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THE ORCHARD
SCOOP Orchard Heights 5200 Chestnut Ridge Road Orchard Park New York 14127 (716)-662-0651 www.orchardheights.com
October 2016
In this issue
• A letter from the
Administrator
• Construction
Update
• Entertainment
Line up
• People of the
Month
• A note from Jim
The theme for this year was Keeping Connected through Technology. We explored the technological world in various aspects throughout the week. We Skyped Assisted Living facilities in Rochester, Maryland and Iowa! Everyone enjoyed meeting new people and playing a game with them! We played Family Feud and a music trivia game. A rematch with our friends in Maryland is scheduled for next month. Another feature that we explored was e-cards. One woman was able to send a card to her son for his birthday the next day! Residents also experienced Virtual Reality which seems to be a modern day relation of the vintage View master. Through Virtual Reality, folks explored an aquarium, a zoo, and a cave. The virtual Rollercoaster was a real surprise! Technol-ogy does enable us to stay connected. If you would like to share a family event, a new home or anything else with your loved one via Skype, please contact Lee in Recreation and we can sched-ule a time to connect!
Virtual Reality
This Month we are recognizing Nicole Pasnik-RCA as our co-worker of the month. Nicole has been providing excellent care for the past 1 1/2 years. Her team mates find her to be very hard working, dependable, positive and great with everybody. She makes her home in Derby on the lake with her husband and 8 month old daughter Aubrey. Nicole is a graduate of Bryant and Stratton’s Medical Assisting program. For fun she enjoys exercising shopping and all kinds of crafts. Congratulations Nicole!
A Letter from the Administrator
Dear Residents, families and friends, Happy Fall everyone! I think back to last year at this time and remem-
ber all the changes we were embarking on. To see the property now, it is
amazing just how much work has been done in just over one short year.
The past two weeks have been a challenge as we moved our dining room
into our new Multi-purpose room. The construction crew is working on
renovating our old dining room. They took the wall down between the old
and the new expansion on Wednesday. It was amazing to see!
I thank everyone for their patience I know it hasn’t been easy changing
seats, and even mealtimes for some. I would ask that everyone join in and
give a “thank you” to our WONDERFUL culinary team. They have been
such troopers and have done a great job with this transition.
Have a wonderful month of October!
Colleen Roy, Administrator
Edith Wilson was chosen Resident of the Month because she is so patient, kind and understanding with everyone. She is originally from Niagara Falls New York and is the proud mother of two. Edith worked as a secretary for a pediatrician. Her travels have included Canada, Mexico and throughout the United States. Her favorite hobbies include knitting and sewing and at one time she belonged to various sewing clubs. Congratulations Edith and thank you for being you! We hope you feel better soon!
Join us for Trick or Treat Night Wed. October 26 from 6:30-8:00
Co-worker of the Month-Nicole Pasnik
Resident of the Month-Edith Wilson
Construction Update
We are getting there! Everything is looking more beautiful by the day.
Come check us out! We are now pre-leasing!
Residents
Sue Arrigo October 17 Maria Widdowfield October 23 Helen Emmerling October 13 Anne O’Neill October 2 Maria Perea October 22 Al Stanton October 31 Mae Dickinson October 11 Sheila Doyle October 1 Helen Chmura October 13
Evelyn Erbes October 22 Pearl Russert October 12 Wanda Mazur October 19 Harlow Davis October 2
Co-Workers Lisa Morgan October 26 Amber Watroba October 2 Beth Walden October 6 Latasha Grant October 17
JS- JUST A FEW NOTES FROM JIM
Now that autumn is officially here, I would like to mention some upcoming dates of interest: Columbus Day-Oct. 10, Sweetest Day-Oct. 15, Bosses Day-Oct. 17, United Nations Day-Oct. 24, and Halloween-Oct. 31. Immediately, following this , arrives November, which I would like to think about in advance because on November 8 comes presidential Election Day which occurs only once every four years when we elect a new president of the US. Many citizens are already inquiring “who are you going to vote for?” No, I don't have a specific candidate or particular party to recom-mend when you vote on Nov. 8. But among the many questions to be considered before we decide whom to elect should be what evidence does the candidate give of being a leader of all the people of all 50 states. Some of the hot topics in this year’s debate are: wage growth, substance abuse, health-care reform and international and domestic terrorism. When visiting Washington several months ago, Pope Fran-cis was invited to address the US Congress where he stated” the tireless and de-manding pursuit of the common good is the chief aim of all politics. Living in a nation where we have the freedom to choose our leaders makes us proud to be Ameri-cans. Look out the window and be reminded of “America The Beautiful”.
Enjoy our beautiful Autumn!Enjoy our beautiful Autumn!Enjoy our beautiful Autumn!Enjoy our beautiful Autumn!
Your Management
Team!!
Administrator
Colleen Roy
Admissions Director Amy Ladowski
Marketing Director Rosalie DeLio
Director of Personal Care Patricia Suranyi
Assistant Director of Nursing Zoriena Asis-Miller
Business Office Manager Paula McGrath
RN Case Manager Laura Weston
Culinary Services Director Denise Siuda
Recreation Director Lee Watson
Maintenance Director Brian Castiglia
Housekeeping/Laundry Supervisor Erin Murtha
Entertainment
Line-up For
October
Robert Bowen-vocalist-Oct. 1
Ed Bentley– Rockabilly Guitar-
Oct. 3*
THE FRANKFURTERS– Oct. 4
Maria Angelova-vocalist-Oct. 6
Michael Dennehy– Country Key-
board-Oct. 8
Greg Kinal-Salem Witches-Oct. 8
Tim Bartlett– Dorothy Lackie’s
Grandson– Oct. 11
John Lorenz– Guitar/Piano of the
50’s and 60’s-Oct. 13
Mark and Julie– Oct. 10 and 24*
Brian Beaudry-Guitar– Oct. 17
Lyle Stang-Halloween Show-Oct. 18
Susan King– Broadway Tunes– Oct.
20
Tom Bender– Vocalist/Guitar-Oct. 22
Faith sing a long-Oct. 22
Joe Naples-Keyboard-Oct. 27
Scott Celani– Guitar– Oct. 29
CJ Sound Halloween Party– Oct. 31
Alzheimer’s Fund-
raising Update:
Thank you to all that con-tributed in any way to the “Walk to end Alzheimer’s”. To date we have donated $865.00! There are still Or-chard Heights T-shirts available for purchase for $12…all proceeds go to-ward the Walk. See Beverly at Reception to purchase!
Laundry Suds
With the changing season, please be sure to label all your clothing whether it is a gift or something you have had a while.
What is Resident Council?
Our Resident Council is comprised of you, our resi-dents. It meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 10:00. Its purpose is to en-rich living at Orchard Heights by your input . It is your time to get your ques-tions and concerns ad-dressed and to propose better ways of doing things. It is also a time when you get an update about what is new around here including: construction updates, new staff and residents and up-coming events. All resi-dents are welcome to at-tend. At the invitation of the council, management staff is present to address con-cerns, suggestions from you the residents! We want to hear your voice. Please join us October 24 at 10 in the new Recreation space!
