The Hearth Herald - The Hearth At Stones Crossing

The Hearth Herald
The Hearth at Stones Crossing
2339 S. State Rd. 135, Greenwood, IN 46143
(317) 535-0422
www.thehearth.net
November 2015
“Home is where the Hearth is”
Thanksgiving Day Meals
On Thanksgiving Day, we will be serving a buffet style lunch and we
will be delivering boxed dinners to Residents who will be here in the
evening.
Please contact the receptionist as soon as possible with the
number of guests that will be attending the lunch buffet and whether
or not your family member will need a boxed dinner.
Prices for the buffet are as follows:
Children up to 5 years old: Free
Children 6 to 9: $9.00
Guests 10 and up: $15.00
Please RSVP by Friday, November 20th
Menu
Oven Roasted Turkey
Baked Ham with Pineapple Sauce
Creamy Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Candied Yams
Savory Sage Cornbread Dressing
Green Bean Casserole
Cranberry Sauce
Assorted Dinner Rolls
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Topping
Southern Pecan Pie
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A Note From Denise Dickey
With autumn in the air, we have had some exciting changes. Along with our former
Executive Director, Heather Soots, moving to a regional position with The Hearth, we
have had some other staff changes.
I took over as the manager here the beginning of October, and it has been wonderful.
Everyone has made me feel very welcomed. I look forward to a long relationship with
everyone.
We have also welcomed the new Keepsake Wellness Director, Jody Riegel, LPN.
She started with us in October and has been very busy
learning her new role. In November, the new Senior Living Wellness
Director will join us. Her name is Kesha LaGrone, LPN. I know everyone will make
them both feel just as welcomed as I felt.
We also had a change with Evelyn Miles, LPN taking the role of Wellness
Administrative Assistant with us. We know she will do a wonderful job in this
new position.
Besides the addition of new staff, there has been some sprucing up
projects that you might have noticed including new carpeting and painting of common
areas. There is also new lobby furniture coming. Also, It is time for us to prepare for
winter weather, and the environmental services crew is working hard to ensure the
building is ready for what the season brings.
Another piece of exciting news is being chosen as the Caring Star Award recipient.
This is a great honor and is based off of reviews of the
community. We are all very proud of this award, especially since we are the only
recipient of this award in Johnson County.
Take Care, Live Well and Live More ~ Denise Dickey
November Birthdays
Resident Birthdays:
Ruby Apolzan 11/1
Jerry Connor 11/1
Jane Tanner 11/4
Becky Taylor 11/5
Nancy Rowan 11/14
Sharon Hoffmeister 11/17
Phyllis Taylor 11/21
Employee Birthdays:
Evelyn Miles 11/9
Alondra Gallegos 11/13
Star Carter 11/14
Autumn Taylor 11/18
Heidi Herndon 11/24
Adam Kogut 11/25
Monique Nelson 11/25
Briana Leach 11/26
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Please join us in welcoming the following new Residents to the
Hearth at Stones Crossing!
Ralph
Collins
Anna Lee
Stull
Jim
Mann
Helen
McClellan
Chair Yoga engages the elderly in low impact cardio, resistance training,
and stretching. People who take Yoga have an improved sense of body
awareness than those who do not participate, which give seniors the
confidence in their ability to get around without any falls. Chair Yoga
improves sleep quality and reduces depression, reduces stress, helps
control blood sugar in people with diabetes, enhances respiratory
function, and improves balance.
*We will be starting chair yoga Wednesday’s at 10:30 and Thursdays at
10:00. It will be held in the Theater located next to the formal dining
room. Everyone is welcome to join and participate.
The Hearth at Stones Crossing recently earned the
Caring Stars of 2016 award recognizing the best
Assisted Living and Memory Care communities
nationwide! This award is based on rating and
reviews from customers. The Hearth at Stones
Crossing is the only community to receive this
award in Johnson County and the Greenwood
area! Please visit caring.com to read and submit
reviews.
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10 Warning Signs of Dementia
We have had requests for information regarding the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Dementia.
Thanks to the Alzheimer’s Association here are the 10 Warning Signs of what is considered “normal” and
“what’s not”.
1. Memory loss
Forgetting recently learned information is one of the most common early signs of AD/Dementia. A person
begins to forget more often and is unable to recall the information later.
What’s normal? Forgetting names or appointments occasionally
2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks
People with AD/Dementia often find it hard to plan or complete everyday tasks. Individuals may lose track
of the steps to prepare a meal, place a telephone call or play a game.
What’s normal? Occasionally forgetting why you came into a room or what you planned to say.
3. Problems with language
People with Dementia/AD often forget simple words or substitute unusual words, making their speech or
writing hard to understand. For example, they may be unable to find the toothbrush and ask for “that thing
for my mouth” instead.
What’s normal? Sometimes having trouble finding the right word.
4. Disorientation to time and place
People with AD/Dementia can become lost in their own neighborhoods, forget where they are and how
they got there, and not know how to get back home.
What’s normal? Forgetting the day of the week or where you were going.
5. Poor or decreased judgment
Those with Dementia/AD may dress inappropriately, wearing several layers on a warm day or little clothing
in the cold. They may show poor judgment about money, like giving away large sums to telemarketers.
What’s normal? Making a questionable or debatable decision from time to time.
6. Problems with abstract thinking
Someone with AD/Dementia may have unusual difficulty performing complex mental tasks, like forgetting
what numbers are and how they should be used.
What’s normal? Finding it challenging to balance a checkbook.
7. Misplacing things
A person with Dementia/AD may put things in unusual places: an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in the
sugar bowl.
What’s normal? Misplacing keys or a wallet temporarily.
8. Changes in mood or behavior
Someone with AD/Dementia may show rapid mood swings – from calm to tears to anger – for no apparent
reason.
What’s normal? Occasionally feeling sad or moody.
9. Changes in personality
The personalities of people with AD/Dementia can change dramatically. They may become extremely
confused, suspicious, fearful or dependent on a family member.
What’s normal? People’s personalities do change somewhat with age.
10. Loss of initiative
A person with AD/Dementia may become very passive, sitting in front of the TV for hours, sleeping more
than usual or not wanting to do usual activities.
What’s normal? Sometimes feeling weary of work or social obligations.
Remember, these warning signs can occur over a period of time. The most important thing to do is keep
regularly scheduled MD appointments. Be open and honest with your MD of any of the changes that you may
experience.
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Thelma at her
100th Birthday
celebration!
Carl and Teddie!
Mickey and her
daughter, Coleen!
Eleanor feeding
Bailey, the horse!
Riley Crafts in the
Activities Room!
Norm watering
the flower beds
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Keepsake Village
Friday November 6 at 3pm “Punkin Chunkin w/ Harbor Light
Hospice”
 Tuesday November 10 at 11am “Color Guard Flag
Ceremony with VFW”
 Wednesday November 11 at 3pm “Robert Pruitt Music”
 Friday November 13 at 2:30pm “ODD Day w/ Harbor
Light Hospice”
 Monday November 16 at 4pm “Bonefish Grille”
 Wednesday November 18 at 11am “Luca’s Pizza Eat In”
 Tuesday November 24 at 3pm “Show and Tell Treasures w/
Harbor Light Hospice”
 Wednesday November 25 at 11am “OCharley’s”
 We will enjoying “Pet therapy” every Tuesday morning at 9:45am
with Toby and his Mistress Debbie!
 Our love for music will be shared with Janelda, Kenny Melton,
Robert Pruitt and Susie Garbe!!!
 We would like to wish every one of our Residents and Families a
very safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Live More! Laugh More!
Sherri Orosco
Senior Living Activity Director
Alzheimer's Support Group
This month’s Alzheimer’s Support Group
Meeting will be on Thursday, November 22nd at
5:00 pm on the second floor sunroom.
SENIOR LIVING
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November is the month that we honor some very special people and these
are our Veterans! Please join us on Tuesday November 10th when our
local VFW will be performing a Flag Raising Ceremony at the flagpole in
the front of the building. On Wednesday November 11th please join us in
the Senior Living Activity Room as we honor our Veterans in a ceremony
alongside Harbor Light Hospice.
Sunday November 15th we have been invited to share in the 90th birthday
celebration for Miss Jean Lohr Blue in the Senior Living Activity Room!
Join us in making this a special day for a very special lady.
Friday November 20th we will be having another Casino Nite in the
Senior Living Activity Room!! Come on down and try your luck!
We all know if “We keep on moving we will keep improving”! We have
Sit N Fit at 9:30am Monday through Saturday in the Activity Room and
have added 2 new opportunities for you to get moving! Wednesday
November 11th Paxxon Therapy will be hosting Dance To The Music to
get us moving and Wednesday November 25th Chia Bush will be here to
lead us in Chair Yoga!! These are two great opportunities for us all to
keep ourselves moving.
The restaurant outings this month will be to Stone Creek Dining Co. on
Monday the 2nd and Bonefish Grille on Monday the 16th. We will also be
going to O’Charleys on Wednesday the 25th. We will be enjoying a Panera
Bread Eat In on Wednesday the 18th.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Live More! Laugh More!
Sherri Orosco
Senior Living Activity Director
Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
There will be a Parkinson’s Disease
Support Group meeting on Wednesday,
November 21st at 6:00 pm in the Senior
Living Activities Room with Bruce Eccles as our
guest speaker.
The Hearth at Stones Crossing
2339 S. State Rd 135
Greenwood, Indiana 46143
Phone: 317-535-0422
Fax: 317-535-0425
Email: hsoot@thehearthllc.net
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Family & Friends Referral Program!
If you have a friend or family
member that you feel would
benefit from living at our
community, please see Kathy
Pierce or Samantha Hyten,
Directors of Community
Relations. In appreciation for any
referrals that you make to The
Hearth at Stones Crossing, which
results in an admission for a
minimum of ninety days, our
community will send you a check
for $1000!!
Your Directors
Denise Dickey
General Manager
ddickey@thehearthllc.net
Jody Riegel, LPN
Keepsake Wellness Director
jriegel@thehearthllc.net
Rick Walker
Maintenance Director
rwalker@thehearth.net
Sherri Orosco
Senior Living Activity Director
sorosco@thehearth.net
Stephanie Duncan
Business Office Manager
sduncan@thehearthllc.net
Crystal Young
Keepsake Activities Director
cyoung@thehearth.net
Kesha LaGrone, LPN
Senior Living
Wellness Director
Briston Sample
Dietary Director
bsample@thehearth.net
Kathy Pierce
Director of
Community Relations
kpierce@thehearthllc.net
Samantha Hyten
Director of
Community Relations
shyten@theheathllc.net