Weinberg Community Monthly Newsletter⁠—April 2020

April 2020 Please like us on Facebook so you can see some of the fun things that are still happening at Weinberg Community.

All hands on deck! It's truly a team effort at Weinberg Community. All

departments are pitching in where they are needed. Here are a few examples:

Checking temps of anyone entering the building, serving meals, running one-onone activities, streaming virtual programs on our in-house channel, and doing live video chats with families and friends who can’t visit during this time.

Resident Lois wants you all to know she’s still having a ball!

Donation Shout-Outs

Thank you, All Points Public Relations, for donating these amazing printed

activity booklets. One activity booklet includes at-home tips and checklists, recipes, exercise and brain games which can be enjoyed for all ages to stay entertained and motivated during their time inside.

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Jorie DiCocco and GoGo SqueezÂŽ donated 75+ boxes for our staff and their

families. It’s so very thoughtful that Jorie and her team are thinking of our essential workers and their own families at this difficult time. Thank you!

Many thanks also to: Gloria Santulan (Dining Associate), Jonalyn Gumaya (Administrative Assistant), and their family for donating Filipino food and sandwiches to our entire staff!

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Karen Sotelo (Resident Assistant) and her mother for bringing in tamales Ellen Grossman, for running a fundraiser in the community and donating the

funds to health care workers. She fed our entire staff with yummy pizza and salad from Viccino’s in Glenview.

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Quick Covid Update as of April 24, 2020 Since our call that was sent out on Wednesday, April 22, there are no new updates regarding Covid cases.

The same numbers remain today: 3 residents in-house testing positive and no new employees testing positive. We continue to follow all precautions as discussed in

each update, such as:

• Residents temperatures are now being taken 2 times daily, once in the

morning and once in the evening. Anyone with possible symptoms or who have had possible exposure are being quarantined.

• Staff temperatures taken twice daily.

• Sanitizing and disinfecting areas throughout Weinberg on a continual basis.

• Staff wearing masks and other protective gear.

• Residents wearing masks outside of apartments.

• No mingling between people living in different apartments.

Should your family member inform you that they aren’t feeling well, please urge them to let us know immediately.

A friendly reminder: Please do not bring anything that is not necessary to your

loved ones at the Friend Center or Gidwitz Place. We know that you just want to

show you care by bringing them various types of gifts, but this could present some

risk of exposure to other residents or staff.

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HERE’S A GREAT OPTION: If you have not set up a FaceTime or Zoom call

and would like to, please email Jennifer Weininger at Jennifer.weininger@cje.net and she will get you on our schedule!

Visiting grandma sure looks a little different these days...but at least there are still smiles all around!

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GEM Award Winner: Teresa Long

Let’s congratulate Teresa Long as April’s GEM winner! We are delighted that she has been a part of our activity team since October. Teresa spends most of her days at the Friend Center enriching the lives of our residents through engaging

activities. Gidwitz Residents loved seeing Teresa host Thursday night BINGO and Wednesday outings. We look forward to having group programs again soon! We miss seeing all our residents having fun together!

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Interview with Residents: Ernest & Ursula Poetry Bridges the Coronavirus Divide Ernest F. and his wife Ursula are residents of Gidwitz Place. A “beshert” and special pairing, they met in 1952 at a Young

Adult Dance at Congregation Rodfei Zedek in Hyde Park.

They settled in Munster Indiana and raised a family there for 47 years.

During their 66 years of marriage they have spent very little

time apart, that is, until recently. In January, Ursula was injured

and had to spend time in the hospital and then rehab. Though he very much

missed her not being at home, it was not a terrible problem for Ernest. He would

visit her two out of every three days or so, which was quite frequently. Then when Covid-19 hit, he was prevented from seeing her at all! That’s because all rehab

centers and hospitals began to prohibit visitors— even immediate family—in order

to stem the spread of the virus. Ernest adjusted by calling daily but that just didn’t work well. He noticed their children sending her puzzles and all kinds of things.

But that didn’t quite do it for Ernest either. He

needed to find something more emotional, more expressive, for his bride of 66 years. So, he

started sending her poems. Ernest says that his

poems often come on a whim, and that he must be inspired. As you can see, these beautiful

words were inspired by a restrictive lockdown and a terrifying pandemic, showing love and poetry conquers all.

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We thought we would try a group led by Rabbi Stern for families connecting to other families during this challenging time. We would love to see you!

Please join Rabbi Stern Tuesday April 28, 2020 Topic: Family Connections with Rabbi Stern Time: Apr 28, 2020 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://cje.zoom.us/j/99186470773?pwd=OUZaYzFVYlZzWmhTclJOb1U5YmJ XUT09

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