Newsletter Editor: Marina Mathews

Volume 8, Issue 7 July, 2014

What’s Happening? Mooseheart Girls!

Happy Independence Day!

Beach & Picnic

The Gong Show!

Hamburger Night at

Palatka Lodge

Opportunity Lodge

Summer Dance

Pool Party at Man-

darin Lodge

Brother Bob’s Lakeshore

Summer Feast

Michigan Deck Dinner -

Coming Home to America!

Higher Degree at Fanning

Springs Lodge

District Sports & Picnic at

Lakeshore Lodge

Lakeshore Lodge

Dinner Dance

Seamark Ranch Day!

Moose Riders

Bike Inspection Day

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Just John Independence Day is only a few days away as I write this Just John. Moosehaven’s American Pride Fourth of

July celebration includes food and craft vendors and music, both local and national talent and, of course, fire-

works to cap off a day of family oriented fun. We share this celebration of our nation’s independence with sur-

rounding towns and counties as part of our “Heart of the Community” program. Over the years the celebration

has grown to become one of the “go to” events of the year.

Putting on an event that will likely see at least 5,000 and perhaps as many as 12,000 visitors to our campus is

a truly enormous undertaking. Marina Mathews, Administrative Assistant, deserves bucket-loads of credit for the

successful outcome of all of our campus wide events and especially for the success of American Pride Fourth of

July. She has devoted countless hours to contacting and scheduling vendors, working with our partners at Renda

Broadcasting to arrange entertainment and the Town of Orange Park for fire and police services. She has done a

great job.

Occasionally I’m asked, “Why do you hold these "Heart of the Community" events? Well…that’s really a pretty

easy question to answer.

First, we offer them because they support one of the cornerstone missions of the Loyal Order of Moose – to

serve our communities. These child friendly, family oriented and affordable events provide an opportunity for

families to enjoy and celebrate a variety of activities in a safe and very beautiful setting. By promoting "Heart of

the Community" events, we expose a wide audience to the mission and purpose of the Loyal Order of Moose.

While the American Pride Fourth of July celebration is too large and too busy to speak individually with visitors

about the Moose, they remember. Emails and phone calls following the event allow us to talk with people about

joining this incredible fraternity.

Second, these events also allow the greater community to see another of our fraternity’s cornerstone missions

– service to our seniors. It is amazing the number of people who live in the area, drive by Moosehaven regularly

and yet have little or no idea of the true value it provides to our residents. Even after many years of opening our

campus for Easter, July 4th, the Chili Cook Off and Halloween; visitors continue to be surprised and amazed by

what we do here. They are impressed by the growing beauty and the modernization of the campus. For many,

Moose becomes more than a fraternal opportunity but a desirable retirement option.

Third, these events allow our staff and residents to interact with the community in ways that would not be oth-

erwise possible. Especially for our residents, seeing children’s faces, hearing music and laughter and watching

young couples stroll the grounds while holding hands brings back memories and reminds each them of the joys of

life and that they are not alone. I can remember my grandfather telling me, “There may be snow on the rooftop

but there’s still a fire in the furnace.” "Heart of the Community" events serve to stoke that fire in all of us with a

little (or perhaps a lot of) snow on our rooftop.

Finally, and very specifically, the American Pride Fourth of July event provides us the opportunity to celebrate

the birth of our nation. The United States is challenged on many fronts, yet we stand firm as a beacon of hope

and freedom to the world. On July 4th we should give thanks to our forefathers for their great vision 238 years ago

in adopting a document that still rings freedom today. We should also give thanks to our service men and wom-

en; those serving today, those who served in times past and certainly to those who gave their all for protecting us,

our way of life and our many freedoms.

American Pride Fourth of July - enjoy the celebration, revel in the flow of life across our campus and give

thanks for the great blessing of freedom. May god continue to bless our country, I’m…

Just John

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Entitlement

Some articles suggest the generation born between 1979 and 1994 to be the “entitlement” generation

because in the 1980’s world of child rearing, the catchword was “self-esteem.” Unconditional love

and being valued “just because you’re you” was the prevailing philosophy, constantly praising them

even when praise was not warranted, rather than teaching them to earn self-esteem from working

hard and achieving in a real way.

While I believe that everyone, not just children, need to know that they are important and valued,

they must also understand there are consequences involved with each decision and action.

The following quote by David Elkhind says it well. “Many older, wealthy families have learned to in-

still a sense of public service in their offspring. But newly affluent middle-class ...parents have not

acquired this skill. We are using our children as symbols of leisure-class standing without building in

safeguards against an overwhelming sense of entitlement--a sense of entitlement that may incline

some young people more toward the good life than toward the hard work that, for most of us, makes

the good life possible.”

I don’t believe the entitlement syndrome is limited to a certain generation. Entitlement comes in all

age groups and backgrounds; it is a learned behavior, something that is acquired very easily if we are

not careful. The more we get, the more we want, the more we have, the more we want; if I had it

then, I want it now.

Think about it, entitlement is the condition of having a right to have, do, or get something, the feeling

or belief that you ”deserve” to be given special privileges regardless of how you get it, or who or how

it affects the one giving it.

“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant

than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the in-

terests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 2:3-5

May we realize this truth, “I am entitled to nothing” yet I’m blessed beyond measure.

Simply Helen

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“I have a close friend who has recently had rotator cuff repair and bicep tendon repair surgery and it has shed a whole new light on the extent of pain involved and the expected length of recovery. As a therapist, I have seen many patients with these conditions in various stages of recovery, but this is generally done in short spurts in a clinic setting. Now that it is more personal, and I am the only therapist responsible for her recovery, I have made it my personal mission to learn as much about shoulder rehabilitation as I can. And because this condition is so prevalent as we get older, I thought it would be of benefit to share a little bit of what I have learned with all of you.

A recent report in a medical journal states that “rotator cuff pathology is becoming more common in the fifth and sixth decade of life”, and “more than 50% of adults over age sixty have at least a partial thickness rotator cuff tear.” That is a lot of people affected! So what exactly is the rotator cuff and why is it so prone to injury?

The shoulder joint anatomy and mechanics are complicated. Let’s review the anatomy so you can learn what the rotator cuff actually IS. The rotator cuff (RTC) is actually a combination of four muscles that work to stabilize your upper arm bone (the head of the humerus) during all shoulder movements. It helps me to remember these four muscles by using the acronym SITS. That stands for supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. In addition to stabilizing the shoulder, the RTC also performs certain movements such as internal and external rotation and abduction. This means simple movements such as reaching out to the side of your body to get a glass of water from your nightstand to reaching into your back pocket to take out your wallet can be nearly impossible.

Most of what causes these injuries is not a sudden accident, but a wear and tear of the tendons of those 4 muscles that occurs from poor shoulder mechanics. If you are still reading this article and I haven’t bored you to death yet, here comes the juicy part. RTC injuries are NOT inevitable. There is a lot you can do to PREVENT these injuries and it can be some-thing as simple as adjusting your sleeping posture or improving the muscle balance by doing exercises that stretch the tight muscles and strengthen the weak ones.

The recommended sleeping posture is on your side with the elbow you are laying on bent at 90 degrees and your hand under your pillow. The other arm should be hugging another pillow in front of you. Therapeutic massage can help reduce areas of tension and pain from trigger areas that will allow the shoulder and shoulder blade to move together in proper rhythm. There are also specific exercises that target the RTC muscles designed to improve the muscle balance mentioned above. In the last couple of months I have taken an extra two day course and purchased supplemental books on the sub-ject so I could go on and on describing these exercises and massage protocols but the best thing to do if you have shoul-der pain and/or suspect a rotator cuff injury, is to ask your doctor and get involved in therapy.

Once there is a full thickness tear, surgery may be more necessary to restore range of motion but if the dysfunction is caught before there is a full thickness tear, shoulder rehab may just well do the trick to reduce the pain and get you mov-ing better so you can still do the things you want.”

Jennifer Bothast, Therapy Director

The Moosehaven Gong Show: Above left: Brandon Place resident Lori Benz takes 1st Place with her ‘Sentimental Journey’

Above Center: Larry The Cable Guy (Bill Tippins) was Master of Ceremonies

Above Right: Ali Brady, Janice Cieplinski and Anne Cronin, representing the Clinic Department, take 1st Place Department Division with their performance of The Cup Song.

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see information about all of our

Upcoming Events. Copies of the

monthly newsletter are also kept on

the website under the Moosehaven

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Dorothy “Dottie” Benson was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1922. She was crowed Ms. Moose-haven of the Assisted Living Facili-ty. That was a real honor for her af-ter living here for so many years. She was an only child and lost her parents at a very young age. She was sent to live in a convent and she said she was very happy living there. They taught her to behave, have re-spect and morals. While at the con-vent she learned to play the piano and then taught piano lessons. After leaving the convent she worked as a bookkeeper and married and had three children, one son, and two daughters. Dottie was married three times and outlived all three hus-bands. She stated they were all won-derful men and she has lived a very long and blessed life. Dottie likes to watch talk shows on TV and listens to all kinds of music. She is known for her great cooking that her grand-mother taught her. Her favorite food is any kind of beans and ice cream for dessert. Dottie joined the Wom-en of the Moose in 1977 and moved to Moosehaven in 2002. Congratula-tions Dottie. You look beautiful in your crown.

Paula Wrye, Medical Records

UP Close and Personal

with Marian Bundy &

Dottie Benson

Marion Bundy was born in Pal-myra, New Jersey in 1926. She was crowned Ms. Moosehaven of the Skilled Nursing Facility on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. She said she was sur-prised, flabbergasted and thrilled to be representing Moosehaven. Mari-on has been a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose since 1978 and held several offices. She earned her cap and gown and is very proud of that. Before she came to live at Moosehaven in 2004 she worked as an office clerk and a switchboard operator. She was married twice, has five living children, four daughters, one son and one deceased son. There are twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She is proud there are five generations in her family. Marion used to love to read and do crossword puzzles. Now she listens to mysteries and novels on tape. She likes Big Band music from the 30’s and 40’s. On TV she likes to watch a show called, Are you smarter than a 5th grader? When asked what she would like to say to the next generation she quickly said “Join the Moose” and wants people to know about Mooseheart and Moosehaven. Congratulations Mari-on on your big win. We are proud to have you represent Moosehaven.

Admissions News

The Moosehaven Admissions Com-mittee met on July 1st and approved

two applications. Bobbie Godwin from the Lake City, L Chapter1399 and Charles A. Hudson from the East Mesa, AZ Lodge 2082 were approved. Two applications were

denied and one tabled for additional information.

We now have four approved appli-

cation on the waiting list, two single men and two single ladies. That

could mean two additional couples on the dance floor.

F. Ross Fleet Semi-Retired

Director of Admissions

Staff Birthdays Jocelyn Lim

Carolyn Tyler Diana Harrell

Christina Mcallister Bridgett Barker Robert Woods

Ronald Bass Bey-Li Bialek Shirley Spikes

Rachelle Derisma Andrea Barraza Marina Mathews

Dennis Miller Janice Cieplinski

Below Left: Marian Bundy

Below Right: Dottie Benson

Smile! It makes people wonder what you’ve been up to!

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I am not exaggerating by much. I re-ally think it is something I say more than anything else. Well, Moose-haven is just different. Very few professionals I talk with have been involved with anything like the Moosehaven Health Care Alliance and it has to be explained before we can start talking about how we might work together. When I ex-plain the traditional program, nobody has heard of a program like it. It fre-quently takes a great deal of explana-tion. When we talk about the value of Brandon Place at Moosehaven, peo-ple are usually blown away. Most ask how they can join the Moose and many actually do. Those who are se-lected to work with us frequently comment that Moosehaven is their favorite place to visit. Why do health care professionals react this way? Well, Moosehaven is just different. Since 1981 (I will let you do the math) a part of my job has been to give public talks about the things done in the organizations I work for. Some years I do as many as three dozen talks and some years none. Some talks are formal and some very informal. Audiences range from 12 people to large auditoriums. I tell you this as context for the next few sen-tences. This year I was speaking to the WOTM group at the Mid-year Convention of the Kentucky Moose Association. It was a small informal five minute talk. I was telling them a few short stories about the residents in Katherine Smith Hall and thanking the WOTM for their support. In the middle of one of the stories some-thing happened that had never hap-pened before. I got choked up and the words would not come. I felt over-come by emotion talking about the work done at Katherine Smith, the people who live and work there and the generosity that made it possible. I think the women believed I had lost

my mind given the short, light con-tent of the talk. In all these years of talking about programs that I believe in and people I care about I have nev-er experienced that level of emotion while speaking. Why would it hap-pen now? Why would Moosehaven touch my emotions like no other place? After having given it some thought, I could probably write many pages of explanatory jargon but it really can be summed up in a five word phrase. Well, Moosehaven is just different. I know that many of you have been searching for a way to get me to stop talking. If you think this is it, let me warn you, I did not stay speech-less long. So don’t try it. Bill Tippins

Life Care Administrator

BILL'S BOARD I recently read a short piece on Yahoo saying there is a seven word phrase that has been spoken in all six of the Star Wars movies. (They were hoping the phrase would also show up in a seventh movie) For those of you who did not read the piece, can you guess what the phrase is? “May the force be with you Luke.“ Nope. “The powers of good will overcome evil.” Try again. “Something is wrong with my light saber.” Not even close. ”Now that’s a hot outfit Princess Leia.” I think we better stop guessing now. The phrase is, “I have a bad feeling about this.” I should have guessed that phrase right away, I say it all the time. I say it when my wife asks, “did you get a call from the bank today” or my son asks, ”Did you get a call from the school to-day?” or Marina says, “John wants you to come to his office now.” Like I said, I frequently have occasion to use that phrase. I have a lot of meetings with peo-ple who work in health care outside of Moosehaven. Some are working closely with Moosehaven and some want to be. I am talking about home health companies, hospitals, physi-cians, laboratories, therapy compa-nies, pharmacies, hospice, medical equipment companies and others. There is a five word phrase that is spoken in every one of these meet-ings. Can you guess what this phrase is? “What will that cost me?” Nope (not in all of them.) “What a really great deal.” Try again. “Wow, it’s hot in here”. Not even close. “How would you like to join the Moose?” Yeah, but that is too many words. The phrase is, “Well, Moosehaven is just different”. I am exaggerating slightly about saying it in every meeting. However,

A few of our residents enjoy the activities

offered at Katherine Smith Hall .

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Resident Birthdays In July! Pauline Adams Daniel Bramblett Carolyn Cox Beverly Davis Delbert Delagrange Emma Gennaro Marge Glens Jean Gregory Amanda Heckle Toga Janson Daniel King Ann King William Lemon Robert Mach Syble Medlock Doris Nissen Edith O’Brien Emma Pearson Edward Pelkey Emma Smith Glenn Smith Ethel Stack Edward Stickles Winsor Swearingen Arthur Thomson Dolly Van Horn Norman Vertigan Luther Wilson

Brittany Rumpff, RN, is basically awesome for not only getting her work done but always having time to

assist other staff.

Sarah Thompson and Benita Ham, Dietary, are basically awesome because of their quick response to a

resident in distress.

Alisha Evans , Med Tech, is basically awesome for giving assistance to our Life Care residents who will

be participating in The Gong Show.

Lewis Wingard, resident, is basically awesome for going above and beyond in assisting staff with pro-

jects.

Jessica Foucault, Nursing Supervisor, is basically awesome with her willingness to help residents and

other staff members.

Nicole Riley, CNA, is basically awesome for her creativity in implementing the iN2L program into resi-

dent activities.

Keith Addison, Dietary, is basically awesome for going above and beyond in helping residents.

All of the employees and volunteers who helped plan, prepare for and execute our July 4th event are

basically awesome with the energy and support they offered to ensure this event was a success!

Contact the Executive Director’s Secretary at x1210 if you would like to turn in the name of someone “Getting Back To Basics!”

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