Great Place to Work® and Fortune media have recognized Covenant Village as one of the 2023 Best Workplaces in Aging Services™. This is Covenant Village’s first time being named to this prestigious list, ranking 24th in the small to medium category (10 to 999 employees). Earning a spot means that Covenant Village is one of the best companies to work for in…
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…
Some may know twenty-year-old AJ Barker for his work helping manicure and beautify the landscape at Covenant Village. Others know AJ as a competitive race car driver. As a homeschooled teen, AJ was able to complete his assignments in just a few hours each day, leaving him with more time than the average teenager for work and recreation. While still in high…
Kim Kling, our Senior Director of Finance, and Cory Sills, our Director of Technology, recently appeared in The Post-Acute POV podcast by MatrixCare to discuss streamlining our financial processes using technology. Listen to their discussion below. Topics discussed during today’s episode: [00:37 – 02:45]: Lee introduces Kim and Cory before they share their origin stories, and the career stops that led them to their…
Covenant Village residents dusted off their sneakers and walking shoes to participate with staff in a 5K walk and run at the retirement community. The event took place Saturday, April 22, in conjunction with a Spring Fling Festival, held later that day, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Covenant Village. More than 54 people participated in the 3.1-mile race, including 20 employees…
Covenant Village hosted a Spring Fling to celebrate 40 years of service and care to older adults in the Gaston region and to honor the collaborative community spirit upon which the retirement community was founded. More than 350 residents, staff, family members and community partners attended the outdoor event that took place Saturday, April 22, at Covenant Village. The event kicked off…
Last year, we sent out an article highlighting Enhanced Living on Founder’s Hall not long before it officially opened to residents. In that article, we specified certain concierge services that would be offered to all Enhanced Living residents, including daily check-ins, scheduling for personal and medical appointments, medication reminders, bathing and self-care reminders, errand assistance, personal laundry assistance, and more. After a…
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,…
A New Year’s message from the CEO For the last 10+ years, about this time each year, I have dedicated time to consider a personal mindset or theme for the coming New Year. Each year, I try to narrow my guidepost to a triplet of words or phrases. One that I have used a couple of times—depending on current life situations—is “Be. …
Note from Kelley Sills: Below is an article written by one of Covenant Village’s very own residents, Dr. Bob Blake. As I was rummaging through documents for the history book being written for Covenant Village’s 40th anniversary, I came across articles that Dr. Blake had written on automobiles. This intrigued me and seemed like a wonderful opportunity to share his writings with…