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Dear residents and families, Happy holidays to each and every one of you! We hope that the month of December is filled with family, fun, good food and plenty of holiday cheer (and we’ll do our best to make sure it is). We wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our residents and families for being an invaluable part of the Heritage family. Hearing your stories and getting to know you has been the best part of opening Heritage Muskego – and I know the rest of the staff here feels the same. In the coming months, I’m so excited to welcome new residents and staff to our expanding family. Inside this newsletter, you’ll even get the chance to learn a little more about the new faces you see around the community. You’ll also learn some wellness and culinary tips, see photos from recent activities and learn about upcoming events. We hope you’ll use this newsletter as a resource to learn more about our great community – and the people in it! Happy holidays, and welcome! 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 Muskego

Heritage Newsletter

Letter from the Director December 2018

Leslie Hyland, Senior Executive Director

Leslie Hyland If you’ve had a great experience with Heritage, let us know.

We’d love to feature your testimonial online! Contact the life enrichment staff and tell them what you love about Heritage Muskego!

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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

Jaime Schwingel VP of Quality and

Clinical Operations

Antonio Evans Regional Director of

Hospitality and Culinary

Stay Safe: Cold Weather and Fall Prevention

The holidays should be about togetherness and cheer, but an unanticipated fall can quickly ruin this happy time of year. With the cold weather and icy conditions outside, it’s especially important to stay vigilant and do everything you can to prevent falls – both inside and out. Make sure you have the proper shoes. Good traction is essential, so check the heels and soles of your boots and shoes to ensure they are in good condition. You may also want to consider special anti-

skid shoes to further prevent slips and falls. When coming inside, clean off your shoes to get rid of any excess snow or ice. Be careful when getting into or out of vehicles. Hold securely to a door or another person to avoid slipping. Stay active. Maintaining strong muscles and bones is an important component of preventing falls. Consider joining an indoor walking group or one of our fitness classes.

Make sure you are getting enough vitamin D and calcium, which are critical to keeping your bones and muscles healthy and strong.

Going gluten-free doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy your favorite baked goods this holiday season. Even if you are just trying to limit your intake of white flour (which is heavily processed and low in nutritional benefits), there are an array of other options you can choose, depending on your needs. Nut-based flours are some of the most popular alternative flours, and they

Flour Alternatives for Holiday Baking

are great for Christmas cookies! Almond flour is a common choice, but chestnut, walnut and filbert flours are also good options. Legume flours, like soy, chickpea, fava bean and peanut, are a good source of protein, iron, zinc and magnesium. Chickpea flour, for instance, can be great in a chocolate chip cookie! Seed flours are another great option. Buckwheat

can be used for things like crepes, pancakes and tarts, while millet can be used in combination with regular flours for muffins and breads.

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Joe Cannizzo Maintenance Director

Welcome Joe, our new Maintenance Director This month we’d like to welcome Joe Cannizzo, our new maintenance director here at Heritage Muskego. Joe is originally from Glendale, Wisconsin. He is a proud father of five children. Not only is Joe a handy man at work, but during his free time he enjoys working

Faith Gaber, Guest Relations Associate

Staff Updates

Staff Member Spotlight

on fast cars. He also likes to be outside and hunt with his family and friends. Joe is excited to work for Heritage Muskego; his goal is make it (and keep it) a smooth-running community. Joe states, “I want to be a part of bettering the lives of our seniors.”

Faith Gaber Guest Relations

Associate

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 414-425-7155.

Meet Faith, our guest relations associate! Faith was one of our very first Heritage Muskego employees. She is the first smiling face you will see when you walk into the community. Faith grew up on the south side of Milwaukee and is a wife, mother and grandmother. She

enjoys spending time with family and traveling to the Caribbean. Faith is happy to help in any way she can. She is excited to be here and finds it very special to build relationships and commonalities with the residents who live here. We’re glad to have you here, Faith!

Who says 13 isn’t a lucky number? In December, Heritage Muskego’s residents swelled to 13! We are so lucky to have each and every one of these wonderful people as part of our community. And we can’t wait to add even more!

Muskego welcomes (top row, from left) Donna, Darryl, Allen, John, Jean, Benny, Joann and Mary. Bottom row: Joyce, Mary Ann, Jean, Max (the dog) Don and Sonny.

Last Month in Pictures

December: Celebrating Wisconsin Holiday Traditions This month we are celebrating Wisconsin’s holiday traditions with a month of festive activities. Our monthly themes help us celebrate Wisconsin’s unique heritage with activities, outings and events. Check the calendar for this month’s themed events!

Finishing Touches The community is looking fantastic as the finishing touches go up around the building. The outside, in particular, is looking great!

Last Month in Pictures

Clockwise from above: The exterior of the building as seen from Janesville Road. The pergola and fire pit in our outdoor space. The greenery looks great in the memory care courtyard.

Welcome to our New Residents! Ester Johnson

Donna Mudrock Darryl Mudrock

Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, December 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Muskego Wellnes by Dr. Jurack on Tuesday, December 11, at 10:30 a.m.

Action Station Lunch & Cookie Decorating on Thursday, December 20, at 12 p.m.

For more information or to RSVP to an event, contact our

community at 414-425-7155.

Upcoming Events

Write us a Review! We want to hear from you! If you’re pleased with your

experience at Heritage, let us know by writing us a review online. You can find us on various websites,

including Facebook, Google, Yelp and more.

And don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@Heritage_Senior)

to stay up to date on Heritage news and events.

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)!