Belmont Village of Westwood 10475 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel (310) 475-7501 Fax (310) 475-7511 April 2013 Westwood Management Team Donna Hermann Executive Director dhermann@belmontvillage.com Zara Khatchatrian Director of Nursing zkhatcha@belmontvillage.com Susan Berger Community Relations sberger@belmontvillage.com Terese Campbell Community Relations tcampbell@belmontvillage.com Devi Reznik Memory Programs Coordinator dreznik@belmontvillage.com Ayesha Dixon Activity Programs Coordinator adixon@belmontvillage.com Dominique Raynal Chef Manager draynal@belmontvillage.com Greg Crosby Dining Room Manager gcrosby@belmontvillage.com Nika Stewart Human Resources dstewart@belmontvillage.com Brandon Mullins Building Engineer bmullins@belmontvillage.com April 2013 At Belmont Village, our goal is to provide an ideal balance of opportunities and support so that residents can live each day to the fullest. Our communities and programs have been carefully designed to reflect what seniors want and what experts say we need as we age to stay happy, healthy, alert and socially active. Whatever a resident s lifestyle whether it s Independent Living, Assisted Living or Alzheimer s Care a wide range of innovative and healthful programs is provided to benefit body, mind and spirit. Supporting these goals and programs are Ayesha Dixon, activity programs coordinator, Devi Reznik, memory programs coordinator, and our Paxxon Therapy team. Ayesha received a round of applause at last week s monthly Resident Council meeting. Along with her creativity and enthusiasm, Ayesha has introduced new programs and filled the calendar with more activities, including on weekends. It s not unusual for a resident to comment to me that It s so hard to choose! Devi oversees all memory programming for our Circle of Friends and Neighborhood residents. Coordinating the daily activities that are delivered by Activity Assistants Stephanie, Robin, Manny, Jeanna and Lia and the PALs dedicated to the Circle and Neighborhood, Devi ensures our residents remain as socially active, alert and happy as possible. Beginning in January, Paxxon began providing exercise classes five days a week to our Neighborhood residents and three days a week to our Circle of Friends residents. Paxxon Therapy completes our trio of mind, body and spirit. Paxxon provides physical, occupational and speech therapy by licensed therapists in-house. This allows quicker, more convenient access to services for our residents. Depending on the health event, Paxxon s in-house program may reduce the amount of time our residents must stay in either the hospital or a skilled nursing facility. The number of residents attending our exercises has grown since January, and we currently have 45 residents participating in physical and occupational therapy. Mind Body Spirit Choice! You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C.S. Lewis Happy Spring! Donna
April 1 April 2 April 4 April 7 April 9 April 11 April 13 April 15 April 15 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 20 April 22 April 25 April 26 Happy Birthday, Residents! Nancy Naftzger Eleanor Cooke Frances Feldman Beverly Sands Sylvia Lieberman Mildred Burgess Fred Feigenson Eleanor Friend Phyllis Gelb Martin Elkort Violet Levy Arlene Becker Donald Sweeney Mervin Kurtzman Idolia Voskuhl Helene Hirschkorn The resident birthday luncheon is the last Thursday of every month. Please stop by the table and wish them a Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday, Staff! April 1 April 5 April 6 April 6 April 7 April 9 April 14 April 19 April 19 April 20 April 24 April 24 April 25 April 28 Ma Nancy Arenal Tegan Bellamy Lakesha Jefferson Nabil Terta Erika Echeverria Ana Hernandez Shakera Hunter Jennifer Raymundo Patrick Melad Jesus Paredes Maria Padilla Edgardo De Paz Quatrina Morris Jose Estrada Employee of the Month! Marjorie David Marjorie is a PAL who works with the Circle of Friends program. She is a warm and welcoming member of the Belmont Village Westwood team. It is great to have such a talented and lovely member of our staff! Thank you, Marjorie, for all that you do! Adventurous April! Extra Mile Recognition! Aliscia Towles Aliscia is one of our wonderful nurses on staff. She has been a great mentor and wonderful trainer for our new nurses. She goes out of her way to make sure new nurses receive important information and understand our policy and procedures! Thanks, Aliscia! April is shaping up to be exciting! We have a very insightful presentation by Paula Sassi, who is a certified master graphologist one who correlates handwriting strokes to personality traits and identifies specific traits and behaviors from writing. She will examine the handwritings of some famous and interesting people and share some exciting stories with us! You will never look at someone s handwriting the same way again... There will be pen and paper on hand or bring down an old journal! We also have Master Gemologist Teri Brossmer who has worked with the FBI and seized items and has an eye for appraising and identifying antique and vintage jewelry and cleverly done fakes.
Vendor Spotlight Paxxon Health Services Paxxon is Belmont s provider of physical, occupational and speech therapy services. They work as part of a rehabilitation team to provide a well-rounded program to enable patients to attain, retain and enhance optimum functional performance. Paxxon teamed up with Belmont to improve the overall level of adjustment and maximize the ability to function independently. Steve, Wilber and Ryan Our Paxxon Team. Golda Meir Impressionist Join us on Sunday, April 14, as we have an awe-inspiring look at the career and life of Golda Meir, Israel s fourth Prime Minister. Peter Smalls returns as the staunch political figure who worked her way up the ranks to become a major part of Israeli leadership. White Wine Tasting! Join us on Friday, April 12, at 3:30 p.m., in the club room (CR), as Stephanie from Wally s Wines joins us again for a tasting! In March, Stephanie, Wally s professional beer buyer and our expert beer sommelier, gave us the rundown of local and international brews! You MUST R.S.V.P.! Space will be limited so sign up fast! We will sample from domestic wineries to fancy foreign wines like a super Tuscan or Hungarian tokay... We ll see you soon! Cheers! Alex, Fred, Homer and Judy enjoyed pretzels and yummy cheese pairings! Transportation Schedule Sunday: Scenic drive Monday: Doctor appointments, local trips Tuesday: Doctor appointments, Circle of Friends outing Wednesday: Doctor appointments, activity outing Thursday: Doctor appointments, Neighborhood outing Friday: Local trips Saturday: Local trips Sign up for activity outings, schedule your doctor appointments and other transportation needs at the Concierge Desk at least 48 hours in advance. Resident Committees MBA and Activity Meeting Meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the screening room to discuss upcoming outings and new activities. Chef Chat Meets on the last Tuesday of the month in the screening room. Resident Council Meets on the second Tuesday of the month in the screening room. UCLA s Dinner with 12 Strangers Our monthly Birthday Luncheon!
BIS CFL CFLE CR GR SR TH KEY Bistro Center for Learning Center for Life Enhancement Club Room Great Room Screening Room Town Hall Monday Yoga 10:30 Arts & Crafts 2 Political Discuss 4 Tuesday Water Aerobics 10 Boot Camp 3 Movie Club 7:15 Wednesday Low Impact Exer 10:30 Outing TBD Thursday Boot Camp 10 Mental Fitness 11 Happy Hour 3 Musical Theatre 7 Friday Low Impact Exercise 11 Afternoon Docu 1:30 Shabbat Services 4 Saturday Fitness 10:45 Movie 7:15 Sunday Trivia w/fritz 1:30 Entertainment 2:30 Sunday Monday Tuesday 7 9:30 - Ralph s Shopping 10:30 - Chess Instruction (CR) 11:30 - Interfaith Bible Study 1:30 - Trivia w/ Fritz (GR) 2:00 - Target 2:30 - Bingo 2:30 - Entertainment (GR) 7:15 - At the Movies: The Jane Austen Book Club 14 9:30 - Ralph s Shopping 10:30 - Chess Instruction (CR) 1:30 - Trivia w/ Fritz (GR) 2:00 - Macy s 2:30 - Bingo 2:30 - Entertainment (GR) 3:30 - Golda Meir Historical Impressionist 7:15 - At the Movies: The Fountainhead 9:30 - Ralph s Shopping 21 10:30 - Chess Instruction (CR) 11:30 - Interfaith Bible Study 1:00 - Music in the Mansion 1:30 - Trivia w/ Fritz (GR) 2:00 - Bed, Bath & Beyond 2:30 - Entertainment (GR) 7:15 - At the Movies: Charade 28 9:30 - Ralph s Shopping 10:30 - Chess Instruction (CR) 1:30 - Trivia w/ Fritz (GR) 2:00 - Nordstrom 2:30 - Bingo 2:30 - Entertainment (GR) 7:15 - At the Movies: The Last Picture Show 10:30 - Yoga w/ Laurie 7:15 - Monday Musical: Memphis 10:30 - Yoga w/ Laurie 2:00 - Painting 7:15 - Monday Musical: La Vie en Rose 1 8 15 10:30 - Yoga w/ Laurie 1:30 - Handwriting Analysis 7:15 - Monday Musical: I ll Take Sweden 22 10:30 - Yoga w/ Laurie 2:00 - Painting 7:15 - Monday Musical: Moulin Rouge 29 10:30 - Yoga w/ Laurie 2:00 - Lost & Found 3:00 - Reuse-Recycle-Reclaim 7:15 - Monday Musical: On the Town Alma Mater Day! 2 Wear your Alumni gear - or favorite school s logo! 10:30 - Boot Camp 1:30 - Film & Discussion w/ Perry Wolff 3:00 - Jewelry & Beading 7:15 - Art History Lecture 10:30 - Boot Camp 1:30 - Resident Council 2:30 - Travelin Game Show! 3:00 - Pottery Class 7:15 - At the Movies: Memento 9 16 10:30 - Boot Camp 11:30 - MBA & Activities Meeting 1:30 - Film & Discussion w/ Perry Wolff 3:00 - Jewelry & Beading 7:15 - At the Movies: The Good Shepherd 10:30- Boot Camp 11:30 - Computers w/ Eric (CFL) 1:30 - Film & Discussion w/ Perry Wolff 3:00 Pottery Class 7:15 - At the Movies: Cool Hand Luke 23 30 10:30 - Boot Camp 11:00 - Israel s Leading Men & Women Presentation 1:30 - Chef Chat 2:30 - Movie Matinee 7:15 - At the Movies: The Facts of Life
April 2013 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 10:30 - Low Impact Bootcamp3 1:30 - Bridge (GR) 1:30 - Computers w/ Eric (CFL) 3:30 - Current Events w/ Margot 4:45 - Dinner at Enterprise Fish 7:15 - Movie Club w/ Merle: Down in the Delta 10:30 - Low Impact Bootcamp 10 11:30 - Master Gemologist & the FBI Presentation 1:30 - Bridge (GR) 2:00 - LA Museum of the Holocaust 7:15 - Movie Club w/ Merle: An Education 17 10:30 - Low Impact Bootcamp 1:30 - Bridge (GR) 1:30 - Computers w/ Eric (CFL) 3:30 - Current Events w/ Margot 4:45 - Dinner at Chin Chin 7:15 - Movie Club w/ Merle: Random Harvest 10:30 - L/I Bootcamp 24 10:30 - Lunch & Annenberg Space for Photography 1:30 - Bridge (GR) 1:30 - UCLA impact on LA Lecture 3:00 - Yiddish w/ Jack Roth 7:15 - Movie Club w/ Merle: The Reivers 4 10:00 - Bootcamp 11:00 - Mental Fitness 1:30 - Loss & Mourning Lecture 3:00 - Happy Hour w/ Betsy & Bogart (GR) 4:00 - Wii Bowling (GR) 7:00 - History of Musical Theater 10:00 - Bootcamp 11:00 - Mental Fitness 1:30 - Current Events w/ Margot 3:00 - Happy Hour w/ Tatijana (GR) 4:15 - Wii Bowling (GR) 7:00 - History of Musical Theater 10:00 - Bootcamp 11:00 - Mental Fitness 1:30 - Constitution Consideration Convention w/ Margot 3:00 - Happy Hour w/ Rei Williams (GR) 4:00 - Wii Bowling (GR) 7:00 - History of Musical Theater 11 18 25 10:00 - Bootcamp 11:00 - Mental Fitness 1:30 - Current Events w/ Margot 3:00 - Rootin Tootin Cowboy Bootin Southern Shindig! (GR) 7:00 - History of Musical Theater 10:00 - Garden Club 11:00 - Low Impact Bootcamp 1:30 - Rummikub (GR) 1:30 - Afternoon Documentary: Blightsight 3:00 - Reading w/ WUMC (GR) 4:00 - Shabbat (CFL) 7:15 - At the Movies: Becket 10:00 - Garden Club 12 11:00 - Low Impact Bootcamp 1:30 - Rummikub (GR) 1:30 - Afternoon Documentary: Earth 3:30 - White Wine Tasting (CR) MUST R.S.V.P.~ Space Limited 4:00 - Shabbat (CFL) 7:15 - At the Movies: The Words 10:00 - Garden Club 19 11:00 - Low Impact Bootcamp 1:30 - Rummikub (GR) 1:30 - Afternoon Documentary: Crude 3:00 - Reading w/ WUMC (GR) 4:00 - Shabbat (CFL) 7:15 - At the Movies: Breathless 26 10:00 - Garden Club 11:00 - Low Impact Bootcamp 1:30 - Rummikub (GR) 1:30 - Afternoon Documentary: Hearts & Minds 4:00 - Shabbat (CFL) 7:15 - At the Movies: The Thomas Crown Affair 5 6 9:15 - Trader Joe s/cvs 10:45 - Song Appreciation w/ Scott 1:00 - Local Errands 1:00 - Silk Scarves 1:30 - Sit & Be Fit 2:00 - Petco 3:30 - Rummikub (GR) 7:15 - At the Movies: The Robot & Frank 9:15 - Trader Joe s/rite Aid13 10:45 - Sit & Be Fit 1:00 - Local Errands 1:30 - Opera Club: Opera Australia: Chorus 2:00 - Whole Foods 3:00 - Knitting (CFL) 3:30 - Rummikub (GR) 7:15 - At the Movies: True Grit 9:15 - Trader Joe s/cvs 20 10:45 - Song Appreciation w/ Scott 1:00 - Local Errands 1:30 - Sit & Be Fit 2:00 - Westwood Village 3:00 - Crochet (CFL) 3:30 - Rummikub (GR) 7:15 - At the Movies: The Untouchables 9:15 - Trader Joe s/rite Aid27 10:45 - Sit & Be Fit 1:00 - Local Errands 1:30 - Opera Club: De Nederlandse Opera 1:00 - Silk Scarves 2:00 - Whole Foods 3:30 - Rummikub (GR) 7:15 - At the Movies: The Best Years of Our Lives NOTE: All Designated MBA Activities Are Underlined in the Calendar All activities are subject to change. Please check the daily sheets for the most up-to-date information.
Oscar Party 2013 Circle of Friends Check out the fun had by the Circle of Friends on their March outings. The major highlight was an outing to a cupcake decorating studio. Residents had a blast creating beautifully designed cupcakes. What residents enjoyed even more was eating the delicious treats. April will bring just as much fun and excitement. We have a full schedule of fun activities as well as fun outings lined up. Tuesday, April 3 Movie Wednesday, April 10 Fowler Museum: Resplendent Dress from Southeaster Europe: A History in Layers Tuesday, April 17 Lunch (Departing at 11 a.m.) Tuesday, April 24 Roxbury Park Lawn Bowling and Games Oscar Party 2013! Dr. Hall and wife Helen... Our tough-as-nails Security Team, Tigist and Debalyn... VIPs only! Mrs. and Mr. Blank camera ready! Neighborhood News Vendor Spotlight: Dela D Truthsayer D holds a B.A. from UCLA and is part of the Santa Monica College Art Mentor Program. D also studies at The New School of Art in Toronto, Canada. Initiator and instructor of an innovative mark-making drawing class for seniors. This class is designed to stimulate right brain to left brain communication. The drawings are sometimes inner directed, or at other times from outer objects, but the results are always correct. No one ever does a wrong mark, so the classes are positive and inspiring, and real gains in ability and satisfaction result. Join us for an Art Class on the last Monday of the month at 4 p.m. Hi, Lorraine, cute tie!
DRCS Health Hints by Zara Occupational Therapy Make your own recovery the first priority in your life. ~ Robin Norwood It s time to celebrate April as National Occupational Therapy month. Occupational therapy (OT) helps people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. Occupational therapy helps people recovering from injury to regain skills and provides support for older adults experiencing physical and cognitive changes. OT typically includes an individual evaluation to determine the goals, intervention to improve the person s ability to perform daily activities and outcomes evaluation to ensure that the goals are being met and make changes to the intervention plan. Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults over the age of 65. Clutter and other tripping hazards, poor balance and distractions can all cause a person to stumble and fall. Some people become so afraid of falling that they stop doing the things they used to enjoy. An occupational therapy practitioner uses your daily activities as the basis of therapy to help ensure that you can safely do the things you want and need to do. Your mental, physical and emotional well-being is important to the Belmont Village family! Purim 2013 To celebrate Purim and the mitzvah spelled out in the Book of Esther, we invited over Sinai Temple. We shared stories and the reason we give out hamentashen. Kids from Sinai Temple came by to celebrate! They came bearing gifts Lee was delighted by her Mishloach manot. Resident Services Beauty Shop: Located on the 2nd floor. Go to the Salon for appointments. Marketplace: Toiletries, snacks, etc., for purchase. See the receptionist. Dry Cleaning: Available through an outside service. See the receptionist to arrange for pickup and delivery. Podiatrist: Available on a monthly basis. For appointment, see Wellness Center staff. Physical/Occupational/ Speech Therapy: Available in the CFLE on the 1st floor. See one of the therapists for an assessment/appointment. Maintenance Services: Work order requests go to Concierge desk. The Concierge will fill out a work order form for the Building Engineer to pick up. Concierge Services: Local reservations and transportation, 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Adele is a dancing Queen! Perry Wolff giving a lecture. Nice boa, Patti and Nancy! Happy Hour turns into a sing-along! Hi, Betty! Avesha teaching Ceramic Beading. 10475 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024-4606 RCFE Lic. 197607761 www.belmontvillage.com