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The Golden View
April 2020 Edition

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Stonehill Meets Next Need 
with New Memory Care Services
by Amy Schauer, Stonehill
Executive Director of Development

Stonehill’s new memory care unit under construction. Project is expected to be completed in early 2021.

A mild winter helped construction move forward quickly on the Assisi Village expansion that began last October on the Stonehill campus. Looking to meet a growing need in the community, Stonehill is adding assisted living memory care apartments. This is part of a larger plan that has already included improvements such as a renovated Chapel; updated resident rooms, nursing, and dining areas; and a new driveway and maintenance garage.

“Stonehill prides itself on anticipating the next need
and has a legacy of helping people live well,” stated President and CEO, Gretchen Brown, “These improvements are all part of our mission to provide quality health and wellness services.”

The expansion will add 24 new apartments. Fourteen will serve those with early to mid-stages of memory loss in an assisted living memory care setting that will provide safety, security, and personalized services. The other 10 will be traditional assisted living apartments, as the current Assisi Village is at capacity. 

Also included in the project is a sky bridge that will connect the Assisi Village building to the Stonehill Health Center. This elevated walkway will allow residents, staff, and visitors to move safely and easily between buildings. 

“Being able to accommodate residents and families needing different levels of care all on one campus is something that makes Stonehill unique,” said Brown, “The sky bridge will make it even easier for residents in different areas to interact and utilize services.”

Thanks to the generosity of the community, Stonehill has been able to raise $2.2 million to date to support this endeavor. Donations are still needed to meet the $3 million goal. Those interested can find out more at www.stonehilldbq.com/embracingcommunity. The Stonehill Benevolent Foundation has also supported this project with a $5 million gift. The entire project is estimated to cost just over $10 million and be completed in early 2021. 

For more information about assisted living or new memory care services call Assisi Village Director, Lisa Crawford 563-583-8234.

Follow Flu Tips to Stay Safe
​From Coronavirus

We can’t turn on the news now without hearing about the new virus that’s sweeping the world. Coronavirus, now called COVID-19, is a serious virus that came out of China. At this point the virus has spread to more than 30 countries and there have been over 2,800 deaths.

Protecting ourselves from COVID-19 is much like how we avoid the seasonal winter flu that’s now in high numbers in every state. Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is mostly common sense, but every step is important:

• Wash your hands frequently. Use warm water and soap and wash for a minimum of 20 seconds. Try singing “Happy Birthday” to mark the time.

• Keep your hands away from your face, even if you’ve just washed your hands.

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and then throw away the tissue.

• Disinfect surfaces in your environment frequently, such as countertops and doorknobs.

• When you go out, take a pack of antiseptic wipes to wet down grocery cart handles. If you don’t have those, put hand sanitizer on your palms and wet the cart handle.

• Never share cups or plates or anything else with those who are sick.

• If you have to be out in public, keep your distance. Stay at least 6 feet away from others. For now, avoid shaking hands.

• If you feel sick, don’t rush to the doctor. Call first and explain your symptoms. If they want you to come in, there might be a special entrance for you to use to keep from spreading germs to others.

​Stay healthy this winter. Get enough sleep, eat well and keep your stress down. All of those affect your immune system. And if you haven’t had a flu shot, get one now.

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Dubuque Chorale presents 
Great Innovators
​ by Danielle Phillips

Dubuque Chorale

Now that we’re in the midst of spring, we can look forward to changes in our natural surroundings every minute. Flowers blooming, birds returning from their southern vacations … practically everywhere you look in this season of rebirth and renewal, change is in the air. So let’s celebrate it!

In this spirit of celebration and to honor the power of change, the Dubuque Chorale, its chamber choir Cadenza, and the Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir present their spring concert, Great Innovators, which will include pieces by some of music’s most innovative composers as well as works that broke new ground in the development of music throughout history.

“Innovation is what keeps new music interesting,” says Dr. Amanda Huntleigh, the Chorale’s Artistic Director. “Even if it is simply combining two existing ideas in a fresh context, innovation allows us to hear, think, see, and appreciate differently. Innovations move us along a musical timeline … in both popular and classical music, creative new ideas can blaze new trails and inspire the next innovator.”

To illustrate this movement along the timeline, the concert will be structured chronologically, beginning with a chant by Hildegard von Bingen, one of the earliest-known female composers, and continuing forward through the centuries. The program will feature pieces by masters like Beethoven and Verdi, as well as a Bach cantata originally planned for Cadenza’s March 28th concert To Heaven and Bach, which was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

After progressing through the past, the latter part of the concert will arrive squarely in the present, with the Children’s Choir performing popular songs from several genres. “The kids are singing ‘My Shot,’ [which] is representative of rap being used to engage with a wider audience,” says Children’s Choir Director Karmella Sellers, referring to a song from the wildly popular 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton. “I think any of the pieces the children do with the live band will be great.”

As of publication of this issue, Great Innovators is scheduled to be performed on Saturday, May 2nd, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, May 3rd, at 2:00 pm, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 3200 Asbury Road, Dubuque, Iowa. There is no charge for admission but freewill donations are welcome. Because change is constant, please watch for future announcements about possible scheduling changes. Updates will be posted on our website at dubuquechorale.org.

Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir

Honor Flight of Dubuque
and the Tri-States Announces
​a new hub for the Tri-States

Dubuque IA — Honor Flight of Dubuque and the Tri-States is pleased to announce the creation of a new Honor Flight Hub and the schedule of 2 new flights for September of this year. Veterans of WWII, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War will be invited to see the memorials built in their honor. 

It is an exciting day for the veterans and this no-cost, once-in-a-lifetime tour is a “thank you,” for the service they rendered and the freedoms they secured for Americans as well as people around the globe, when serving in the U.S. military.

The cost to send a veteran on this trip is approximately $600; however, funds to provide this trip, which is free to qualified veterans, come from a grateful public. No funding is received from federal, state, or local governments. Guardians who travel with those veterans needing assistance make a contribution to cover their own expenses.

Veterans are called in the order that they submit their applications, with a priority given to WWII veterans, followed by those serving in the Korean Conflict, and then to those serving in the Vietnam War. Terminally ill veterans from any war are given top priority.

The Honor Flight of Dubuque and the Tri-States, a non-profit organization, understands and appreciates the service of all veterans no matter when or where they served. 

Anyone wishing to make a donation to Honor Flight of Dubuque and the Tri-States can mail a check to: 

Honor Flight of Dubuque and the Tri-States
c/o of DuTrac Community Credit Union
P O Box 3250
Dubuque IA 52004-3250

Donations are also accepted at all DuTrac Community Credit Union locations.

For additional information or to submit an application, please visit www.honorflightdbq.org or feel free to contact Perry Mason, Hub Director, at 563.690.0815 or by email to: honorflightofdubuque@gmail.com.

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