The Gazette Volume 252 May 24 — June 6, 2020 State of New Hampshire Special Delivery Many thanks to Sergeant Stewart and Specialist Stone for their delivery May 18, a gift from the State of New Hampshire. 13,000 surgical masks for staff in our licensed buildings! Loving Our Mothers with a Parade this Mother’s Day New Entrance Protocol — Please Read! May 18 the campus opened for independent residents only. Although you may leave freely, we hope you will exercise the utmost caution as COVID-19 is still very much with us. Please be sure to read the insert within this gazette with several tips to stay safe. When you return to campus, you will be required to check in at the main entrance each time. The cueing area will be expanded and travel lane clearly marked with cones, diverting traffic through the lower level of Ledgeview’s lot. A symptom check is required: Please state your name clearly for the attendant, who will take your temperature and also ask you several health related questions before you are allowed on campus. Thank you for your cooperation. Any questions should be directed to Kirk Beswick at 366-1214. With Deepest Appreciation for Our Fallen Heroes On Memorial Day we remember and appreciate the men and women of the United States Armed Forces whose lives have been lost, those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Forever in our hearts and minds, their service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. All gave some, some gave all. Freedom isn’t free. Big thanks to several of our local public service heroes who accepted our invitation. It really meant a lot! Taylor Moms, we hope you got to see the parade, but you can still view it here: https://vimeo.com/417296751 (same password as the resident section of our website; call 366-1400 for assistance) Memorial Day — May 25 Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day: Administrative, Business, Facilities, Dial-A-Ride, Sales & Marketing, Care Management, Fitness. The Fitness Center will be closed for the day. The Woodside Bistro will be open for delivery and outdoor dining. Trash and Recycling collection in the Ledges will be delayed one day.
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The Gazette
Volume 252 May 24 — June 6, 2020
State of New
Hampshire Special Delivery
Many thanks to Sergeant Stewart
and Specialist Stone for their delivery
May 18, a gift from the State of New Hampshire.
13,000 surgical masks for staff in our licensed
buildings!
Loving Our Mothers with a Parade this Mother’s Day
New Entrance Protocol — Please Read!
May 18 the campus opened for independent residents only. Although you may leave freely, we hope you will exercise the utmost caution as COVID-19 is still very much with us. Please be sure to read the insert within this gazette with several tips to stay safe.
When you return to campus, you will be required to check in at the main entrance each time. The cueing area will be expanded and travel lane clearly marked with cones, diverting traffic through the lower level of Ledgeview’s lot. A symptom check is required: Please state your name clearly for the attendant, who will take your temperature and also ask you several health related questions before you are allowed on campus.
Thank you for your cooperation. Any questions should be directed to Kirk Beswick at 366-1214.
With Deepest Appreciation for Our Fallen Heroes
On Memorial Day we remember and appreciate the men and women of the United States Armed Forces whose lives have been lost, those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
Forever in our hearts and minds, their service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. All gave some, some gave all.
Freedom isn’t free.
Big thanks to several of our local public service heroes who accepted our invitation. It really meant a lot!
Taylor Moms, we hope you got to see the parade, but you can still view it here: https://vimeo.com/417296751 (same password as the resident section of our website;
call 366-1400 for assistance)
Memorial Day — May 25
Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day: Administrative, Business, Facilities, Dial-A-Ride, Sales & Marketing, Care Management, Fitness.
The Fitness Center will be closed for the day.
The Woodside Bistro will be open for delivery and outdoor dining.
Trash and Recycling collection in the Ledges will be delayed one day.
Grand Prix Drivers: Michael Burnham, Paula Bertholdt, Dave Bogar, Evy Chapman, Liz Cooper, Lorraine Doyon, Nancy Ellis, Larry Federhen, Shirley Kronbach, Tom Madden, Fred Neinas, Syl Swett, Barbara Zeckhausen
Grand Prix Volunteers: Nancy Bogar, Paula Chambers, Russ Cooper, John Ford, Mel and Sandi Greenberg, Bob Lindstrom, Gil Schohan, Angela Stone
Request From Our Licensed Buildings Our licensed buildings continue to be in lockdown. As these residents are among the most vulnerable population, we ask that Independent Residents PLEASE stay away from the areas around the licensed buildings, including the front porch at Taylor Home. While we understand everyone is curious and wanting to check out this beautiful new porch, right now it is for the use of Taylor Home residents only. Please keep in mind that these Residents have very limited options for where they can spend time outdoors, and we ask Independent Residents to please stay away from these buildings so their friends in Taylor Home and Ledgeview can safely use the designated areas around their own buildings.
Campus Reopening has Begun with Small, Incremental Changes
Last week brought small changes, with Independent Residents only now allowed to leave campus without a 2-week self-quarantine at home. Also, Salon 435 has opened a temporary location in the Ledges for Independent Residents at 30 Taylor Home Drive, with limited services provided. Their phone, 366-1218, has been forwarded for staff to receive your calls.
We’ll be sure to keep you posted as we carefully monitor CDC and state guidelines, and let you know as things unfold. Thank you for your continued patience and cooperation.
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Don’t Miss Out on What’s Happening! Let your family in on the news too!
The Taylor Gazette, The Taylor Daily News, and LINK LETTER daily emails are available to anyone wishing to receive them electronically.
Along with our closed circuit television station, Channel 98, these are your electronic links to the latest news at Taylor Community. And right now, things are evolving fast. Don’t miss out on every-thing that’s happening in your community.
Email these individuals to get on your list(s) of choice:
Taylor Residents Only may access the Resident section of Taylor Community’s website www.taylorcommunity.org.
Call 366-1400 if you need assistance.
In Flanders Fields ~ John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
Independent Residents, Are You Venturing Out?
We want you to be safe, and your family does too. We have received several calls!
Unfortunately, this “new normal” requires a new routine. And until your new routine becomes your normal routine, please take some extra time to plan before you venture out.
Shop like a Ninja!
We’ve provided a primer as an insert to this Gazette, and we
hope you’ll post it on your fridge. Prioritize Safety!
In Memoriam
Margaret Petrie October 15, 1933 ̶ May 16, 2020
Taylor Resident Since 2000
6/1 Maureen Daw Ledges
6/2 Betty Rowe Woodside
6/5 Marguerite Lovett Ledgeview
6/5 Joan Sayce Back Bay
6/6 Shirley Felong Back Bay
6/8 David Gorke Taylor Connection
6/8 Sherm Thompson Ledgeview
6/8 Dave Collins Back Bay
6/11 Bobi Muir Back Bay
6/13 Florence Guilmett Ledges
6/16 Douglas Sarapin Ledges
6/18 Gerry Davidson Woodside
6/18 Steven Siegel Taylor Connection
6/19 Joyce Smith Taylor Home
6/19 Mary Snaith Ledges
6/20 Ron Baker III Ledges
6/20 Milly Calvert Ledgeview
6/21 Gil Schohan Ledges
6/22 Bryan Walker Ledges
6/23 June Boisvert Woodside
6/24 Jackie Shoemaker Ledges
6/24 Bob Nolan Ledgeview
6/24 Rock Drouin Woodside
6/24 Vincent Lunetta Woodside
6/24 Robert Gouette Ledges
6/25 Joe Picard Woodside
6/26 Diane Smith Woodside
6/27 Sally Reeder Ledges
6/27 Fred Neinas Ledges
6/28 Carol Ford Ledges
6/28 Nancy Ellis Woodside
6/28 Fred Smith Ledgeview
6/30 Dora Gammon Ledgeview
Wednesday, May 27 is Water Street Cafe Night!
Orders need to be received by Paula Glaude at [email protected] or 366-1240 by Tuesday at 9am. Wednesday’s deliveries begin at 4:30pm.
The menu options include Baked Seafood Pie (shrimp, scallops, haddock, butter, wine, cracker crumbs) with rice pilaf and green beans, $19.99; Roast Turkey Dinner, $14.99; Pot Roast Dinner, $17.99; and Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken, $14.99. Thanks again, Roadrunners; beep beep!
One of the Taylor Trustees, Attorney Bradford Cook, is serving as Chair of the Special Committee on Election Security appointed by the Secretary of State. The Committee is charged with reviewing election laws and procedures in light of the pandemic, and recommending changes to them and how the $3.2 million received by the state from the federal government to make 2020 elections safe and facili-tating increased use of absentee ballots should be spent.
Brad reports:
The Committee is made up of six people, and meets by Zoom meeting, usually three times a week. Those seeking more information can find out about the Committee and its scheduled meetings and agenda at the web site of the New Hampshire Secretary of State, nh.sos.gov.
~ Bradford E. Cook, Esq.
Campus Parcel Delivery Wednesdays, 11am—Noon
A Taylor Community vehicle and staff will be in the Taylor Home parking lot to receive deliveries on Wednesdays, from 11am – Noon. We ask that if folks want to drop off items, they park on Walker Street and bring the item to the Taylor vehicle that will be located at the end of the Taylor Home parking lot. Drop off items
will not be accepted at the main entrance. Please have the items pre-labeled with the resident’s name and address.
We ask everyone to be mindful of social distancing while dropping off packages and to respect the time window; we will only be accepting items during the specified period. If you have any questions, please call the Marketing Office at 366-1400. Thank you!
Love for Taylor Nurses at the Mothers’ Day Parade
Welcome New Staff Skylor Beery, Laconia, joins Team Taylor as Universal Worker. Skylor hails from Kansas, and attended Kansas State University for 2-1/2 years before deciding to work for a non-profit. She currently works full time with survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Skylor has a very spoiled dog named Eleanor and a cat named Shiloh. Very active in the community, Skylor loves helping others!
Emily LeClaire, Laconia, joins us as Universal Worker. Emily attended Bishop Brady High School and worked as a cashier at Market Basket for two years. She’s danced for 15 years, and played field hockey for 2 years. She enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Welcome to Taylor Community!
New procedures for registering to vote by mail, filing for office by mail, changing parties by those registered in a party (which has to be done by June 2) by mail so the voter can vote in the primary of his or her choice, have been approved by the Governor or are available.
Because of concerns about health, the State has decided that anyone worried about being in large public groups qualifies to vote by absentee ballot this year, both in the primary and general election. Taylor residents should consider seriously taking their election-related actions this year by mail, and not in person, for their safety, using these new processes.
More information will be coming out from the state and town clerks prior to the elections. Those seeking to change party for the primary, however, should act before June 2 if they want to do so.
Not to brag, but I haven’t been late for anything in
Get your order to Paula at 366-1240 or [email protected], by Tuesday at 11am if you want your Jordan’s Fix on Friday afternoon… they’re making it special for us! Choose from Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Coffee, Cookies & Cream, Peanut Butter Cup, Mint Chip, Cookie Dough, and Maple Walnut.
You may have heard it? Seniors shuffle?
Wednesday, May 13 Taylor Community Residents enjoyed great take out from Patrick's Pub & Eatery in Gilford, warmly delivered by the Taylor Community "Roadrunner" Food Delivery Crew. 86 delicious meals were delivered! Thanks to the crew at Patrick's Pub for making the delivery seamless!
Earlier in the day, 65 Taylor Residents participated in their own on-campus Pub Shuffle, raising $885 in donations for the Greater Lakes Region Children's Auction.
Bravo, Taylor Residents!
Scam Alert
VP — Finance Ed Soucy went over some of the circulating scams on the Paula & Eliot Show last week.
One of the latest ones circulating relates to the recent government stimulus payment. Callers purport to be from the U.S. Treasury or the IRS, and ask for your SSN, DOB, and bank account information so that they can deposit your stimulus payment. This is a scam; you WILL NOT get a phone call from any government agency regarding your stimulus payment.
You have also not won the Jamaican Lottery, nor has a Nigerian Prince passed away and left you a substantial sum of money.
If you received a large check in the mail that says it’s some sort of “prepayment” on a prize, but are told you need to pay a fee to collect the rest of it… it’s not. The check will certainly bounce when you try to deposit it, and the scammer will keep the “fee.”
Ed also reminded us that if we do answer a call we suspect may be a scam, never to say the word “yes.” Scammers have been known splice a recording of you saying “yes” into a fake recorded conversation with you as proof of “your permission” for something you don’t want.
Paula also had some important insight for us: Please don’t answer those Facebook quizzes asking about your first pet, your first car, where you were born, etc. They’re an excellent vehicle for collecting your personal information and could be used to guess your accounts’ security questions.
Need help figuring if it’s a scam? Call Ed Soucy at 366-1229. He’s happy to help.
Monday Mornings are Goody Good!
Get your Goody Good donut orders to Paula Glaude, 366-1240 or [email protected], by Friday at 9am if you want your Goody Good Fix on Monday! Plain (Old Fashioned), Honey Dip, Cinnamon Sugar,
Chocolate Glazed, Jelly Cream and Apple Cider are the choices, and you can order in increments of 3 ($3), 6 ($6), or 12 ($12).
Given that Taylor Community campuses are closed for the foreseeable future, Care Management is expanding our shopping service to Residents.
In order to efficiently provide this service, we organize shopping according to a daily schedule Monday through Friday, and will shop for Residents living in these neighborhoods on their designated day:
Monday
Taylor Home Building Amadeus Drive Bois Circle Boulder Lane Cinnamon Lane Ledges Drive Nutmeg Circle Volpe Way
Tuesday
Back Bay
Wednesday Ledgeview Building Kinsman Drive Ledgecroft Place Greystone Place 80 Cottonwood Avenue
Thursday
Taylor Home Drive Woodside Apartments #124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228
Friday
Woodside Apartments (excluding those listed above)
Please complete your shopping list by the evening before your designated shopping day. Residents in cottages should place their list in their newspaper tube by their mailbox. Woodside Residents should place their list in the enve-lope pinned to the bulletin board in the mailroom. You do not need to contact us that you have a list ready. We will be going through each neighborhood to collect lists on the morning of the designated day.
Please Note: Change in Shopping Service Due to Memorial Day Holiday, May 25
The Taylor Grocery Shopping Service will not be running on May 25 due to the national holiday. To assist Residents for whom we would otherwise shop on that Monday, we will offer alternate shopping days for specific neighborhoods as follows:
As usual, please be sure to place your shopping list in your newspaper tube the night before we shop for you. We will continue to shop for the neighborhoods we already serve on Friday and Tuesday. Normal Monday grocery shopping will resume on Monday, June 1.
Friday, May 22: Taylor Home Building Amadeus Drive Bois Circle Boulder Lane
Tuesday, May 26: Cinnamon Lane Ledges Drive Nutmeg Circle Volpe Way
Continuing Care vs. Lifestyle — What type of contract is best for you?
Those of you who moved to Taylor with a Continuing Care contract or who later converted to continuing care already know the important benefits that only come with this contract type. Among them:
1. Never having to leave your community
2. Access to the best quality nursing care available 3. Access to temporary nursing if needed
4. Assured care even if you outlive your financial resources 5. Tax advantages
Perhaps the biggest benefit of all is the peace of mind that comes from knowing that if you or your loved one need nursing care in the future, you will have access to that care right here in your own community. Those without a continuing care contract must move out of the community if nursing-level care is needed, or if they can no longer afford their care. And you’re probably aware that the quality of our nursing care is second to none in the Lakes Region and beyond.
While most who are interested in Continuing Care enter into that contract when they first move to Taylor, it’s not uncommon for residents to move in under Lifestyle and convert to Continuing Care. They’ve come to love living here and don’t want to ever have to move elsewhere. By converting now, the full amount of the Lifestyle entrance fee paid is credited toward the payment of the Continuing Care entrance fee.
If you have a Lifestyle Contract but would like to explore the benefits and peace of mind that come with Continuing Care, call VP of Finance Ed Soucy at 366-1229 or the VP of Marketing Paul Charlton at 366-1230. There is a free and simple application process that you can complete to see if you qualify. To be clear, a Continuing Care Contract is not financially viable for some people but for those who qualify, the benefits are undeniable.
Call for more information and to find out if converting to Continuing Care is right for you.
Sunday 5/24: Carved Ham with Classic Raisin Sauce, whipped sweet potatoes, spring peas $8.95
To help ensure your safety we have enhanced cleaning and sanitizing procedures, including sanitizing tables and chairs regularly, distributing single-use menus, enforcing social distancing practices and limited seating. We are following the CDC and local authorities’ guidelines.
We are excited to be serving you in person! We also under-stand that for a variety of reasons not everyone will be able to join us, so delivery is still available! Please call 366-1481 by 12:30pm daily to place your order for lunch delivery. And remember: our grocery service is still available, too!
It is our pleasure to serve you! Call, visit, and be reassured that we are working hard to keep you safe and well fed.
Keep washing those hands and thank you!
~ Jason Seavey & Jen Lutzen
The health and wellness of our clients and staff is at the forefront of our thinking. As the Covid-19 environment
changes rapidly, so will our menu and services.
Please place your order by 12:30pm at 366-1481. (If we don’t answer the phone, please leave your order
on voicemail.)
Deliveries made between 11am—1pm.
The Bistro is offering Meal Packs. Daily Meal Pack details will be published in the Taylor Daily.
We are grateful for the opportunity to be of service to you.
Please call with any questions: 366-1481.
Two Sandwiches (one turkey, one rotates)
Two Soups Two Chips
Two Cookies
Two Entrees Two Side Salads Dessert to Share
6 Cereal Bowls Quart of Milk
Half gallon of Orange Juice Bread
Peanut Butter (8 oz) Fresh Fruit
Butter Chips
Hot Lunch Specials, “From the Grill” entrees, Deli Bar, Grab & Go, Groceries
Bistro now open for al Fresco Outdoor Dining with tableside wait service Monday—Friday from
Noon—1pm, weather permitting.
Delivery service continues.
There are no evening dinners, Saturday Hot Breakfast at Ledgeview, or Sunday Brunch
Ideally, organize the categories on your list by their location in the store.
• Bring with you:
Mask
Gloves (optional)
Pen or pencil
Hand sanitizer
Credit or debit card (avoid using cash, if you can)
• Prior to entering the store (before you get out of your vehicle):
Use hand sanitizer on your hands.
Put on your gloves, if you brought them.
Put on your mask.
• Maintain a 6’ distance from other shoppers and store personnel at all times while you are in the store.
• Check off your items as you place them in your basket.
• Before entering the cashier line, check your list one last time to make certain you have gathered all the items on your list.
• Again, you ideally will use a credit or debit card to pay for your groceries, thereby minimizing physical contact with the cashier.
• After putting your groceries in your car, remove your gloves (taking them off in such a way that your hands do not touch the exterior of the gloves) and dispose of them.
Use hand sanitizer on your hands before touching your steering wheel.
• When you arrive home:
Remove your mask.
After putting your groceries away, wash your hands for twenty seconds.
