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Orchard Gardens Assisted Living
HONORING THE PAST, INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
2015 Autumn Newsletter
2015 National Assisted Living Week
Orchard Gardens Assisted Living celebrated National Assisted Living Week, September 13-19.
The theme was “Nourishing Life, Mind, Body, Spirit”. We had a week full of activities and entertainment. There was an Ice Cream Social where families were invited in, a Breakfast Smoothie
Bar, Bingo (Community, Hoedown and Bingo with Michael), two outside entertainers who came in to
perform, a Hoedown Luncheon where staff performed, Bible Study, Resident Surprise, and a Big
Red Chili Feed. The highlight of the week was a creative production, “Good Afternoon Orchard
Gardens”, put on by staff and one outside guest. It was the Emmy Award winning talk show with
host, Glenda Gardens. There was music, laughter and fun between staff and residents. Our first
guest was Elvis Presley who had been lying low since his visit last year to OG. He felt “All Shook
Up” to come back and visit the residents. Then there was Carnac the Great who shared her abundant wisdom with suggestions like, “Always keep your words soft and sweet in case you have to
eat them later.” Mrs. Green Jeans from Green Acres made an appearance with her great pumpkin and her Farmer’s Almanac; her overwhelming word for the year was “WET”. The next guest
was Mr. GoLightly, an author with the newest book out entitled, “Constipation, Is it Fact or Fiction?”
Glenda Garden’s sidekick shared the “Top Ten Reasons to Live at Orchard Gardens”. Orchard
Gardens #1 Husker Fan made her way through the crowd to the Nebraska Tunnel Walk song
dressed in all the Nebraska gear. The residents sang the Nebraska Fight Song and were charged
up for the big game on Saturday. The last guest was Edith Bunker. Edith got the resident’s laughing so hard they were crying. Everyone was having so much fun after the show, music was playing,
the staff started a dance line and residents just joined in. What a memorable week!
ORCHARD GARDENS OFFICE STAFF

KRIS PRYOR, R.N.,
DIRECTOR OF SENIOR HOUSING

LISA MCCLOSKEY,
DINING SERVICES MANAGER

SHELLEY PFEIFFER,
RESIDENT SERVICES SUPERVISOR

PAULA SMITH,
MARKETING COORDINATOR

LUANN LIND,
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR

ROCHELLE DEPKE,
BUSINESS OFFICE COORDINATOR
Orchard Gardens Assisted Living
Wishing You Happy Holidays!
Director of Sr. Housing, Kris Pryor, R.N. speaking at our
monthly Healthy Living Class; the topic for the day was
“Setting Goals to Be Healthy”.
Stay Healthy During the Holidays
Orchard Gardens hosts their annual “Flu Clinic”. It was a
great turnout. Pictured above is Shelley and Lily, OG
Staff, helping with resident’s paperwork before going in
for their flu shots.
Kristi Morris, CMA, LRT
from Nebraska Methodist
Health Systems giving
Evelyn her flu shot.
Being proactive in your
health is a good thing!
Our main focus here at Orchard Gardens is “Health” and “Safety”.
We take it seriously so we offer health and awareness programs to
give our residents the tools to be safer in and out of their homes. We
offered our traditional “Annual Flu Clinic” and we also hosted a
“Balance Clinic” that would help each individual resident specifically
with their fall risks and how to help side step those falls and injuries.
It is that time of year again with the holidays coming where there is
hustle and bustle but we need to remember to take care of ourselves.
Make sure and get your rest, stay hydrated and eat right,
practice washing your hands frequently and stay active.
Remember these tips so we can all enjoy the season at
hand. To feel good is truly something to be thankful for.
ENJOY YOUR FALL BY PREVENTING FALLS
Orchard Gardens put on a “Balance Clinic”
where residents learned tips for prevent falls
and in-home safety awareness. Pictured
right are representatives of Gentiva, Jody
White and Kelly McCann helping individual
residents with their specific risk factors.
2015 Autumn Newsletter
Let’s Fall in Love with the Activity Department
We do our best to create an Activity Calendar that is fresh with new ideas and
a little bit of everything for everyone. If you want to stay active, there are things
to do. Staying involved and making a connection with others is so important for
your mind, body and soul and over all health. Even coming down early to lunch
and making a connection there helps stimulate conversation and the making of
friends. When you make a connection or see the smile of a friend, it’s like a ray
of sunshine and we all need that warmth that offers hope of a beautiful day.
We want to encourage you to stay active and be well! Check out our website for
all our activities and join in on the fun!
Above: Residents making a fall craft.
Below: Virginia working on a Christmas
Door Hanger. The Holidays are coming and
everyone is getting into the excitement and
spirit of the season.
Count your
many
blessings,
Name them
one by one.
Food, Facts and Fun with Lisa
We love our extended
family! We are thankful for
the families that come in
and visit regularly.
Lois out walking with son
and daughter-in-law,
Don and Deb, in our
courtyard on a beautiful
fall day.
Dorothy showing her beautiful
embroidery project during
“Show and Share”. It’s fun to
share our treasures with our
friends in our Orchard
Gardens community.
Being thankful is one of the most rewarding activities one can possibly do; it generates good feelings and positive energy. It changes
your mood and lifts your spirits. The more you are thankful for things in your life, the more life gives you to be thankful for!
It is the season to be thankful! What are you thankful for?
Home
Hope
Care Services
Faith
Health
Family
Love
Resident’s Council Making a Connection
Friends
Gift of a Day
Learning
Laughter
Pictured left is Peggy and daughter
Linda with Lee, who is President of
the Resident Council.
Below is
Speaker, Christy Roubicek, LCSW,
spending a little one-on-one time
with Bonnie after Christy was finished speaking on “Stress and Depression Surrounding the Holidays”.
Orchard Gardens Assisted Living is proud to have a Resident’s Council, a voice of our residential community. Resident Council is presented in a positive, enthusiastic manner to residents,
families, staff and administration. They meet monthly to discuss ideas, suggestions and concerns and are solely a functioning body of Orchard Gardens Residents. Minutes from the
meetings are given to management monthly; and at times, staff are invited in to share as well.
It is another connection between residents and staff that offers support of one another. In November, they had a speaker come in and discuss “Stress and Depression Surrounding the Holidays”. Christy Roubicek, LCSW from Pando Geriatric Counseling shared with the residents
that they should practice good sleep habits, eat right and stay active; and in closing, she encouraged residents to get involved, have some fun and to enjoy the blessings of each day throughout the holiday season.
Where Life Matters...
HONORING THE PAST, INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
Orchard Gardens Assisted Living is a community where our goal is to offer a special sense of
Orchard Gardens Assisted Living
1006 South Mayne Street
Valley, Nebraska 68064
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belonging... a feeling of home.
Phone: 402-359-4884
Fax: 402-359-4600
Marketing: 402-359-4604
places to feed mind, body and spirit. A caring staff provides round-the-clock attention, and makes
Residents enjoy a wide range of services and amenities. Our
comfortable community features a host of activities, both on-site and planned outings, as well as
our residents’ safety and security its top priority. Our mission is to offer the kind of retirement living
where life matters, vitality in daily living is offered and peace of mind is a reality for every resident.
Orchard Gardens opened in the fall of 2004 and is owned and managed by Douglas County
Housing Authority. We are home to 56 spacious and affordable apartments. Stay current with activities, menus and pictures with Orchard Gardens web-site: www.orchardgardensassistedliving.org.
Check out our web-site:
www.orchardgardensassistedliving.org
Come visit us soon!
Orchard Gardens Assisted Living
1006 South Street
Valley, Nebraska 68064
402-359-4884