2025 New Year’s Message from CEO Dale Melton You may remember that a practice I’ve developed over the years is to identify three words or phrases that provide a focused and disciplined approach to the New Year: a holy trinity of inspiration, motivation, and celebration. As we begin the promising and productive New Year of 2025, I invite you to reflect on…
A Thanksgiving message from the CEO Dear Covenant Village Residents, Staff, Families, and Friends, Many of us gather, year after year, with family and friends around our beloved Thanksgiving Holiday space—at our home or someone else’s home, a beautiful vacation spot in the mountains or at the beach, around a formal dining room table, or with plates in our laps. Whether intentionally…
Covenant Village announces several changes within its Leadership Team to take effect on Monday, February 5, 2024. In addition to establishing efficiencies in its service areas, these changes ensure that Covenant Village remains a place where the promises of respect, care, safety, and possibilities are abundant. They prepare Covenant Village for continued success in its mission in response to the changing landscape…
A message for the new year from the CEO A practice of mine is to begin the New Year with meaningful words to serve as inspiration and guideposts for living the coming year with a fresh perspective. Past years have been influenced by: Be. Still. Know. and Respect. Carpe (Seize). Welcome. Last year, I expanded my ritual to focus on brief phrases: …
Last week we alerted the CV community to an uptick in cases. Since our first case last week, we have recorded a total of 19 Resident cases and 2 Staff cases. Fortunately, the majority of cases have been characterized as mild symptoms. No hospitalizations to date. We have also started releasing Residents from their quarantine due to being 10 days out from…
After going weeks without any noticeable COVID cases, we have gone from zero to five (5) known Resident cases in less than a week. At this time, all cases are independent living (IL) Residents in apartments. Fortunately, all appear to be exhibiting mild to little symptoms. Each is on a 10-day quarantine that is being monitored by our Resident Nurses and the…
Monday evening, I arrived back home to a welcomed email from Erica Smith, our Staff Development Coordinator and Infection Preventionist, in the Health Center. Erica’ unexpected email contained significant—and frankly unanticipated—news! It read: “After speaking with Stephanie Wellman (Director of Nursing) and Kevin Stewart (Health Services Administrator) and based on the guidance from the Health Department—as well as our current status of…
From time to time, we all need reminders about the values we uphold at Covenant Village and why they are important. Safety and Security are essential components of our CV CARES core values. Together, they are promises we make as an community and to one another to “protect the wellbeing of all our members in all facets of life: physical, emotional, financial,…
As of Tuesday, November 15, the Covenant Village Health Center (HC) returned to COVID Outbreak Status, as defined by the Gaston County DHHS Office. A recent resurgence of positive cases emerged throughout the Garden Wing of the HC. Through our continued COVID protocols and contact tracing work, it was determined that a HC Resident, who returned from a short stay in the…
As of Tuesday, May 31, the Covenant Village Health Center (HC) was placed in COVID Outbreak Status, as defined by the Gaston County DHHS Office. A recent resurgence of positive cases has emerged throughout the Village – and in our wider community. Today’s Gaston Gazette reported a 29.6% increase in COVID cases in the County from last week. There is a 21.4%…
Back in mid-November 2021, Covenant Village hosted the first round of COVID Vaccine Booster Clinics on campus. Now as we are in the midst of Spring, we are announcing an optional on-site Clinic for the 2nd COVID-19 Booster. You are eligible for a 2nd COVID-19 Booster, if: • You are 50 years of age or older AND got your first booster at…
We all have experienced, in our own unique ways, how the unexpected (even tragic) times in our life bring the opportunities for a new approach and an occasion to re-envision the way we live, even work. Covenant Village continues to mourn the loss of Brenda Harris. We continue to lift up her life and legacy in our midst. Of the many subject matters…