October 1
World Card Making Day
October Newsletter 2016
October 2
Peanut Day &
Funtastic Friday
October 4
Taco Day
October 7
Frost on Punkin Day
October 9
Pop-Pop-Pop Day
October 10
Columbus Day
Hello Residents,
October 15
Pizza Hut Day
Our residents and staff have a full month of exciting and fun
activities to look forward to building up to Halloween.
October 16
World Food Day
To start off the month of October:
October 17
Wear Something Gaudy Day
October 14 Residents Lunch Outing/The Dixie Cafe
October 21
Wear It Pink Day
October 21 Wear It Pink Day
October 25
World Pasta Day
October 27
Teddy Bear Day
October 29
National Cat Day
October 31
Halloween
October 5 Residents Outing/The Green Acres Pumpkin Patch
October 19 A Seminar on Arthritis/Tennova Healthcare
October 27 Trick-or-Treat with Maggie and Friends
October 28 Goody Bags/The Therapy & Learning Center
October 31 Residents Fall Fest Cookout
Everyone please continue to check our monthly newsletter & calendars for any upcoming events.
Happy Halloween!
Jennie Spraggins,
Executive Director
Regency Retirement Village of Jackson
Recent Events
Mayor Gist/Reading of Proclamation – September 9
Family Night/ NALW – September 13
The City and County Mayor celebrated with us as we kicked off the start of National Assisted Living Week.
Families enjoyed family night with the residents. Our dietary department turned on the grill and prepared
The theme was Keep Connected. In honor of National Assisted Living Week, we celebrated by having a rib-
a delicious meal that consisted of grilled chicken, hot dogs & hamburgers with the trimmings. Family and
bon cutting ceremony, and The Red Coats cut the ribbon. Mayor Gist read the proclamation that explained
residents had the opportunity to visit and socialize while enjoying a great meal. Since flu season is right
the purpose of the week. The residents enjoyed sitting in on the ceremony. Afterwards refreshments were
around the corner, families were invited to sit in on a seminar with Chris Phipps from Phipps Pharmacy
served for everyone.
regarding Immunizations (Flu & Pneumonia).
Residents Outing/The CO Company – September 12
Keeping Connected at the Madison County Library – September 14
The residents enjoyed a bus ride to tour The CO Company, which was one of our activities for National
The residents enjoyed a bus ride to The Madison County Library. This activity also tied in to our theme
Assisted Living Week. The residents got to explore and learn first-hand about some of the equipment that’s
for National Assisted Living Week. The residents enjoyed being able to have hands-on experience with the
used in today’s technology for staying connected. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed celebrating National Choc-
computers. A representative at the library showed everyone how to download different apps, and everyone
olate Milkshake Day by stopping at The Dairy Queen.
had the opportunity to see how Facebook works. Facebook is a way of keeping connected with friends and
loved ones.
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, October 27
at 5:30pm
Trick-or-Treat with Maggie & Friends
Families and Residents are invited to attend this
event. If you would like to wear costumes to this
event, feel free to do so. Candy stations will be
set up for the children and residents. Maggie and
Friends are a group of therapy dogs that will be
dressed in costumes. The therapy dogs will also
perform tricks for everyone, and refreshments will
Wednesday, October 5 at 2pm
“Frost on the Punkin Day” / Green Acres Pumpkin Patch
be served.
The residents will enjoy a bus ride to Green Acres Pumpkin Patch in Milan, TN. This outing will be in celebration of the famous poet James Whitcomb Riley who wrote “When the Frost is on the Punkin.” Green
Monday, October 31 at 2pm
Fall Fest Cookout
Acres specializes in pumpkins this time of year. They have a huge selection of different shapes, sizes, and
colors of pumpkins. We also purchase pumpkins to bring back and use in some of our fall activities. The
residents even enjoy decorating our patio with pumpkins they purchase.
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Wednesday, October 19 at 2pm
Seminar on Arthritis
Friday, October 21 at 1pm
Wear It Pink Day
Lisa Wall, from Tennova Healthcare, will be here
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To
for a seminar on arthritis. Residents and families
honor those battling the disease, we encourage res-
are welcome to attend. She will share information
idents and staff to wear pink. Ms. Willie White will
on understanding arthritis, types of arthritis, and
be the guest speaker for the event. After the presen-
things that we can do to help ease the pain, such
tation, we will release pink balloons and enjoy pink
as getting involved with exercise, and some of the
refreshments.
foods we can avoid. She has an open session for
anyone that has questions after the seminar.
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November 4 — FUNtastic Friday
November 17 — Thanksgiving Dinner
December 7 — Residents Holiday Mart
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Community Spotlight
Just for Fun
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Mae McFarland
Ms. McFarland has been selected for the resident spotlight. She
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3. Drinks blood by night to survive.
4. Pirates use this on their flag.
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Residents
8. Place where the dead reside.
9. Where a corpse or vampire rests.
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Employees
Robert Cole
Oct. 4
Rene’ Smith
Oct. 1
Charles Holmes
Oct. 5
Tiffany Hall
Oct. 11
Charles Kidwell
Oct. 9
Tawanda Hampton Oct. 16
Emma Nelson
Oct. 24
Justin Pipkin
Mae Kelly
Oct. 31
Anne Wade
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2. Monument found in a graveyard.
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7. A house with a ghost is ___________.
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Thank You,
for your outstanding service & care!
Employee of the Year
Employee of the Month
Dee Albea
Melissa Strayhorn
Dee has been employed
Melissa has been employed
at Regency for four and a
for 3 months as a Caregiver.
half years. She has been a
Her primary responsibili-
remarkable caregiver. Dee is
ties are assisting the resi-
always on time and always
dents with their activities
does whatever she’s asked to
of daily living. She has been
do, even things she has not
a very devoted employee,
been asked to do. If she sees something that needs
keeps a smile on her face, and is always willing to
to be done, she does it. Dee is very compassionate
step in where needed. She loves interacting with
and loving to the residents. We are very proud to
the residents on a daily basis. We are proud to
have Dee as an employee of Regency. She goes above
have her as employee of the month.
and beyond her duties of assisting the residents with
their activities of daily living.
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420 Cheyenne Drive | Jackson, TN 38305 | (731) 661-9888 | [email protected]
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