4502 General Meyer Avenue • New Orleans, LA 70131 L I V I N G C E N T E R JO ELLEN SMITH September 2017 PARDON OUR PROGRESS Renovations at Jo Ellen Smith Living Center are rapidly progressing. According to Priority Management Services, our owner and management company, completion is anticipated late this summer. Residents, family members and staff are excited about the updates and improvements being made at our facility. It is our goal to keep everyone as comfortable as possible during this transitional period. Resident care and services will not be interrupted by the construction. If you would like to schedule a tour or speak with someone about an admission, please call our Marketing Director, Sonia Fernandez, at 504-615-9134 or our Admissions Director, Darreana Brousseau, at 504-361-7923. You can also visit us at jes.living.com. Now is a great time to reserve your room and avoid the anticipated wait-list after renovation completion. Autumn Is Approaching Summer comes to a close on Sept. 22, when fall arrives. As the days gradually get shorter and cooler, a variety of trees will begin to prepare for winter, indicated by their leaves changing to brilliant colors of red, orange and yellow before dropping to the ground. Ash, birch and maple trees are often among those that will lose their leaves first. Being With Friends Can Boost Your Brain Did you know that interacting with friends and family is a great way to exercise your brain? Studies link the engagement and intellectual aspects of socializing to better memory and cognitive abilities, especially as we age. Researchers say a happy social life that involves positive people and meaningful activities may help temper the effects of stress, which affects brain performance. Lifelong Learning “It is always the season for the old to learn.” —Aeschylus
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4502 General Meyer Avenue • New Orleans, LA 70131
L I V I N G C E N T E R
J O E LLE N SM ITH
September 2017PARDON OUR PROGRESSRenovations at Jo Ellen Smith Living Center are
rapidly progressing. According to PriorityManagement Services, our owner andmanagement company, completion isanticipated late this summer.
Residents, family members and staff areexcited about the updates and improvementsbeing made at our facility. It is our goal to keepeveryone as comfortable as possible during thistransitional period. Resident care and serviceswill not be interrupted by the construction.
If you would like to schedule a tour or speakwith someone about an admission, please callour Marketing Director, Sonia Fernandez, at504-615-9134 or our Admissions Director,Darreana Brousseau, at 504-361-7923. You canalso visit us at jes.living.com.
Now is a great time to reserve your room andavoid the anticipated wait-list after renovationcompletion.
Autumn Is ApproachingSummer comes to a close on Sept. 22, when fall
arrives. As the days gradually get shorter and cooler,a variety of trees will begin to prepare for winter,indicated by their leaves changing to brilliant colors ofred, orange and yellow before dropping to the ground.Ash, birch and maple trees are often among those thatwill lose their leaves first.
Being With FriendsCan Boost Your Brain
Did you know that interacting with friends andfamily is a great way to exercise your brain? Studies linkthe engagement and intellectual aspects of socializingto better memory and cognitive abilities, especially aswe age. Researchers say a happy social life that involvespositive people and meaningful activities may helptemper the effects of stress, which affects brainperformance.
Lifelong Learning“It is always the season for the old to learn.”
—Aeschylus
Grand CharactersGrandparents on TV shows
and in the movies are much likethose in real life: They dote ontheir grandchildren, providewisdom and share theirlove. Here are a few favoriteon-screen grands:
Esther and Zeb Walton,“The Waltons.” Grandma andGrandpa Walton, both strongand persevering, are the pillarsof their close-knit family of11 who live in rural Virginia.
Granny Moses, “The BeverlyHillbillies.” Feisty andopinionated, Jed Clampett’smother-in-law is “from the hills”but now lives in Beverly Hillswith her newly rich family.Granny still uses her folk wayswhen it comes to cooking,concocting homemade remediesand predicting the weather.
Adolph Kramer, “Heidi.” In thisclassic tale set in the Swiss Alps,a granddad with a gruff exteriorgrows to form a loving bondwith his lively granddaughterHeidi when she comes to livewith him.
Estelle Winslow, “FamilyMatters.” Despite her age,Mother Winslow is hip andtrendy. Protective of hergrandchildren, she’s theglue that binds this WindyCity family.
Clarisse Renaldi, “The PrincessDiaries.” Queen of a fictionalEuropean country, Clarissegrooms her teenage Americangranddaughter to take overthe throne.
Coffee Around the WorldDo you like your coffee black
or with cream and sugar?Perhaps you enjoy cappuccinos,mochas or lattes. Pour a cup ofjoe and learn how people inother countries drink coffee.
Finland and Sweden. Cubedcheese—made from cow, goator reindeer milk—is placed in acup of coffee or dipped into thejava and eaten.
Ethiopia. The coffee plantoriginated in this country, whereits beans are roasted and brewedin a ceremony that can lasthours. The drink is served withsalt, butter or sugar.
Malaysia. Those who can’tdecide between coffee and blacktea can choose yuanyang, whichis a mixture of both beveragesand milk.
Mexico. Cinnamon sticksand unrefined cane sugar addcomforting warmth to thiscoffee, which is served in a claymug to bring out the flavors.
Morocco. Warm spices, such ascinnamon, cardamom, nutmegand black pepper, are blendedwith dark coffee to create anaromatic beverage.
Turkey. After it’s simmered ina copper or brass pot, coffeehere is served strong andunfiltered, so a cup will includesettled grounds.
What Is Mindfulness?The word “mindfulness” is
a frequent topic these days,whether on talk shows, inmagazine articles and even foradult coloring books. While itmay seem like a vague term,mindfulness is a fairly simpleconcept with many benefits.
Essentially, mindfulnessmeans being aware of yourthoughts, feelings, physicalsensations and environmentin the moment, rather thanthinking about the past orworrying about the future.
Practicing mindfulness iscredited with helping to reducestress and anxiety, cultivatecompassion, and buildrelationships. Studies revealphysical benefits, too, such asa stronger immune system,improved memory and sharpercognitive skills.
Observation is the key tomindfulness. Notice the sights,sounds and smells around you,and pay attention to sensationslike the warmth of the sunshineon your face or the flavor ofyour morning coffee. By adding“mindfulness moments” to yourdaily routine, you may soon feela deeper connection to bothyourself and the world.
The Alpha Kappa AlphaSorority participated in TheLongest Day for Alzheimer’s byvisiting our facility on June 27.The ladies pictured above weremembers of the Rho Pi OmegaChapter, and they donated giftbags to our residents and sanginspirational songs. Ourresidents were truly overjoyedand thankful for their visit!
Residents of Jo Ellen SmithLiving Center enjoyed a Wine &Cheese Social held in our diningroom on Friday, July 21.Everyone had a great time andsnacked on a variety of deliciouscheeses and red and whitewines. Pictured below is ourresident Brenda Johns.
Advocating forAmerica’s Heroes
Since being founded onSept. 17, 1914, the VFWAuxiliary has taken pride inits mission of providing“unwavering support foruncommon heroes.”
Originally known as theLadies Auxiliary VFW, thenonprofit group is the supportorganization of the Veterans ofForeign Wars of the UnitedStates. Since 2015, membership
is open to both men and womenrelated to those who have servedin overseas combat. Today, thereare nearly 470,000 members inover 4,000 chapters.
From its inception, theauxiliary’s primary goal hasbeen a simple one: to helpveterans and active-duty servicemembers and their families.This includes assisting the VFWin advocating for veterans’rights, providing communityservice and fundraising, andpromoting patriotism.
Through their decades ofservice, members havevolunteered millions of hoursto their communities, especiallyat veterans hospitals, nursinghomes and veterans homes.
Wit & Wisdom“How beautiful the leaves growold. How full of light and color
are their last days.”—John Burroughs
“Every leaf speaks bliss to meFluttering from the
autumn tree.”—Emily Bronte
“Never say there is nothingbeautiful in the world anymore.
There is always something tomake you wonder in the shape
of a tree, the trembling ofa leaf.”
—Albert Schweitzer
“Autumn is a second springwhen every leaf is a flower.”
—Albert Camus
“There’s no better designer thannature—if you look at a branch
or a leaf, it’s perfect.”—Diane von Furstenberg
“In school, I could hear theleaves rustle and go on
a journey.”—Clint Eastwood
“Now autumn’s fire burnsslowly along the woods,
And day by day the dead leavesfall and melt.”
—William Allingham
“Change your opinions, keep toyour principles; change your
