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2929 W. Holcombe Blvd. • Houston, TX 77025 • Phone 713-592-9200 • Fax 713-592-0274

Belmont Village at West University

January 2015

Our TeamRachelle Park

Senior Executive Director(713) 592-9200 x102

[email protected] Goodrich

Dir. of Resident Care Services(713) 592-9200 x109

[email protected] Cooper

Community Relations(713) 592-9200 x133

[email protected] DeWitt

Community Relations(713) 592-9200 x107

[email protected] Butz

Director of Activities & MemoryPrograms

(713) 592-9200 [email protected]

Katie SnezhkovaActivities Program Coordinator


Leah MontgomeryHuman Resources Generalist


David GoddenBuilding Engineer


Jason TyrochChef Manager


A Word FromRachelle

Happy New Year!I remember when I was in

elementary school I would look atthe clock and watch as theseconds slowly ticked by. Itseemed like the bell was nevergoing to ring and I was in a horrormovie that kept time frommoving. I was anxious for time tohurry up and also anxious to growup. Now I wish that time wouldslow down and that my birthdaysdidn’t come around so quickly. Idon’t even long for the work weekto go by quickly so the weekendwill get here. I just wanteverything to slow down.

Our world is so busy andchaotic and everyone is always ina rush here or there. We are alwayslooking for more convenient andquick ways to get anything doneso we can do more useless things.We shop online, we eat less so wedon’t have to take as much timeexercising, and we use remotecontrols so we don’t have to getup and turn things on and off. Wehave vacuum cleaners thatvacuum by themselves anddishwashers so we don’t have towash dishes by hand. The list goeson and on.

Of course, many of the thingsthat we have created as a humanrace do make things easier which

enables us to have more qualitytime with our family. Thecomputer is an amazing inventionthat has bolstered ideas andcreativity. In 2013 almost 84% ofhouseholds had a computer ofsome kind. That number isundoubtedly higher now and willcontinue to rise. One thing thatmakes the computer practical andmore usable is having Internetaccess, and wireless Internet access(WiFi) is by far the most popularway to access the Internet.

In December of 2014 BelmontVillage installed WiFi throughoutthe entire building and now youcan access it from anywhere in thebuilding. If you are interested inusing our WiFi, please ask theConcierge for network andpassword information. Also taketime to read about our WiFi onthe sign posted between the GreatRoom and Josephine’s Kitchen. Ihope you all find it very helpful tohave WiFi and that it is just oneconvenience that makes your2015 a great year. Happy surfing!

Learning all about emails!

Happy

BirthdayResident Birthdays

01/04 Lilian Eger01/10 Jo Ann Hazlet01/12 Nancy Peterson01/12 Lidia Tkachenko01/15 Helen Bickel01/15 Patricia Reed01/20 Helen Ward01/22 Elsie Kawahata01/23 Warren Greybill01/29 Helen Copland01/29 Helen Craig01/29 Josephine Shefchuck01/29 Linda Williams01/31 Albin Cecil01/31 Peggy Stone

Employee Birthdays01/04 Barbara Johnson01/04 Vivian Walker01/04 Fallon Lopez01/05 Lula Green01/18 Carolyn Wilford01/19 Jesse Floyd

PartyResident

Happy Birthday!Friday, Jan. 30, at

11:45 a.m. in Josephine’sKitchen for a special meal.

Make your reservations at thefront desk.

ArtsCraftsand

Art for AllAre you ready for an adventure incolor, shape and texture? Art ForAll is an art class that is open foreveryone with different abilities.During this class we will learnhow to use different mediums

such as watercolors, collage, chalkand more.

Art For All will take place thesecond Wednesday of every

month at 2 p.m. in Town Hall.

Creative PotteryDiscover your creative side! This

new program is for everyone whois interested in creating their ownone-of-a-kind pottery piece. Allthe materials will be provided.

Join us every last Wednesday at2 p.m. in the Bistro.

Senior Fit DayDid you make a New Year’s

Resolution to be healthier thisyear? Here is your chance to kickoff the year in the right direction!

Rehab Care will be holding aSenior Fit Day on Jan. 7 from 3

to 5 p.m. in Town Hall. If you areinterested in participating, please

see Charles in the CFLE.

Employee of the Month

Vivian Walker, PAL

Vivian has worked at Belmont Village for 16years! Vivian works on our night shift, helpingresidents in the Neighborhood to have a safenight. Vivian always has a smile on her face andbrightens up every room she walks into. Sheloves to be around people and is a socialiteoutside of work.

One fun fact about Vivian that most peopledon’t know...she loves to eat! Her favorite dishis spaghetti from Mama’s Oven. She is not ajunk baby and likes real food. Congratulations!!

MovieWatch

Popcorn Pick: ‘Tootsie’When actor Michael Dorsey

(Dustin Hoffman) can’t land anyroles, he decides to make a drasticchange: he auditions as a woman.The ruse works, and Michael soongains fame and success as TV soap

opera star Dorothy Michaels.Having to lead a secret double lifeisn’t his only dilemma; he’s also

fallen in love with his femalecostar, Julie (Jessica Lange). This1982 comedy received 10 Oscar

nominations, with Lange winningBest Supporting Actress, and theAmerican Film Institute ranked

“Tootsie” the second funniest filmof all time.

Movies in JanuaryTootsie 01/02Blue Hawaii 01/08I Love Lucy Movie 01/09Hello, Dolly! 01/23The Man Who Came toDinner 01/30

See you at the movies!Fridays, 2 p.m. Town Hall

As you begin the new year, takenote of these special celebrationsin January:

• Celebrate Elvis Lives Day onJan. 8. Test your knowledgewith Elvis trivia and attendan evening showing of BlueHawaii. Join us for Wine andCheese as we celebrate hismusic and have a special,delicious treat!

• Share your knowledge tocelebrate National TriviaDay on Jan. 4. Are you readyfor a trivia challenge?

• Cozy up this month withyour favorite flavor forNational Hot Tea Month.Join us as we try to figure outthe Mystery Tea and taking atrip to the McHugh TeaRoom

• Use your imagination as weobserve InternationalCreativity Month. Art for Alland Creative Pottery is a greatway to use your imagination!

About

Out &

Lunch Bunch at 59 DinerFriday, Jan. 9

Departure: 10:30 a.m.Cost: Lunch

Museum of Fine Arts: GuidedTour Monet

Resident Pick, Suggested byDavid B.

Friday, Jan. 16Departure: 12:30

Cost of Ticket: $24McHugh Tea Room

Friday, Jan. 23Departure: 1:15 p.m

Let’s Go to the MoviesFriday, Jan. 30Departure: TBA

We visited the SHARK! exhibit at theMuseum of Natural Science.

Suggestions?With the New Year come newpossibilities. If you have any

suggestions/ideas forprograms or outings, please

let Katie know. We are alwayslooking for exciting new waysto enrich our residents’ lives.

TransportationSchedule

Mondays, Tuesdaysand Wednesdays:

Doctors’ AppointmentsThursdays:

COF OutingsFridays:

Assisted Living OutingsSaturdays:

Neighborhood Outingand Errands

Sundays:Church Transportation

and Errands

Location KeyB- Bistro (1st Floor)

CFL- Center for Learning(3rd Floor)

GR- Great Room(1st Floor)

JK- Josephine’s Kitchen(1st Floor)

L- Lounge (2nd Floor)P- Patio (by dining

room)PG- Putting Green

TH- Town Hall(2nd Floor)O- Outing

MarketplaceMarketplace is open

Monday–Friday8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Please see the Conciergefor a list of available

items.

Sunday Monday Tuesday

Trivia Day! 4

Church Transportation9:30 Chair Yoga (TH)10:00 Coffee Club (B)

1:00 Church Service (TH)1:30 Scenic Drive

2:00 Celebrating Trivia Day WithTrivia!! (GR)

3:15 Singing W/ Henry (GR)6:00 Resident Choice Movie

5

9:30 Dancercise (TH)10:00 UNO W/ Katie (B)1:30 Got Balance? (TH)2:00 Project Linus (B)

3:00 Left Right Center: DiceGame (B)

4:00 This Week in History (B)7:30 Bingo Games (TH)

6

9:30 Tai Chi (TH)10:00 MBA Club Meeting

(CFL)1:30 Boot Camp (TH)

2:00 Giant Crosswords (TH)3:00 New Resident Tea (GR)7:00 Poker Tournament (TH)

11Church Transportation

9:30 Chair Yoga (TH)10:00 Coffee Club (B)

1:00 Church Service (TH)1:30 Scenic Drive: Exploring

Houston2:00 Trivia W/ Concierge (GR)6:30 Golden Globes Awards

Night (TH)

12

9:30 Dancercise (TH)10:00 Kings in the Corner Card

Game (B)1:30 Got Balance? (TH)

2:15 Celebrating the Foodsand Fads of 1950s (GR)


13

9:30 Tai Chi (TH)1:30 Boot Camp (TH)2:00 Jeopardy (GR)

3:00 Uncommon History ofCommon Things (GR)6:00 Piano Man (GR)

7:00 Poker Tournament (TH)

18Church Transportation9:30 Chair Yoga (TH)10:00 Coffee Club (B)


Houston2:00 Trivia W/ Concierge (GR)3:15 Singing W/ Henry (GR)6:00 Resident Choice Movie

(TH)

19

9:30 Dancercise (TH)10:00 UNO W/ Katie (B)1:30 Got Balance? (TH)2:00 Project Linus (B)

3:00 Celebrating MartinLuther King Jr. (GR)


20

9:30 Tai Chi (TH)1:30 Boot Camp (TH)

2:00 Blackjack (B)3:00 Senior Chavurot

Program (GR)7:00 Poker Tournament (TH)

25Church Transportation

9:30 Chair Yoga (TH)10:00 Coffee Club (B)


Houston2:00 Trivia W/ Concierge (GR)6:00 Resident Choice Movie

(TH)

26

9:30 Dancercise (TH)10:00 UNO W/ Katie (B)1:30 Got Balance? (TH)2:00 Ladies’ Social (B)3:00 Bon Appetit! (B)


27

9:30 Tai Chi (TH)1:30 Boot Camp (TH)

2:00 Giant Crosswords (TH)3:00 Trivia Challenge W/ Katie

(TH)3:30 Resident Council (TH)

6:00 Piano Man (GR)7:00 Poker Tournament (TH)

January 2015Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

All Designated MBA

Activities Are Underlined

in the Calendar

Happy New Year! 1

9:30 Seated Yoga (TH)2:00 New Year’s Trivia W/

Corrine (GR)3:00 Wine & Cheese With Harry

Sheppard (GR)7:00 Resident Choice Movie

(TH)

2

9:30 Tai Chi (TH)10:00 Bistro Games (B)

2:00 Friday Afternoon Movie(TH) Tootsie

4:30 Shabbat Service (TH)6:00 Variety Hour W/ Maria (GR)

3

9-2 Men’s Day at the Salon9:30 Sit & Be Fit (TH)

10:00 Saturday Morning Bridge(B)

1:00 Bingo (TH)2:00 Word Search Packet (GR)

2:00 Shopping: Target7:00 Poker (TH)

Senior Fit Day! 7

9:30 Sit & Be Fit (TH)10:00 Board Games (B)

2:00 Brain Charades (TH)3:00-5:00 Senior Fit Day (TH)

7:00 Bible Study (TH)

Elvis Lives Day! 8

9:30 Seated Yoga (TH)10:00 New Resident Orientation10:30 Computer Class (CFL)

1:30 Boot Camp (TH)2:00 All About Elvis (GR)3:00 Wine & Cheese With

Rodney Rasberry (GR)6:00 Special Showing: Blue

Hawaii (TH)

99:30 Tai Chi (TH)

10:00 Bistro Games (B)10:30 Lunch Bunch at 59

Diner2:00 Piano With Bob (GR)

2:00 Friday Afternoon Movie(TH) I Love Lucy Movie


10

9:30 Sit & Be Fit (TH)10:00 Saturday Morning Bridge

(B)10:30 Poetry Club (TH)

1:00 Bingo (TH)2:00 Word Search Packet (GR)

2:00 Shopping: Walmart7:00 Poker (TH)

Mystery Tea Day 14

9:30 Sit & Be Fit (TH)10:00 Board Games (B)

2:00 Art For All (TH)*New Art Class. You don’t have

to be an artist to participate!3:00 Celebrate National HotTea Month With a Mystery

Tea Party (B)7:00 Bible Study (TH)

159:30 Seated Yoga (TH)

10:30 Pawsitive Pals Visit (GR)12:00 Men’s Lunch (B)1:30 Boot Camp (TH)2:00 Think Tank (TH)

3:00 Wine & Cheese With MaryAnne Burkhalter (GR)

7:00 Resident Choice Movie(TH)

Hello, Dolly! Day 16


12:30 Museum of Fine ArtsGuided Tour: Monet



(B)10:30 Food Facts With Dr.

Betty (TH)1:00 Bingo (TH)

2:00 Word Search Packet (GR)2:00 Shopping: World Market2:15 Adventures in Art (TH)

7:00 Poker (TH)

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9:30 Sit & Be Fit (TH)1:30 Puppy Therapy (GR)

2:00 Health Education (GR)3:00 Chicken Soup for the

Belmont Soul (GR)Short Stories to Make Your Day

Brighter!7:00 Bible Study (TH)


10:30 Computer Class (CFL)10:00 Backgammon (B)1:30 Boot Camp (TH)2:00 Think Tank (TH)

3:00 Wine & Cheese With JimConnors (GR)


239:30 Tai Chi (TH)

10:00 Bistro Games (B)1:15 Celebrate National HotTea Month: Visit to McHugh

Tea Room2:00 Friday Afternoon Movie

(TH) Hello Dolly!4:30 Shabbat Service (TH)

6:00 Variety Hour W/ Maria (GR)

24


(B)10:30 Pawsitive Pals Visit (GR)

1:00 Bingo (TH)2:00 Word Search Packet (GR)2:00 Shopping: .99 Cent Store

7:00 Poker (TH)

28

9:30 Sit & Be Fit (TH)10:00 Laughter Club (TH)1:30 Creative Pottery (TH)

Come Paint Your Own Piece ofPottery! No Experience

Necessary!3:00 Balloon Volleyball (TH)

7:00 Bible Study (TH)


10:00 Current Events (GR)Bring a Topic to Discuss

1:30 Boot Camp (TH)2:00 Think Tank (TH)

3:00 Wine & Cheese With VictorAndrada (GR)



11:45 January BirthdaysLunch (JK)

12:00 Movie Theater Outing2:00 Friday Afternoon Movie

(TH)2:00 Chat With the Chef (B)4:30 Shabbat Service (TH)

6:00 Variety Hour W/ Maria (GR)

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(B)1:00 Bingo (TH)

2:00 Word Search Packet (GR)2:00 Shopping: Trader Joe’s

7:00 Poker (TH)

SpiritualCorner

Church ServiceSundays, 1 p.m.

Town HallBible Study

Wednesdays, 7 p.m.Town Hall

Shabbat ServiceFridays, 4:30 p.m.

Town HallSunday Morning Church

TransportationPlease see the Concierge to sign up.

Resident

Helen Copeland - PresidentThe Resident Council meetingsare held on the last Tuesday of

the month at 3:30 p.m. inTown Hall. Our next Resident

Council meeting will be held onTuesday, Jan. 27.

Welc meNew Residents

New Resident TeaJoin us the first Tuesday of every

month at 3 p.m. in the GreatRoom to welcome our new

residents!Tuesday, Jan. 6

January

1790: George Washington gives the first State of the Union speech.

1794: To deliver his wife’s baby, Jesse Bennett, M.D., performs the first successful caesarean operation.

1863: Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves across the country.

1892: On New Year’s Day, Ellis Island opens. Over time, more than 20 million immigrants are processed through the site into the United States.

1916: Thirty-five pro golfers form the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) and develop the idea for a national championship.

1943: The Pentagon, headquarters for the Department of Defense and one of the world’s largest office buildings, is completed.

1946: In Philadelphia, the first of almost 78 million baby boomers is born.

1961: The first live televised presidential news conference is held by President Kennedy.

1964: Cigarettes are declared hazardous to one’s health.

1964: “Meet the Beatles” is released in the U.S. by The Beatles, prompting the beginning of the “British Invasion.”

1966: Robert Weaver is sworn in as the first U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, becoming the first African-American to hold a cabinet post.

1982: The camcorder, a portable videocassette recorder with built-in camera, is developed.

2007: Nancy Pelosi officially becomes the first female U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives.

2010: A massive, 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastates Haiti.

Circle of Friends

Tree trimming!

December was a month thatnaturally focused on the holidayseason. We learned quite a bitabout the origin of many of thetraditions surrounding thesewonderful holidays. For example,why do we have Christmas trees?How did the tradition of giftgiving originate and why do wehang ornaments? We also learnedabout Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, andthe way in which New Year’s iscelebrated in various countriesaround the world. What a month!

Neighborhood

Fun with Monica!

We did a whole lot ofcelebrating in the Neighborhoodduring the month of December.Between the parties, caroling, andholiday themed craft projects, wesure were busy! Of course, we alsowent on a special evening scenicdrive to see some of the Christmaslights around town. Thanks to thehelp of family members, we alsoenjoyed our first of many movienights in the Town Hall, withpopcorn, soda, and a viewing ofMiracle on 34th St. We definitelyended 2014 with a bang!

Health

Positive ThinkingLast month Dianne Cooper,

our Outside Sales and MarketingCommunity RelationsRepresentative, facilitated ourHealth Education Class. Her topicwas “How Positive Thinking CanImprove Your Health.”

At the end of the class, theresidents were asked threequestions:

What brings you joy in this“season” of your life? What thingsare you learning in this “season”of your life? How is this “season”of your life different than youthought it would be?

Here are some of the answersthat the residents gave during ourdiscussion:

• Moving here was anadventure and each dayafterward has been anadventure. There is so muchto do and so many peoplewho really care about us -staff and other residents. Thepeople on our hallway arereally our neighbors and theylook out for us.

• I feel I can live each day tothe fullest.

• I feel peace. It took me awhile to adjust but now I amvery peaceful about my life.

• I am surrounded by myfamily (with photographs) soeven though they are nothere (they are all over theworld) I can “see” them.They selected Belmont for mebecause they love and careabout me. They did a goodjob.

• I feel protected.• I feel content with my life.• It never occurred to me that I

would ever live in an AssistedLiving community. I figured Iwould always live at home. IfI had stayed at home theonly activity I would havehad would have been goingto church once a week. Therest of the time I would havebeen alone. This is so muchbetter.

• I like to look for the good ineach day.

• I like options of learning newthings and meeting newpeople.

• I feel content with my life.• Some of the staff members

are really good at makingyou forget your troubles.

• There is so much to do here.The activities are plentifuland enjoyable.

• I am glad I live here.

Dianne and the residents showing offtheir Happy Smile cookies.

NewsCommunity

Thank you to South Main BaptistChurch for spending their timecaroling to our residents.

Thank you, St. Vincent’s parish, forcoming over to carol during ourdinner!

St. Vincent’s Children’s Choir of 60kids put on a great show for ourresidents.

The Belmont Scene

A friendly game of pool.

Thank you to our firemen at station31 for being there for us when weneed them!

We enjoyed all the festivities at theHarris County Precinct One SeniorHoliday Celebration.

Ruth, Jo and Shirley decoratedcupcakes. These were scarecrows!

Fukumi taught us all how to eat withchop sticks at the Silver Palace.

Lynn, Ruth and Helen seeing colorsand shapes with Qbitz!

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