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New Mercer Commons HAPPENINGS May 2018 900 Centre Avenue Fort Collins, CO 970-495-1000 ADMINISTRATOR Gina DiGiallonardo Ext. 2201 OFFICE MANAGER Melinda Ford Ext.

2202 DIETARY MANAGER Cindy Miszczuk Ext. 2220 HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR Michele Hanna Ext. 2226 MEDICATION MANAGER Connie Smith Ext. 2231 MAINTENANCE Gary Halsey Ext. 2228 PINES ADDITION Front Desk Ext.

All outings will meet at the nurse s station for the West, and the Front Desk for those on the Pines addition.

1 New Mercer Commons HAPPENINGS May Centre Avenue Fort Collins, CO ADMINISTRATOR Gina DiGiallonardo Ext OFFICE MANAGER Melinda Ford Ext STAFFING COORDINATOR Jessica Thornes Ext ACTIVITY DIRECTOR Sari Oberndorf Ext SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR Jamie Winden Ext ADMISSIONS Molly Spight Ext DIETARY MANAGER Cindy Miszczuk Ext HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR Michele Hanna Ext MEDICATION MANAGER Connie Smith Ext MAINTENANCE Gary Halsey Ext PINES ADDITION Front Desk Ext WHAT S GOING ON IN MAY? Please see your calendar for dates and times. Please sign up on the outings board near the nurse s station on the West building, or the front desk of the Pines addition. All outings will meet at the nurse s station for the West, and the Front Desk for those on the Pines addition. West & Pines addition outings in May: *Lunch Bunch to Ginger and Baker *Shopping trips to Walgreens *A Scenic Van Ride East Side (Memory Care) Outings: 2 Scenic Van Rides! Upcoming Events - Everyone Join us for a fun celebration for Cinco de Mayo, with chips and salsa, nonalcoholic Margarita s and even Piñatas! In the West dining room at 2:15 on Saturday, May 5th. On Saturday May 12th at 2:45 in the west dining room, join us a day early in celebrating the mother s at New Mercer. Friends and family are invited for drinks and snacks and a Mother s Day craft! Upcoming Events Pines and West buildings only- Women s group will start Wednesday, May 16th, at 10:45 in the Media room! Join us for the new exercise classes with therapist Dana Parker, called Meaningful Movement, In the West dining room at 10 am, May 7th, and 23rd. Men s group hosted by Peter, our Chaplain, will continue on Friday, May 25th, at 10:30 in the Cedar Kitchen. New Mercer Commons May

S 2 KUDOS CORNER Kudos to all the staff at New Mercer, for all the excellent care given to my mom, we couldn t have picked a better facility! Laurie Meek and family.

Kim Kudos to Sierra, for being a great communicator and always doing such a great job! -Kevan. Kudos to Nicole S., for being so great to work with! -Julia.

Kudos to Brandy, She s always very nice and caring! Bootsie. Kudos to Dorothy, She always does a great job and is so caring! Bootsie. Kudos to Dorothy and Kourtney, for being excellent servers!

2 S 2 KUDOS CORNER Kudos to all the staff at New Mercer, for all the excellent care given to my mom, we couldn t have picked a better facility! Laurie Meek and family. Kudos to Bandana, for always doing such a great job! - Kevan. Kudos to Jane, Tamara, Courtney, Cheri, and Drea, for your extra help recently! Kim Kudos to Sierra, for being a great communicator and always doing such a great job! -Kevan. Kudos to Nicole S., for being so great to work with! -Julia. Kudos to Julia, for all the kindness you give to the residents and helping when needed! - Beth. Kudos to Talon, for helping organize things and going the extra mile! Kudos to Brandy, She s always very nice and caring! Bootsie. Kudos to Dorothy, She always does a great job and is so caring! Bootsie. Kudos to Dorothy and Kourtney, for being excellent servers! -Gus Kudos to Gabby, for being so helpful, flexible, and able to do so many different roles within the building! -Sari RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT Betty Figurski Betty grew up in Nebraska where she lived on a farm with her parents and two sisters. She was the middle child of the three girls, and when she turned 18 she started living on her own. Betty attended a two-year junior college where she focused on office administration. When she was 24, Betty married her husband, who she met through a family she was living with in Grand Junction. Together, they had three children and lived in Salina, Kansas, and finally Fort Collins; where they settled down for 30 years. Betty s husband was in the Service where he was a bomber plane instructor. Betty worked in various office settings including; Kansas State University, the Upper Colorado Commission, and the Atomic Energy Commission. She enjoyed meeting and working with many people. When they weren t working, Betty and her husband had many creative hobbies including crochet, embroidering, and stained glass art. Betty s most prized possessions are a beautiful stained glass lamp and angels, which were created by her husband for her. She enjoyed taking care of her children, and grand children (she has nine), and playing bridge. Betty and her husband also took some special trips together. Two cruises, a European bus tour, and a river boat trip, to name a few. The two were married for over 50 years and had a wonderful life together. Betty lived at The Winslow for eight years before coming to New Mercer Commons. She enjoys exercise, entertainment programs, getting her nails done, and going on walks.

3 NURSES WEEK Nurse s Day is celebrated annually on May 6th. This day was created to raise awareness of the important role nurses play in society. May 6th is the start of the Nurse s Week celebration which ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale is known as the founder of professional nursing and for her pioneering work during the Crimean War. She made many rounds at night checking on patients and thus became known as The Lady with the Lamp. Please join us in celebrating Nurse s Week, and in thanking all of the nurses at New Mercer Commons for their dedication to the profession. Thank you to our nursing staff: Courtney, Dreya, Cheri, Tamara, Jane, Margarette, Carrie, and Lynsey, our Nurse Practitioner NEW MEDICARE CARDS Medicare is issuing new Medicare Cards. What does this mean? Your Medicare number will change. In an effort to protect people s identity Medicare numbers will no longer be a person s social security number. Instead it will be a unique number to you. What do you need to do to get it? Nothing. Medicare will be automatically sending out these cards. It started in April, but it will take some time for people to receive them and for Medicare to get them all out. If you get a call saying you need to give information for your new card, don t give out information. Medicare stated they will not be contacting people. When you get your new card please bring it up to the front desk so we can get a copy of it. Your medical providers will also start asking for it or reminding you to bring to your next appointment. Your old Medicare card can be destroyed when you get your new one. If you would like us to shred it for you, please bring it to the office for shredding. FORT COLLINS SENIOR CENTER Health & Wellness Come to the Senior Center Bladder Health for Men Discussion regarding bladder/prostate issues for men as well as issues with nighttime frequency. By UCHealth Outpatient Therapy. Thursday, May 3 rd 10:00am - 11:30pm $10.00 Head to Health: Endocrine System Explore the endocrine system with the focus on managing diabetes and thyroid issues. By Columbine Poudre Home Care. Wednesday, May 9 th 2:00pm - 3:00pm $5.00 Morning Meditation Basic instruction followed by guided meditation with time for silent practice. By CSU/Larimer County Extension. Thursday, May 17 th 9:00am - 10:00am No Fee Tame Your Stress Practice mindfulness to undo negative habits that cycle into stress. By CSU/Larimer County Extension. Thursday, May 17 th 10:00am - 11:00am No Fee Register at or M A Y New Mercer Commons May

4 Resident Birthdays James Durand, 13th Kenneth Sankey, 15th Lavon Brown, 16th MINDFULNESS The Mindfulness program at New Mercer Commons is off to a great start. If you have not tried the class yet, please feel free to join us on Tuesdays at 2:45 PM in the Pines Media Room. Some benefits of Mindfulness are improved sleep at night, reduced anxiety, and staying focused in the present moment. Columbine and CSU have partnered together to introduce the Mindfulness class at New Mercer Commons. May is the last month for Mindfulness, Come check it out if you haven t yet! Staff Birthdays Tama Gebhardt, 4th Carrie Lareau, 29th Bethany Benitz, 21st Cameron Swab, 16th Kellie Towne, 15th May Staff Aniversaries Cheryl Baum, 7 years Jaime Krause, 2 years Rose Benson, 17 Years Emily Jorrey, 1 year Julia Shorma, 9 years Cameron Swab, 1 year Johanna Sweet, 1 year Nicole Valle, 1 year Hubert Wu, 2 years 4 New Mercer Commons May 2018

5 Sunday 6 Monday May 1 Tuesday 10:30 Coffee Social-DR 10:00 St. Joseph s Mass-MR 4 Friday 10:30 Manicures (Pines)-UAQ 2:45 Craft Club-D 5 10:45 1st Presbyterian-LR 10:15 Harmonette s Choir-DR Memorial Day Mother s Day 1:30 UNO-D 10:45 Team Trivia-D 1:30 Current Events-D 10:45 Yahtzee-D 1:30 Short Stories-D 10:00 Meaningful Movement-DR 1:30 Nu-Step-D 2:45 Card Games-D 10:30 Penny Poker-D 2:45 Birthday Party-DR 10:00 Meaningful Movement-DR 1:30 Penny Poker-D 2:45 Family Feud-D 10:45 Penny Poker-D 2:00 Memorial Day Music-DR Activities Location Key: 10:45 Coffee Social-DR 10:45 Coffee Social-PDR 10:30 Coffee Social-PDR 10:45 Women s Group-MR 1:30 Wisdom Study-MR 2:00 Sunshine Singers-DR 10:45 Wii Golf-LR 1:30 Wisdom Study-MR 2:45 Music Melodies-MR 1:30 Rosary-MR 2:45 You be the Judge-D House Meetings 10:15 All West Halls-D 1:30 Rosary Group-MR 2:45 Pines Addition-MR 4:00 Walking Club-D 10:30 Manicures (West)-C 1:30 Rosary-MR 1:30 Rosary-MR 2:30 Movie Matinee-MR ( Pines Building ) FR= Fitness Room PDR= Pine Dinning Room MR=Media Room UAQ= Upstairs Aquarium J= East Juniper Table ( West Building ) NS= Nurses Station DR= Dinning Room C= Cedar Kitchen D= Dogwood Hall LR= Living Room 10:30 Manicures (West)-C 2:30 Shopping Trip (West)-NS 10:45 Manicures (Pines)-UAQ 11:30 Lunch Bunch (Pines)-FD 2:45 Inventions-D 10:45 Men s Group-D 3:00 Scenic Van-Ride (West & Pines)-FD Saturday Cinco de Mayo! 10:30 Church Service-DR 2:15 Cinco de Mayo Party-DR :00 Jammin w/jim-dr 2:30 Shopping Trip (Pines)-FD 3 Thursday 9 10:45 Penny Poker-D 7 2 Wednesday 10:30 Church Service-*DR 1:30 Hand Massages-D 2:45 Mother s Day Social-DR 10:30 Church Service-DR 11:15 Lunch Bunch (West)-FD 1:30 Poetry Corner-D 2:30 Movie Matinee-MR 10:30 Church Service-DR 1:30 Paul Harvey-D 2:45 Scrabble-D 2018

6 Sunday 6 Monday May 1 Tuesday 10:45 Bing Crosby 3:15 Humor 2 Wednesday 10:00 Jammin w/jim 10:30 Morning Snack 2:00 Her Story 2:45 Balloon Ball 4:15 Wisdom Study 3 Thursday 10:00 St.Joseph s Mass 10:30 Morning Snack 2:00 Animal Facts 3:00 Bingo Friday 4 10:45 Who am I?! 2:00 In the year :15 Walk 4:15 Penny Ante Mother s Day 10:45 Famous Mothers 2:00 Chicken Soup Stories 2:45 Balloon Ball 4:00 Documentary 10:30 Biographies 1:45 Hand Care 3:15 Documentary 4:15 Reminisce 10:45 Today in History 2:00 40 s Music 3:15 Walks 4:00 Documentary 10:45 Word Games 2:00 Colorado History 3:00 Bingo 4:15 Book Look 10:45 Mother Goose 2:00 Sing Along 3:30 Paul Harvey 4:15 Patio Time 10:00 Pet Visit 2:00 Queen Victoria 3:00 Bingo 4:15 Classic T.V. Memorial Day 10:30 Jim Thorpe 1:45 Memorial Day 2:45 Roberta & Mary 4:00 Classic T.V. 10:30 1st Presbyterian 3:00 Short Stories 10:45 Trivia 3:00 Fun with Food 10:30 Current Events 3:15 Word Games 10:30 Bob Hope 3:00 Word Games 10:15 Harmonette s Choir 10:30 Morning Snack 2:00 Dancers 3:15 Name That Animal 4:15 Sari s Flute 10:30 Word Games 2:00 Classical Composers 3:15 Walk 4:15 Chit Chat 10:30 In The Year Of 2:00 Believe It Or Not! 2:45 Documentary 4:15 Sari s Flute 10:30 Today in History! 2:00 Name that Animal 3:00 Walk 4:15 Patio Time 9:45 Van Ride 2:00 Nail Care 2:45 Balloon Ball 4:00 Nu-Step 10:45 Country Singers 2:00 Bingo 3:15 Balloon Ball 4:00 Nu-Step 10:30 National Parks 2:00 Sunshine Singers 3:15 Hand Care 4:15 Inventions 10:30 Word Games 2:00 Bingo 3:15 Documentary 10:45 Mother Said 2:00 Go West Young Man 3:15 Music w/scott 10:45 Flowers 1:30 Worlds Best Drives 2:00 Van Ride 10:30 Bo Jangles 2:00 Word Games 3:00 Walk 4:00 Nu-Step Cinco de Mayo! 10:00 Van Ride 1:45 Nu-Step 2:45 Penny Ante 4:00 Book Look 7 10:00 Hymn Sing Along 1:45 Hand Care 2:45 Craft 4:15 Patio time Saturday 10:30 Church 1:45 Makeovers 2:45 Mothers Day Social 4:15 Patio Time 10:30 Church 2:00 World Travels 3:15 Balloon Ball 4:15 Book Look 10:30 Church 1:45 Exercise 2:45 Crafts 4:15 Classic T.V S e c ur e d A s sis t e d P l us+

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