American House Elmwood 2251 West Auburn Road Rochester Hills Michigan 48309 (248) 852-1980 Fax: (248) 852-8393 elmwood@americanhouse.com americanhouse.com Our Friendly Staff Lisa Jones Executive Director Kathy Smith Assistant Director Patti Adams Life Enrichment Director Michelle Fairchild Culinary Supervisor Susan Hus Housekeeping Supervisor Steve Trammel Maintenance Supervisor Linda, Sharon, Sandra and Kayla Office Important Phone Numbers Main Office (248) 852-1980 The Medical Team (248) 299-9955 Beauty Shop (248) 853-5277 OPC Mini Bus (248) 652-4780 November 2016 HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES. November 11 - Veterans Day We salute our residents who served our country for their patriotism, love of our country and their sacrifice for the common good. We say GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA! E.K. B., Clarence D., Ray E., Lucien E., John F., Robert G., Ken G., Earl M., John R., Francis S., and LeRoy Thatcher. To celebrate Veterans Day we would like to invite all of our veterans to a special lunch at 11:30 a.m. in our activity room. If you would like to join your loved one, please R.S.V.P. by November 6th. Space is limited.
2 BINGO Welc me FAMILY AND FRIENDS BINGO Family and Friends bingo is set for Monday, Nov 7, at American House Village. The bus leaves at 5:45 p.m. All families and friends of residents are invited, so make a date with your loved one. Bingo cards are 50 each and you can play as many cards as you can handle. BINGO BASH This month s BINGO BASH is Monday, Nov. 14, at 3:00 p.m., at American House Stone. Four American Houses will join together for a bingo game like no other. Cost is $1.25. The bus will leave at 2:00 p.m. Ronald E. AUBURN HILLS SENIOR CENTER THANKSGIVING Auburn Hills Senior Center invites us to attend their Thanksgiving Luncheon on Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. Be sure to come hungry for the Thanksgiving feast. Please sign up in the hallway. $5.00 per person due to Patti by November 2. It s Pumpkin Pie Time Residents will make pumpkin pies on Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. If baking is what you like to do, please don t miss this event. Families are welcome to come. If you don t like to bake, join us for cider and donuts. See Patti if you would like to help out. Residents will have a pie to share with family. THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION Our sister community, American House Stone, invites us to celebrate Thanksgiving with them on November 22. Wonderful entertainment will be supplied by Balancing Earth Entertainment. Please register in the sign-up book if you are interested. This will be a celebration you won t want to miss.
3 Nov. 3, at 10:45 a.m. Nov. 3, at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 8, at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8, at 2:00 p.m. Nov. 9, at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 10, at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10, at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 11, at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 11, at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 13, at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 15, at 12:00 p.m. Nov. 17, at 2:30 p.m. Clocking in and Turning Back Most of the U.S.A. will fall back when daylight saving time ends on November 6. On that morning, clocks from coast to coast will be set back one hour. Don t forget to put your own timepieces in reverse too. THANKSGIVING AT ELMWOOD With Thanksgiving approaching, please mark in the sign-out book if your loved one will be eating out on Thanksgiving. If you wish to join your loved one for our noon Thanksgiving meal, please reserve your place in the main office by November 20. The cost is $10.00. ELMWOOD EVENTS Music with the Birmingham Ensemble LR Music with Kelly Miller LR Music with Craig Marsden LR Conversations with Goodlife AR Wellness Bingo AR Volleyball with Rochester Hills Fire Dept.. LR Leonard Dow LR Veterans Luncheon AR Floats on Friday to honor our Veterans DR Music with Mark Green DR Men s Club Pizza and Cards AR Music with Gary Pillow DR Earl and Kelly Genesee Belle Riverboat Tour JOIN US! Resident Birthdays Yvonne T. November 18 Robert G. November 20 Penny S. November 20 Barbara S. November 29 Staff Birthdays Sandra M. November 8 November birthdays and new residents celebration will be on Nov. 17 at 2:30 p.m. with music by Gary Pillow in the Dining Room.
Elmwood November 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 6 Dr. Romadan Here Today 7 9:30 Moving and Grooving with Lisa LR 10:15 Memory Game LR 2:30 Bingo AR 5:45 Family and Friends Bingo at American House Village Laura Wilkerson Here Today 1 9:30 A Trip to American House Oakland for Lunch 2:00 Cards AR Laura Wilkerson Here 8 Today/Election Day 10:30 Music with Craig Marsden LR 2:00 Conversations with Goodlife AR 10:45 Service and Lunch at Gethsemane 2:00 Trivia LR 10:30 Wellness Bingo 11:30 Mystery Bus Trip for Lunch 2:30 Helping Hands AR 2 9 3 9:45 Bus to Meijer - Cancelled 10:45 Entertainment with Musical Ensemble LR 2:30 Roll that Dice LR 3:30 Music with Kelly Miller LR 7:00 Ukeladies Sing-A-Long LR 10 9:30 Movin and Groovin with Kathleen LR 9:45 Bus to Meijer 1:30 Balloon Volleyball with the Rochester Hills Fire Dept. LR 3:30 Music with Leonard Dow LR 7:00 Ukeladies Sing-A-Long LR 10:00 Scripture Study AR 2:00 One on One Veterans Day 11 11:30 Veterans Luncheon AR 2:30 Floats on Friday to honor our Veterans DR 3:30 Bingo AR 4 10:00 Therapy Dogs Entertainment Outings 5 12 13 8:30 Music with Mark Green DR 20 Dr. Romadan Here Today 14 9:30 Moving and Grooving with Lisa LR 10:15 Memory Game LR 2:00 Bingo Bash at American House Stone 6:00 Bus to American House Village for Rochester Community Chorus Dr. Romadan Here Today 21 9:30 Moving and Grooving with Lisa LR 10:15 Memory Game LR 2:30 Bingo AR Laura Wilkerson Here Today 15 10:30 Music with Tom Birchler LR 12:00 Men s Club Pizza and Cards AR 3:30 Name that Tune Bingo AR Laura Wilkerson Here Today 22 10:30 Music with Charley Gehringer LR 1:30 Thanksgiving Celebration at American House Stone w/balancing Earth Entertainment 16 11:00 Bus to Auburn Hills Senior Center for Thanksgiving Luncheon 2:30 Memory Game AR 11:00 Music with Pastor Fischer LR 2:00 Make Pumpkins Pie DR 3:30 Bingo AR 23 17 9:30 Movin and Groovin with Kathleen LR 9:45 Bus to Meijer 1:00 Massage Therapy LR 2:30 Birthday/New Resident Party Music with Gary Pillow DR 7:00 Ukeladies Sing-A-Long LR Thanksgiving Day 24 9:00 Thanksgiving Parade on TV LR 12:00 Music with Mark Green DR 8:00 Movie LR 18 10:00 Scripture Study AR 1:00 American House Choir at Auburn Hills 2:00 One on One 10:00 Scripture Study AR 2:00 One on One 25 10:00 Therapy Dogs 19 26 27 2:00 Music with Dan Bergen LR Dr. Romadan Here Today 28 9:30 Moving and Grooving with Lisa LR 10:15 Cooking with Mary LR 2:30 Bingo AR Laura Wilkerson Here Today 29 1:30 Hospice of Michigan Memorial Service LR 30 10:15 Crafts AR 12:45 Bus to Sanders for Ice Cream Copyright 2015 Uhlig LLC
6 Talk About It Richard and Delores Mary Jane and Her New Golden Holiday Gift Giving Although our employees appreciate kind gestures during the holiday season to acknowledge their hard work throughout the year, they are not allowed to accept gifts or gratuities directly. American House Elmwood has set up an Employee Christmas Fund. Residents or family members may show their appreciation to our employees by contributing to the fund in the main office by Dec. 16. FYI ~ The Medical Team is a separate company, so they are not considered American House employees. Thank you! Thank You Save the Date DECEMBER EVENTS 1 Memory Care - Deck the Halls 3 Christmas Craft Bazaar 6 Advent Tea 15 Resident Family Christmas Party MEMORIAL SERVICE Hospice of Michigan and American House Elmwood will hold a special Memorial Service on November 29, at 1:30, in our living room. We will remember all who have passed away in the last year. Alberto Celebrating Oktoberfest Nov. 1, at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 2, at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9, at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 14, at 6:00 p.m. Nov. 16, at 11:00 a.m. Nov. 22, at 1:30 p.m. FUN OUTINGS! A Trip to American House Oakland for Lunch Service and Lunch at Gethsemane Mystery Trip Lunch Rochester Community Concert at A.H. Village Auburn Hills Thanksgiving Luncheon Thanksgiving Celebration at A.H. Stone
7 MOVING and GROOVING - Every Monday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. MASSAGE THERAPY Sign up for a free 10-minute massage. Massage therapist Gayle Delaney will be at Elmwood on November 17 at 1:00 p.m., in the living room. Please sign up. Thanksgiving Is Turkey Time! By Brian K. Rosso, R.D. The traditional holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated this month. Turkey is the main food consumed during this holiday. Below are several interesting and informative facts about the turkey. On average, Americans eat more than 16 pounds of turkey annually. The largest turkey on record was 86 pounds. A male turkey is a tom, a female is a hen and a newborn is a poult. The average mature turkey has around 3,500 feathers. A turkey egg takes 28 days to hatch. It s estimated that 675 million pounds of turkey will be eaten this Thanksgiving in the United States. The main farmers of turkey are Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia and California. American House will be serving turkey (along with seconds) this coming Thanksgiving. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Spiritual Corner Catholic Service Rosary and Holy Communion are held every Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the activity room, thanks to the parishioners from Sacred Heart Church. Woodside Bible Service Sundays at 10 a.m., Woodside Bible visits and provides our community devotion and leads us in songs of praise. Scripture Study Fridays in the activity room at 10 a.m., Jim, Sandie and Kathy lead us in Scripture study, prayers and hymns. Volunteers are needed. If you are interested, please contact Patti Adams. Events With Gethsemane Lutheran Church Service and lunch at Gethsemane is November 2. The bus will leave at 10:45 a.m. Conversations with Goodlife is a video on a topic that is interesting to all. Gethsemane will host the talk and provide refreshments November 8, in the Activity Room, at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Thomas Fischer from Gethsemane Lutheran Church will visit, give us devotion, and play beautiful hymns on the piano. Join us on November 23, at 11:00 a.m., in the living room. NEED TO KNOW HEALTH NEWS!! Blood Pressure Checks: Tuesdays, at 12:30 p.m. LAURA WILKERSON, NURSE PRACTITIONER DR. SHERYL BENZTLEY, PODIATRIST Next visit is in December. Dr. Romadan, MD-Mondays
AMERICAN HOUSE ELMWOOD 2251 West Auburn Road Rochester Hills, MI 48309 November 2016