The Hearth Times - The Hearth On James

Volume 16, Issue 5
May 2016 Newsletter
The Hearth Times
Florence Taylor
The next Resident Council
meeting will be on Thursday,
May at 3:00 pm in the Dining
Room. All residents are encouraged to attend to express any comments or concerns you may have.
Mother’s Day Meal
Please be advised that the
meal times will be as follows
on Mother’s Day, Sunday
May 8th.
All those who eat at 4:30 will
eat at 1:00 that day. All those
who eat at 5:20 will eat at
2:00. Sandwiches will be delivered after 4:30 to your
apartments. Thank you.
Cinco De Mayo
Please join us on May 5th at
2:00 in the Dining Room for a
Fiesta Grande! Enjoy a Margarita, delicious food, Live
Music with Johnny Tsunami,
and a Pinata bust to follow!!
Hasta La Vista!
Happy Birthday!
Leo Borte– 5/3
Joe Russo– 5/7
Philipp Kegel– 5/12
Nancy Hadlock– 5/21
Joe Paratore– 5/22
Tillie Chiarmonte– 5/22
Betty Smith– 5/24
Denise Howard– 5/31
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Amanda Kowanes– 5/8
Maggie Provost– 5/11
Ricky Taylor-5/15
Christi Buffum– 5/29
Dear Friends:
Happy Spring! Well I believe the nicer weather has finally arrived. The birds
are chirping, the rabbits are enjoying the warm sun and we are ready to celebrate National Senior Health and Fitness Day and Live More week!!! This
year’s theme, “Improve Your Health For A Better Self”! This year we will be
looking to be more active during Live More Week, May 23 – 27… we are
planning extra exercise events, including our Olympics, and tons of fun! New
this year, join us for our Lip Sync battles. Staff and residents will join forces
to entertain and battle it out to find out who are the best lip sync artists at The
Hearth on James.
A friendly reminder, our new emergency call system will be installed May 1620th. I’m looking forward to the upgraded system that will now allow for the
use of pendants. To purchase a pendant, please contact Christi in the Business
Office. If anyone has any concerns or questions regarding the new system,
please contact me.
New this year, we will be celebrating RED NOSE DAY on Thursday, May
26th. We will be selling red noses, red beads, and other RED items for the day.
ALL proceeds will be donated to support Red Nose Day which helps fund
various children hunger organizations. Then, in the evening, you can relax
and watch NBC for their Red Nose Day program and celebration.
Please look at all the events going on this month! The Activity Department
has scheduled so many exciting and fun programs that there should be something for everyone to participate in. Please be sure to get out and have some
fun.
Sincerely,
Kelly
Transportation Schedule
Monday - East
Manlius, Fayetteville, Dewitt, Widewaters,
Brittonfield
Tuesdays - South & Downtown
James Street, East Genesee St. VA Hospital,
Crouse Ave., Irving Ave., Downtown, Erie Boulevard,
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Wednesday - West & North
Community Hospital, Camillus
Liverpool, North Medical, Rte. 11
Thursday– Afternoon– South &Downtown
James Street, East Genesee St. VA Hospital,
Crouse Ave., Irving Ave., Downtown, Erie Boulevard,
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Only 10 Appointments per day so
call the front desk ASAP to coordinate.
Kentucky Derby
Be sure to join us Friday May
6th when we will make Derby
– worthy hats at 2:00 pm in
the Parlor. We’re Off to the
Races on Saturday, May 7th
at 2:30 for a special Horse
racing session and party! We
will serve refreshments and
the payouts will be bigger! Be
sure to come dressed to impress! The Derby will then be
on in the parlor from 4:00–
7:00.
Kelly Kiggins– Executive Director
Jason Skrocki– Dining Director
Amanda Kowanes– Community Relations Director
Brianne Eklund– Activities Director
Susan Armstrong– Nursing Director
Jenny Martinez- Assistant Case Manager
Gregory Smith– Maintenance Director
Christi Buffum- Business Office Manager
On Thursday, May 19th there will be
Celebration Luncheon for Onondaga County
Seniors at Drumlin’s Golf Course. All are
welcome! Lunch is only $5! You have a
choice of Chicken Florentine or Veggie
Lasagna. If you would like to attend, please
give your order along with $5 to the desk
no later than May 2nd.
LIVE MORE WEEK
Please refer to the Insert in
your Newseletter for details on all the special Activities Planned for the
week of May 22nd-28th!!!
We’re Going Green!
If you like to garden and give back to your community, please join our Garden Club that will be
tending a raised bed through the Hawley-Green
Neighborhood Association. The Garden is located behind River of Life Church and shuttles
will be scheduled weekly to tend the garden. All
vegetables raised are for the community and the
Church’s soup kitchen. If you would like to participate , we will begin with a welcoming Brunch
on Sunday, May 1st @ 11:00 at the Hawley
Green Community Association.
Outings:
*See Activity Calendar. All outings are printed in
Red.
Sign Up!
Activities Outings are first come, first served.
Please sign up at the front desk!
Celebrating LIVE MORE™ in the month of May!
By Janet L. Haynes, RN Director Clinical
Services
A hot topic everywhere is Brain Health. The truth is that there
is not a magic pill to take or puzzle to do to assure brain health.
Research shows and is illustrated in the “web” diagram below
(below left) that safety, nutrition, physical exercise, sleep, hydration, stress management, treatment of disease, and mental
activity/stimulation must all work together to obtain optimal
brain health. You can definitely tell when you have not had
quality sleep that your brain function can be diminished. The
reverse can be said that after physical activity your brain sharpness increases. When you do both and add the other components to daily living, you are on your way to attaining brain
health!
Hearth’s LIVE MORE™ philosophy closely aligns with the
brain health concept with our multi-faceted, holistic approach.
As illustrated by the Live More™ Wheel (above right), when
our spirituality and emotional needs, stimulate socialization,
work towards good nutrition & hydration, get physical activity
and address environmental, vocational and intellectual needs are
addressed, we can achieve a more fulfilling lifestyle equal to
LIVING MORE! Some of the facets of LIVE MORE™ may
come easily for us and our job is to work on the facets that may
be lacking.
We look forward to having a fun filled week starting May 22nd
when we celebrate LIVE MORE™ and National Senior Health
and Fitness Day with both residents and staff in all Hearth communities! We will introduce fun and easy activities plus educational events demonstrating how we can include new habits into
our routine. We hope to provide a roadmap motivating all to
work towards optimizing all facets of healthy living so we can
all …LIVE MORE™!
No Fall Zone
Happy Mother’s Day! Being a woman and a mother is
one of the greatest joys in life. What is not so
great is that women are at a 10% higher risk of falls
than men. In older women, falls can be particularly
troublesome because osteoporosis (thinning and weakening of the bones) is a widespread problem which increases the chance of fractures following a fall.
Childbearing can increase in severity of osteoporosis
which most women have after the age of 70%. Weightbearing exercises and fall prevention techniques go a
long way in preventing falls and fractures!