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MAY 2016
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Greetings from Teresa
Team Leaders
Teresa Selby…………….…Administrator
Ahidee Herrera….............Administrator
Kari Linam……….……Wellness Director
Becky Jacobson…………………..…….LPN
Lisa Rand………………….Administrative
Assistant
Cori Magarian………...Director of Sales
and Marketing
May Birthdays
Passover Seder
For those who celebrate Passover here at
Skylark, we were able to have a beautiful
celebration!
In astrology, those born between May 1–20
are Bulls of Taurus. Bulls show a steady
persistence in endeavors both professional
and personal, and after working hard, they are
not shy about rewarding themselves for a job
well done. Those born between May 21–31
are Gemini’s Twins. The Twins represent
energetic communication and interaction.
Curious Geminis love to collect and share
information. Witty and intellectual, they attract
many friends, mentors, and colleagues.
Special birthday wishes to our
residents!
Bob W. – May 9th
Ruby B. – May 11th
Vivian L. – May 22nd
Alta S. – May 23rd
Bonnee B. – May 26th
Maggie S. – May 28th
John Sambrano…………….…Director of
Environmental Services
Timothy Corbett……….Director of Life
Enrichment
The Skylark team’s mission is 6 simple
words – Caring people, Serving people,
Improving lives. Not only does our mission
apply to how we treat our residents, but
our team members practice it in their
everyday lives. Our Skylark team
members have families they are providing
for, they are students and they donate their
time to volunteer to different organizations. In recognition of
the outstanding service our Team Members provide, we
would like to highlight one Team Member a month and
provide special recognition for going above and beyond. This
month we would like to recognize Brianna Barnes – A
caregiver, a nursing student and the Luminaria Chair for
Relay for Life. Please see the article on Brianna to learn a
little bit about her life. If you have a team member you would
like to recommend for recognition, please let the Director of
Life Enrichment, Tim, or I know who and why you believe
they should be honored. Thank you Skylark Community for
doing all that you do to enrich the lives of each other!
Important Phone Numbers
Front Desk………….…....(541) 552-1713
Toll-Free #......................(866) 552-1713
Fax Number..…………...(541) 552-1058
Memory Care..............(541) 552-0154
Skylark’s Core Principles
Service…We will be passionate about caring for and serving our
residents, their families and in seeking new residents.
24-Hour Maintenance.(541) 552-1713
Leadership…We will seek to identify and train effective leaders at
every level of the organization.
Fire, Police, Ambulance............…..911
Simplicity…We will focus on the fundamentals.
Beauty Salon.…………..(541) 890-7183
Improvement…We will get a little better each day.
Stewardship…We will be stewards of all our resources.
Attitude…We will enthusiastically support each other in
accomplishing our mission and goals.
Perseverance…We will always PRESS ON.
May 2016
Life Enrichment Highlights
Poem In Your Pocket Day!
Here at Skylark we have several entertainers/performers
that come and share their gifts. Each performance provides
great opportunities to come together and socialize. Music
can also heighten positive emotions, stimulating hits of
dopamine that make us feel good or even elated. Today
we will list a handful of the performers that come to Skylark
and a brief explanation on what they do:
 Heart & Hope Music: Offers a unique, therapeutic, lifeenriching musical program of love, hope, comfort, humor
and healing. Donny Rose enjoys providing instruments
for those interested in playing along. He takes request
and enjoys playing his guitar. Julie Roze also plays
guitar while having fun with a her sing a-longs where
everyone can sing.
 Ben McReynolds: Ben comes to Skylark once per month
and provides a beautiful piano performance everytime.
In appreciation for
poetry, students from
Ashland Middle School
celebrated with
Skylark by passing out
poems on Poem in
Your Pocket Day!
 Jenifer Knipple: Jenifer is a multi talented individual.
When she comes to Skylark she provides a saxophonic
performance of classical, modern, electronic and pop
saxophone music.
 Louis Faro: Louis is one of our newer performers and
has really come in with a bang - His zest for life really
shines during his energetic performances!
 Anna & Tom: They have been coming to Skylark for
awhile now and after experiencing one of their
performances you’d understand why. Their positive
energy and Folk inspired music is a Skylark favorite!
In recognition of the outstanding service our Team
Members provide, Skylark is highlighting one Team
Member a month and providing special recognition for
going above and beyond – Congratulations to
Brianna Barnes for being the Employee of the Month
for the month of May! Brianna has been with Skylark
working as a Care Giver since September 2015. She
is a Junior at SOU where she is pursuing a career in
Nursing.
Brianna’s optimistic attitude is infectious and her
willingness to work together as a team speaks
volumes to her character. She was able to sum up
Skylark in three words – home, family and
opportunity. Some of the things she has
appreciated the most while working at Skylark
have been the people she has met and her coworkers.
Brianna is a caring, hard working and
compassionate individual of which Skylark is
proud to have part of their team. We know
Brianna is a student at SOU, but what we didn’t
know is that she works
another job with on-campus
housing at SOU, is the
Luminaria Chair for Relay
for Life and has a cat named
Axel of whom she loves
dearly! When not working
or involved with school,
Brianna loves being
outdoors – She enjoys
hiking, swimming and has a
passion for wake boarding.
Walking Group
Cori’s Marketing World
I have been thinking about
“personal connections” a lot
lately - This is one of the core
principles of Mission Senior
Living. Being the Activity
Director for years at Skylark and
now Marketing Director, I have
made an incredible amount of
personal connections during my
more than six years here. These
personal connections include sitting with our
incredible residents at Skylark, to someone who is
touring, to so many members of the community. I
have thought so often about writing down these
“connections” and making a book of sorts because
these chance encounters are priceless, funny,
poignant and oh so memorable. It is these moments
in time, however long or brief, that make a lasting
impression on a person, and I am so fortunate to
have all of you in my life each day.
Sklark has a Walking Group that meets 4-5 times
every month – Participants are both from Assisted
Living and Memory Care. Now that the weather
here in Ashland is getting warmer, the walking
group is becoming more and more popular.
Walking groups provide a wide range of both
physical and mental health perks – There can be
improvements in blood pressure, body fat, lung
function, depression, etc.
Irene loves attending
Skylark’s Painting
Group and always has
beautiful work.
As new residents move into Skylark, they become a
part of the family, the “connection” as they meld into
the day-to-day events. We not only gain a new
resident, but family and friends with whom they are
connected. This, in turn, creates an even bigger
connection and so many more chance encounters
from which to learn and grow!
Thanks to all of you, our Skylark residents, for letting
me share a part of your lives!
A few pieces of
artwork from
Skylark’s
Painting Group
Tosha works in Memory
Care and loves to bake
– She was able to make
a Pineapple Upside
Down Cake and
everyone loved it!
Ice Cream Social