springs).......Feb. 20 Lore Rosenstrauch (The Springs)........Feb. 22 Richard Lareau (The Springs)...............Feb. 22 Diane Austin (The Springs)....................March 3 Allan Hall (The Springs) ...................March 10 Mary Boynton (The Springs)..........March 16
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hese were the potters, and mentalize our time into “holy or those that dwelt among humdrum,” tending to believe God plants and hedges: There is interested only in the times we they dwelt with the king for his work. spend in the spiritual activities –1 Chronicles 4:23 like attending church or spending Usually the Old Testament Bib- time in prayer. We might find it lical history recounts inconceivable that He stories and names of royconsiders our common“These were the alty or military leaders, place, daily routines but here we see workers potters, and those rich opportunities to in a lowly line of work that dwelt among prove His faithfulness described as those with and competence as He plants and hedges: a royal calling; regular, orchestrates our lives in There they dwelt everyday people, probaa meaningful way. bly covered with leaves, Just like these potwith the king for dirt under their nails ters, God would like his work. ” and clay all over their us all to see that He clothes. “There they is more involved and – 1 Chronicles 4:23 dwelt with the king for present in every detail his work.” of our existence than we could Notice their awareness of imagine. We must actively look whom they served and whose work for Him, though. The promise in they considered it to be. Their king Jeremiah 29:13-14 remains true to was the focus of their efforts in even this day: You will seek Me and find the mundane, daily tasks of putter- Me, when you search for Me with ing around in the pots and bushes! all your heart. And I will be found These people are highlighted in by you,’ declares the Lord. God’s Hall of Fame simply because This is not a game of hide and they had a “royal perspective” on seek with Him. Our loving God their daily labor. simply longs to be included in every We find it is easy to compart- area of our lives.