Last Updated on April 24, 2023
Below is the list of reoccurring topics of interest I have taken the responsibility to maintain and update periodically or when timely. I submit them after sending them to Managers to alter or add before re-submitting them to reappear in the Sunburst or our website.
1. Need Something Fixed or Repaired? Updated General Services contact instructions are on our website, with the current hours under General Services Communications. GS has cracked down on delivering carriers. Do your part and address your labels precisely when ordering online, including full building names with your apartment number when possible. If you receive a misdelivered package, report it to your lobby desk. Greg Johnson asks us to return all carts and wheelchairs to the closest lobby desk, or preferably to the one on which it is marked.
2. Reoccurring Opportunities for Voicing Concerns are listed under Campus Info>Getting Things Done and Getting Started. Note: Residents’ Council Meetings begin at 3 PM. The Council Communication Form icon on our website can be used to alert the Council to a problem. Also, the Administration welcomes comments, please send them to ccifeedback@erickson.com. Leslie Johnson, previous director of nursing, has been promoted to Associate Executive Director here at Charlestown.
3. Resident Directory Info: The latest printed version, April, can be obtained by asking at lobby desks. The only E-directory is on My Erickson, which is password protected and controlled by IT and changes/updates can be made by you in your account. Residents will be automatically included in the E-directory, to opt out you must contact CR. To join My Erickson, contact CR. Changes to the printed directory should be referred to the Res. Life Asst., Deanna Booker, at Ext. 601-8230. If you have not received the recent phone calls or texts from Alert Media, reach out to Deanna.
4. ccicharlestown.org: As we move closer to the 40th Anniversary celebration, check out the website’s News icon for reports on the activities of the resident clubs and organizations. The Med Center Specialty Suite info has been updated to include the new Cardio Doctors. A new highlight is that you can link directly to pages inside ME, so anyone logged in can go directly to that page, i.e., Meal Balance. Someone not logged in will come to the login screen first. The Help icon has directions to add photos to resident ME profiles, among other useful topics. Hope is creating a team of residents to assist other residents with the use of computers, those interested in helping can reach out to her. Questions or suggestions for the website may be submitted on the Home Page.
5. BCF: The next Treasure Sale is May 4-6, 2023. Masks are optional. Pop-Up Sales are scheduled, and clubs may sign up with Community Resources to sell their items on Tuesdays when the TS stores are open to benefit BCF. Volunteers are needed for TS apartment clean-outs, packers, pickers, sorters, and more. Please contact Allison Chlada at ext. 601-8133 to help. Also, please pass the word to your neighbor’s families if they are in this situation, to call Emily to help clear out apartments, see No. 8 on this list. Spring 2023 Memory Walk Brick Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9 at 10 AM at the Chapel.
6. Community Resources: Celebrate Arbor Day, with our new tree planting at the Memory Walk Grove on Fri., 4/28 at 1:30 PM. Allison is looking for presenters for Display Cases around Campus, and Volunteers are needed for the May 19 Ruby Celebration. Council Committees are to urge their members and others to add photos to their ME profiles. The CCI website has directions for this under “Help”.
7. Medical Center: Masks are no longer required at the Medical Center unless symptomatic, and a screening procedure has been implemented to make sure those residents bring a mask. Suite Specialists for Cardio, Orthopedics, and Pain Management have been procured and info is available at the Medical Center and on our website. Sign up for the Care Path Program, even though you may have your doctor off-campus, in case of emergencies. Check CC visitation restrictions before you go there. Please complete any surveys you receive from MDPCP or Medicare regarding doctor visits. Remember to schedule and keep your Annual Wellness visits.
8. Move-out Process at the End of Life: Found permanently on our website in the Blog area. BCF is asking us to inform families that we offer our volunteers to pack up any donations left behind in loved ones’ apartments and that there is no charge for the removal of larger items left for donation to the Treasure Sale, if they have been approved by Treasure Sale personnel. Our volunteers work quickly because they realize time is of the essence. Emily Fowler is their contact at 410-737-8892.
9. Housekeeping has a Spring Cleaning Special that began on 4/17. Home Health will have more BP and Balance clinics scheduled in the future, rotating to all neighborhoods.
EXTRAS: Congrats to Leslie Johnson, new Associate Executive Director!
The Farmers’ Market will visit each Thursday, starting 5/11 from 10 AM until Noon at the Terrace Café patio.
The Charlestown Archives requires photographers, contact is Veronica Coleman or John Yoder.
The Resident Library is still seeking volunteers, contact Joan Powell.
The Harmonizers need tech help for their upcoming May performances.
Little Theatre also is looking for support help, call Pat Fagan.
Brittany is asking for “backup” Birthday Angels, in Herbert’s Run and Brookside, to be available for emergencies. Volunteer! Help is needed.
Dining now has the “Joiner Program” for residents to dine with others.
Charlie Eichenlaub
Communications Committee