Dear residents and families, Happy 2019! To all our residents, old and new, we hope this year brings new inspiration, new goals, new achievements and plenty of happiness to your life. The staff here is already hard at work on our own goals and game plans for 2019. This year, as part of our ongoing efforts, we are focused on hiring and training even more amazing caregivers, upgrading our equipment and technologies and making improvements throughout the community. Our ultimate goal for 2019 and beyond is to provide you and your loved ones with a consistently high quality of service and a true feeling of community here. As always, if there is something we can do that would improve your experience with us don’t hesitate to let us know. Enjoy the new year! We are excited to spend it with you! Sincerely,

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The Heritage Senior Living Mission: To provide the highest standard while protecting, cherishing, and dignifying the knowledge, value, and joy of

our respected residents.

Heritage Court Waukesha Memory Care Community

Heritage Newsletter

Letter from the Director

Resident Recognition: Margaret Disch Margaret, her husband, Don, and their five children lived in Janesville. She had her own sewing business, where she tailored, knit and crocheted. She made a lot of her and her family’s clothes, and even made some fashionable Barbie outfits. Margaret was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Her husband passed away in 2012 and she remained living independently at home until moving here. She loves to ice skate and roller skate. (She even enjoyed ice dancing with a partner and was still roller skating into her 60s.)

Kim Bibb Executive Director

Kim Bibb

January 2019

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Our Quality Promise to You

Our quality promise starts with commitment. Heritage Senior Living is committed to listening to YOU. Got an idea? A suggestion? We want to hear it. Quality matters so we appreciate your ideas and input. Whether you are an employee, a resident, a family member or a visitor, let us know. Email us at: quality@heritageal.com

A Message from the Wellness Nurse

A Message from Culinary

Cathy Thomas Wellness Director

Tracy Schreib Culinary Director

Give your Brain a Workout this New Year

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to become more active, which is a great goal! But this year, why not also resolve to keep your brain more active, as well? Keep learning. Challenging your brain with mental exercises helps stimulate brain cells, thereby keeping your memory sharp. Read a new book, join a different club, take an online class or even just challenge yourself to a new crossword or jigsaw puzzle. Use all your senses. The more

sense you involve, the more your brain will be involved in a particular process or activity. Try joining a baking club or working with ceramics, noting the feel and scent of the materials as go. Tidy up your life. Reduce clutter around your home and take advantage of calendars, planners, maps and lists to keep track of everyday information. Spending less mental energy on remembering birthdays or appointments frees your mind up to better learn new things.

Take up journaling or write your life story. Writing can improve both your memory and your ability to communicate.

Winter is a great time to grab some greens, since these leafy veggies are currently in season. Stocking up on them is also a great way to help you stick to your New Year’s resolution of living a healthier lifestyle! Kale and spinach are probably the most common of the leafy greens, but there are plenty more options to choose from. Why not add

Winter Greens for a Healthier You

a little protein to your diet with a serving of collard greens? Or supercharge your body with a dose of vitamins A, C and K from Swiss chard. If you’re thinking of cooking with any of these greens, don’t be intimidated; all you really need is a little bit of oil, garlic and some sea salt to cut the bitterness. I recommend flash sautéing them in the oil and garlic, then sprinkling your desired

amount of sea salt on top. It’s a great side dish or a healthy and filling snack between meals.

Betty McWilliams

Betty McWilliams

Betty has been married to her husband, Duane, for 62 years. Together they have five children, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Betty grew up in the Stevens Point area with her brother and three sisters. Betty met her future mother-in-law while working at Cutler -Hammer. When Duane came home on leave from the Marine Corp., his mother introduced them and, as they say, the rest is history.

Betty and Duane love to travel and have gone to such places as Hawaii, Jamaica, Aruba, Mexico, the Cayman Islands and most of the Southwest United States. Betty still loves listening to music, especially country. Singers such as Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and the Mandrell Sisters are just a few of her favorites. In addition to country music, Betty and Duane still enjoy a good polka or two.

Upcoming Staff Training

We’re Looking for Volunteers! We are looking for people to volunteer at our community. If you are interested in helping out, please call us at 262-542-3434

ShaToya Hullum CNA

ShaToya will be celebrating her 3-year anniversary with Heritage next month. She started at here as a resident aide and has recently taken CNA classes that were offered through Heritage. We are proud to announce that ShaToya took her test in October and is now officially a certified nursing assistant! In addition to passing her test, ShaToya has also recently acquired a puppy named Kash. Kash is a highly energetic puppy that enjoys chewing up everything in sight, especially ShaToya’s socks!

ShaToya Hullum, CNA

ShaToya also has a 4-year-old son who loves ice skating and going to the movies with his mom. Congratulations, ShaToya! We truly appreciate you.

Resident Spotlight

Staff Member Spotlight

Care Plans 1/10/19 Review of old and new procedures and techniques. Resident Dressing and Grooming 1/17/19 Proper steps and tips when dressing and grooming the elderly. First Aid Training 1/24/19 Basic guidelines and procedures.

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Santa and his elf took time out of their busy schedule to come visit our staff, families and residents in December. What a wonderful way to get into the holiday spirit!

Top left: Dorothy just couldn’t resist touching Santa’s beard. Above: Santa brought a big smile to James’s face.

Above: Amy and Lucille still believe in Santa! Right: Robin and Santa look like they are best friends!

Last Month in Pictures

Christmas Events

Christmas certainly is magical and brings out the kid inside all of us. That’s why we made it a point to fit in as many holiday activities as possible throughout the season! We enjoyed a trip to see some Christmas lights, dressed up in our holiday best and enjoyed some festive holiday stockings!

Clockwise from top left: Pat, Louie and Frank enjoy a ride to see the lights at Ingleside Hotel. Thelma loves the goodies inside her stocking. Jackie and Linda were Santa’s helpers and posed with Ginny. Louie certainly loves her candy cane! It only took David a few seconds to open the popcorn from his stocking.

Last Month in Pictures

Resident Birthdays Benito R. 1/1 James L. 1/8

Carmella K. 1/10

Louie 1/13 Cecilia 1/30

Music with Char and Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 15, at 2 p.m.

Family Council on Wednesday, January 16, at 5:30 p.m.

Broadway Civic Singers on Monday, January 28, at 2 p.m.

Heritage Hound Biscuit Making on Tuesday, January 29, at 2 p.m.

For more information or to RSVP to an event, contact our community at 262-542-3434.

Upcoming Events

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NEW Friends and Family Referral Program! If you refer someone who moves into one of our Assisted Living or Memory Care communities, you’ll receive $500 toward your next month’s rent! If you refer 2 people, you’ll receive $1,000 ($1,500 total) and if you refer 3+ people, you’ll receive $1,500 ($3,000+ total)!

Celebrating Wisconsin Literature & Authors

This month Heritage Waukesha is celebrating Wisconsin literature

and authors. Check out the calendar to find themed events

and activities!