The
Arbor House Happenings
Arbor House of Grants Pass 820 Gold Ct. Grants Pass, Or. 97527 PH. 541-474-7887 Fax 541-474-7005
Hello To all of you,
Celebrating
May
Creative Beginnings Month
No Pants Day
May 1
Astronomy Day
May 2
Kentucky Derby & Preakness
May 2 & May 16
National Nurses Week
May 6-12
Mother’s Day
May 10
Victoria Day (Canada)
May 18
“Gone with the Wind”
First Published May 19, 1936
Memorial Day (U.S.)
May 25
National Senior Health &
Fitness Day
May 27
Scripps National Spelling Bee
May 26-28
Hope that Spring is treating you well, and that the gardens
are growing.
We are planning some fun spring activities here at Arbor
House. We are trying to have Wild life Images come in and
talk about the animals and perhaps bring in some eagles and
owls for us to see.
The Residents and Staff will be going to Riverside Park to
feed the ducks and have a picnic on the 29th of May. Please
let us know if you will be able to join us for the picnic. I
think that the residents will enjoy getting out of here for a
little while. We will also have a BBQ on May 23rd at 12.
Please join your loved one for a day of food, fun and laughs.
I would like to bring a group of singers or perhaps a band
(One that plays Jazz or Big Band era music). If any one
knows of one, please give them our contact information so
that the residents of Arbor House could enjoy their musical
talents.
May is the month that has National Nurses Week. The staff,
residents and I would like to recognize our nurse Shari
Stading for all of her hard work and dedication to all of us
here at Arbor House. We appreciate all that she does. What
an amazing person she is. Thank you Shari.
I want to remind all family members about our Kudo’s
board, which is by the front door. If you see a staff member
going above and beyond, please make sure to recognize
their efforts by giving them a Kudo’s. It will help me pick
who will be employee of the quarter.
Thank you for all you do,
Jaci
May 2009
Let It Grow!
Every two years, teams
from countries around
the globe gather to
compete for honor and
glory. No, it’s not the
Olympics, it’s the
World Beard and
Moustache
Championships! The
Germans are always top contenders when it comes
to owning the world’s most fabulous facial hair,
but the young American team will try to win the
crown on its home turf when the Championships
come to Anchorage, Alaska, on May 23.
The Italians argue that the first-ever championship
of this kind was held in Northern Italy in the early
1970s. But the hairy competition officially started
in Germany in 1990. Since then, whiskered
warriors have competed in 18 different categories.
Judges decide who sports the best “Wild West” or
“Dali” moustache. Competition is always stiff for
the best “Musketeer,” “Fu Manchu,” and “Alaskan
Whaler” beards. And then there is the freestyle
category, a no holds barred, facial hair showdown,
where hair seems to defy gravity.
Competitive Beard and Moustache Clubs exist in
Germany, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, the
Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden,
Switzerland, the Ukraine, England, Australia, and
the United States. Anyone can join a club and
become a competitor. All you need are the
whiskers. Dennis Dickerson, long-time member
of Beard Team USA, has one piece of advice for
young facial hair enthusiasts, “Let it grow.”
The fair maid who, the First of
May,
Goes to the field at break of
day
And washes in the dew
from the hawthorn tree,
Will ever after handsome be.
~ U nk n ow n
Happy May Day!
Ranks of Alzheimer's Patients
Swell
5.3 Million Americans Have Alzheimer’s, and That
Number Is Expected to Rise
By Caroline Wilbert
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
March 27, 2009 -- An estimated 5.3 million people in the
United States are living with Alzheimer’s disease -- a
number that is expected to rise in coming years. The
disease was the sixth leading cause of death in this country
in 2006. The price tag is also big, with an estimated $148
billion annually in direct and indirect costs related to
Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
These are some of the facts reported in the 2009
Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, a statistical
resource for U.S. data related to dementia, including
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.
The annual report is put out by the Alzheimer’s Association.
Every 70 seconds, someone in the United States develops
Alzheimer’s. A person will develop the disease every 33
seconds by the middle of this century.
By 2010, there will be 454,000 new cases of Alzheimer’s
each year, according to the report. By 2050, there will be
959,000 new cases per year.
The biggest risk factor for Alzheimer’s is age, though a
small minority of cases can be traced to a rare, genetic
variation. From 2000 to 2006, deaths from Alzheimer’s
disease increased by 47.1%. During this time, deaths from
other diseases such as heart disease, breast cancer, and
prostate cancer decreased.
The costs are high. In 2004, Medicare, Medicaid, and all
other payment sources except HMOs paid more per person
for people over 65 with Alzheimer’s and other types of
dementia than for people over 65 without dementia.
Medicare payments were an average of three times higher
for people with Alzheimer’s. Medicaid payments were nine
times higher. Private insurance payments were 26 times
higher.
The toll can be hard on caregivers who aren’t getting paid.
In 2008, there were nearly 10 million caregivers in the U.S.
providing 8.5 billion hours of unpaid care valued at $94
billion. That’s a $5 billion increase from last year’s report.
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May 2009
Say Cheese!
The rolling countryside of Gloucestershire,
England is usually quiet, except in May when the
locals participate in the annual Cheese Rolling at
Cooper’s Hill. These are the famous cheese races,
where men and women, young and old, run down
a steep and dangerous hill after a 7 to 8-pound
wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. The first one
to catch the wheel wins the cheese, but the cheese
rolls so fast (up to 70 mph!) that this almost never
happens. Instead, the first one to cross the finish
line is declared the winner.
The most
famous aspect
of the race is
not the cheese,
but Cooper’s
Hill. This hill
is so steep and
treacherous
that every year
injuries occur.
In 2007, a wet
and windy race, 20-year-old Christopher
Anderson tumbled head-over-heels across the
finish line and fell unconscious. When he awoke,
miraculously unhurt, he learned that he had won a
victory worth its weight in cheese.
Cheese has been rolling in Gloucestershire for 200
years. Today the cheese is handmade by a local
cheese maker, Mrs. Diana Smart, using milk from
her own Brown Swiss, Holstein, and Gloucester
cows. Her cheese wheels are wrapped in the
traditional blue and red ribbons for the rolling.
Between 1941 and 1954, due
to food rationing because of
the war, a wooden cheese
was used. The largest cheese
ever rolled was a 40-pound
cheddar donated by New
Zealand in 1958. This rich
tradition may sound strange,
maybe even crazy, but just
don’t call it cheesy.
Ready to Get Up & Go?
On May 27, over 150,000 seniors from all 50
U.S. states will spend the day exercising for
National Senior Health and Fitness Day. Tina
Godin, Fitness Day program manager says, “Our
goals for Senior Day are to make exercise fun, to
increase awareness of the benefits of a regular
exercise program for older adults, and to
encourage all older adults to take advantage of
the many health and fitness programs offered in
their communities.” The theme for this year’s
event is “Fitness is a Good Move!”
There is even a recognition program for older
adult fitness achievements. Mature Fitness
Awards USA suggests 25 activities for beginners
and experts. Log your exercise over 16 weeks
and receive your own Mature Fitness Award. To
learn more visit www.fitnessday.com.
Star Wars Trivia
On May 25, 1977, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader,
Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Princess Leia
blasted onto the silver screen in the famous space
epic known as Star Wars. It won six Academy
Awards and became an intergalactic phenomenon.
Test your knowledge of Star Wars by matching the
famous quote to the Star Wars character.
1. “You don’t know the power of the Dark Side.”
2. “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only
hope.”
3. “Use the Force, Luke.”
4. “Tell Jabba I have his money, at last.”
5. “I want to learn the ways of the Force and
become a Jedi like my father.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Princess Leia
Luke Skywalker
Darth Vader
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Han Solo
Answers: 1.) C; 2.) A; 3.) D; 4.) E; 5.) B
May 2009
Arbor House Staff
Days
Nancy D
Kassandra W
Cyndi C
Pm’s
Tonya R
Angela M
Dustin L
Noc’s
Theresa A
Kathie S
Manny C
Arbor House of Grants Pass
820 Gold Ct
Grants Pass, Oregon
97527
May Birthdays
If you were born from April 20 – May 20 you
are a Taurus, the bull. If you were born from
May 21 – June 20 you are a Gemini, the twins.
A Taurus is reliable, stubborn, ambitious, loves
rewards, and appreciates the good life. A
Gemini sometimes seems to have two natures,
loves to talk, is intellectual, forges strong
relationships, and can be the life of the party.
Audrey Hepburn (actress) . . . . . May 4, 1929
Karl Marx (communist) . . . . . . . May 5, 1818
Willie Mays (baseball player) . . . May 6, 1931
Florence Nightingale (nurse) . . . May 12, 1820
Stevie Wonder (musician) . . . . . May 13, 1950
Madeleine Albright (Sec. State) May 15, 1937
Studs Terkel (author) . . . . . . . . . May 16, 1912
Sugar Ray Leonard (boxer) . . . . May 17, 1956
Cher (diva) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 20, 1946
Ralph Waldo Emerson (thinker) May 25, 1803
Clint Eastwood (actor) . . . . . . . . May 31, 1930
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