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American House Farmington Hills

January 2017Our Friendly Staff atAmerican House

Carmin Harris Executive DirectorLisa Mannix Assistant DirectorDanielle Dombrowski Life Enrichment Dir.Maureen Kidd Housekeeping DirectorMohamed Allie Maintenance DirectorSandra Lee Dietary DirectorRita Anton Weekend DirectorDenise Schmid Evening ManagerBabette Nurse

Important Phone NumbersMain Office (248) 471-9141Medical Team (248) 478-3984Med Team Rehab (248) 478-2728Renee, Transport Specialist (248) 880-9130DTE Energy (800) 477-4747Consumers Energy (800) 477-5050Bright House (877) 897-7333

Best Wishes and Happy New Year!

2017 Winter Wonderland King andQueen Ball

Happy New Year everyone! Please join us onThursday, January 19th, at 2 pm as we have our

annual King and Queen Ball! William and Jenifer willpass down the crown to the new 2017 King and

Queen! All staff and residents will be able to vote forthe new couple and the winners will be announced atthe ball! Following the crowning, we will have Craig

Marsden entertaining from 3-4 pm!

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Trivia Whiz

Get MovingAgain!

Looking for a wayto get your strengthup, and get yourselfgoing for the day?

Come out to ourvarious exerciseprograms. Mondaythrough Thursday,exercise is held at10 a.m. in the DiningRoom or LivingRoom.

Fridays, come outand “Exercise withRehab” at1:30 p.m. in theLiving Room.

Stretch out thoselegs with WalkingClub during Walk forWellness on Fridaysat 2:30 p.m. aroundthe track or throughmain building.

Nu Step BikeTake advantage of

the Nu Step Bike inthe Rehab office.

Check for timeswhen Rehab is opento use the Nu StepBike; times arelocated outside therehab room and nearto the activitiescalendars.

The staff will helpyou on/off the bikefor your safety.

Personal PizzasJanuary 8-14 is National Pizza week!

Come make your own personal pizza toeat on Wednesday, Jan. 11th, at 10 am.

The kitchen will cook them for us andthey will be served for lunch!

Wine and Cheese TastingJoin us on Friday, Jan. 13th, at 3 pm fora wine and cheese tasting. We will be

sampling both red and white wines anda variety of cheese! We will also havenon-alcoholic options! See you there!

Chocolate Cake SocialFriday, Jan. 27th is National ChocolateCake Day so come eat some delicious

cake with us at 3 pm!

Hat DayFriday, Jan. 20th is Hat day! Celebrateby wearing your favorite hat! Best hat

gets a prize!

Time to Lose That ExtraWeight Fromthe Holidays

By Brian K. Rosso, R.D.Happy New Year! Many

people are not successful atweight loss because they forgetto have fun. One way to loseweight and have fun is throughdoing an activity you enjoy.Below is a list of activities andcalories that can be burned bycompleting them.

• Dancing: 300 caloriesper hour

• Golf: 246 calories per hour• Playing piano: 176 calories

per hour• Walking: 246 calories

per hour• Aerobics: 422 calories

per hour• Cooking: 176 calories

per hourIn order to lose one pound per

week, a person needs to burn anextra 500 calories per day. Onceyou have lost the unwantedpounds, here are someinteresting facts regardingindividuals who have lost 30 ormore pounds and kept theweight off.

• They all ate a nutritiousbreakfast daily.

• They weighed themselves atleast two times weekly.

• They watched less than 10hours of TV weekly.

• They all exercised one hourdaily.

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TransportationWednesdays, our AH

Transportation Specialist, Renee,provides transportation to residentsin a 10-mile radius of our building.

The transportation van isequipped with a wheelchair lift.

Please call at least 48 hours inadvance to schedule yourappointment at (248) 880-9130.Provide your NAME, LOCATIONCALLING FROM (Farmington Hills),ADDRESS OF WHERE YOU AREGOING and your PHONE NUMBERwhen calling for an appointment.

Weekly KrogerShopping Trip

Every Wednesday, we offer ashopping trip to Kroger for ourresidents to do a little groceryshopping. The shopping trip leavesbetween 10:45 and 11 a.m.

If you would like more time forshopping, please feel free to callRenee and schedule with her for atime that will work on Wednesdays.

Happy

BirthdayResident Birthdays

Request a special birthday meal!Call the kitchen three days prior to

your birthday to put in your request.

Resident Birthdays1/14 Claire A1/16 Hilia O1/16 Martha B1/17 Ida D1/17 Carol P1/22 Marilyn J1/23 Ron H1/27 Mildred L

Staff Birthdays1/28 Mary Ann (Housekeeping)

Patriot Pride

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Patriot PrideOur first nominatedstaff member is the

Life EnrichmentDirector: Danielle

Dombrowski.Danielle began

working for AmericanHouse in March of

2014 after graduatingfrom the University ofMichigan - Dearbornwith her bachelor’s in

Health PolicyStudies. Danielle wasnominated this month

due to her specialwork done with thenew Memory Care

unit, Freedom Place!Danielle has

completed therequirements to

become a CertifiedDementia

Practitioner. She hasimplemented a

wonderful programcalled Love Is

Ageless and hasdeveloped great

relationships with theresidents and

families!Congratulations toDanielle and thank

you for all you do forour community!

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January 2017Farmington Hills

ExerciseEntertainmentOutings

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

HAPPY

NewYear!

New Year's Day 19:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)2:30 Coffee and Conversation (LR)3:00 Jack Waterstone Performs (LR)

210:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 UNO Game (B)

2:00 New Years Bingo (DR)3:00 Pamper your Hands (AO)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

310:00 Stretch and Strengthen

(LR)11:00 Movie Outing (O)

1:30 Poker with Mohamed (CR)2:00 Name that Tune (LR)3:00 Down with Dawn (LR)6:00 Puzzle Power Hour (B)

410:00 Tai Chi (LR)10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)11:30 Jumbline (LR)

1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Art Class (CR)

510:00 Chair Yoga (LR)11:00 Catholic Mass (CR)

1:30 Fact or Crap Trivia (LR)2:00 Pinochle (DR)2:30 Massage w/ Gayle (MC)3:00 Happy Hour w/ Bobby

Tenuto (DR)6:00 I Love Lucy (LR)

610:00 Craft Class (CR)11:00 LCR Game (B)

1:30 Exercise w/ Med TeamRehab (LR)

2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Wayne State’s “BrainStorm”

Program6:15 Friday Night Movie (LR)

710:00 Coloring Pages (B)11:35 Exercise w/ Jim Berk (LR)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 Hot Cocoa Social (LR)4:00 Book Club (CR)

89:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Nondenominational Church

Service (CR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)2:30 Coffee and Conversation (LR)3:00 Movie and Snack (LR)

910:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Riddles (LR)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 Kings Corner (B)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

1010:00 Stretch and Strengthen (LR)11:00 Medical Notes (LR)1:30 Poker with Mohamed (CR)2:00 Thanks for the Memories-

JSL (LR)3:00 Down with Dawn (LR)3:00 One on Ones w/ Danielle6:00 Crossword Puzzles (LR)

1110:00 Personal Pizzas (DR)10:00 Chair Zumba10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Art Class (CR)

1210:00 Chair Yoga (LR)10:30 Wellness Bingo for Prizes w/ Med

Team (CR)1:30 Sevens Game (B)2:00 Pinochle (DR)2:30 Massage w/ Gayle (MC)3:00 Happy Hour w/ Bob Tarinelli

(DR)6:00 Leave it to Beaver (LR)

1310:00 Craft Class (CR)11:30 Lunch Outing (O)

1:30 Exercise w/ Med TeamRehab (LR)

2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Wine and Cheese Tasting (DR)6:15 Friday Night Movie (LR)

1410:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Balloon Volleyball (LR)

1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 Netflix Documentary (LR)4:00 Book Club (CR)

159:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)10:00 Exercise (LR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)2:30 Coffee and Conversation (LR)3:00 Movie and Snack (LR)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1610:00 Exercise (LR)10:00 LaughTime w/ Bonnie (MC)11:00 Bean Bag Toss (LR)

1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 MLK Social (LR)3:00 Pamper your Hands (AO)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

1710:00 Stretch and Strengthen (LR)11:00 Musical Notes (LR)12:00 John Hanba Performs (DR)

1:30 Poker with Mohamed (CR)2:00 Go Fish Game (B)3:00 Down with Dawn (LR)6:00 Word Search (LR)

1810:00 Tai Chi (LR)10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)12:00 Family Feud (LR)1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Art Class (CR)

1910:00 Chair Yoga (LR)10:30 Cooking Club (DR)

2:00 Pinochle (DR)2:00 Winter Wonderland King and Queen

Ball (DR)2:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)3:00 Happy Hour w/ Craig Marsden

(DR)6:00 The Honeymooners (LR)

Hat Day 2010:00 Craft Class (CR)11:00 Su’s News (LR)1:30 Exercise w/ Med Team

Rehab (LR)2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Wayne State’s “BrainStorm”

Program6:15 Friday Night Movie (LR)

2110:00 Word Game (LR)11:35 Exercise w/ Jim Berk (LR)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 Cookie Social (LR)4:00 Book Club (CR)

Activity Professionals Week 22-28 229:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 TZU Foundation Performs

(LR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)2:30 Coffee and Conversation (LR)3:00 Movie and Snack (LR)

2310:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 ArmChair Travel (LR)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 Resident Ambassador Meeting

(CR)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

2410:00 Stretch and Strengthen (LR)11:00 Person Place or Thing (LR)1:30 Poker with Mohamed (CR)1:30 Donna Rabbi Visits (LR)3:00 One on Ones w/ Danielle3:00 Down with Dawn (LR)6:00 Sudoku Puzzles (LR)

2510:00 Chair Zumba10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)11:00 Farmington Librarian Visits

(LR)1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Art Class (CR)

2610:00 Chair Yoga (LR)10:30 Detroit Institute of Arts

Outing (O)2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Happy Hour w/ Dr. Butler

(DR)6:00 I Love Lucy (LR)

National Choc. Cake Day 2710:00 Craft Class (CR)11:00 Resident Council Meeting (LR)1:30 Exercise w/ Med Team

Rehab (LR)2:00 Pinochle (DR)3:00 Chocolate Cake Social (LR)6:15 Friday Night Movie (LR)

2810:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Ring Toss (LR)

1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 Farmington Church Choir

(LR)4:00 Book Club (CR)

299:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)2:30 Coffee and Conversation (LR)3:00 Movie and Snack (LR)

3010:00 LaughTime w/ Bonnie (MC)10:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Coloring Pages (B)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 January Birthday w/

Jonathon Swift (DR)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

319:00 Men’s Club Breakfast (O)

11:00 Stretch and Strengthen (LR)1:30 Poker with Mohamed (CR)2:00 Hangman (LR)3:00 Down with Dawn (LR)6:00 Spot the Difference Sheets (LR)

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Beauty Shop

Shampoo $5Shampoo and Set

$15-----

Haircut $15Perm, Cut and Set

$60 and Up-----

Shampoo, Blow Dryand Style $15

-----Color Rinse orConditioner $5

~~~Shave $10 and Up

-----Manicure $15

-----Nail Clean and Trim

$9-----

Hair Color and Set$40-----

Call forappointment:(248) 515-9361

Visiting DentistDr. Lousay

Mansour’s PortableDental Services

27845 Gratiot Ave.Roseville, MI 48066

(586) 873-5567

Advanced MedicalHouse Calls

Dr. Mark Wilkerson, NursePractitioner

Laura Wilkerson and the AMHC teamwill be here on Thursdays!

Office Number: (810) 853-5875Fax Number: (586) 279-4515

Keep In Good HealthCall to schedule appointments!

Massage With GayleWe will be offering free 10-minute

chair massages to our residents onMondays, 3:30 to

5 p.m. If you are interested,sign-up is located by the big

calendar.

The Medical Team is a full-service home health, personalcare and private-duty agency. Weoffer a full range of services thatare responsive to our clients’needs. The Medical Team isavailable 24 hours a day, 365days a year. Call our office inyour American House at(248) 478-3984 or our centraloffice at (734) 779-9700.

Medical Team RehabFor information:

call (248) 478-2728,email ahfarmingtonhills@medteam.com or stop byand visit our therapy clinic, located in Apartment 49

of the Main Building.**

Residents are welcome to stop in during open hoursto use the Nu Step bike and ask for a free

balance test!They are happy to assist you in using the equipment

when they are available!

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Scientific SnickerNever trust an atom. They make up

everything.

Remember Me?

JanuaryBirthday PartyJoin us on Monday,

January 30th, at3 p.m., to celebrateall of our residents

with Januarybirthdays! Enjoy live

entertainment byJonathon Swift andsome yummy cake

and ice cream!

Stop by theBulletinBoard ...

and check out thecalendar to answerthe Bulletin BoardTrivia Question for

the day.Correct answers will

earn you an AmericanHouse Buck that you

can spend at ourauction!

Cooking ClubJoin us for CookingClub in the dining

room onThursday, January19th, at 10:30 a.m.

Last month we madeand decorated sugar

cookies andgingerbread houses!

January 2017

AMERICAN HOUSE FARMINGTON HILLS

24400 Middlebelt Road

Farmington, MI 48336

Winteris here!