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PLACE

STAMP

HERE

6135 E Street

Springfield, OR 97478

Our mission is to create and

sustain comfortable, caring

environments for those

who depend on us.

Administrative Staff:

Jill Maher Executive Director

Carey Gross Community Relations Director

Lyndsi Bobst Resident Care Coordinator

Celene Brummund Business Office Manager

Merilyn Welch Registered Nurse

Mariah Miller Dietary Director

Nik Skoog Maintenance Director

Jennifer Ahmeti Activities Director

Contact Us At:

541-234-3022

Our mission is to create and

sustain comfortable, caring

environments for those

who depend on us.

Sweetbriar Bulletin Sweetbriar Villa Assisted & Memory Care Newsletter— August 2016

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Resident of the Month………………….….……P2

Getting to Know….. ……………………………..P3

Art For A Cause……...…….. .…………………..P3

Activities Calendar……………………………....P4

Monthly Highlights .…………………………………..P6

Pictures from July……....…………………………….P6

Senior Citizen’s Day……... .………………………….P7

Mission & Team……………..…………………………P8

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Meet our resident of the month Vivien

Steelman. Vivien was born Vivien Diversi to

parents John and Teresa in Madeira, Ohio. She

grew up in Madeira which is a small town in

Cincinnati. Vivien had two children; a daughter

Barbara and a son Jeffery. Vivien’s daughter

Barbara lives here in Springfield and visits twice a

week. Vivien married Ed Steelman in 1975, he

owned a boiler heating company and Vivien was a

homemaker. Vivien has no grandchildren but she

has a niece and nephew, two great nieces, two

great-great grand nephews and an 8 week old

great-great niece.

Vivien and her husband owned a houseboat

that they would take out onto the Ohio river

between Kentucky and Ohio. Vivien loved doing

this and even bought a mini cooler to put in the

boat so she could serve ice cream to her guests in

the heat of the day. She and Ed also enjoyed

traveling. The happy couple went on a cruise to

Alaska and an East Coast cruise to Martha’s

Vineyards. Vivien loved traveling and has gone to

Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Venezuela.

Vivien loves quilting. She has made at

least twenty quilts for family and friends. Her other

passion is Scandinavian needlepoint called

Hardanger. She has many lovely samples of her

craft in her room. Stop by and ask her to see

them, she’d love to show you. Vivien is very

talented. Vivien, thank you for sharing a little bit of

your life with us. It has been very interesting!

Resident of the Month

Hardanger,

Scandinavian

needlepoint.

Vivien and her daughter Barbara at

our Sweetheart’s Ball. Vivien and her husband Ed.

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On August 19, 1988 President Ronald Reagan

declared, in Proclamation 5847, August 21

would from then on out serve as National

Senior Citizens Day.

The purpose of National Senior Citizens Day

was to not only highlight and celebrate the

achievements of older citizens each year, but

to bring about awareness and assistance to

the needs of senior citizens.

“We can best demonstrate our gratitude and

esteem by making sure that our communities

are good places in which to mature and grow

older—places in which older people can

participate to the fullest and can find the

encouragement, acceptance, assistance, and

services they need to continue to lead lives of

independence and dignity,” said President

Reagan.

This year, join Sweetbriar Villa in celebrating

the achievements past and present of our

residents and friends at Sweetbriar on August

19th, from 8:00 to 10:00, in the dining room.

National Senior Citizen’s Day!

“Throughout our history, older people have

achieved much for our families, our communities,

and our country… For all they have achieved

throughout life and for all they continue to accom-

plish, we owe older citizens our thanks and

heartfelt salute.”

Ronald Reagan

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Monthly Highlights — You’re Invited!

August 5th: Big Foot Lane performs at

2:00 in dining room

August 11th: Art for a Cause, painting

in the dining room at 2:00

August 17th: Resident’s Council

meets at 4:00 in living room

August 19th: Timothy Patrick

performs at 2:00 in dining room

August 20th: Happy Birthday Theresa!

August 24th: Happy Birthday Lorena!

August 26th: Luau Lunch from 12:00

to 2:00. Elvis and Hula Dancers

perform!

August 27th: Resident Birthday Party

at 2:00 in dining room

August 31st: Happy Birthday Ruth!

Join us in all our fun activities this

month at the Villa!!!

A few residents enjoying the Lane County Fair with staff!

We will be having a Bake Sale

at our Luau Friday, August

26th from 12 to 2. All

proceeds go to benefit the

Alzheimer’s Association!

Thank you to everyone who supported our carwash fundraiser

for the Alzheimer’s Association. It was a great success!

The 4th of July

BBQ was a

great success!

Residents and

staff alike

dressed to

impress on this

special day!

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Art For A Cause

The number of Americans living with

Alzheimer’s disease is growing—and

growing fast. An estimated 5.4 million

Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s

disease in 2016.

In 2015, over 15 million families and friends

provided 18 billion hours of unpaid care to

Alzheimer’s and other dementias. That care

had an estimated economic value of over

$221 billion.

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the costliest

chronic diseases in society. The growing

Alzheimer’s crises is helping to bankrupt

Medicare.

Alzheimer’s takes a devastating toll—not just

on those with the disease, but on entire

families.

This month on Thursday, the 11th at 2:00, in the

afternoon we will be holding an event called Art

For A Cause. The artwork that we create will be

auctioned off in September’s Art Auction and all

proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Together we can help create a

better, brighter future!

… Joanne Beneway. Joanne is

Sweetbriar Villa’s Employee of the Month June.

Joanne moved to Oregon from Rhode Island this

last November where she had grown up and

lived her whole life. She moved out here to be

closer to her mother. Joanne has been a

caregiver for 17 years. Her daughter, Carmen,

just started at Sweetbriar this last month.

Joanne loves her residents and it shows every

day with the wonderful care she gives each and

every one of you!

Getting to Know...

Joanne showing

off her Patriotic

spirit at our 4th of

July BBQ. Joanne

was voted best

dressed by the

residents in our

staff costume

contest!

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AUGUST

BIRTHDAYS

August 6th

Lyndsi Bobst

August 9th

Miriah Miller

August 20th

Theresa Trammell

August 24th

Lorena Cornelison

August 25th

Jared Banks

August 31st

Ruth Conaway

Please join us

August 27th at

2:00 in the main

dining room to

celebrate our

residents with

August

birthdays!!!