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1039 E. El Camino Real • Sunnyvale, CA 94087 • Phone 408-720-8498 • Fax 408-720-8499

Belmont Village of Sunnyvale

February 2017

Our TeamRadhika Singh

Executive [email protected]

Ernie GetuizaDir. of Residential Care [email protected]

Julia TorresCommunity Relations

[email protected] Kefer

Community [email protected]

Kathy NguyenMemory Programs Coordinator

[email protected] Camat

Activity Programs [email protected]

Romeo SembranoMulti-Unit Chef Manager

[email protected]

Jayati DasguptaHuman Resources Generalist

[email protected]

Alex BurdanBuilding Engineer

[email protected]

Message From Radhika

By: Radhika SinghExecutive Director

Winston Churchill once said,“Criticism may not be agreeable,but it is necessary. It fulfills thesame function as pain in thehuman body. It calls attention toan unhealthy state of things.”

In the spirit of that quote thisarticle will focus on the results ofthe 2016 Belmont Village ofSunnyvale Satisfaction Survey. AtBelmont Village of Sunnyvale weare constantly looking for ways toimprove the quality of ourservices. As we seek to improveservices, customer feedbackbecomes extremely important.When we receive detailed andhonest feedback we are able toadjust, improve, and perfect ourservices. One of the primary wayswe seek feedback each year isthrough the Belmont VillageSatisfaction Survey. Last fall ourresidents and family memberswere mailed the 2016 BelmontVillage Satisfaction Survey. Hereare some of the highlights fromthe responses to last year’s survey:

For Belmont Village ofSunnyvale Residents:

• 1% of our residents are“given opportunities to buildfriendships with otherresidents”

• 4% of our residents’ “healthcare needs are being met”

• 6% of our residents reportthe “community is properlymaintained.”

For Belmont Village ofSunnyvale Resident FamilyMembers:

• 8% of family members feel“staff responds timely torequests for assistance”

• 3% of family members feelthat their relatives’ “healthcare needs are being met”

• 100% of the families reportthat “Belmont Villageprovides me the securityI want.”

Overall, the 2016 survey wasvery positive. We are determinedto continue improving the qualityof service being providedthroughout our community andthank you for your participationand feedback. Please neverhesitate to come see me if youhave additional feedback.

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February BirthdayLuncheon

It’s a Belmont Village traditionto celebrate resident birthdays

each month with a specialbirthday luncheon.

Friday, February 24th11 am in Josephine’s Kitchen

We invite each resident tobring one complimentary

guest. Please note:there will be an extra charge

per additional guest.Please RSVP to concierge desk

by Monday, Feb. 20th

Resident BirthdaysFeb. 07 Chieko HouseFeb. 08 George NakanoFeb. 14 Ethel CouchmanFeb. 14 Eleanor WhiteFeb. 15 Mary KanzeFeb. 15 Biru ZhengFeb. 16 Joann LundgrenFeb. 21 Ernie LuferFeb. 22 Bernard LevineFeb. 26 Jack McLaughlin

Employee BirthdaysFeb. 01 Alexandria TuscanoFeb. 08 Jayati DasguptaFeb. 10 Dominga PadaongFeb. 12 Lorn ChoeungFeb. 14 Maria ReyFeb. 17 Stacy GonzalezFeb. 23 Roel OribelloFeb. 25 King SiscarFeb. 25 Rawaab Hundal

Happy Valentine’s Day

Roses Are Red,Violets Are Blue,

We have a Valentine’s dinner just foryou

Tuesday, Feb. 14th4:00 PM

Josephine’s Kitchen

Family and friends please RSVP atthe concierge desk by Feb. 12

Masked MardiGras Party!

Wear your mask/costume and we’llhave the entertainment!

Let’s party together!Tuesday, Feb. 28th

11:00 AMJosephine’s Kitchen

Family and friends please RSVP atthe concierge desk by Feb. 26.

Congratulations,Giovanna!

Employee of the MonthCongratulations to our February employee of

the month, Giovanna! She has been part of theBelmont Village family for a little over aone year.

Besides taking care of her residents, she alsoenjoys baking, arts and crafts, and makinggoodies for residents and staff. Her positiveattitude and continuous hard work definitelyplay an important role here at the community.

On her days off, she enjoys watching comics,doing arts and crafts, and spending quality timewith her family.

Circle of FriendsBy: Kathy Nguyen,

Memory Program Coordinator

On February 11th, 1983,President Ronald Reagan of theUnited States stated that this daywould be National Inventors Day.It was in commemoration ofThomas Alva Edison, one of thegreatest inventors in U.S. history,who was born on this date in1847 in Milan, Ohio. Edison wasnotably best known for inventingthe light bulb, and even heldthousands of other patents. Thisholiday also honors all inventors,recognizing the great impactinventions have on advancementsin technology and theproductiveness of societyworldwide. Circle of Friends willhave the opportunity to talk aboutsome of the inventions and thosewho created them. They will alsovisit the Tech Museum ofInnovation to explore some of thedifferent galleries such as theExploratory Gallery, SocialRobots, Silicon Valley InnovationGallery, and much more. There isa great appreciation for what thesecreative ideas and innovationshave provided for others, and howlives have been improved. To thisday many more ideas are beingdeveloped to enhance and enrichour lives.

Neighborhood NewsFloral Design Day on February

28th is a wonderful time toappreciate and create floralarrangements. Flowers can bringbeauty and meaning to a place orperson. It is fitting that we have aday set aside to enjoy thecreativity and artistic quality offlower arranging. OurNeighborhood residents will bearranging flowers as gifts for theirloved ones or to display thefinished arrangements in theirown units, so they could beadmired each day. Edward Bachonce said, “The action of the floweressences raises the vibration of thebeing... They cure by flooding thebody with the beautiful vibrations ofthe highest nature - in whosepresence there is the opportunity fordisease to melt away like snow insunshine.” According to Dr. Bach,he believed flower arranging couldbe therapeutic, because theprocess enhances our moods andbring about clarity and balance.We look forward to bringing acolorful and vibrant ambiance toour Neighborhoods.

ScheduledTransportation

Sundays - Outings/Church RidesMondays - Shopping/Doctors’

Appts.Tuesdays - Doctors’ Appts.

Wednesdays - Shopping/OutingsThursdays - Doctors’ Appts.

Fridays - Outings

*There are designated regions fordoctors’ appointments. Please

contact concierge for moreinformation.

For Reservations:Please call the concierge

at (408) 720-8498

Scheduled Outings

Friday, Feb. 10thOut to the Movies

Friday, Feb. 17thLunch Outing: Chili’s

Friday, Feb. 24thWinchester Mystery House

*Please sign up at the conciergedesk

February 2017TH Town Hall CY CourtyardBO Bistro MBAJK Josephine's KitchenGR Great RoomPT Pool Table

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

19:00 GR Shopping:Walgreens & Bank Trips9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab Care

10:00 TH Catholic Mass1:00 TH Bingo2:15 GR Off the Hook - Crochet/Knitting

Club2:30 TH Balance Training w/ Rehab Care3:00 JK Wine & Cheese w/ Frank Cefalu5:30 TH Bible Study6:00 GR Engage Your Brain

29:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab

Care10:15 GR Current Events

1:30 TH Low-Impact Aerobics2:00 BO Get Thinking - Mental

Exercise w/ Rehab Care2:30 TH Bridge and Rummikub3:30 TH Spades5:30 GR Trivia

39:30 CY Garden Club9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab

Care1:00 TH Story Telling w/ Danni1:30 BO Balance Training2:15 TH Cultural Explorers5:00 TH Resident-led: Wii Games6:00 GR Engage Your Brain

49:30 TH Resident-led: Board

Games10:30 TH Stress Relief Art (Coloring

for Adults)1:00 TH Bingo2:30 TH Special Documentary5:00 TH Resident-led: Wii game6:00 GR Engage Your Brain

59:30 GR Church Trips

10:00 GR Neighborhood Scenic Drive10:00 GR Morning Devotion

1:00 TH Bingo2:30 GR Scenic Drive3:30 TH Super Bowl Party6:00 GR Brain Games

69:00 GR Shopping: Dollar Tree & Bank

Trips9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab Care

10:30 TH Arts & Crafts with Row1:00 TH Balance Training w/ Rehab

Care2:00 TH Wii Games3:00 TH Special Film Screening6:00 GR Engage Your Brain

Happy Birthday Chieko 79:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab

Care10:30 TH Tai Chi (Seated/Standing

Session)1:00 TH Healthy Learning Lecture2:00 JK Chef Chat with Romeo2:30 TH Bridge and Rummikub3:30 TH Poker5:30 GR Trivia

Happy Birthday George Nakano 89:00 GR Shopping: Lucky’s & Banking9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab Care

10:00 TH Catholic Communion11:00 PT Market Place Open

1:00 TH Bingo2:30 TH Balance Training w/ Rehab Care3:00 JK Wine & Cheese with Brad Bryant5:30 TH Bible Study6:00 GR Engage Your Brain






Care9:30 CY Garden Club

11:00 JK New Resident Luncheon1:30 TH Balance Training2:00 GR Movie Outings2:15 TH Cultural Explorers6:00 GR Engage Your Brain


Games10:30 TH Young Engineers

1:00 TH Bingo2:30 TH Special Documentary5:00 TH Resident-led: Wii game6:00 GR Engage Your Brain


10:00 GR Morning Devotion10:00 GR Neighborhood Scenic Drive1:00 TH Bingo2:30 GR Scenic Drive2:30 TH Sunday Matinee5:30 TH Resident led: Wii Games6:00 GR Brain Games

139:00 GR Shopping: Target & Bank Trips9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab

Care10:30 TH Flower Arranging

1:00 TH Balance Training w/ RehabCare

1:45 TH Book Club3:00 TH Special Film Screening6:00 GR Engage Your Brain

Valentine’s Day 149:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab Care

10:30 TH Tai Chi (Seated/StandingSession)

1:00 TH Activity Chat Meeting with Row1:30 TH Resident Council Meeting2:30 TH Bridge and Rummikub4:00 JK Valentine’s Day Dinner5:30 GR Trivia

159:00 GR Shopping: Ross & Banking9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab Care

10:00 TH Catholic Communion1:00 TH Bingo2:15 GR Off the Hook - Crochet/Knitting

Club2:30 TH Balance Training w/ Rehab Care3:00 JK Wine & Cheese with Mark Watson5:30 TH Bible Study6:00 GR Engage Your Brain



1:30 BO Low-Impact Aerobics2:00 TH Chef Demo2:30 TH Bridge and Rummikub3:30 TH Spades5:30 GR Trivia


Care11:00 GR Lunch Outing: Chili’s

Restaurant1:00 TH Story Telling w/ Danni1:30 BO Balance Training2:15 TH Cultural Explorers6:00 GR Engage Your Brain


Games10:30 TH Stress Relief Art (Coloring

for Adults)1:00 TH Bingo2:30 TH Special Documentary5:00 TH Resident-led: Wii game6:00 GR Engage Your Brain


10:00 GR Morning Devotion10:00 GR Neighborhood Scenic Drive1:00 TH Bingo2:30 TH Sunday Matinee2:30 GR Scenic Drive5:30 TH Resident led: Wii Games6:00 GR Brain Games

Presidents Day 209:00 GR Shopping: CVS & Bank Trips9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab Care

10:30 TH Arts & Crafts with Row11:00 JK Presidents Day Luncheon

1:00 TH Balance Training w/ RehabCare

2:00 TH Wii Games3:00 TH Special Film Screening6:00 GR Engage Your Brain


Care10:30 GR Furry Friends10:30 TH Tai Chi (Seated/Standing

Session)1:00 TH Healthy Learning Lecture2:30 TH Bridge and Rummikub3:30 TH Poker5:30 GR Trivia

229:00 GR Shopping: Trader Joe’s & Banking9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab Care

10:00 TH Communion for Catholics11:00 PT Market Place Open

1:00 TH Bingo2:30 TH Balance Training w/ Rehab Care3:00 JK Wine & Cheese with Timo

Gutierrez5:30 TH Bible Study6:00 GR Engage Your Brain






Care11:00 JK February Birthday Luncheon

1:00 GR Outing: Winchester MysteryHouse

1:30 TH Balance Training2:15 TH Cultural Explorers6:00 GR Engage Your Brain


Games10:30 TH Young Engineers

1:00 TH Bingo2:30 TH Special Documentary5:00 TH Resident-led: Wii game6:00 GR Engage Your Brain


10:00 GR Morning Devotion10:00 GR Neighborhood Scenic Drive1:00 TH Bingo2:30 TH Sunday Matinee2:30 GR Scenic Drive5:30 TH Resident led: Wii Games6:00 GR Brain Games

279:00 GR Shopping: Walgreens & Banking9:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab Care

10:30 TH Flower Arranging1:00 TH Balance Training w/ Rehab

Care1:45 TH Book Club3:00 TH Special Film Screening6:00 GR Engage Your Brain

Mardi Gras 289:30 TH Let’s Get Fit with Rehab

Care10:30 TH Tai Chi (Seated/Standing

Session)11:00 JK Masked Mardi Gras Luncheon1:00 TH Healthy Learning Lecture2:30 TH Bridge and Rummikub3:30 TH Poker5:30 GR Trivia

Please see daily activity sheetsas dates and times are subject

to change

February Meetings

Chef Chat MeetingGot food questions? Come and

chat with our chef and shareyour suggestions and ideas.

Tuesday, Feb. 7th2:00 pm - Josephine’s Kitchen

New Resident LuncheonLet’s welcome our new residentsto the community. Please stop

by to say hello and chat with ournew Belmontians!Friday, Feb. 10th

11:00 pm - Josephine’s Kitchen*All new residents are encouraged

to attend.

Activity Chat MeetingJoin Activity ProgramsCoordinator Row for a

discussion on plans for futureactivities and events

*Suggestions & ideas are welcomeTuesday, Feb. 14th

1:00 pm - Town HallAll residents are encouraged to

attend.

Resident Council MeetingWe invite you to share yourconcerns, ask questions, andmake suggestions to improve

services at Belmont.Tuesday, Feb. 14th

1:30 pm - Town HallAll residents are encouraged

to attend.President: Dee Fulgham

Vice President: Carla Duke

New ActivitiesShare Your Story with Danni Burton

Do you have a story to tell? Join us as we creatively write stories &transform them into a book.

Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month1:30 PM - Town Hall

Young EngineersCome join us as we focus on working our motor skills, coordination,and spatial recognition along with enhancing concentration abilities

while building motorized Legos.Every 2nd and 3rd Saturday of the month

10:00 AM - Town Hall

Super Bowl Party!

READY! SET! HUT!Join us as we watch the two teams

fight their way to victory!

Sunday, Feb. 5th3:30 PM

Town Hall

Presidents Day

Monday, Feb. 20th11:00 AM


Let’s come together on this specialday as we celebrate and rememberthose who have made a difference

in our country.

Clinical CornerBy: Ernie Getuiza

Dir. of Residents Care Services

Eat Red WithHeart Health

It’s time to amend that “apple aday” aphorism. Tomatoes andcranberries keep the doctor away,too. New research shows thatincorporating these 3 red, roundfruits into your daily diet canreduce your risk of heart diseaseby as much as 40 percent. A hearthealthy diet is always the first stepin treating high cholesterol orhigh blood pressure. Fortunately,the antioxidant-rich fruits (apples,tomatoes, cranberries) are as tastyas they are healthy.

TOMATOES A new study byTufts University in Boston showedthat eating lycopene-rich foodssuch as tomatoes more than 5x aweek over an 11-year periodreduced coronary disease risk by26%.

APPLES An apple a day canreduce LDL (bad cholesterol) byas much as 40%, according to anew, small Ohio State University

study. Be sure to munch on thefruit, rather than drink juice; thepeels house the most antioxidant.

CRANBERRIES Drinking 3 cupsof cranberry juice daily can raiseHDL (good) cholesterol levels by10% and reduce heart disease by40%, a study at the University ofScranton in Pennsylvania showed.Plus, this juice decreaseddiet-caused atherosclerosis(clogging of the arteries) bypreventing plaque from forming.

GO, GO, RED!

Contact InfoErnie Getuiza,

Dir. of Resident Care Services(408) 720-8498

[email protected]

Message From Radhika,Continued...

Belmont Village of SunnyvaleParking

As an ongoing effort to improveparking here at the community,you may have noticedcomplimentary valet service hasbeen added to the amenities hereat the community. Currently, thisservice is Monday-Friday from9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (subject tochanges in days and time). Wewelcome all guests to utilize thisservice as a convenient and easyway to visit our community.

Chef’s Corner

Valentine’s Day Dinner

Tuesday, Feb. 144:00 PM

Town Hall

Chef DemoCurious how our chef prepares forhis daily main dish? Come checkout his chef demo and discover his

secret techniques.

Thursday, Feb. 162:00 PM, Town Hall

Presidents Day Luncheon

Monday, Feb. 2011:00 AM


Mardi Gras

Tuesday, Feb. 2811:00 AM


Belmont Village Scene

Furry Friends with our residents Peterson School students caroling Residents’ Holiday Party

Morning social w/ Lindsey Flower arranging class Storytelling & writing w/ Danni Burton

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