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Alzheimer’s Aid Society’s )25*(70(127 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2015 A BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION Volume 34 Issue 5 www.AlzAid.org ,17+,6,668( President’s Message…………………………...Sheryl Ashby………….…...………………..…..……..2 Fit As A Fiddle…………….……………….. Jeanne Hess, RN,, CBN……………..………...…………..3 How the Invention of Alzheimer’s World Changed My Life………...…Bob DeMarco.…… …………………………………………………....Alzheimer’s Reading Room……….…………………..4-5 Free Legal Advice…………………………………………………………..……..…..………….……....……….6 The Alzheimer’s Aid Society presents Postmodern Jukebox….………..…………………......7 Caregiver Support Groups………………………………….....……………..…………..….…...….……8-9 Special Interest Groups for the Patient………………….……………………………...……………...10 Memorials………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..11 Alzheimer’s Café and Picnic photos……..………….………………..….……………..……………….12 3rd Annual Art and Mind Symposium ….Tiffany Paige, Artz………………………...…….....13 2015 Golf Tournament Pictures……………………………………………………………………………..14 Golf Tournament 2015…………………………. Max Perry ..…….………………...……………..15 Alzheimer’s Aid Society of Northern California 2641 Cottage Way, #4 Sacramento, CA. 95825 Phone 916-483-2002 Toll Free 800-540-3340 A Non-Profit, 501 (c)(3), Tax-Deductible Corporation Tax ID# 94-2721961 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Sheryl Ashby, CEO 'HDU)ULHQGV We at the Alzheimer’s Aid Society would like to enlist your help. As, I am sure you are aware, there was a recession in our economy beginning in 2008. As a result, our donations dropped sharply. This change in economy affected us all I know. As a result, the Alzheimer’s Aid Society has had to begin doing fundraising events. We don’t get any funding from the Federal, State or Local Government, so we depend entirely on your donations. The following are ways that you can show your support for the Alzheimer’s Aid Society. 1. You can support our fundraising events. We host an annual Golf Tournament each year. If you are not a golfer, join us for the dinner after and enjoy dancing and a raffle. 2. This year (for the first time,) we are putting on a Concert to raise money for the Society. We are hosting the production “Postmodern Jukebox”. They will be playing at the Crest Theatre on December 10th, 2015, to raise money for the Society. This group takes modern music and retro - spins it back to a 1940’s style. We are excited to have this popular band in Sacramento for our benefit. Please support this event and help the Society. 3. Of course there are always donations. You can make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Aid Society in one of three ways: a straight donation; a donation in memory of someone who passed away from Alzheimer’s / Dementia or a donation in honor of someone with Alzheimer’s / Dementia. Please send your donations to P.O. Box 60095 Sacramento, CA 95860-0095. 4 <o u can donate an old car or boat. Just call the office and we will help you with this kind of donation. We would like to thank you ahead of time for your assistance. Your past generosity has been greatly appreciated as well. Your help makes it possible for us to provide many services to the Senior community. We can supply Blue Books (or Green Books - Spanish version). This booklet is our practical guide for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver. We also offer Support Groups. We have these support groups from Yreka to Turlock. We are proud to announce our new program, ‘The Alzheimer’s Café’ in Woodland and Sacramento. We are here to support you on your journey through Alzheimer’s / Dementia. We are here to help…(800) 540-3340 or (916) 483-2002. Please call with your questions and concerns. 6KHU\O 2 As A Fidd Fit AsFit A Jeanne Fiddle Hess CGN Jeanne Hess CGN “Fit as a fiddle”, Right as their and physical strength and “Fit as a fiddle”, Right as their physical strength the depth of rain”, “In rain”, the pink”! their dementia. Keep in mind that it “In the pink”! their dementia. Keep in mi All of theseAll expressions doesn’t matter how ordinary the activof these expressions doesn’t matter how ordina meaning “Imeaning am in excellent health”, ity seems or how long it lasts. “I am in excellent health”, ity seems or Your how long it la have been part of the English vocabu- goal is to keep them moving and enhave been part of the English vocabu- goal is to keep them movin lary since the early 1600’s. There courage a sense of accomplishment and lary since the early 1600’s. There seems to be no agreement between lin- self-confidence. courage a sense of accomp seems the to be no agreement lin- self-confidence. guists regarding origin of the ex- betweenWalking from room to room to pressions, guists althoughregarding some theorize that out exof different windows or exam-from roo the origin look of the Walking “fit as a fiddle” referred to a finely ining familiar on the pressions, although some theorize that pictures look out of wall; different windo tuned violin, as rain” possi- to asitting in a different chairfamiliar at each meal“fitand as “right a fiddle” referred finely ining pictures on bly considered in the light of the never time ; raising legs from the floor to tuneddrizzles; violin, while and “right possiin and a different ending London “in the as rain” assist with puttingsitting on shoes stock- chair a bly considered in the light of the never time ; raising legs from th pink” either indicates the pinkish tone ings, all re- enforce weakened muscles ending drizzles; while “in the jointassist with putting of a new born baby,London or the glowing and maintain flexibility. 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The relaxes the neck. while attempting to lie as f as they seemFocusing on specific tasksnature once seemed ingly second will to succeedBeing creative ble onwith theexercise bed for 20 minu effortless and is now exhausting. opportunities for your loved one is not associated with activities and hobbies strengthens abdominal mu Health conditions may prevent partici- just a matter of being “Fit as a fiddle”, may begin to feel distant and fuzzy. thea feeling neck. of pation in sports in which they had been but more a goal ofrelaxes inspiring Focusing specificeven tasks once seemed Being creative wi accomplished athletes.onHowever, achievement and independence. effortless and is now exhausting. those persons with advanced dementia -HDQQH+HVV opportunities for your love can participate in activities which in- prevent partici- just a matter of being “Fit Health conditions may volve minimum mental and physical pation in sports in which they had been but more a goal of inspirin stress while initiating a little variety accomplished athletes. However, even achievement and independ and brightness in their daily routine. thoseispersons with advanced dementia -HDQQH+HVV There no definite amount of can we participate which in daily exercise can assigninasactivities a genvolve mental eral rule for thoseminimum afflicted with Alz- and physical heimer’s. stress Participation vary from while will initiating a little variety one personand to the next according to brightness in their daily routine. There is no definite amount of 3 as a gendaily exercise we can assign eral rule for those afflicted with Alz- How the Invention of Alzheimer’s World Changed My Life By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room my mother. A new way to communicate with someone with dementia. When I arrived on the scene to take care of Dotty (my Mother) in 2003, you would think all I had to do was use the communications skills I had developed over the course of my life and everything would be “Hunky-Dory.”* As it turned out, it was more like “Heartbreak Hotel” in the beginning. I had a good grasp from day one that when my mother was being mean spirited or downright crazy that it was the Alzheimer’s disease that was causing the problem. Her brain was sick — broken so to speak. So I never had a problem understanding why she was being so difficult and challenging. In spite of knowing and understanding this as clear as clear can be, it was still driving me crazy. Our daily interactions included an enormous amount of stress and dread even though I was trying as hard as I could to avoid it. After about 18 months, I finally concluded that I was going to need to stop trying to “reason” with my mother; and that, I needed to find a “new way” to deal with her. I was trying to unlearn the things that didn’t work and use the things that did work. This didn’t work. I had been communicating with my mother in a certain way for my entire life, and no matter how hard I tried I would eventually fall back into that pattern. One night while working with my Da Vinci pad, I came to an important conclusion —something had to change, and that something was me. I would never be able to “unlearn” my entire life. I just couldn’t do it. I concluded I needed to invent a brand new world, a place that was very different from the world I had lived my life in. I needed to invent a new place, go in there, and start learning from scratch how to deal with a person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Don’t get me wrong, I was taking my skill set with me, but I needed to learn how to think, act, and communicate in a new way. In my new world, I was going to learn how to walk backwards, turn left instead of right, and to accept everything that was happening as the “new normal”. I gave my new world a name — Alzheimer’s World. Dotty and I would live together in this new world. Next, I did something I could never have expected. When I knew that I needed to shift gears, to get into Alzheimer’s World, I started taking one giant step to the left. In order to get to Alzheimer’s World, I had to physically step into Alzheimer’s World. After a small amount of practice steps it started to work. I would step in, shift the mental gears in my brain seamlessly, and I learned how to communicate with someone living with Alzheimer’s disease. I learned how to I couldn’t unlearn what I had been doing my entire life. Bingo! Aha. I finally understood I needed to learn a brand new way of communicating with 4 NO means NO. In Alzheimer’s World NO means, I don’t have a clue what you are talking about. Communicate with my mother on HER terms. Here are the best parts. First, instead of getting bent out of shape when problems arose, I actually started feeling very comfortable, very calm. Everything you do with a person living with Alzheimer’s has to start and end with positive reinforcement. You have to be actively involved with a person suffering from Alzheimer’s in everything they do. Second, the same exact behaviors that were hurting my heart, that were driving me crazy, and that were stressing me out were now expected. I had arrived. I finally accepted the new normal. * Hunky-Dory: quite satisfactory. Synonyms: agreeable, all right, copacetic, ducky, fine, good, hunky-dory, okay, palatable. Some of the things that Dotty did still bothered me. But mostly they made me laugh (happily I mean). I thought, “here we go again”. Imagine that, laughing instead of crying or getting all bent out of shape. Alzheimer’s disease affects thinking, concentration, memory, and judgment, and ultimately impedes a person’s ability to perform normal daily activities. Once I learned how to live and thrive in Alzheimer’s World, Dotty became a nicer, kinder, gentler person. Now don’t let me mislead you. This took a lot of practice and hard work. Don’t worry, you can do it quicker than I did. You now have the benefit of my experiences here on the (Alzheimer’s Reading Room). Once I had Dotty calmed down and secure, and me calmed down and confident, I learned I could accomplish much more. I mean Dotty stopped being mean and nutty, and I stopped feeling all stressed out. The Alzheimer’s Aid Society is still in need of VOLUNTEERS. We need volunteers to answer phones in the Sacramento Office. These volunteers need to have experience in Care-giving for a Person with Alzheimer’s or other Dementia. We also need Support Group Facilitators in Turlock. Alzheimer’s World is a good place. A wonderful place in fact. This is what I learned. Once I could actually deal with Dotty effectively, communicate, I decided we could start attacking the big problems. The big problems? Pee, Poop, Shower, and a real big problem — the word NO. As far as I can tell the majority of Alzheimer’s patients say NO (about 70 percent). In the real world, If you are interested please Call Sheryl Ashby at (916) 483-2002 for more information. Thanks to all of you who are willing to help. 5 FREE LEGAL ADVICE The 3rd Friday of every month an attorney will provide IUHH legal consultations at the Alzheimer’s Aid Society office at 2641 Cottage Way in Sacramento. The consultation will be by appointment only. Call (916) 483-2002 or (800) 540-3340 to reserve your preferred time slot. If you can’t come to us please feel free to ask our office to arrange your appointment by telephone. At the preselected time the attorney will call you to discuss your legal issue with you at your convenience. Make your appointment now by calling (916) 483-2002 or (800) 540-3340. This is a great opportunity to have your legal papers reviewed and/or updated or get up to date information about Medi-Cal eligibility, the V.A.’s Aid and THANK YOU! Attendance program, conservatorship proceedings, or any We at the other legal issue that you Alzheimer’s Aid Society choose to discuss. Keep in mind appreciate your donations that all conversations are confiThese donations make our dential between you and the atprogramming possible. torney. You may also have family members present during We are able to provide things like your consultation as well. our ‘Blue Book’ our Support Groups for both Caregivers and Patients (in some locations). Our new Alzheimer’s Cafes as well as providing phone support to anyone who calls our office. Thank You for your help. 6 7 SUPPORT GROUPS Caring and Sharing since 1981 Auburn1st and 3rd Friday Elk Grove Noon - 1:30 pm Auburn Presbyterian Church 13025 Bel Air Drive Facilitator: Sue Galvez 530-878-2428 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:30pm The Commons at Elk Grove 9564 Sabrina Lane Facilitator: Angie Machado 916-683-6833 Auburn 2nd and 4th Friday Folsom 3rd Wednesday Noon - 1:30 pm Sierra Ridge Memory Care 3265 Blue Oaks Drive Facilitator : Colleen Magda (530) 887-8600 Cameron Park 3rd Tuesday, 6:00-7:30pm Ponte Palmero 3081 Ponte Morino Dr. Facilitator: Leah Grundhoffer 530-677-9100 6:30 – 7:30 pm Brookdale Folsom 780 Harrington Way Facilitator: Jessica Beck 916-983-9300 Lake County Call Caroline Denny 707-263-9481 For information regarding Days, times and location Placerville 3rd Monday 10:00 am Elder Options 82 Main Street Facilitator: Carol Heape 530-626-6939 Placerville 1st Tuesday 5:30 pm Gold Country 6041 Golden Center Court DĂŝŶ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ͕ /ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ >ŝǀŝŶŐ^ƵŝƚĞ Facilitator: Lalanea Escobar 530-676-1000 Rancho Murieta Every Wednesday 1:00—2:00 PM RMA Blulding rd Manteca 3 Wednesday Rancho Murieta Facilitator: Nan Parquette CarmichaelEvery Wed. 12 noon 916-354-2281 7:00 – 8:30 pm Prestige Senior Living Aegis of Carmichael 1130 Empire Avenue 4050 Walnut Avenue Facilitator: Taylor Mead Did you know that Facilitator: Julie Sweicicki 209-239-4531 Omar Sharif MA had Alzheimer’s 916-359-2672 Marysville 2nd Wed. He was best known for 1:30—2:30 pm his role in the movies El Dorado Hills Prestige Assisted Living Dr. Zhivago and 4th Thursday 10:30 am 515 Harris Street Lawrence of Arabia. El Dorado Hills Senior Center Facilitator: Sherri Banford In May of 2015 the 990 Lassen Lane 530-749-1786 Alzheimer’s was reported. Facilitator: Jillien Smith His son Tarek said that his (916) 358-3565 Orangevale father was becoming conϯƌĚWednesdays10:00am fused when remembering Elk Grove Every Tuesday Eskaton FountainWood some of his biggest films. Village 9:30 am He would mix up the 8773 Oak Avenue Brookdale Elk Grove Facilitator: Andrea Manning names of the films often 6727 Laguna Park Drive 916-988-2200 Facilitator: Fay Peterson forgetting where they 916-681-2982 were filmed. 8 )25*(70(127 Roseville 1st Thursday 9:30 am Somerford Place 110 Sterling Court Facilitator: Facility staff 916-772-6500 Sacramento Last Tue. Each Month 10:00am Golden Pond Senior Living 3415 Mayhew Road Facilitator: Ajna Glisic MS (916) 369-8967 Sacramento Stockton Every Thursday 1st & 3rd Thursday 11:30AM –1:30PM Gray Matters/DEARS 7604 Bellini Way Facilitator: Esther Thompson (916) 203-8385 Sacramento Every Tuesday 10:30 am – 12:00 noon Alzheimer’s Aid Society 2641 Cottage Way #4 Facilitator Ruth Harris 916-483-2002 Sacramento Every Tuesday 2:00 pm—3:30 pm Alzheimer’s Aid Society 2641 Cottage Way, #4 Facilitator: Ruth Harris 916-483-2002 10:00—11:30 am Villa Marche Assisted Living 1119 Rosemarie Lane Facilitator Karen Juncker and Carla Little 209-477-4858 Tracy 3rd Tuesday 6:00pm Brookdale Tracy 355 Grantline Road Facilitator: Christina Wyatt 209-835-1000 Tracy 4th Thursday 6:00 pm Astoria Gardens 1960 W. Lowell (at Coral Hollow) Facilitator: Rebecca Langdon 209-833-2200 Turlock Every Thursday Sacramento Every Wed. 2:00—3:00 pm 10:00am except on the last Wed. of each month, it will meet at 6:30 PM Revere Court 7707 Rush River Drive Facilitator: AM Facilitator: Lori Gales PM Facilitator Leon BoldsKing 916-392-3510 Covenant Village Community 2125 North Olive Avenue Facilitator: Max Perry PHONE: 800-540-3340 Vacaville 2nd Tuesday 1:00pm Brookdale Vacaville 1111 Ulatis Drive Facilitator: Natalie Martin 707-447-7100 9 Woodland 1:30 -2:30 pm Every Friday St. John’s Retirement Village 135 Woodland Avenue Facilitator - Varies (530) 662-1290 Yreka 1st and 3rd Tuesday 10:00am Oakridge Senior Park Clubhouse 400 Hiram Page Road Facilitator: Ronda Moser 530-459-3501 Yuba City 4th Saturday 10:00 am Summerfield Senior Care Center 1224 Plumas Facilitator: Mike Fortwengler 800-540-3340 NOTE: Caregiver Support Groups listed in RED Offer a Patient’s Support Group simultaneously. Please see page 10 for additional details regarding Patient’s Support Groups. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS For the Patient 3/$&(59,//( Support Group for Early Stages Call Carol Heape if interested 530-626-6939 6$&5$0(172 There are two meeting times: Every Tuesday, 10:30—Noon or Every Tuesday, 2:00—3:30 Alzheimer’s Aid Society 2641 Cottage Way, #4 Facilitator: Sheryl Ashby (916) 483-2002 672&.721 Support for memory impaired Every Thursday, 10:00—11:30 am Villa Marche Assisted Living 1119 Rosemarie Lane Facilitator: Carla Little, Steve Gianandrea & Karen Juncker 209-477-4858 2XUSDWLHQWJURXSVRIIHU WUDGLWLRQDOVXSSRUWJURXS EUDLQH[HUFLVH UHPLQLVFHQFHSURJUDPV DQGDUWWKHUDS\ 7KHUHDUHQRIHHVIRUWKHVHJURXSV Did you know that Joyce Chen, Renouned Chef had Alzheimer’s disease? Do You Have an Old Car or Boat? Would you like to donate it to a good cause? Call the Alzheimer’s Aid Society (916) 483-2002 0r (800) 540-3340 10 )25*(70(127 ,Q0HPRU\RI June 16, - August 21, 2015 DONATIONS RECEIVED Iris Mendona James A. Meucci Dorothy Noyes Dorothy Ohm Nick Peart Floyd A. Peterson Frances Pugliese Edward Seim Eulah Simmons Frances H. Arnold Dr. Warren Boyer Patty Fairchild Ron Garibaldi Edward J. Gordon Zetta Green William Hambright Nora Homes Jeanne Huber Mildred Lambert Herb Mather Famous People with Alzheimer’s Born in September / October Sept 10 Edmond O’Brien Actor Sept 14 Joyce Chen Chef, Restauranteur Sept 16 Peter Falk Actor Sept 21 Simon Scott Actor Sept 22 Michael Faraday English Scientist Sept 25 Adolfo Suarez Spanish Lawyer/Politician Sept 27 Raul Silva Henriquez Chilean Catholic Cardinal Sept 29 M.J. Frankovich Oct 2 Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller Oct 15 Mervyn LeRoy American Film Director Oct 18 James Brooks American Muralist Oct 20 Arlene Francis American Actress Oct 30 Joe Adcock American 1st Baseman American Film Producer 11 Socialite The Alzheimer’s Café Ann (L) Po (R) Terry & Larry (L) Cathy & Bob (R) PICNIC AT HOWE AVE. PARK Po (L) Ruth (R) David & Molly (C) Catered by: Angela Rush ‘Angel’s Catering’ 12 13 Alheimer’s Aid Society’s Alheimer’s AidTournament Society’s Golf 12th Annual 12th Annual Golf Tournament Photos Photos Thank You to Norwood Pines, our Title Sponsor for our Alzeimer’s Remembers 9-11 Golf Tournament Folsom Harley Davidson added a little extra bling to the course. Sponsored by Advance Home Health and Hospice, Shawn Hendren’s team won for the lowest score for a foursome this year. Congratulations! 14 2015 Alzheimer’s Remembers 9-11 tickets for the Folsom Symphony at Harris Center in Folsom, and over a dozen wonderful gift baskets filled with merchandise from our many sponsors. A salute to our hole sponsors this year; Revere Court Memory Care, Bristol Hospice, Advanced Home Health/Hospice, Atria El Camino Gardens Assisted Living, Alpha One Ambulance, Interim HealthCare, Aegis of Carmichael Assisted Living, Right At Home Healthcare, VerusCare, Eskaton, Golden Pond Assisted Living and Bennett Medical. These generous people make our tournaments possible. A special thank you to our “Closest to the Pin” sponsors, A Senior Connection and the Commons of Elk Grove; “Longest Drive” sponsors, Sherrie Swass Interiors and Bernard and Marion Crown; and the Putting Contest sponsor, Bristol Hospice. Among our many golfers were Tom Arjil of Alpha-One who provided 12 golfers for this year’s tournament, Len and Anna Guidera from Folsom Harley-Davidson who added a little extra bling to the course, Mike Fitzgerald from Safeway’s ArdenArcade store who kept our golfers cool with plenty of ice and bottles of water, and foursomes from Bristol Hospice, Interim Healthcare, Revere Court, VerusCare, ProTransport-1 Ambulance, Golden Pond, Right At Home, Medic Ambulance Cimino Care and Norwood Pines. Capping off the evening was entertainment by our favorite band, Senillica, performing hits from the 50’s and 60’s. See everyone next year… We held our 12th annual golf tournament on Friday September 11th at Mather Golf Course this year in memory of all of those who lost so much in 2001. Sponsored by Norwood Pines Alzheimer’s Care Center, this year’s event was regaled in patriotism; from American flags on all of the carts; a red, white &blue bannered BBQ dinner sponsored by Medic Ambulance; and, an American made Harley- Davidson on the 14th hole courtesy of Folsom Harley-Davidson. Kicking things off Cimino Care offered coffee and a free continental breakfast for all of the golfers. This year’s big prize? $50,000 sponsored by Justin Prillwitz (Realty One Group Complete) for the lucky golfer who could make a hole-in-one on the 7th! Also, up for grabs was $25,000 sponsored by Warren G. Bender Insurance Services for a hole-in-one at the Harley-Davidson hole (#14). Although the hole-in-one prizes went unclaimed this year, we had several winners for “closest to the pin”, “longest drive” and a putting contest. The lowest score for a foursome this year went to Shawn Hendren’s team sponsored by Advance Home Health and Hospice. Each winning golfer received a $100 proshop gift card and the right to hold the coveted trophy in their office for an entire year! After play, Asa Jennings, General Manager of Mather put on a fantastic BBQ dinner and golfers competed for fabulous raffle prizes including; free golf tokens to a number of Billy Casper Golf courses, Harley-Davidson apparel and gift card, tickets to see Scott Bradlee’s PostModern Jukebox at the Crest Theatre this December, 15 2641 Cottage Way, #4 Sacramento, CA. 95825 OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Alzheimer’s Aid Society OR CURRENT RESIDENT AUBURN, CA. No. 25 3$,' US POSTAGE NON PROFIT ORG