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Newsletter | June 2017
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The Season is Upon Us….Get Out and Enjoy Gardening!Seniors that enjoy getting outdoors can benefit a great deal from hav-ing a garden, or a patio with containers to tend to. The key to enjoying the freedom that gardening offers is to realize that there are ways for practically anyone regardless of their level of mobility or fitness to get involved with gardening in some shape or form.
Why is it so good for us? Gardening is an excellent, low impact way to exercise, offering a broad range of both physical and psychologi-cal benefits at the same time. Whether you are growing ornamental plants or edible ones, spending time outside gardening can be a fan-tastic and uplifting hobby to take up.We all know that getting outside in the fresh air is good for us and the responsibility of having plants to tend to can help to motivate us and reinforce this.
The psychological benefits: Being outside in the fresh air, connect-ing with nature through physical contact with the plants and the soil is a highly effective way to avoid stress and anxiety, which have a habit of leading to a number of other health complaints.As an established and proven way to relieve stress effectively, Doc-tors are now ‘prescribing’ gardening to individuals who have not responded well to anxiety and stress relieving medication. Whether gardening alone, or with others, keeping the mind and body busy with this constructive activity can be fun and rewarding.
The physical benefits: When elderly people spend too much time indoors they are unable to get the proper amount of vitamin D they
require for good health. Regular time spent outdoors ensures this essential vitamin can be obtained from the sun.Gardening might not be a cardiovascular exercise for most people but it is an excellent form of low impact exercise for the elderly helping them to keep their joints flexible and stay in shape.
The nutritional benefits: Some studies have shown that people who grow their own food tend to eat more fruit and vegetables in their diet, so those who are growing their own produce are reaping not only the physical rewards of regular exercise but the nutritional rewards of the fresh, healthy fruit and vegetables they have grown themselves. The vitamin content of freshly picked produce is unbeatable, particu-larly if it has been grown organically.
Get gardening! Gardening is a fantastic way for elderly people to look after their health, stay busy and is a relatively inexpensive hobby. It is not about having a prize winning garden it is just about getting outdoors, getting regular low impact exercise and having fun.
Keep an eye out for our sign-up sheets for various bus trips for shopping and lunch trips. This month we are going to a resident suggested lunch trip, the Texas Roadhouse! We will also be going back to the Lobster Pot & the Monponsett Inn! Also we will be taking a trip to the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville! Please see Jillian in activities to sign up for the casino bus trip!
ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHT
Every TuesdayFancy Nails at 11:00am
Resident Art ShowSunday, June 4th from
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Red Hat Tea SocialThursday, June 15th at 3:00pm
Father’s Day SocialSunday, June 18th at 2:30pm!
Dress down for Alzheimer’s – Wear purple!
Friday, June 23rd
Men’s LuncheonMonday, June 26th at noon time in the
activity room
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Staff Directory of
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Resident Of TheMONTH
Bernice D
Five questions for Bernice D!
What are you most proud of ?“The way that people treat you around here! Everyone is always so nice to me!”
Where was your favorite place to travel to?-“I lived in New Jersey and when I moved from there I always loved to go back there and visit.”
What is your favorite activity here at All American?-“I love to come to all the activities and be with the group, I love to sit in front of the fireplace and chat with my friends. All the people here are wonderful and pleasant, which I enjoy!”
Where would you travel to and why?“Florida again, where my granddaughter is! I was born in Canada, so I always loved going there too.”
What do you like most about being here“There’s nothing I don’t like, its clean and everyone is nice. I also get to have my cat, Lovey, here with me which I love!”
Executive DirectorKim Diaz
Business Office ManagerRebecca Suizdak
Activity DirectorJillian Longton
Resident Care DirectorHeidi MacFarlane
Food Service DirectorJane Dubois
Maintenance DirectorJoshua Bowen
Sales & MarketingKristen Ward
Rehab DirectorRebecca Gallagher
Happy Birthday June Residents!
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10 REASONS FAMILIES FIGHT ABOUT SENIOR CARECaring for an aging loved one can be one of the most stressful family milestones. The sheer difficulty of the task, its high cost, as well as underlying family issues can collide to create a perfect storm of discontent.
But when families put aside their differences and work together as a team for the best interest of their elderly loved one, they are often able to overcome this challenge and
assure that their parent’s last years aren’t marred by bickering and strife.Here are 10 reasons families fight about senior care, and advice about how to prevent these types of conflict from derailing you…continued from our last issue
7. Balancing Caregiving with Raising a Family60% to 75% of family caregivers are women. Very often, the same woman is raising children of her own and balancing the demands of a career to boot. It’s understandable that someone juggling these demanding roles, each of which could be considered a “full time job,” might get burned out.Possible Solution: Understand that your caregiving loved ones have limits and are not superheroes. Do what you can to ease the burden. Offer to help care for Mom or Dad, or your loved ones children, so she can have some time for herself. On the other hand, if you feel like you’re hanging on by a thread, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Consider arranging a family meeting to reorganize care for your older loved one in such a way that the burden is shared more equitably.
8. Caring for Both Parents at OnceWhile it’s great that your parents have been able to grow old together, caring for two parents simultaneously is doubly challenging. When both parents need advanced care, the physical and financial strain is immense. But it’s also challenging when the level of care needed is imbalanced, or the two parents
need different kinds of care – for example, one parent might need Alzheimer’s care while another needs skilled nursing. The heart wrenching prospect of having to separate your parents can cause tempers to flare, and the physical, financial, and logistical complexities of arranging care for two loved ones at once can raise stress levels to an all-time high.Possible Solution: Speak with a Senior Living Advisor or another local expert to learn about care options for your parents that you might not have been aware of. Many communities offer multiple levels of care, or even different kinds of care, which allows married couples to remain together when they wouldn’t ordinarily have been able to do so. Hold family meetings to ensure that everyone understands each other’s concerns, and work to define a mutually agreed upon strategy for caregiving.
9. End of Life CareLoved ones often battle fiercely about end of life care. One child may want to arrange hospice care for a terminally ill parent, while another may advocate that every day lived is a victory. In both cases family members want what is best for their older loved one, but disagree about what that means. This type of conflict can be avoided when seniors, well before a medical crisis, write a living-will that specifies end of life wishes, and appoint a health care proxy to help implement the specified plans.Possible Solution: Make sure that your parent has drafted a living-will and has designated a healthcare proxy.
10. Estates and InheritancesIt’s incredibly sad to see families fight over an inheritance, but it happens all too often. Whether the dispute is over a treasured family heirloom or a large sum of cash, it gets ugly fast. These ugly battles frequently occur when a will hasn’t been written or has become out of date, but they can even occur in cases when reasonable estate-planning measures have been taken.Possible Solution: Disputes about inheritances can be ideal cases for family mediators. A family mediator’s job is able to analyze these situations fairly and objectively, and help families find areas of common ground. While a perfect compromise may not be found through mediation, it’s almost always preferable to suing a close family member over an inheritance.