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Our mission is to create and
sustain comfortable, caring
environments for those
who depend on us.
Lori Carter Executive Director
Leanne Lovin Community Relations
Director
Jill Nelson Resident Care Manager
Nadine Meux Business Office Manager
Jane Thuo Resident Care Coordinator
Carl Briggs Dietary Director
Dwayne Martinez Maintenance Director
Kim Johnson Activities Director
Contact us at:
303-997-2929
2000 S. Blackhawk Street
Aurora, CO 80014
The Sunflower Times Aurora New Dawn Memory Care Newsletter
Grand Re-Opening Special Edition
P2 Radiant Senior Living P2 Walk to End Alzheimer's P3 Letter from the Executive Director P4 Leadership Team & Mission INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Proud to be a Radiant Senior Living Community
“We are excited and honored to be a part of the wonderful team at New Dawn Memory Care. Their commitment to their residents fits in line with our overall mission to create and sustain comfortable, caring environments for those who depend on us,” said Jodi Guffee, COO and co-owner of Radiant Senior Living.
New Dawn is proud to be a part of the
Radiant Senior Living family of senior care
communities.
Radiant Senior Living is owned and op-
erated by James and Jodi Guffee who, along
with their family, have been dedicated to
providing the highest quality living options
for seniors for over 40 years. Radiant Senior
Living operates 18 communities in Oregon,
Washington, Montana, and Colorado.
The Home Office team offers additional
support and resources to our team.
For more information on Radiant Senior
Living and their communities please visit
their website, www.radiantseniorliving.com.
Thank you to all who came out to support the Alzheimer’s Association at the Walk to
End Alzheimer’s! New Dawn has raised approximately $2,600 for the cause so far!
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By Lori Carter, Executive Director
I often will sit in the quiet of the morn-
ing before the day’s excitement has begun,
or once the dust has settled after a busy day,
I will stop and think about this amazing and
inspiring group of individuals that make up
our leadership team. I am constantly remind-
ed of the fact that I have such a great and
diverse team working for me, and how much
of our success is directly attributable to their
hard work and dedication!
It is a unique, often ambitious, and an
extremely rewarding experience to bring in-
dividuals together from a variety of back-
grounds, levels of expertise and experiences;
and meld them into a team. At times, it is
easy to lament about the process; this pro-
gress; steps forward and back. Employees
are human. Humans bring with them all of
the messiness that makes them human; mis-
takes, personalities, attitudes, personal lives,
and so on. Yet, they also bring with them so
much more; experiences, joy, personalities,
perspective, and meaning.
Each of the individuals on the leadership
team bring so much passion and inspiration
for their job at New Dawn. It is amazing
each day to see the accomplishments; the
lessons learned; the lessons learned about
one another. I am often found in awe for
each of these individuals, as they will show
you their respect and dedication to our resi-
dents; to our family members, to our staff,
and to the community at large. While it can
be demanding; even exasperating at times,
this team; individually and collectively, will
show you what it means to stand behind one
another and what passion for their job truly
looks like.
At the end of the day, I am inspired;
they inspire me…and, thus the passion for
the jobs we do. And, although each of their
positions is highly individualized, they each
must come together to make New Dawn
what it is – a comfortable home for those
that depend on us.
A Letter from the Executive Director
New Dawn Leadership Team Comprised of Passionate Individuals
Thank you to all who came out to support the Alzheimer’s Association at the Walk to
OCTOBER 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Music therapy 11:30 Feel, See, Touch 1:30 Arts and Crafts 2:15 Make Over 3:45 One on One
2 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Movie and Popcorn
3 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Just listening 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Biggest little city 1:30 Bowling 2:15 making flower pens
4 Nation Taco day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Trivia about Taco’s 11:30 Dream Home Collage 1:30 Making Taco desserts 2:15 Taco game
5 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Taking a Stroll 10:30 Leading Ladies 11:30 Car quiz 1:30 After Lunch Walk 2:15 Making a stress ball
6 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Letting Go 11:30 Mystery Writer 1:30 Veggie Taste Test 2:15 21 Black Jack
7 World Smile Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Fall nature walk 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 Modern Plate Art 2:15 Happy Hour
8 8:45 Fitness/ hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 Sensory Art 2:15 Make Over
9 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Movie and Popcorn
10 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Who say it first 11:30 Trivia 1:30 Mystery Box 2:15 Baking Class
11 Southern Food Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Moderate Walk 10:30 Reminiscing 11:30 making a cookbook 1:30 Sweet Tea and ME 2:15 Southern Desserts
12 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Got five Minutes 10:30 Stop and smell the roses 11:30 Take a wild Guess 1:30 Five Senses Taste T 2:15 Coloring
13 M&M Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Bird Watching 10:30 M&M Trivia 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:30 M&M baking class 2:15 M&M bingo
14 Nation Dessert Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Dessert fun facts 11:30 Feel, See, Touch 1:30 Dessert tasting 3:45 One on One
15 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Morning Stroll 10:30 trivia 11:30 Around the world in 30 min 1:30 Arts and Crafts 2:15 Make Over
16 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Movie and Popcorn
17 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Picking Flowers 11:30 Just saying Hello 1:30 DIY Bean Bags 2:15 Bean Bag Darts
18 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Lets take a stroll 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 After lunch Walk 2:15 Asian Tea Party
19 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Back In the Day 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 Got Buttons 2:15 Homemade post cards
20 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Ring Toss 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 30 Minute Book Bag 1:30 Mystery Read 2:15 Who done it?
21 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 trivia 11:30 Bring in the Band 1:30 Arts and Crafts 2:15 Fruity Happy Hour
22 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Walking Meditation 10:30 Seasonal Trees 11:30 Around the world in 30 min 1:30 Arts and Crafts Tree art 2:15 Make Over
23 Boston Cream Pie Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Boston Cream pie 3:45 One on One
24 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Taking a Stroll 10:30 Seasonal Trees 11:30 What to Wear? 1:30 Arts and Crafts for Fall Har-vest 2:15 Making Goody Bags
25 ND Men’s Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Got a Minute? 11:30 Clay Pets 1:30 After-Lunch Walk 2:15 Beer and snacks 3:45 One on One
26 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Just listening 10:30 Biggest Little City 11:30 Making Deco ‘s 1:30 Arts and Crafts 2:15 Snacks and Drinks 3:45 One on One
27 ND Women’s Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 After –Lunch Walk 2:15 Throwback Thursday Dance/ Arts and Crafts
28 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Deco Making for FH 11:30 Making goody bags 1:30 Preparing for FHF 2:30 Bingo 3:45 One on One
29 Fall Harvest Festival 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Fall Trivia 11:30 Carving Pumpkin 12:00 Fall Harvest Festival 2:30 Best Halloween Costume Contest
30 Nation Candy Corn Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Movie and Popcorn 3:45 One on One
31 Halloween 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Make Treat Bags 1:30 Pass out Treats 2:15 Apps and Drinks 3:45 One On One
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
- Anne of Green Gables