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Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan visits the ANRC: Details Page 8-9

A Publication of the Armenian Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Emerson, NJ

April/May/June 2011


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Welcome To Our Home

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Andrew Torigian

The Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits on three spacious acres

nestled in wooded, suburban Emerson, Bergen County, NJ.

Our Address is:

Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center70 Main Street, Emerson NJ 07630

Phone: 201.261.6662 Fax: 201.261.5509

You are invited to call and make an appointment to discuss the individual needs of your

loved one.

Directions:

By Bus: Port Authority: Bus #165 to Emerson

By Car: Exit #165 on Garden State Parkway. Right turn onto Oradell Ave. Left turn onto

Kinderkamack Rd. Turn right onto Main St. Follow contours of road. Home on left.

From GWB: Take Route 4 to Kinderkamack Rd. Right turn onto Main St. Follow contours of

road. Home on left.

Board of Trustees

ANDREW TORIGIAN

President of the Home and

Chairman of the

Board of Trustees

TED TAKVORIAN, Esq.

Vice President

PETER BONJOUKLIAN

Treasurer

JOHN VANISKHIAN

Assistant Treasurer

KHOREN NALBANDIAN, RPH

Recording Secretary

ANNETTE TAMALIAN-ALMONDCorresponding Secretary

H. CRAIG FROONJIAN, DMD

Ombudsman

SONIA MARDINIAN, RPH

NABIL J. NOURI

NORA ZABEL TOSSOUNIAN, MD

Board Members

GREG TOUFAYAN

Alternate Board Member

MATTHEW RUSSO, LNHA

Administrator

JAN MRANI, M.D.

Medical Director

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Editorial Board

Andrew Torigian

Chief Editor

Louisa Janbazian

Editor

Matthew Russo

Advisor

Howard Torossian

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The Presidents Message

The Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (ANRC)

is extremely pleased to welcome two additional members

to our Board of Trustees who are very qualied to serve.

We welcome them with open arms knowing that they will be a

great addition to the Board. This brings our Board back to its full

complement.

Our rst new member is Sonia Mardinian, RPH, who has

an extensive background in providing consulting pharmacist

services to long-term care facilities. She is able to coordinate all

pharmaceutical activities and provide guidance to medical and

nursing staffs. Sonia has worked at various nursing homes in theNew York metropolitan area. She was a teaching assistant and a laboratory instructor at

AUB and has been a licensed professional since Sept. 1977. It is interesting to note that

with all the nursing homes she knows, Sonia chose to bring her mother to the ANRC several

years ago and visits her on a regular basis.

Our other new member Nabil (Bill) J.Nouri is a senior executive with proven success in

general management and operations with many clinical laboratories. He was for many years

president of Nichols Institute Diagnostics, a fully owned subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.

Bill is currently Chief Operating Ofcer of Manhattan Physicians Laboratories and his

extensive background is well suited to the needs of ANRC.

Our annual meeting this year is on Thursday, June 23, 2011, at 6:30 pm and we invite

our members to come and meet Sonia and Bill as well as Dr. Nora Tossounian and Greg

Toufayan who also joined our Board recently. The meeting agenda includes updates on ourbuilding project in which I am happy to say we are still on schedule and will have some

pleasant and important news for all.

In May of this year we lost a former Board of Trustees member Berge Talanian. Berge

was a very active member of the Board but had to resign a year ago due to illness. He served

as our Assistant Treasurer, as a Member of our Investment Committee, and as Auditor for the

Home. We send our deep condolences to his wife and family and will sorely miss Berges

important contributions to the ANRC.q


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From the Administrators Desk

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Matthew L. Russo, LNHA,Administrator

Thank you again for taking a few minutes of yourday to read our newsletter. There are a lot of de-veloping issues with our home all are geared

towards progress. While the new building project hasbeen talked about for many years, it is right around thecorner. Either we build as originally proposed with thetown, or build it as recently modied from the original

plan and place it in our open eld. One thing is for

sure, groundbreaking is highly likely in 2012.Now some of you may be scratching your head

and asking, Matt, I read your Spring 2010 columnlast year and you said groundbreaking for the futurehome appears less than one year away. That would beabout now! Whats going on? Wheres the progressyou preached? When are you going to break ground?Stop talking and start producing! I hear you.

Our numerous dictionaries dene patience as the

quality of being patient, as the bearing or provocation,

annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, lossof temper, irritation, or the like. All of us have beenwaiting patiently. If youve attended our annual meet-ings over the past 6 years, you witnessed rsthand

how well we have done clinically and nancially lead-ing to our resurgence. You also will have witnessedleadership changes throughout the years which havehad a direct impact on our production, again - for thebetter. For anyone who may doubt, hold reservation,question, or wonder if our replacement project will oc-cur I tell you this: The Board of Trustees at the Homeexhausts every angle, will turn over every leaf, and will

examine every avenue imaginable before they will of-cially decide to pull the trigger on our project. Its apractice everyone close to the home should appreciateand trust in.

American author and Motel 6 spokesman Tom Bo-dett sums up my personal dealings with the Board re-garding our replacement building when he said, There

are differences between school and life. In school,youre taught a lesson and then given a test. In life,youre given a test that teaches you a lesson. Ive

Patience is alearned a lot from the Boardand I encourage all mem-bers of the home to attendour ANRC Annual Meetingon June 23rd at 6:00 p.m.where questions from theoor regarding this topic are

available for discussion frommembers. You will like whatyou hear, and youll receive

solid reasoning why theproject is being handled with the prudent thinking andcommitment to due diligence this home rightfully de-serves.

Lastly, I would be remiss if I didnt take a moment tosay goodbye to our former Assistant Treasurer, BergeTalanian, who left us all just a few short weeks ago. I,as well as members of the Board and the home were

privileged and honored to work alongside him. All ofus at the ANRC send our most heartfelt sympathy tothe Talanian family during this hard time. Please re-member him in your prayers. His quiet demeanor andmethodical approach while serving the home will besorely missed. q

Please Save the Date:

Friends of the Armenian Home(FAH) Luncheon on Wednesday,

September 21, 2011 at TheWaterside Restaurant in NorthBergen, N.J. - details to follow.

If youve attended our annual meetings over the past 6 years, you witnessed firsthandhow well we have done clinically and financially leading to our resurgence.


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From the last few de-

cades, due to marked

development in medical

and surgical science, joint re-

placement is being performedfrequently and successfully by

the orthopedics. Out of these,

the most common are Hip and

Knee joints.The indication of joint replacement varies from

case to case, like a complicated fracture that is difcult

to heal by other measures and severe osteoarthritis

with prolonged chronic pain. Few other factors are also

important in consideration and future prognosis areage, other medical condition(s), motivation and prior

level of function.

In general, orthopedics and therapists will encourageyou to use your new joint shortly after your operation

and you will often stand and begin walking the day aftersurgery. Initially you will walk with the walker, crutches

or cane recommended by your physical therapist.

You will also go through extensive rehab programs to

strengthen your muscles and to regain your balance

and functional independence that may range up to fewweeks or months.

Infections, blood clots, and certain movements like

crossing the legs and twisting in hip replacement may

put strain on the new joint and should be avoided duringinitial post-surgical phase. CPM (continuous passive

motion) machine is also used for the rst few days after

knee replacement to maintain range of motion.

The age span of replaced joints varies from one

to few decades. All those who want to choose joint

replacement as an option should rst consult their

medical doctor, orthopedic and post surgical rehab

team. In ANRC, we are fully trained to deal with patients

of joint replacement as sub-acute rehab. .q

Health


Irecently attended the Al-zheimers Associations2011 Education and Re-

search Conference for theGreater New Jersey Chapterheld at The Palace at Som-erset Park in Somerset, NJ.This is an annual conferenceheld to educate and informthose working in the medical eld of new concepts and

directions in Alzheimers research and care.This year, the attendees had the pleasure of listen-

ing to presentations from various speakers includingauthor Michael Tucker & his wife Jill Eikenberry. Thecouple is best known for their roles on the hit series LA

Law however, on this day they discussed how their

family was affected by Jills mothers diagnosis of Al-zheimers disease. The experience led Michael to writethe book, Family Meals: Bringing Her Home. With the

wonderful addition of having a real-life example of thechallenges that are dealt with in the face of this dis-ease, the conference provided an up close and per-sonal view of Alzheimers and the steps that we, asa greater community, can take to provide support andcare to the millions of patients and family members af-fected.

In order to do our part, the Armenian Nursing &Rehabilitation Center has created a team that will par-

ticipate in the upcoming Walk To End Alzheimers onOctober 23, 2011 at Van Saun Park in Paramus. Ourgoal is to raise $1,000.00 for the Alzheimers Associa-tion. We encourage everyone to get involved either byjoining our team and walking with us or through dona-tions for this wonderful cause.

If you would like to help us reach our goal throughdonations or by joining our team, you can visit http://walktoendalz.kintera.org/paramus/anrc. We hope youwill join us to honor and support the millions affectedby Alzheimers disease. q

Armenian HomeUnites For A Cause

Beth Aymar MSW, LSW

Its

ReplacementTime

Ahmad Jamal, Physical Therapist


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The average personwalks approximatelyfour to ve miles ev-

ery day, even more if thejob requires walking. Thesingle best thing to do foryour feet is to listen to littleaches and pains and seektreatment before it becomes

a big problem.There are ve common problems that you

might be able to alleviate with simple non-medicalintervention.

1) Bunions: High heels and pointy shoes canactually change the shape of your foot. This causesthe bone that sticks out to rub against the inside ofyour shoe forming thick, rough and painful tissue.

Intervention: Wear properly tted soft leather,

low-heeled shoes with lots of toe room. You can

also buy a bunion pad to ease pressure and pain.

2) Heel Pain: This pain is usually caused byinamed ligament along the bottom of the foot.

Repeated stress to the bottom of the foot tears thetissue from the heel bone causing pain. Intervention:Change to supportive, low-heeledshoes and rest to decrease the inammation. Also

massaging your feet daily and doing calf stretchescan strengthen the tissue.

3) Ingrown Toenail: Pressure on the toe, tightshoes and improperly cut nails can make cornersof the toenail curl down, cutting into the soft tissueand causing swelling and pain. Thus, an ingrowntoenail begins to form.

Intervention: Soak the toe in warm (if not con-traindicated) water to soften the nail. Then usingtweezers, if you can, raise the nail to insert a smallamount of cotton to keep the nail from cutting theskin. If necessary, repeat this daily until the nail

Foot CareShakeh Bautista, RN,ANRC Director of Nursing

Health

Received with Thanks

Donations to the Armenian Home

Mr. Haig BoyadjianMiss Virginia HajeianMr. & Mrs. Hacik Sariminasyan

Total $2,040.00

In Memory of Kevork Tasciyan

Mr. & Mrs. Moris AyazMs. Mary GelinMr. Alex JoharjianMr. & Mrs. Nurhan KirmiziogluMr. & Mrs. Hagop YassianMs. Linda YassianMr. Migirdic Yigikurt

Total $490.00

In Memory of Mesrob & Elizabeth Najarian

Ms. Rose NajarianTotal $25.00

grows out. Afterwards, cut the nail straight, not ona curve.

4) Hammer Toe: Toe is unnaturally bent and

becomes claw-like when the tendons contractcausing the toe to bend down while middle jointsticks up. Intervention: Wear wide shoes with rubberor exible soles, felt pads and padded (foam)

toe sleeves can also ease the discomfort whilewalking.

5) Calluses: Repeated pressure causes the skinto harden forming a callus or a corn. Intervention: Soak your feet in warm water to

soften skin. Use a pumice stone or callus le toremove skin. Protect the area with bandage untilskin heals. Also wear proper tting shoes.

Important:Avoid these interventions if you arediabetic. Always seek the advice of your doctor ifyou are in doubt.q


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Activities Corner


The Armenian Geno-cide took place onApril 24th, 1915.

It has been over nine de-cades and the Armenianpeople still feel and showtheir pain and respect to-wards the Genocide. In Ar-menia, hundreds of youngmen and women show respect with a MemorialWalk towards Dzidzernakabert. This special dayis symbolized with lit torches being held up highin their hands. It is emotionally very heartbreakingfor Armenians to acknowledge that many coun-tries still do not accept and recognize the Arme-nian Genocide.

The Armenian people do not want to be known

only for the Genocide. Armenians are people ofrich history, culture, language and known for theirvaluable trades. Our people also include manytalented dancers, musicians, craftsman and high-ly educated professionals. We have always andwill always continue to acknowledge and expressgreat respect and honor to the memory of the in-nocent lives lost to the Genocide.

On April 24th, 2011, in memory of the ArmenianGenocide, a community of priests, along with theHamazkayin Childrens Chior and Akhtamar Dance

Group visited the Armenian Home. The Memo-rial included many prayers and the lighting of theincense. The Hamazhkayin Choir sang beautifulreligious songs. Their delightful voices touchedthe hearts of the residents, staff and visitors. TheAkhtamar Dance Group performs national andcultural dances which express great energy andaffection for all. We are very blessed to have themvisit our home to display their talents to the delightof our residents! q

Zepyur Grigorian,Activities Assistant

UPCOMINGEVENTS

July1, 15, 29 - Barbeques

4 - Independence Day Party

13 - Mary Kay Facials

August

12 and 26 - Barbeques

3 - Hawaiian Luau

10 - Residents will make Ice Cream Sandwiches

12 2:30 to 4:30 Quiver Farm Animal Show

september

5 - Labor Day Celebration

13 - Senior Picnic

21 - Armenian Independence Day Party

Please call ahead of time if you would like to attend as dates

and time may change at time of printing.

Commemorationof theArmenianGenocide

On March 13th members of the St. Gabriels

syrian Orthodox Church youth group, Hacksack, NJ visited the home to provide support to

residents with Activities and lifted their spirits! Wthank the youth group participants for the com

sion and love they spread throughout our Hom


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Requiem Service for the Armenian Genocide

O

n May 23,1965, the ftieth anniversary

of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian

Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

(ANRC) unveiled the Armenian GenocideMonument in front of the Buildings entrance. It was

the rst of its kind in the Armenian Diaspora. Each

year since then, the ANRC has had a Requiem Service

for the 1,500,000 Armenian Martyrs who were

slaughtered by the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

This year the ANRC was pleased to have present

for the Requiem Services, the Very Reverend Father

Vasken Karayan, Pastor of the Holy Cross Armenian

Church, of Union City, NJ; Reverend Father Diran

Bohajian, Pastor of Saint Leon Armenian Church of

Fair Lawn, NJ; Dn. Ryan Tellalian, Pastoral Internat Saint Leon Armenian Church, and Dns. Charles

Pinajian and Hacik Sariminasyan of Saint Leon

Armenian Church.

It was a very moving experience with many pres-

ent having tears in their eyes. Andy Torigian thanked

the Clergy profusely for their Requiem Service.q

Andy Torigian, President of the ANRC and Chairman

Board giving a background of the Armenian Genocide

Residents and Visitors before introducing from left to righRyan Tellalian, Pastoral Intern at St. Leon Armenian Chu

Fair Lawn, NJ; Very Reverend Father Vasken Karayan, P

of Holy Cross Armenian Church in Union City , NJ; Rev. F

Diran Bohajian, Pastor of St. Leon Church; Dn. Charles Pin

of St. Leon Church; Dn. Hacik Sariminasyan of St. Leon Ch

This past quarter our LNHAsson, Matthew C. Russo gave apresentation to our residents on

the human skeletal system. Entitled LazyBones, Matt drew a detailed diagramof the entire skeletal system and labeledeach bone from skull to phalanges whilein art class. Every bone was discussed aswell as the importance of what we need

to do to protect our bones and keep themhealthy! Thank you Matt for bringing thisimportant health care topic and sharingyour time with our residents!

ANRCs Administrator Matt Russo with his son Matthew C. Russo


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ANRC residents were treated to theexquisite music by The Ani Kalayjian

Trio. Led by Violinist Sami Mardinian, theTrio played classical music that stoppedthe pedestrian traffic of our Home inits tracks! We are very thankful for theirperformance and cannot thank themenough!

The Akhtamar Dance Group visited theANRC on April 30th and performed

Armenian dance routines and delighted ouresidents. We thank the Akhtamar Dancegroup for spending their time with us thatday and we welcome them to visit us agaisoon!


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On April 11th some ANRC residents were takenout to lunch and visited Empire Hunan forChinese food in Fair Lawn, NJ. Seated left to right:

Sona Doudoukjian, Rose Ghelibolian, Volunteer

Genovena Matos, Activities Asst. Zepyur Grigoryan,Miriam Katchaturian, Mildred DeFrancisco, Rose

Costanzo, and Gilbert Gerard. We also want to say

a special thank you to Aero Ambulance for their

donated service of transporting our residents on our

outings! Ambulette transports can be costly and they

have donated their vans for this service to our Home

for many years without charge!

On April 26th The Hamazkayin Childrens Choir visited the Home and performed for our residents. Manythanks to the group and their program coordinator, Vagharshak Ohanyan for his continued commitmentto our Home. The event was received with thanks and smiles by all!

On April 7th the Home held a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner for the volunteers who assist us with ourday-to-day operations. Whether its assistance with feeding a resident, bringing the Good News of ourLord along with the Eucharist, or simply helping out the Activities Department with trips out of the building

or turning over a bingo chip, these volunteers have earned our respect and admiration and we humbly thank

them from the bottom of our hearts! Standing left to right: John Hogan, Father Miles, Nancy Petramale,

Kevin Mulvenna, Rev. Rose Mary Perry, Christian Perry, Minister Carl Perry, Genovena Matos, Joan Zeman,

Alice Hortian, Steve Hortian, Bob Sardanopoli, Vivian Thibou, Hugh Thibou, Karen Riede, and Ed Heaney.


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The Way We Were Troupe visited the Home on March 13th and presented HellOOOO Ellis Island

play by Hourig Papazian Sahagian. The play depicted a group of Armenian Genocide survivors in the 1920s

who are climbing up the gang-plank of a ship bound for Americathe land of dreams. These voyagers hail

from the towns and villages of their Historic Armenian Homeland. They are among the fortunate few who

made it to steerage in this vessel bound for Ellis Island. These immigrants express themselves through song,

dance and traditions.

Connor Kazanjian

L to R: Group picture: Last row, Louis Najarian, Hele

Houri Boyadjian, Mike Fenarjian, Alice Movsesian,

Levon Manuelian, Gregory Kazanjian, Lynn Mahlebji

and Mike Azarian

Second row, Linda Amerkanian, Gladys Fenarian,

Viktorya Sariminasyan, Hourig Sahagian, Yester

Garabedian and Mary Azarian

Front row: Hermine Manoukian, Araxie Boyadjian,

Connor Kazanjian, Noubar Kazarian and HachikSariminasyan

L to R: Levon Manuelian, Hachik

Sariminasyan and Mike Azzarian

Louis Najarian, Hourig Sahagian and

Gregory Kazanjian

L to R: Gladys Fenarjian, Lynn

Mahlebjian, Yester Garabedian, Helen

Houri Boyadjian, Levon Manuelian

and Mike Azarian, Seated: Gregory

Kazanjian

L to R: Mike Fenarjian, Araxie Boyadjian, L

Amerkanian, Mary Azarian, Hermine Manou

Hachik Sariminasyan, Viktorya Sariminasyan

Gladys Fenarjian and Lynn Mahlebjiian, Seat

Alice Movsesian and Charles Amerkanian



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