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THE VILLAGE NEWS

BELMONT VILLAGE OF OAK PARK

OCTOBER 2017

CornerDirector’s

If you have been in thebuilding the last few months,you are aware of the fact thatwe have been on a mission toraise money and awareness forthe Alzheimer’s Association—adisease that affects many of ourloved ones and we know all toowell at Belmont Village. Thispast weekend wrapped up ourfour month long fundraisingefforts with the Walk to EndAlzheimer’s. The walk took placeat Montrose Harbor in the cityand we had over 12 participantsand one four-legged friend.

Over the last few months ourteam raised over $3000 for theAlzheimer’s Association! Thesedonations came from variousevents. Our first event was anationwide Belmont event calledthe “Bike to End Alzheimer’s.”All 24 communities and ourCorporate office rode stationarybikes for 12 straight hours. TeamOak Park had over 100 riders!

From June to September weheld weekly raffles where theprizes were gift baskets thatwere curated by a member ofour administrative team. Eachbasket really reflected

something our team waspassionate about, whether itwas coffee, wine, relaxation,grilling, fashion or the biggestmoney maker...the ChicagoCubs.

The largest event, of course,was the 3rd Annual BelmontVillage Fashion Show. Thefashion show has grown eachyear and this year we hadresidents from all floorsparticipate. The theme wasRoaring ’20s and we ended theevent with some delicious SideCars. The residents dazzleddown the runway! Below is apicture of Jacqy with myfavorite furry model, FreddieO’Donovan. Thanks to all ofthose who helped ourfundraising efforts.

Belmont Village of Oak ParkCommunity Management Team

Caily O’Donovan x102Executive Director

[email protected] Lackajs x103

Human Resources [email protected] Knoblauch x104Activity Programs Coord.

[email protected] Tillman x105Building Engineer

[email protected] Mosqueda x106

Chef [email protected]

Carol Mangan x109Dir. Resident Care Services

[email protected] Wagner x110

Memory Programs [email protected]

Pat Porter x120 or x108Community Relations

[email protected] Santilli x120

Community Relations [email protected]

To reach any of ourcommunity staff, please call ourmain number: (708) 848-7200.

RESIDENTBIRTHDAYSOct 1 Hong-Fan C. #602Oct 10 Ken A. #412Oct 11 Marion O. #326Oct 12 Gisela S. #428Oct 16 Norma B. #301Oct 21 Harold S. #229Oct 22 Margaret T. #404Oct 25 Cecil C. #509Oct 26 Mary P. #222Oct 30 Joann L. #316

EMPLOYEEBIRTHDAYSOct 9 Rustico PiñedaOct 9 Dorothy GatesOct 10 Nicki KempOct 11 Tina VaughnOct 12 Latecia Barnes-BoothOct 13 Elizabeth NerieOct 15 Carolyn ThomasOct 15 Terry BartoskiOct 16 Silvija LackajsOct 20 Britteny TaylorOct 29 Linnie Bridges

MARKETING EXTRAMILECongratulations to Jwonda Rodgers!

Jwonda has earned the MarketingExtra Mile Award for October

because she has been helping out inall areas of the building when

needed or asked; she has participatedin group interviews and given the

applicants an “inside perspective” onwhat it is like to work at BelmontVillage. She is always friendly andwelcoming with tours, and can becounted on when needing an extra

hand or a friendly smile!

EMPLOYEEANNIVERSARIES

2 YEARSBrenda ShelbyShayla WalkerJessica Ortega

Mariah Newman3 YEARS

Lavada EvansLachena Shavers

Chade WeatherspoonMonique Smith

5 YEARSSandra JavierLynda Gordon

Maria Diaz9 YEARS

Derrick Hamilton13 YEARS

Yolanda ConnerNina BournesTerry Brown

15 YEARSSilvia Mosqueda

MEMORY PROGRAMSNEWS

In September, the Circle ofFriends went on a Frank Lloyd

Wright tour led by our very ownElsie Norberg. It was

intellectually and visually verystimulating. In October, the

Neighborhood residents will begoing on the same tour. We alsowent to the Trailside Museum to

see the rescued wild animalsand took a short, invigorating

nature walk topped off by a visitto the Brown Cow for a coolrefreshing ice cream treat.

During September we also heldour annual Fashion Show to

raise money for the Alzheimer’sAssociation. Residents fromevery floor of the buildingstrutted their stuff wearing

fashion from the Roaring ’20s. Itwas amazing and we raised

money for a great cause!

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

OCTOBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTHCongratulations to Maria Diaz!

Maria has worked with Belmont for several years; she is a full-timemember of the Josephine’s Kitchen team, in a serving capacity. Maria

always has a smile on her face, knows all of her residents by name,and is familiar with many different residents’ preferences.

Maria is happy to lend a hand whenever needed, and alwaysencourages residents to get involved when there are events or

programs after meals.

GATEWAY TO THEWEST

Overlooking the MississippiRiver in St. Louis is the tallestmonument in the United States,the Gateway Arch. Completedon Oct. 28, 1965, the Arch is thecenterpiece of the JeffersonNational Expansion Memorial.

The memorial was dreamedup by St. Louis civic leaderLuther Ely Smith, who wanted tocommemorate PresidentThomas Jefferson’s vision ofwestward expansion and theaccomplishments of earlypioneers. Also known as theGateway to the West, the Archis a symbol of America’s growthfollowing the Louisiana Purchaseand the Lewis and Clarkexpedition.

Finnish-born architect EeroSaarinen designed the Arch,which is made up of 142stainless steel sections andstands 630 feet tall—more thantwice the height of the Statue ofLiberty. The Arch receives about4 million visitors a year, andmany opt to ride one of twotrams to the top of themonument.

The Gateway Arch hashoused the Museum ofWestward Expansion at its basesince 1976. Plans are currentlyunderway to modernize themuseum exhibits and expandthe site’s visitor center.

WIT & WISDOM“I would rather sit on a

pumpkin, and have it all tomyself, than be crowded on a

velvet cushion.”—Henry David Thoreau

“Tonight the Great Pumpkin willrise out of the pumpkin patch.

He flies through the air andbrings toys to all the children of

the world.”—Linus (Peanuts)

“We fancy men are individuals;so are pumpkins. But everypumpkin in the field goes

through every point of pumpkinhistory.”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Vegetables are a must on adiet. I suggest carrot cake,

zucchini bread and pumpkinpie.”

—Jim Davis

“I ... lay under the sun and felt it,like the pumpkins, and I did not

want to be anything more ...Perhaps we feel like that whenwe die and become a part of

something entire ...”—Willa Cather

Transportation Schedule

Sign up early for outings! Spacein our van is limited; make sure yousee the concierge so you don’t getleft behind!

SundayChurch Transportation

ErrandsScenic Excursion

Monday and FridayJewel/Walgreens/Walmart

9 a.m.Lunch Outings and Trips

Tuesday, Wednesday and ThursdayDoctor, Dentist, Etc. Appointments

8 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

SaturdayScenic Excursion

(Except Where Otherwise Noted inCalendar AND Weather Permitting)

Errands

We will honor as manytransportation requests as possible.

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October 2017TH Town Hall JK Josephine's KitchenGR Great Room TR Terrace Room

CFLE (Gym) 4 4th Floor/COFB Bistro CR Computer RoomO Outing MBA

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

18:00 Church Transportation9:30 TH Catholic Mass Televised Live

10:15 TH Communion Service10:30 GR Resident Card-Making

1:00 GR Table Games2:00 TR Card Club2:30 TH Sunday Movie Matinee3:30 GR Music program: TBA4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Bingo Games

29:00 O Walgreens/Walmart9:30 TH Sit and Be Fit

10:00 TH Chat w/ Rabbi1:15 CR Computer Class1:45 JK Terry’s Social Hour2:00 TH Book Club2:45 4 Tai Chi with Louie3:30 TH Chorus Rehearsal4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 B Game Night

39:30 TH Boot Camp9:30 O Art Film at Theater

10:00 TH Dancercise10:45 TH Mass/Communion

1:15 B Card Games w/ Sam1:30 Parkinson’s Class2:00 B Current Events Discussion3:30 TR Life and Aging w/ Ned3:30 GR Sing-Along w/ Johnny4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Bingo Games

49:30 TH Balance Class

10:00 B Jewelry Class w/ Tatyana10:15 GR Word Puzzles1:15 TH Book Club2:15 GR Wine and Cheese Social3:15 B Crossword Challenge4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles4:00 B Rummikub Tile Matching6:30 GR Game Night w/ Elsie6:45 B Midweek Movie & Popcorn

59:30 TH Boot Camp

10:00 B Art Class w/ Beth10:15 B Trivia Challenge11:00 TH Communion Service1:00 B Bridge Club1:30 Parkinson’s Class3:00 B Hot Topic Debates3:30 B Travelogue Video4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Bingo Games

69:00 O Jewel/Walgreens9:30 TH Sit and Be Fit

10:00 TH Book Club1:30 GR Roberta Randall “Movie Stars”3:00 TH Game Show History3:15 B Special Letter Bingo4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:15 GR Game Night6:45 GR Comedy Lounge

79:00 O Local Errands9:00 B Coffee & Chitchat9:15 GR Card Games9:30 GR Laughter and Chitchat w/ Elsie

10:15 TH Yoga w/ Judy1:30 O Scenic Drive1:30 TH Laughter Club w/ Cathy2:00 GR Table Games/Pattern Coloring3:00 GR Chat w/ Ahmed4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Trivia Challenge




Columbus Day 99:00 O Walgreens/Walmart9:30 TH Sit and Be Fit1:15 CR Computer Class1:30 TH Resident Council Meeting1:45 JK Terry’s Social Hour2:00 TH Book Club3:30 TH Chorus Rehearsal4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 B Game Night6:30 TH History w/ John

109:30 TH Boot Camp

10:00 TH Dancercise10:45 TH Mass/Communion1:15 B Card Games w/ Sam1:30 Parkinson’s Class2:00 B Current Events Discussion4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword

Puzzles6:30 GR Bingo Games


10:00 TH Ernie’s Travel Presentation10:15 GR Word Puzzles1:15 TH Book Club2:15 GR Wine and Cheese Social3:15 B Crossword Challenge4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles4:00 B Rummikub Tile Matching6:30 GR Game Night w/ Elsie6:45 B Midweek Movie & Popcorn

129:30 TH Boot Camp

10:00 B Art Class w/ Beth10:15 B Trivia Challenge11:00 TH Communion Service12:00 O Movie at FP Community Ctr1:00 B Bridge Club1:30 Parkinson’s Class2:00 TH Dr. Grant Vision Clinic3:00 B Hot Topic Debates3:30 B Travelogue Video4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Bingo Games


10:15 TH Bible Study10:15 B This Week in History10:45 TH Drum Circle with Chris

1:15 GR Special Letter Bingo2:00 TH Book Club3:00 TH Game Show History4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles4:30 JK Dinner w/ Floyd6:15 GR Game Night6:45 GR Comedy Lounge

149:00 O Local Errands9:00 B Coffee & Chitchat9:15 GR Card Games9:30 GR Laughter and Chitchat w/ Elsie

10:00 B Crocheting w/ Tatyana1:30 O Scenic Drive2:00 GR Table Games/Pattern Coloring3:00 GR Chat w/ Ahmed4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Trivia Challenge




169:00 O Walgreens/Walmart9:30 TH Sit and Be Fit1:15 CR Computer Class1:30 TH Travel Presentation w/ Bill1:45 JK Terry’s Social Hour2:00 TH Book Club2:45 4 Tai Chi with Louie3:30 TH Chorus Rehearsal4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 B Game Night

179:30 TH Boot Camp

10:00 TH Dancercise10:45 TH Mass/Communion

1:15 B Card Games w/ Sam1:30 Parkinson’s Class2:00 B Current Events Discussion3:30 TH Life and Aging w/ Ned3:30 GR Sing-Along with Johnny4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Bingo Games


10:00 B Jewelry Class w/ Tatyana10:15 GR Word Puzzles1:15 TH Book Club2:15 GR Wine and Cheese Social3:15 B Crossword Challenge4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles4:00 B Rummikub Tile Matching6:30 GR Game Night w/ Elsie6:45 B Midweek Movie & Popcorn

199:30 TH Boot Camp

10:00 B Art Class w/ Beth10:15 B Trivia Challenge11:00 TH Communion Service1:00 B Bridge Club1:30 Parkinson’s Class3:00 B Hot Topic Debates3:30 B Travelogue Video4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Bingo Games


10:15 B This Week in History1:15 GR Special Letter Bingo2:00 TH Book Club3:00 TH Game Show History4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:15 GR Game Night6:45 GR Comedy Lounge

219:00 B Coffee & Chitchat9:00 O Local Errands9:15 GR Card Games9:30 GR Laughter and Chitchat w/ Elsie

10:15 TH Yoga w/ Judy1:30 O Scenic Drive2:00 GR Table Games/Pattern Coloring3:00 GR Chat w/ Ahmed4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Trivia Challenge





12:45 O Presentation at the 19th CenturyClub

1:15 CR Computer Class1:45 JK Terry’s Social Hour2:00 TH Book Club3:30 TH Chorus Rehearsal4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 B Game Night

Flu Shots 249:30 TH Boot Camp




10:00 TH Paxxon Health Presentation10:15 GR Word Puzzles1:15 TH Book Club2:15 GR Wine and Cheese Social3:15 B Crossword Challenge4:00 B Rummikub Tile Matching4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Game Night w/ Elsie6:45 B Midweek Movie & Popcorn

269:30 TH Boot Camp

10:00 B Art Class w/ Beth10:15 B Trivia Challenge11:00 TH Communion Service1:00 B Bridge Club1:30 B Dancing with Louie1:30 Parkinson’s Class3:00 B Hot Topic Debates3:30 B Travelogue Video4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Bingo Games


10:15 B This Week in History12:00 JK Resident Birthday Lunch

1:15 GR Special Letter Bingo2:00 TH Book Club3:00 TH Game Show History4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:15 GR Game Night6:45 GR Comedy Lounge

289:00 O Local Errands9:00 B Coffee & Chitchat9:00 TH Alzheimer’s Group9:15 GR Card Games9:30 GR Laughter and Chitchat w/ Elsie

10:00 GR Bingo Games with L’arche1:30 O Scenic Drive2:00 GR Table Games/Pattern Coloring3:00 GR Chat w/ Ahmed4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 GR Trivia Challenge





12:00 O Movie Outing: TBD1:15 CR Computer Class1:45 JK Terry’s Social Hour2:00 TH Book Club3:30 TH Chorus Rehearsal4:00 GR Word Search/Crossword Puzzles6:30 B Game Night

319:30 TH Boot Camp



Resident

President:Loretta SkupienVice President:Josette Faingold

Secretary:Jean Meril

Council Advisor:Muriel Sweeney

These meetings are a forum forresidents to discuss concerns about

Belmont Village and have anopportunity to ask questions of the

administration.This month’s meeting will be held

on Monday, Oct. 9th, at 1:30 p.m.in Town Hall.

NFL“Belmont Village is honored to

be a Designated Assisted LivingProvider of the NFL PlayerCare Plan.”

Happy Halloween!Hope your holiday is wickedly fun!

Welc me

Please join us every firstThursday of the month in theGreat Room or Bistro to meetthe new faces of Belmont! Youcan meet those who moved inover the past few weeks andtake a moment to introduce

yourself!Cecil C. #509Inez A. #207Carol P. #409Dale T. #426

Bruce C. #327Margaret F. #529

FRIENDSHIP ADVICE“Truly great friends are hard

to find, difficult to leave andimpossible to forget.” —AuthorUnknown

Our amazing therapy team, PaxxonHealthcare Services, leads a

presentation for us every month; thetopics are educational, health-related

and always fun.Tip of the Month: “October is Physical

Therapy Month! Physical activity islinked to reducing symptoms of

depression, stress as well as increasingself-esteem and resilience,

concentration and memory! Stay activeevery day!”

In-Service: “Catch Me if you Can!-APresentation on Fall Prevention”

Health

The Connection betweenDiabetes and Alzheimer’sDisease

As scientists work to unravelthe mystery of what reallycauses Alzheimer’s disease, onefactor that continues to comeup is diabetes—specifically type2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is a conditionwhere the body either becomesless able to use insulin orproduces too little insulin (or acombination of both), causing itto be less able to process sugarand turn it into energy.

Type 2 diabetes has typicallybeen considered an adultdisease, although there are morechildren and teenagersdeveloping diabetes now, likelydue to the higher levels ofobesity and sedentary lifestyles.

Type 2 diabetes has ahereditary component, meaningthat if you have family memberswith the disease, you are morelikely to develop it.

Several other factors increaseyour chances of developing type2 diabetes, including obesity,sedentary lifestyle, small or largebirth weight and stress.

Research has found that, onaverage, people with diabetesare more likely to demonstrateslower processing speeds andimpaired executive functioning

skills, even without a diagnosisof dementia.

People with type 2 diabetesare significantly more likely todevelop Alzheimer’s disease,vascular dementia and othertypes of dementia. Research hasfound that 50% of those withtype 2 diabetes will go on todevelop dementia.

In one study involving 553participants, twice as manypeople with type 2 diabetesdeveloped dementia (includingAlzheimer’s disease and vasculardementia) as compared to thosewithout diabetes.

An article in the journalNeurology outlined researchthat demonstrated a correlationbetween higher levels of glucosein the body and lower levels ofcognitive functioning. None ofthe 141 participants haddiabetes. But those with chronichigher blood sugar levelsperformed more poorly oncognitive testing and alsoshowed decreases in the sizeand structural changes in thehippocampal area of the brain.

Research has shown thatpeople with well-controlledblood sugar levels can slow oreven prevent cognitive decline,despite the presence ofdiabetes. Some medications forthe treatment of diabetes havedemonstrated effectiveness inproviding good control ofglucose levels as well asimproved cognition in thosewith diabetes.

CENTER FOR LIFEENHANCEMENT

Monday–Friday8 a.m.–4 p.m.

GOLDEN YEARSSALON

Sign up at the Concierge desk tomake an appointment. Open on

Tuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays.

JOSEPHINE’SKITCHEN

Breakfast7-9 amLunch

11-1 pmDinner

4:30-7 pm

BELMONT VILLAGE HAPPENINGS

Loretta with a volunteer.Dancing with Louie!

Making blankets!

Gettin’ our dance on!Brookfield Zoo! Golden Voices Concert

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