Waterfront Center - Jan/Feb

200 Seventh Street, Buffalo, NY 14201
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday January 12
Men’s Club
Friday January 15
A.M. Bingo Bonanza
Friday January 15
Ladies Social
Weds. January 20
Oldies but Goodies with
DJ Ken
January 2016
A note from the Administrator
Greetings for a Wonderful 2016!
We had a good year at Waterfront and experienced many exciting
changes.
Tuesday January 19
$ Activity Dollar $ Store
Our Physical Therapy Department was renovated, expanded, and relocated with additional staff. Our Riverview and Harborview unit
renovations are near completion. Cityview and Skyview Units will be
renovated in the upcoming year.
Thursday January 21
P.M. Bingo Bonanza
Staff, residents and visitors came together to raise money for Breast
Cancer Awareness and the American Heart Association.
Tuesday January 26
Pet Visits with
Andrew & Friends
Weds. January 27
Monthly Birthday Party
with Bruce & Carla
Monday February 1
M & M Clothing Sale
February 2 & 4
Boys & Girls Club Visit
Sunday February 7
Super Bowl Party
sponsored by
Resident Council
Our Annual Summer Picnic was a hit! Staff cooked B-B-Q ribs and
Chiavetta’s chicken on a charcoal grill. Chicken souvlaki salad and sides
were also served. Lyle Stang provided lively entertainment. The
Anderson ice cream truck was here to carry out the yummy Annual
Summer Picnic tradition. Everyone had a great time fun. As well, other
special events for residents and guests were held throughout the year
and holidays.
In 2016 we’ll welcome new residents and staff members, and truly miss
those who are no longer with us.
Waterfront Center is sincerely looking forward to a very bright New Year!
We hope you enjoy reminiscing with photos from 2015!
Friday February 12
Valentine’s Social
entertainment with
Sue Rozler
Weds. February 17
Celebrating Black
History Month ―Sounds
of Motown‖ with DJ Ken
Nicole Gallagher
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January’s Birthstone – Garnet
The garnet is both the birthstone for January and
the gem to celebrate a second anniversary.
Though it’s most frequently known for its brilliant
red coloration, the garnet also grows—as crystals
inside metamorphic rock—in orange, fuschia,
yellow, and even blue. According to the
Gemological Institute of America, rarer still is the
green garnet, known as a tsavorite, found outside
a national park in Kenya in 1967. Use any color of
this stone in January to celebrate your favorite
January birth or anniversary.
January’s Flower – Snowdrop
January has two flowers of the month—the multicolored carnation and the white snowdrop. In the
northern
hemisphere, the snowdrop is usually the first
flower of the year, emerging as green shoots with
downturned flowers of six white petals 3(typically
three long and three short). An active substance
in snowdrops is galantamine, an alkaloid rumored
to be the ―moly‖ from Homer’s Odyssey (the
antidote against Circe’s poison) that’s now used
to treat nervous system disorders from motor
dysfunction to Alzheimer’s disease.
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February’s Birthstone – Amethyst
With its lovely purple hues, the amethyst has
been a popular gemstone for thousands of years.
The Greeks believed the stone would help
prevent drunkenness. In fact, amethyst is Greek
for ―not intoxicated.‖ European soldiers wore
amethyst amulets during battle, believing the
gems had a protective quality.
They also believed that its
presence would help them think more clearly
while under pressure, which would bring victory.
Today, amethysts are associated with peace and
inner strength.
February’s Flower – Violet
The violet, the flower of February, is a beautiful
little plant with blooms that range in color from
deep blue to bright fuchsia and royal purple. The
violet is the state flower of Illinois, Wisconsin,
New Jersey, and Rhode Island, as well as the
national flower of Greece. One reason violets are
so adored is their varied culinary uses. From
savory meals to sweet desserts, violets can be
used to add a different flavor to your favorite dish.
Some varieties even taste like vanilla.
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January 2016
A note from Kenny
I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday celebrations as much we did and that you’re ready
to meet the New Year with hope, determination, and a sense of anticipation. The start of
a new year always brings with it a sense of renewal. And that is alive and well at Centers
Health Care. The early part of 2106 will several new additions to the Centers family –
Hope Center in the Bronx, which joined us several months ago, Warren Center in Queensbury NY, and our
first two new facilities in Rhode Island, which marks the third state we have expanded to. Construction on
our brand new Brooklyn Center has progressed according to plan and we are on track to open that facility
in 2017. Many of our facilities received improvements to their infrastructure and upgrades to their
appearances this past year, and more are scheduled for 2016. But as proud as we are of our growth, what
is most gratifying, and what gives us the greatest hope for the future, is that these facilities together are
home to several hundred residents that may otherwise have been forced to find another place to live.
We’re grateful to have the ability to bring these facilities into our family and we appreciate the faith our
residents, their families, and our new employees have placed in Centers Health Care. We look forward to a
wonderful year in 2016, one in which our world class nursing and therapy teams continue to deliver
outstanding results, and where our residents enjoy the finest health care and lifestyle.
Kenny Rozenberg, CEO
Centers continues to expand
We’re very proud to announce that Centers Health Care has added three new facilities to the family. We are
in the final days of completing our first two additions outside of New York and New Jersey, and early in 2016
we can look forward to officially welcoming Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and the Park
View Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Both Banister and Park View are small, intimate facilities and
with fewer than 100 residents and they fit perfectly into the Centers Health Care family. Bannister has been
serving the community for 125 years and we are honored to become a part of that Rhode Island tradition.
Nate Goldman, the Centers Health Care Regional Administrator for the two new facilities is very excited.
“This is a great addition to our family. I’ve been the administrator of several facilities that we have transitioned
and turned into world class facilities, but they were all much larger. The opportunity to build that same
success story in two cozy facilities like these is very exciting. Our homes are all really small communities of
friends and in Park View and Bannister Centers we’re going to have two of the best!”
The third facility to join our family is the former Westmount Health Facility in Queensbury NY, a small town
north of our Washington and Indian River facilities. The facility, which will be re-named the Warren Center for
Rehabilitation and Nursing, is home to 80 wonderful residents and we’re thrilled to have them joining us.
Warren Center is an outstanding facility with an excellent staff and we look forward to all they will add to our
growing reputation in the Adirondack region.
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Remember when your family was
small and everyone could sit around
the same table? We do too, but
times have changed.
This year will mark the 20th Anniversary of Centers Health
Care. Back in 1996 we could have a holiday party for
everyone right in our facility. Today, the Centers Health
Care family employs more than 12,000 people and our
annual holiday parties now take place across three states.
Given the fact that we have some of the hardest working
people in the health care industry right here, it’s quite
amazing how they can still light up the night. Boy, do they
ever! And at all of our facilities, we entertained our
residents and guests with Thanksgiving, Chanukah and
Christmas parties with all the trimmings. Nothing says
Happy Holidays like a party, and no one parties like the
Centers Family!
Eating well doesn’t mean living on
a diet
Diabetes affects more 25 million Americans,
and millions more are thought to be undiagnosed.
And a healthy diet is your first line of defense.
Diabetes is a problem that everyone is familiar with. You
probably know someone in your family or community, or
where you work, who has some form of diabetes. In fact,
it’s so prevalent in the Northeast that Centers Health
Care offers on-site dialysis for severely afflicted diabetic residents at four of our locations, and they typically
operate more than 15 hours a day! But living with diabetes, or preventing it from ever happening in the first
place, might be as easy as making good choices in the kitchen. The American Diabetes Association suggests
a blend of Superfoods, like beans, citrus fruits, whole grains and nuts, and fish high in Omega-3 fatty acids.
Keep the meat choices lean, like chicken, veal, or well-trimmed lamb. Mix that with non-starchy vegetables
like peppers, onions, tomatoes, broccoli and green beans and you’re well on way. And for dessert, plenty of
fruit –there’s something delicious available every month of the year. But skip the canned variety that are
packed with artificial syrup and go for fresh fruits that are sweet and delicious. To learn more about keeping
to a healthy meal plan and managing or eliminating your risk of diabetes, visit the American Diabetes
Association at www.diabetes.org.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH TRIVIA
First black female to host a TV show:
a. Diahann Carroll b. Shirley Chilsom c. Oprah Winfrey
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
a. 1863 b. 1871 c. 1856
An escape system used by slaves in the 1800s:
a. Carpet Trail b. Underground Railroad c. Dark Horse
Beecher Boys & Girls Club
will visit in February
Beecher Boys and Girls Club is located on
Tenth Street in the City of Buffalo and
accommodates youth ages 5 to 18 years
old. Their mission is to provide appropriate
and diversified programs and activities that
serve to attract and hold area youth to the
Clubhouse. They provide environments
1967 Landmark decision by the Supreme Court declared
laws prohibiting interracial marriage unconstitutional:
a. Moore v. Georgia b. Jones v. Virginia c. Loving v.
Virginia
that teach children the skills needed to
This man helped set up the American Red Cross blood
bank and established the first blood bank in England is
best known for his work this blood plasma:
a. Dr. Frederick Mann b. Dr. Charles Drew c. Dr. Ian
Rudolph
Evening programs are offered for teens.
NY Yankee player whose late-season earned him the
name ―Mr. October‖ hit 3 dramatic home runs in the last
game of the World Series in Yankee Stadium:
a. Reggie Jackson b. Mickey Mantle c. Willie Mays
build positive lives, attitudes, and
behaviors. After school programs are
offered for elementary age children.
Both age groups will be visiting Waterfront
in February.
American Heart Association
First black supreme court justice:
a. Sam Cooke b. Thomas Marke c. Thurgood Marshall
February 5th is the American Heart
First colony to abolish slavery:
a. Delaware b. Vermont c. New Hampshire
DAY. Waterfront will be collecting
Who wrote ―A Letter from a Birmingham Jail‖?
a. Rosa Parks b. Martin Luther King Jr. c. John Delray
help the association prevent heart
First black female to win a Grammy:
a. Ella Fitzgerald b. Aretha Franklin c. Billie Holiday
be made in the reception area in the
Association’s GO RED FOR WOMEN
donations now thru February 14 to
disease and stroke. Contributions can
Front Lobby. Help save lives!
First published black poet:
a.Maya Angelou b.Langston Hughes c.Phillis Wheatley
First black major league baseball player:
a. Hank Aaron b. Jackie Robinson c. Ernie Banks
In what year was the NAACP founded?
a. 1930
b. 1952 c. 1901
Chubby Checker created this 1950’s dance craze:
a. mashed potato b. hurricane buzz c. twist
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