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American House Farmington Hills

May 2017Our Friendly Staff atAmerican House

Carmin Harris Executive DirectorLisa Mannix Assistant DirectorRita Anton Life Enrichment DirectorMaureen Kidd Housekeeping DirectorMohamed Allie Maintenance DirectorSandra Lee Dietary DirectorDenise Schmid Office SupportScott Walker Office SupportBabette Perry Nurse

Important Phone NumbersMain Office (248) 471-9141Medical Team (248) 478-3984Med Team Rehab (248) 478-2728Renee, Transport Specialist (248) 880-9130DTE Energy (800) 477-4747Consumers Energy (800) 477-5050Bright House (877) 897-7333

May’s Possibilities“The world’s favorite season is the spring.

All things seem possible in May.” —EdwinWay Teale

Annual Mother’s Day TeaHelp us celebrate all of the special women in our livesas we host our annual Mother’s Day Tea on Saturday,

May 13th, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Please join us and enjoysome yummy finger foods and sweets, a variety of

teas and live entertainment by Paul Krass! Family andfriends are welcome! Please RSVP to Rita!

Rainbow FeathersPlease join us on Friday, May 12th, at 2:30 pm with

our feathery friends for a bird program held byRainbow Feathers Bird Club and Rescue. Come see

the birds up close in our dining room, family andfriends are welcome! we hope you fly by!

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Trivia Whiz

Get MovingAgain!

Looking for a way toget your strength up,

and get yourselfgoing for the day?Come out to ourvarious exercise

programs. Mondaythrough Thursday,exercise is held at

10 a.m. in the DiningRoom or Living

Room.Fridays, come outand “Exercise with

Rehab” at1:30 p.m. in theLiving Room.

Stretch out thoselegs with Walking

Club during Walk forWellness on Fridaysat 2:30 p.m. aroundthe track or through

main building.

Nu Step BikeTake advantage ofthe Nu Step Bike inthe Rehab office.

Check for times whenRehab is open to use

the Nu Step Bike;times are locatedoutside the rehab

room and near to theactivities calendars.

The staff will help youon/off the bike for

your safety.

Rummage SaleYou are invited to come shop at ourRummage sale! Saturday, May 20th,

from 10 am to 4 pm. Hope to seeyou there!

DSO EnsembleWe would like to welcome everyone tocome in and join us while we listen to

the lovely music by the DetroitSymphony Orchestra Ensemble on

Friday, May 19th, at 2 pm located in ourdining room. Family and friends arewelcome. Hope to see you there!

Bingo BashTo all our Bingo players and anyone

who is is interested in playing bingo wewould like to invite you to come andplay bingo with us on Monday, May

22nd, at 2:30pm. The American Housein Southfield is hosting the bingo bash

so come join us and win prizes!Good Luck!

Interesting ChocolateFacts

By Brian K. Rosso, R.D.Chocolate is a food enjoyed

by most people. Here are someinteresting facts about chocolate:

• Worldwide, consumersspend more than $20 billionper year on chocolateproducts.

• Chocolate is a great sourceof antioxidants, which havebeen shown to reduce aperson’s risk of developingcancer or heart disease.

• Americans prefer milkchocolate over darkchocolate; however, theconsumption of darkchocolate is increasing. Tryto eat dark chocolatecontaining at least 40percent cacao (will bestated on the chocolatecandy wrapper) for the mosthealth benefits.

• The first United Stateschocolate factory was builtin 1765.

• The average American eats12 pounds of chocolateevery year.

• One tablespoon of cocoapowder contains almost 10percent of the dailyrequirement for iron intake.

• The first chocolate candybar was made in 1842.

• Chocolate is made fromcacao beans. However, thecacao bean is actuallya seed.

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F LO W E R O F T H E M O N T H | MAY

Lily of theValleySweetness and humility

TransportationWednesdays, our AH

Transportation Specialist, Renee,provides transportation to residentsin a 10-mile radius of our building.The transportation van is equipped

with a wheelchair lift.Please call at least 48 hours in

advance to schedule yourappointment at (248) 880-9130.Provide your NAME, LOCATION

CALLING FROM (Farmington Hills),ADDRESS OF WHERE YOU ARE

GOING and your PHONE NUMBERwhen calling for an appointment.

Weekly KrogerShopping Trip

Every Wednesday, we offer ashopping trip to Kroger for ourresidents to do a little grocery

shopping. The shopping trip leavesbetween 10:45 and 11 a.m.

If you would like more time forshopping, please feel free to call

Renee and schedule with her for atime that will work on Wednesdays.

Happy

BirthdayResident Birthdays

5/1 Joyce D5/2 Mike D5/6 Joanna N5/10 Jerome S5/13 Ella May H5/21 Ellen K5/24 Thomas M5/30 Pat C

Request a special birthday meal!Call the kitchen three days prior toyour birthday to put in your request

for either steak or shrimp!

Staff Birthday5/13 Brandon Ware (Sub Cook)

Patriot Pride

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mployeeof the

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Our May nominatedstaff member is

Mohamed Allie, ourMaintenance

Director! Mohamedhas been part of ourteam for 3 years inJune! He is a newfather and is still

keeping up with hisschool. Mohamed isa hard worker and isgreat at making surethe job gets done.

Thanks to Mohamedwe now play pokerevery Wednesday.

Thank you,Mohamed, for all you

do for ourcommunity!

AttentionResidents and

FamilyMembers

We kindly askeveryone to not parkin the fire lane at ourfront entrance, andplease note that the

handicap parkingspaces should beused for handicap

guests and residentsonly. Thank you foryour attentiveness.

Copyright © 2015 Uhlig LLC

May 2017Farmington Hills

ExerciseEntertainmentOutingsSpecial Events

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mem�ialDay

110:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Armchair travel (LR)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 LCR Dice Game (B)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

210:00 Stretch and Strengthen

(LR)11:00 Word Game (LR)2:00 Down with Dawn from

TMT (LR)3:00 Movie (LR)6:00 Evening News (LR)

310:00 Chair Zumba (LR)10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)1:30 Poker w/ Mohamed (CR)1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 John Hanba performs (LR)

410:00 Chair Yoga (LR)11:00 Catholic Mass (CR)

2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Happy Hour W/ Steve

Kovich (DR)6:00 Board Game Night (B)

510:00 Word Game (LR)11:00 Puzzle Power Hour (B)

1:30 Exercise w/ Med TeamRehab (LR)

2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Memory Magic (CR)6:15 Friday Night Movie (LR)

610:00 Exercise Video (LR)11:00 Coffee and Conversation (LR)

1:00 Movin’ with Matthew (LR)1:30 Bingo w/ Anna (CR)4:00 Book Club (CR)

79:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)3:00 Rob Seely Performs (LR)

810:00 LaughTime w/ Bonnie (LR)11:00 Name that Tune (LR)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 Manicure Monday (AO)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

910:00 Stretch and Strengthen

(LR)11:30 Movie Outing (O)

2:00 Down with Dawn fromTMT (LR)

3:00 Art Class (CR)6:00 Evening News (LR)

1010:00 Tai Chi (LR)10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)1:30 Poker w/ Mohamed (CR)1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Adult Coloring

1110:00 Chair Yoga (LR)11:00 LCR Dice Game (CR)

2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Happy Hour w/ Bob

Tarinelli (DR)6:00 Board Game Night (B)

1210:00 Word Game (LR)11:00 Jumbline (LR)1:30 Exercise w/ Med Team

Rehab (LR)2:00 Pinochle (B)2:30 Rainbow Feathers (DR)6:15 Friday Night Movie (LR)

1310:00 Exercise Video (LR)11:00 Puzzle Power Hour (B)

1:00 Movin’ with Matthew (LR)2:30 Mother’s Day Tea4:00 Book Club (CR)

Mother's Day 149:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Non-Denominational Church

service (CR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)3:00 Strawberry Cream Puff Social

(LR)

1510:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Go Fish (B)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 One on Ones w/ Rita3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

1610:00 Stretch and Strengthen (LR)11:00 Fact or Crap Trivia (LR)12:00 John Hanba Performs (DR)

2:00 Down with Dawn from TMT (LR)3:00 Art Class (CR)6:00 Evening News (LR)

1710:00 Chair Zumba (LR)10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)1:30 Poker w/ Mohamed (CR)1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Adult Coloring

1810:00 Exercise (LR)11:30 Lunch Outing (O)2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Happy Hour w/ Jack

Ferguson (DR)6:00 Board Game Night (B)

1910:00 Word Game (LR)11:00 Su’s News (LR)1:30 Exercise w/ Med Team

Rehab (LR)2:00 Pinochle (B)2:00 DSO Ensemble (DR)6:15 Friday Night Movie (LR)

2010:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Rummage Sale

1:00 Movin’ with Matthew (LR)3:00 Movie and Snack (LR)4:00 Book Club (CR)

219:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)3:00 Movie and Snack (LR)

2210:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 UNO Game (B)

2:00 Bingo Bash (O)3:00 Manicure Monday (AO)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

2310:00 Stretch and Strengthen

(LR)11:00 Word Game (LR)2:00 Mike Wolverton Ballroom

Dance (DR)6:00 Evening News (LR)

2410:00 Tai Chi (LR)10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)11:00 Farmington Librarian Visits

(LR)1:30 Poker w/ Mohamed (CR)1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Adult Coloring

2510:00 Tai Chi Exercise (DR)11:00 iPad Class (CR)2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Happy Hour w/ Jim

Perkins (DR)6:00 Board Game Night (B)

2610:00 Word Game (LR)11:00 Resident Council Meeting (LR)

1:30 Exercise w/ Med TeamRehab (LR)

2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Wayne State’s “BrainStorm”

Program (LR)6:15 Friday Night Movie (LR)

2710:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Puzzle Power Hour (B)

1:00 Movin’ with Matthew (LR)1:30 Bingo w/Anna (CR)3:00 Farmington Church Choir

(LR)4:00 Book Club (CR)

289:30 Catholic Church Service (CR)

10:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Non-Denominational Church

service (CR)11:00 TZU Foundation Performs

(LR)1:30 Coupon Clipping (LR)3:00 Movie and Snack (LR)

Memorial Day 2910:00 Exercise (LR)11:00 Memorial Day Coloring

Pages (B)1:30 Bingo (CR)3:00 Greg Greer Performs (LR)3:30 Massage w/ Gayle (CR)

May Birthday Party 3010:00 Stretch and Strengthen (LR)11:00 Name 10 (LR)2:00 Down with Dawn from TMT (LR)3:00 May Birthday Party W/

Dennis Cox (DR)6:00 Evening News (LR)

3110:00 Chair Zumba (LR)10:45 Kroger Shopping Trip (O)1:30 Poker w/ Mohamed (CR)1:45 Conversation Corner (LR)2:00 Pinochle (B)3:00 Adult Coloring

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Beauty Shop

Shampoo $5Shampoo and Set

$15-----

Haircut $15Perm, Cut and Set

$60 and Up-----

Shampoo, Blow Dryand Style $15

-----Color Rinse orConditioner $5

~~~Shave $10 and Up

-----Manicure $15

-----Nail Clean and Trim

$9-----

Hair Color and Set$40-----

Call forappointment:(248) 515-9361

Visiting DentistDr. Lousay

Mansour’s PortableDental Services

27845 Gratiot Ave.Roseville, MI 48066

(586) 873-5567

Advanced MedicalHouse Calls

Dr. Mark Wilkerson, NursePractitioner

Laura Wilkerson and the AMHC teamwill be here on Thursdays!

Office Number: (810) 853-5875Fax Number: (586) 279-4515

Keep In Good HealthCall to schedule appointments!

Massage With GayleWe will be offering free 10-minute

chair massages to our residents onMondays, 3:30 to

5 p.m. If you are interested,sign-up is located by the big

calendar.

The Medical Team is a full-service home health, personal

care and private-duty agency. Weoffer a full range of services that

are responsive to our clients’needs. The Medical Team isavailable 24 hours a day, 365days a year. Call our office in

your American House at(248) 478-3984 or our central

office at (734) 779-9700.

Medical Team RehabFor information:

call (248) 478-2728,email ahfarmingtonhills@medteam.com or stop byand visit our therapy clinic, located in Apartment 49

of the Main Building.**

Residents are welcome to stop in during open hoursto use the Nu Step bike and ask for a free

balance test!They are happy to assist you in using the equipment

when they are available!

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Our Easter Bunny, Sandy!

Our trip to IHOP!

Moms Are MarvelousMother’s Day is Sunday, May 14,

the perfect time to celebrate all themothers in your life.

Allergy ReliefEach spring, as trees and grassesrelease pollen, tens of millions of

North Americans begin to suffer. Theirbodies react to pollens as if they were

dangerous bacteria or viruses,prompting immune reactions that

release histamine into the blood. Theinflammatory response, commonly

known as hay fever, includessymptoms such as runny nose,

sneezing, congestion and itchy eyes.Be proactive in the fight against

seasonal allergies by startingmedications early in the season. Youcan build up immunity by regularlytaking antihistamines before pollencounts get high. Nondrowsy productsare usually the best bet.

Keep pollen from circulatingthrough your home by closingwindows and leaving shoes at thedoor. Clean often, and use a vacuumwith a HEPA filter. Remember tovacuum under the bed.

Pollen sticks to clothing, skin andhair, so change clothes when youarrive home, and shower at night sothat you don’t breathe in pollen whileyou sleep. Changing bed sheets andpillowcases regularly will also help.

Try to stay indoors on high-pollendays. You can monitor pollen countsin your area through smartphone appsor websites such aswww.Weather.com orwww.Pollen.com.

If you still experience symptomsthat affect your quality of life, considerallergy shots. Consult an allergist oryour regular physician about thislong-term option.

Laugh Lines

May BirthdayParty

Join us on Tuesday,May 30th, at

3 p.m. to celebrate allof our residents withMay birthdays! Enjoylive entertainment by

Dennis Cox andsome yummy cake

and ice cream!

Stop by theBulletinBoard ...

and check out thecalendar to answerthe Bulletin BoardTrivia Question for

the day.Correct answers will

earn you an AmericanHouse Buck that you

can spend at ourauction!

May 2017

AMERICAN HOUSE FARMINGTON HILLS

24400 Middlebelt Road

Farmington, MI 48336

1875: The first Kentucky Derby is

held, and the horse Aristides is the

winner. The Derby is now the

longest-running sporting event in

the U.S.

1910: Glacier National Park in

Montana is established.

1935: Thanks to newly installed

lights, Cincinnati’s Crosley Field hosts

the first MLB night game.

1945: Celebrations erupt after

President Harry S. Truman

announces the end of World War II

in Europe.

1959: Starring Ethel Merman, the

musical “Gypsy” opens on Broadway.

1968: The Gateway Arch in St. Louis

is dedicated.

1971: Soul singer-songwriter

Marvin Gaye releases the album

“What’s Going On.”

1986: Five million people across the

country join in “Hands Across

America” to raise money for the

nation’s hungry and homeless.

1997: In a six-game chess match in

New York City, IBM’s Deep Blue

supercomputer defeats world

champion player Garry Kasparov.

2003: The Treasury Department

unveils a redesigned $20 bill that

includes added colors to prevent

counterfeiting.

2005: Carrie Underwood wins the

televised singing competition

“American Idol,” launching the

country star’s career.

2011: After 25 years, the daytime

TV talk show “The Oprah Winfrey

Show” airs its final broadcast.

MAY