WELCOME! What are you thankful for this holiday season?

OUR MISSION
To develop happy and healthy
living environments for our
growing senior population.
CORE VALUES
Accountability
Relentless Improvement
1145 W ARBOR DRIVE | DECATUR, IL 62526 | 217-872-1800 | NOVEMBER 2014
PRIMROSE COMPANY
Primrose Retirement Communities,
LLC, provides high-quality independent
and assisted living communities in over
30 locations across the country. Home
Office in Aberdeen, South Dakota since
our founding in 1989, our mission is to
create a happy and healthy living
environment for seniors.
full and exciting activities calendar to
our friendly and welcoming
atmosphere.
WELCOME!
NEW RESIDENTS
Sue and Jim Dawson
Ruth Hitchens
Gene King
Passion
Respect
Embrace Change
Our motto “this is living!” guides us in
every aspect of our work from
providing personalized attention and a
For more information about Primrose
Retirement Communities, visit
www.primroseretirement.com
www.PrimroseRetirement.com
PLACE
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Suzie Lawson
SALES DIRECTOR
Kate Stankovic
NURSING DIRECTOR
Beth Paul
LIFE ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR
Sally Shelton
DIETARY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Tina McWilliams
MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR
Doug Durbin
decatur@primroseretirement.com
BIRTHDAYS
RESIDENT Birthdays
11/02—Marilyn Procarione
11/05—Martha Hesler
11/11—Eula Kuhns
11/12—Marjorie Beal
11/22—Eleanor Anne
Pistorius
11/23—Joyce Moore
11/25—Bessie
Thompson
STAFF Birthdays
11/14—Carol Leevy
11/29—Amy Lofland
What are you thankful for this holiday season?
As the days get shorter and the
weather gets colder, many people
anticipate the celebrations sure to
come during the Thanksgiving and
Christmas seasons. During this
time of year, we tend to take more
opportunities to reflect on the
blessings in our lives that we are
most thankful for.
our incredible nursing staff, and
many find that their health
improves significantly once they
move in and become part of the
Primrose family.
For most, they are thankful simply
to call this retirement community
their home. Many married couples
live at Primrose communities
So what is it that you are thankful across the country, and they are
thankful for one another and for
for this season?
the years of unconditional love
Perhaps it is family. At Primrose,
they have received from their
our residents cherish the
opportunity to be with their loved spouses, whether they deserved it
ones – and since all their needs are or not. One resident even said,
taken care of – they can truly enjoy “The second best decision I ever
their time together, free from any made in my life was moving to
Primrose with my wife – the best
distractions.
decision was marrying her in the
Maybe you are thankful for your
first place!”
health. Our independent living
residents enjoy all the freedom of There are many blessings we have
to be thankful for – all year long.
living in a spacious, maintenancefree apartment – and are some of We hope that your list of blessings
this Thanksgiving is as long as ours,
the most active people in their
and that you would enjoy each and
communities. Our assisted living
every one this holiday season.
residents enjoy 24-hour care from
CHAT with CHEF TINA
Gobble, Gobble……since we are
approaching the holidays; if you
have any new ideas or recipes
please let me know. Also, if you
have any plastic grocery bags and
do not want to throw them away;
Chef Tina
we can use them in the kitchen for
McWilliams
takeout orders. Looking forward to
seeing everyone at chat with the chef….the kitchen
staff wants to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Chat with
Chef Tina on Wednesday, November 19th at 1:30 p.m.
in the Dining Room. This meeting is an opportunity for
residents to share ideas with our Chef.
RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT
Start Improving Your Memory Today!
Lumosity is now available on the computer in
our Primrose library. This computer program
uses games to focus on memory, attention and
problem solving. Primrose is offering a personal
subscription to this program at no cost to our
residents. A log-in will work on your tablet too.
Play games wherever you go!
Thanks to Eula Kuhns and Millie Gonzalez for
signing up for this unique opportunity!
Contact Kate Stankovic at 217.619.2034 if you
would like to have a log-in for Lumosity.
For more information: www.lumosity.com
Pictured Left: Marjorie Ledbetter
shares her excitement as she picks
ripe tomatoes from our very own
Primrose garden.
Bernice Olinger joined the
Primrose family in October 2014.
She is a fun-loving and friendly
resident, whom you will want to
know! If you don’t see Bernice,
she is probably working on quilts
for the Linus Project. She makes
several a day, and just completed
her 1000th quilt top. That’s right,
that means 1,000! Wow!
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Markeitha Davis has been a
Brain-Training with Lumosity
Much to be Thankful for at Primrose of Decatur
LPN with our Primrose family
for 3 years. She loves working
at Primrose because the
residents are wonderful. She is
the mother of three children
and loves playing board games
and bowling with them. Her
favorite season in the Fall! In
her spare time, Markeitha loves decorating and
hanging out with her fiancé.
Thanksgiving Sweet Treats
Wednesday, November 26th — 5:30 p.m. (Café)
Mark your calendars and plan to attend a special
reception to kick off the holiday season. Family
and friends are invited to celebrate together.
Chef Tina will be preparing some special goodies!
Pictured Center: Other fruits from
our harvest included varieties of
squash, peppers, cherry tomatoes
and herbs such as sage, mint,
basil, thyme and parsley.
Pictured Right & Below: Three cheers for the ladies at the
Women’s Night in October. Female residents were treated by
the sweet sounds of improvisational violin by Darren Miller, a
local artist and a selection of poetry by Kate Stankovic.
Pictured Below: Doug Durbin presents some of his “biggest
fish” stories at the Men’s Breakfast. This month men can join
the Dashing Dudes at Breakfast on Wednesday, Nov. 12th.
Pictured Left: Betty
Carr celebrates in
style at the Happy
Hour Birthday Bash
in October.
We celebrate our
monthly birthdays
on the 1st Friday of
every month.