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your household, or who can claim your   to these representatives as they are only
            address as being their prime United   doing their jobs!
            States residence.
                                               Census field representatives report to

            Now down to brass tacks.           the regional office in Philadelphia. If you


                                               have any suspicions that the individual
            Make sure you check the return
                                               is not legit or need help completing your
            address of the National Processing
                                               census form, call 844-330-2020.
            Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana,or
            Phoenix Arizona, to confirm that the   In addition to the ten year census,
            questionnaire is on the Census Bureau’s   the census bureau also conducts over   ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
            official list of household or business   130 survey’s and programs every year.    ĂŝůLJ  ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
            forms. If it is from somewhere else, it is   These are more in-depth surveys that   RN on Call

            not from the Census Bureau.        also establish population need levels
                                               for unique populations, such as those    ,ŽŵĞ  ŽŽŬĞĚ DĞĂůƐ͕
            If you misplaced your Census                                                ^ŶĂĐŬƐ Θ  ĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ
                                               in wheelchairs with ambulatory issues.
            Questionnaire you can go online to                                        >ĂƵŶĚƌLJ Θ ,ŽƵƐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ
                                               Responding to these surveys in not
            www.2020census.gov to complete and                                          >ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ƚŽ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ
                                               mandatory. These are conducted by our

            submit your response.                                                        ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ >ĞǀĞůƐ ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯ


                                               area regional office, which is based in
            Your phone number is requested so that,   Philadelphia, PA.  Should you choose to   DĞŵŽƌLJ  ĂƌĞ
            after you have responded to the 2020   participate, look for 800-262-4236 as the   ^ƉĞĐŝĂů  ŝĞƚ Θ  ŝŶŝŶŐ  ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
            Census, you may receive a follow-up   incoming number on your phone from   WŽƐƚͲƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
            phone call from the Census Bureau. Th ey   Philadelphia Pa.              ǁŝƚŚ  ŽĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚƐ
            contact a small sample of households                                         ĂŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘
                                               Remember... Accurate Head Counts
            who have completed the census as part
                                               help all of us so go for it! Your neighbors   www.arcadia-living.com
            of the quality control process to be
                                               will thank you for it!
            sure that no one is left out. The call is                                    Arcadia of Denton


            only reviewing your response in order                                          701 S. 5th Ave
            to ensure that there is a complete and                                     (Formerly Gables at Caroline)
            accurate count for the 2020 Census. Any   Medical Adult                Come Home to Arcadia
            phone call you receive will be brief, and
            all responses are kept confi dential. Th e   Day Care
                                                                                 loss of family or friends, some loss of
            2020 Census caller will not ask about                                jobs, financial security or social supports

            your financial information or Social    by Carole Friend LMSW
                                                                                 or even time. I am asking you to write
            Security number, or anything on behalf
                                                                                 about your experiences during these
            of a political party. They will only be
                                               Staying Safe, Staying Connected  in July   times and mail it to me at Carole Friend,
            reviewing the responses to the 2020
                                                                                 c/o CMADC, 403 S. 7th St., Denton, MD
            Census that you previously provided.   Through these times of uncertainty     21629. You may remain anonymous.  I
            The incoming phone number should   Caroline Medical Adult Day Care     promise you I will read your stories.
            read 844-809-7717 on your home or   would like to express our gratitude to
            cell phone.                        all frontline workers and support service   As our community begins reopening,

                                               staff members once again. It cannot be   we all continue to practice safety
            Beginning in August, those who did
                                               stated enough; thank you to all for your   measures such a mask wearing and
            not mail in the questionnaire will have
                                               effortful unwavering diligence as you   safe distancing. Caroline Medical Adult
            census takers come to their home. Be
                                               demonstrate dedication and courage   Day Care assiduously continues to
            sure they have a Census Bureau photo
                                               during these uncharted challenges.   practice the safest of measures for our
            ID badge from the Department of

                                               Thank you again.                  clients, staff, and community. While
            Commerce showing the fi eld worker’s
                                                                                 we wait for a safer time where we all
            picture, a watermark, and expiration   For those who have  experienced   can gather together to care for clients
            date on it. They should also have a copy   suff ering and loss, we only fall short of   and caregivers, we would like to remind

            of the letter notifying you that a census   words to express the sadness. In these   everyone we haven’t stopped caring.
            taker will be coming to the house.   difficult times we can only offer our
            Census takers will also be carrying either   heartfelt condolences. One thing is   As we all are doing our part to keep
            a laptop or smartphone that has the   certain, things have certainly changed.   our community healthy and sound,
            Census Bureau Logo on it. Refusing to                                we educate ourselves about innovative
                                               With that being said, once again we
            answer all or part of the census questions                           means to support our community’s
                                               would like to offer an outlet; tell us about


            carries a $100 fine and risk a $500 fi ne                              safety. This includes Contact Tracing.
                                               your losses. Understanding some have
            for giving false answers; so be courteous                            Please assist your Health Department
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