8 Our mission is to create and sustain comfortable, caring environments for those who depend on us. PLACE STAMP HERE 451 O’Connell Street North Bend, OR 97459 Krystal Elzner Executive Director / Community Relations Director Barbara Maisch Concierge / Secretary Mary Jo Harrison Weekend Receptionist Jose Munoz Emmalisa Dobson Chefs Dave Stout Maintenance Della McDermott Kirsten Cunningham Housekeepers Steve Kettner Bus Driver Evergreen Court News Evergreen Court Independent Living Newsletter — November 2016 P2 Alzheimer’s Awareness P3 Thanksgiving Fun Facts P4 November Highlights P5 Artist Carol Turner P6 - P7 Activities Calendar P7 Resident Birthdays P8 Mission & Team INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Our mission is to
create and sustain
comfortable,
caring
environments for
those who depend
on us.
PLACE STAMP
HERE
451 O’Connell Street
North Bend, OR 97459
Krystal Elzner
Executive Director /
Community Relations Director
Barbara Maisch
Concierge / Secretary
Mary Jo Harrison
Weekend Receptionist
Jose Munoz
Emmalisa Dobson
Chefs
Dave Stout
Maintenance
Della McDermott
Kirsten Cunningham
Housekeepers
Steve Kettner
Bus Driver
Evergreen Court News Evergreen Court Independent Living Newsletter — November 2016
P2 Alzheimer’s Awareness P3 Thanksgiving Fun Facts P4 November Highlights P5 Artist Carol Turner
Building Awareness for Alzheimer’s and Recognizing Family Caregivers this November
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We Are Thankful For Each Other
Thursday, November 24th is Thanksgiving Day!
HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Award Winning Artist Carol Turner
will have a show opening
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5,
at Evergreen Court
In October 2015 her son treated her to her life-long desire to explore Rome, Tuscany, Pisa and Venice.
The artist returned home with plenty of inspiration for new paintings.
Turner is noted for her realistic Northwest wilder-ness paintings rich with color and detail. Turner also teaches Fridays in her studio, Turner Art Studio & Gallery located in Pony Village Mall. Turner is a member of Bay Area Artists Association who offers private tutoring and accepts commissions.
For an appointment call: 541-396-5373
Artist Carol Turner
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November Highlights — You’re Invited!
Friday, Nov 4th 2:00 - 3:00 Steve D The Entertainer ~ Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, Nov 9th 3:00 - 4:00 Old Time Fiddlers
Friday, Nov 11th 3:30- 4:30 Debbie Dumonceaux ~ Patriotic Songs
1. A tradition is born: TV dinners have Thanksgiving to thank. In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! Some industrious soul came up with a brilliant plan: Why not slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side? Thus, the first TV dinner was born! 2. Going shopping?: Not if you're a plumber. Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for them, according to Roto-Rooter, the nation's largest plumbing service. After all, someone has to clean up after household guests who "overwhelm the system." 3. This land is my land: There are four places in the U.S. named Turkey. Louisiana's Turkey Creek is the most populous, with a whopping 440 residents. There's also Turkey, Texas; Turkey, North Carolina; and Turkey Creek, Arizona. Oh, let's not forget the two townships in Pennsylvania: the creatively named Upper Turkeyfoot and Lower Turkeyfoot! 4. Leaving a legacy: When Abe Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday, it was thanks to the tireless efforts of a magazine editor named Sarah Josepha Hale. Her other claim to fame? She also wrote the nursery rhyme, "Mary had a Little Lamb." 5. Gobble, gobble?: Not so fast. Only male turkeys, called toms, gobble. Females, called hens, cackle.
6. Have it your way: If Ben Franklin did, the turkey would be our national bird. An eagle, he wrote in a letter to his daughter, had "bad moral character." A turkey, on the other hand, was a "much more respectable bird." 7. Born in the U.S.A.: Thanksgiving is not just an American holiday. Canadians celebrate it too. Except they do it the second Monday in October. 8. Break out the menurkeys: The first day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving come together today for the first time since 1888. Scientists say the confluence won't occur again for another 70,000 years, give or take a millennium. 9. Doomed from birth: Those poor turkeys; they don't stand a chance. Just look at the name we gave them. A turkey less than 12-weeks-old is called a fryer-roaster. 10. Talking Turkey: Why isi t called turkey? On boy, this will take some explainin”. Back in the say, the Europeans took a liking to the guinea fowls imported tot the continent. Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, The English called them turkeys. Later, when the Spaniards came to America, they found a bird that tasted like those guinea fowls. When they were sent to Europe, the English called these birds “turkeys” as well!
Article Title Goes Here Happy Thanksgiving ~ Fun Facts
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November
Birthdays
Jay Anderson ~ 11th
Mary Weist ~ 16th
Edith Parrish ~ 29th
Birthday Celebration
Friday
November 4th
2:00 p.m.
Entertainment:
Steve Duarte
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Our mission is to
create and sustain
comfortable,
caring
environments for
those who depend
on us.
PLACE STAMP
HERE
3959 Sheridan Avenue
North Bend, OR 97459
Administrative Staff:
Theresa Heis
Director of Operation
Gretchen Stauffer
Krystal Elzner
Community Relations Directors
Tina Mitchell RN
Director of Nursing
Chris Amlin
Culinary Services Director
Bruce Payne
Environmental Services Director
Amy Maine
Activity Director
Stacy Taylor
Business Office Manager
Baycrest Connection
Baycrest Village Newsletter — November 2016
P2 Alzheimer’s Awareness P3 Macy’s Day Parade Party P3 Connect on Facebook P4 Activities Calendar
P6 November Highlights P6 Thanksgiving Dinner P7 Gardening & Alzheimer's P8 Mission & Team
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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A growing epidemic in
the United States and the
world, Alzheimer’s disease
affects one in three seniors over
the age of 65. In 1983 Ronald
Reagan designated November
as National Alzheimer’s Disease
Awareness Month. In the past
32 years the numbers of those
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
disease has increased by over
three million Americans. The
drive to increase awareness
includes work to help fund
research into the disease, possible treatments,
and care.
Alzheimer’s disease was discovered in
1906 after Dr. Alois Alzheimer noticed changes
in brain tissue of a woman who had died of
what was then diagnosed as an unusual mental
illness. Here we are nearly 110 years later and
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause
of death in the United States and still does not
have a cure. Though a larger problem than
ever before, we do know a lot more about
Alzheimer’s than we did one hundred years
ago, partially due to the increased of
awareness of the disease.
The impact on those who experience the
symptoms of memory loss and Alzheimer’s
disease is great and includes frustrating
situations for the diagnosed. The impact does
not end at those who have been diagnosed
however, but includes family and loved ones
who often take over as caregiver. Over the past
year the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that
nearly 17.9 billion hours of unpaid care were
provided by friends and family of people with
Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Rightfully so, National Alzheimer’s
Disease Awareness Month coincides with
National Family Caregiver’s Month which is a
time to recognize the role of family members
and loved ones who take on the responsibilities
of caregiver.
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Gardening and Alzheimer’s
Horticulture therapy is one of the best ways to improve the emotional state of residents in various long-term care settings. Tending to plants decreases anxiety. Creating and maintaining a garden develops gross motor skills. Also, sitting in a garden setting produces mental and sensory stimulation.
Studies show that gardening helps battle with Alzheimer's as well as dementia. Because many patients with Alz-
heimer’s are able to experience only the present moment, gardening creates a powerful connection to the past
and future.
At some point in patients' life, they were involved with working in their own gardens or yards and many caregiv-
ers work to tap into the hobbies that patients enjoyed in the past. Additionally, as the gardens grow and fruits and
vegetables are harvested, the concept of time is demonstrated in a very concrete way.
“The gardens have brought back memories, feelings and interests that many residents may have lost over the
years. We are looking forward to many more years of growing memories,” states Maureen Riley of the Pine Run
Community in Doylestown, PA.
Choosing plants that reflect seasonal changes, like fruit plants and vegetables, will also help to orient people in time and place. The benefits are amazing and magnified in those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Espe-cially as the gardener’s begin to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Free Class on Safe Medication Use in Older Adults
Tuesday, November 15 at Baycrest
Class Times are 8:30am to 12:30 pm OR 1:30pm to 5:30 pm
For More Information Please Call 1-800-930-6851 Oregon Care Partners
Walk Ins Are Welcome. Free CEU’s Offered For Professionals
