Newsletter October 2013 - Stone Gardens Assisted Living

October 2013
Volume 2, Issue 10
The Monthly Newsletter of
Stone Gardens Assisted Living
A Residence of Menorah Park Center for Senior Living
Ask The Activities Directors
D e a r
Ac t i v i t i e s
Directors:
I’m very interested in
getting regular exercise, but
I can’t do a vigorous workout. Also, I love to swim, and
I know we have a world class
facility on campus, but it’s
so far. How can I get there?
—Anita B. Moving
Dear Anita:
In last month’s issue we
listed several of the ways we
stay fit here at Stone Gardens,
including our new walking club
and the addition of Zumba to
our schedule twice a week.
We do have a world
class therapeutic water facility
on campus, and we’d love for
you to go!
The Peter B. Lewis
Aquatic Center (named for philanthropist and native Clevelander Peter B. Lewis, who
made the Aquatic Center possible) is located at the front of
the campus, on Cedar Road,
just east of the R. H. Myers
Apartments. It’s connected to
the main building, which is
connected to Stone Gardens,
so we can get you there without going outside. There are a
couple of steps you need to
take before you can go—
clearance from your doctor,
etc.—but they're generally not
difficult. Inquire at the nursing
office for details.
The Lewis Aquatic Center has Nautilus and other exercise equipment,
a large
therapy pool with heated water, and a whirlpool spa.
The large pool is designed for fitness rather
than recreation. Instead
of a shallow end and a
deep end at opposite
ends of the pool, it has a
deep side and a shallow side
which run the entire length of
the pool. This allows for various types of water walking
and exercise. There is a ramp
into the pool, and everything
about it is designed for accessibility.
Please let Sarah or
Noah know if you’d like to see
it before you decide if you
want to swim. Once you’ve
been cleared for swimming,
our Exercise Specialist Gloria
Brooker can take you on the
golf cart on Wednesday mornings.
Any exercises that we
do here at Stone Gardens is
designed with you in mind.
Whether it’s our walking club,
or exercise with Gloria in
the Ivy Room, we’ll never
push you beyond your
capability or desire. The
workout can be as vigorous or as mild as you
want. Sitting or standing,
you set your own pace.
We hope to see you at
one or more of our many fitness offerings!
Written In Stone is the monthly newsletter of Stone Gardens Assisted Living Residence at The Menorah Park
Center for Senior Living.
Please direct all inquiries or concerns to:
Noah Budin, Editor, c/o Stone Gardens Assisted Living, 27090 Cedar Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122-1156,
216-593-0484, nbudin@menorahpark.org
Stone Gardens Staff Directory
Ross Wilkoff
Administrator
216-896-1105
rwilkoff@menorahpark.org
Bianca Williams
Office Manager
216-292-0070
Linda Holpuch
Dir. of Resident Services
216-593-0476
lholpuch@menorahpark.org
Marnie DeGuire
Admissions Coordinator
216-593-0479
mdeguire@menorahpark.org
Kelly Henderson
Assoc. Dir. of Res. Services
216-593-0477
Khenderson@menorahpark.org
David Walker
Dietary General Manager
216-593-0482
dwalker@menorahpark.org
Sarah Taub
Director of Activities
216-839-6674
staub@menorahpark.org
Noah Budin
Asst. Director of Activities
216-593-0484
nbudin@menorahpark.org
Angie Holpuch
Physical Therapist
216-593-0478
Larry Betlejewski
John Kwasni
Environmental Serv.
216-593-0480
Lbetlejewski@menorahpark.org
Jkwasney@menorahpark.org
Helen’s Place
Marina Sanchez
216-360-8206
Joel Fox
Foundation Director
216-839-6688
jfox@menorahpark.org
Sous Chef
Chris Brockway
216-593-0488
Margo Davitt
Night Supervisor
216-593-0483
mdavitt@menorahpark.org
Pantry
216-593-0487
Nurse On Duty
216-593-0483
Fax: 216-378-4004
Amy Kinstlinger
Social Worker
216-831-6500 ex. 176
cbrockway@menorahpark.org
Beauty Shop
Cheryl Pietrondi
216-593-0486
Msanchez@menoarhpark.org
aholpuch@menorahpark.org
Kitchen
216-593-0481
akinslinger@menorahpark.org
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october Resident Birthdays
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GILBERT FARKAS
SYLVIA O’LEARY
MARION STARMAN
DOROTHY RIVITZ
TEMA ALPERIN
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SHONY LONG
NAOMI LIEBERMAN
JOHN CHRIEN
LARRY REISS
RENA OLSHANSKY
october Staff Birthdays
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Larry Betlejewski
Jennifer Hildebrandt
Erica Miller
Koren Samuels
Sarah James
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Shaina Hester
Wilbert Smith
Shawn Noel
Sarah Sebrasky
A Limerick
We are accepting
donations of gently used,
hardback books for our library. We’ll take almost
anything, but have an
overstock of Fiction, and
are most in need of Humor, History and SelfHelp. Please direct book
donations to the Activities
Department.
By
“The Resident Poet”
How is our memory bank?
It’s G-d to whom we should thank
From day to day
We turn every way
Our minds remain an empty tank
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Barbara Books Browns and Blocks
Congratulations to our
new Resident Council President, Barbara Drossin, and
Vice President, Alex Roth.
A Resident Council is
made up of and run by the residents of a long-term care facility, such as Stone Gardens.
The President and Vice President—residents elected by
residents—serve a two year
term. The monthly meeting is
an open forum for residents to
bring up concerns, discuss solutions, make suggestions, and
give feedback, all concerning
their quality of life.
Other than the positions
of President and Vice President, there is no special appointment or election to the
Resident Council. Once you
move into Stone Gardens you
are automatically a member of
the Resident Council. You are
invited and encouraged to attend all Resident Council meetings. This is a very important
tool at your disposal for enhancing your happiness and
making Stone Gardens your
home.
Our meetings are always scheduled for the last
Tuesday of every month.
(Watch your monthly and daily
schedules for any changes that
might occur due to holidays or
special programming.)
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Our 2nd floor library is
getting a makeover and we’re
looking for more books!
If you weren’t aware that
we had a library, that might be
because it’s a room with a pool
table and a poker table, and a
couple of shelves of books. Beginning this month, work will
start to upgrade that room and
make it a dedicated space for
books and book lovers.
It should be completed
some time near the end of this
month, and the official Grand
Opening will be held on Tuesday, November 5th at 2:30 PM.
There will be much more
shelf space, and we are in the
process of increasing and upgrading our book collection. If
you would like to donate new or
gently used books to our new
library, contact Sarah or Noah
at 216-593-0484, or just leave
them at the Front Desk.
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As this goes to print, the
Cleveland Browns are 2-2, just
having beaten
their in-state
rivals, the Cincinnati
Bengals. On November 24th,
the
Browns
play
their
archrivals, the
Pittsburgh
Steelers.
On That Sunday, Menorah park will be hosting our
very own campus-wide Tailgate
Party!
Don’t worry. We will not
be in the parking lot. Our party
will feature all of the things that
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make a tailgate party great—
entertainment, beer, brats (or
something like them), chips
and other assorted stadiumstyle munchies—but, it will be
indoors.
Oh, we’ll also be showing the game! Wear your
Browns regalia (or Steelers, if
you dare) and come to the Menorah Park auditorium to cheer
your favorite team on to victory!
Specifics will be forthcoming.
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Get to know your
neighbors! Every time a new
resident moves into Stone Gardens, we have a “Block Party”
in the area of the building into
which they moved. Everyone
living in that area receives an
invitation in their plastic box
outside of their door the day
before.
Please note the date on
your calendar
and try to
come if you
can. It’s wonderful way for
our new resident to meet
his or her new
neighbors and
feel welcomed.
We serve a little wine
and a little cheese, but the real
point is to be a haymish, welcoming community.
We have two Block Parties coming up this month, so
watch for your invitations.
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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Every month the
Stone Gardens Department
Heads
select an Employee of the
Month. Department
Heads
nominate people based
on the notes that residents and family members post on the
“Service With a Heart”
board located in our
front lobby, and from
their own observations.
The Employee of the
Month is publicly
recognized at a staff
meeting, gets their
name on a plaque, and
receives two movie
tickets. In addition, the
Employee of the Month
gets to choose a
“buddy” from the staff
who will also receive
two movie tickets.
September’s Employee of the Month
was Chef Chris Brockway.
Congratulations to
Jennifer and Sarah,
and to all of the employees who were
nominated!
structure, which is 44
percent larger than
MOCA’s former rented
space,
demonstrates
that a museum expansion need not
be large in
scale to be
ambitious in
all respects.
Devised
for
both environmental
and
fiscal sustainability, the
design is at once technically inventive, visually
stunning
and
highly practical.
structure was designed
by Iranian-born Farshid
Moussavi of London,
formerly with Foreign
Office Architects (FOA)
and now principal of Farshid Moussavi
Architecture
(FMA). This is
her first U.S.
commission
and her first
museum.”
A Trip to MOCA
Cleveland’s
Museum of Contemporary
Art (MOCA) has a
brand new building in
University Circle. The
MOCA website says:
“ M O C A’ s
new
building is designed to
serve as a catalyst for
creativity and growth in
a cosmopolitan Cleveland
neighborhood,
which is home to one
of the country’s largest
concentrations of cultural, educational and
medical institutions.
“The
nearly
34,000-square-foot
“The
dynamic
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On
Wednesday,
October 30th, we will
be taking an outing to
MOCA. Admission is
only $6.00 for seniors.
Date
Wed., Oct. 2
Outing
Shopping /
Marc’s
Wed., Oct. 9
Patterson’s Fruit
Farm
Sun., Oct. 13
CIM/
Wind Ensemble
Wed., Oct. 16
Thurs., Oct. 17
Beachwood
Library
Dinner/
Paladar
Friday, Oct. 18
Cleveland
Orchestra
Wed., Oct. 23
Lunch / Aladdin’s
Wed., Oct. 23
CIM/
Faculty Recital
Wed., Oct. 30
MOCA
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Walking
Ask Barbara
By Barbara Drossin
Dear Barbara:
I miss my dog. I
wish there was something around here that I
could hug and would
lick my face.
~ Doggone Lonely
Dear Lonely:
Put some BBQ
sauce on your face
and sit next to Noah.
Then, just wait.
Dear Barbara:
When I play Bingo
I never have any
luck...no winning num-
bers. What can I do
about this?
~ B4 I Lose It All
Dear B4:
Stop
playing.
Save
your
money.
Soon you will be very
rich. This will make
you even happier.
Dear Barbara:
So many people
have great grandchildren, and I don’t. This
makes me very sad.
What can I do about
this?
~ Family Man
Dear Family:
What, your grandchildren aren’t great?
So, nobody’s perfect.
Dear Barbara:
Winnie the Pooh
had some wonderfully
good advice. Why don’t
we invite him to speak at
Stone gardens?
~ Teddy
Dear Teddy:
We couldn't bear
his advice.
Enjoy Fine Gourmet Dining
Right here at Menorah Park
The Menorah Cafe
The Menorah Café serves a delicious, upscale menu on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month. Dinner begins at 5:00 P.M. and is only $5.00
for residents of the Menorah Park Campus. Guests may dine for
$13.00.
Past menus have included House Smoked Salmon with Sweet and
Sour Spinach and Apples, BBQ Short Ribs with Napa Cabbage Cole
Slaw and Beer Battered Onion Rings.
Call Vicki Snyder at 216-839-6654 for reservations.
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The David P. Miller Computer and
Technology Center at Menorah Park
For New Computer
Users we offer the
following classes
For Residents of the Menorah Park Campus, offers
Individual Computer Classes
by Appointment,
Customized to the individual student’s needs
and capabilities
Monday - Friday
Between 1:00 PM—3:00 PM (Half Hour Classes)
To schedule a class
Call Sylvia at 216-831-5452 x209
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•
Laptop Basics
•
How to use the
Mouse
•
Intro to Computers
•
Creating Greeting
Cards
•
Internet
•
e-Mail
(See Monthly Flyers for Class
Description)
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If you are reading this
in black and white, we
probably do not have
your email address.
If you are seeing this
in fabulous color, you
are most likely reading the email version
of this newsletter.
Please supply your email address
to Bianca at the Front Desk so you
can receive important announcements and this publication.
Look for our new advice column “Ask Barbara” by Barbara
Drossin .
Barbara needs your questions—about almost anything—
so she can dispense her invaluable wisdom in only the way
that she can. Write down your
question, mark it “Ask Barbara,”
and leave it at the Front Desk.
You will remain anonymous.
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The David P. Miller
Computer and Technology Center at Menorah
Park is open to the residents of the Menorah Park
campus (Myers, Wiggins,
Stone Garden, Adult Day
Center and Menorah Park).
Families are encouraged to
use the Center with their
family member present.
The Center is open 24
hours a day from 9:00 am
Sunday morning until 4:00
pm
Friday
afternoon
(excluding major Jewish
holidays). The Center is
staffed from 12:00 - 4:00
pm Monday through Friday.
Access
cards
are
needed to log onto the
computers. Stop in the
Computer
Center
from
12:00 - 4:00 pm Monday
through Friday or leave a
message on the Center’s
voicemail at 216-831-5452
ext. 209.
Call Sylvia at 216-8315452 x209 for times and
dates of specific classes.
DocumentShredding
Shredding financial documents that are no
longer needed is a good way to preserve your privacy, protect your identity, and give you peace of
mind. Documents that may contain personal information such as your address, phone number, bank
account numbers, social security number, and
credit card information should be disposed of in a
way that will not let others gain access to them.
These may include old bank records, paid credit
card and utility bills, and even old checkbooks. It is
recommended to keep most financial records in a
safe place for seven years, but you should check
with a family member or financial advisor.
If any Stone Gardens resident has documents
that they’d like shredded, just bundle them together
(a plastic shopping bag is fine) and drop them off at
the front desk. Our staff will take care of it. And, an
added bonus is that your shredded documents will
go into the recycling bin.
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Beachwood, OH 44122
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