L UTHER H OUSE , 120-126 J ENNERS P OND R OAD , W EST G ROVE , PA 19390
610-869-4240
Luther house gazette
January 2016
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The Garden in Winter
By Lisa Maud Montgomery
Frosty-white and cold it lies
Underneath the fretful skies;
Snowflakes flutter where the red
Banners of the poppies spread,
And the drifts are wide and deep
Where the lilies fell asleep.
But the sunsets o'er it throw
Flame-like splendor, lucent glow,
And the moonshine makes it gleam
Like a wonderland of dream,
And the sharp winds all the day
Pipe and whistle shrilly gay.
Safe beneath the snowdrifts lie
Rainbow buds of by-and-by;
In the long, sweet days of spring
Music of bluebells shall ring,
And its faintly golden cup
Many a primrose will hold up.
Though the winds are keen and chill
Roses' hearts are beating still,
And the garden tranquilly
Dreams of happy hours to beIn the summer days of blue
All its dreaming's will come true.
January Activities Scheduled
 Luncheons sponsored by Legacy Safeguard Funeral Planning at 12 noon in each build-
ing: LH I luncheon will be held on January 20th, LH II on January 21st, LH III on January 19th & LH IV on January 22th.
 Ride the bus to Saint Michael Lutheran Church every Sunday. See poster for
specific times.
 Cords of Love Knitting Group meets in LH II at 10 am every Tuesday.
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Safety Seminar and Luncheon - Highlights
Winter Safety:
For more grip while walking on icy surfaces, spread “barn grip”
or other types of gravel for better traction.
 Always have emergency supplies in your car: flashlight, blanket,
extra meds, snacks, water, ice scraper, good foot wear, extra clothing.
While sitting in idling car, make sure your tail pipe is not covered in snow
to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
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911 - Emergency Services
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There are 2 levels of 911 care: basic life-support and advanced life-support.
 Dial 911 for emergencies.
Give operator your name, issue and your phone number.
 While on the phone with 911 operator:
stay on the phone until emergency team arrives.
Place phone on speaker to free hands for other tasks
such as opening door for emergency support team
or administering first aid as directed by operator.
The 911 team is in continual contact with emergency operator.
 Luther House pull-cord call 911 directly,
they do now call Luther House staff.
 Make sure your “emergency refrigerator cards”
are always up-to-date.
Place cards in a zip-lock bag along with
a copy of your living will, power of attorney,
insurance cards, last EKG, etc.
 If you come across a resident who has fallen,
do not attempt to assist the person yourself.
This may cause further injuries to the person or yourself.
Personal Safety Tips - Walking
 Walk against traffic. Wear reflective clothing.
Avoid walking during moments of possible sun glare.
Carry identification and cell phone.
Let someone know you are out walking,
where you will be going and expected time of return.
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Police Intervention
Call 911 if you feel threatened by anyone.
Allow the police to determine if the person “belongs” at Luther House.
Give the police detailed description of suspicious person:
height, hair color, age, clothing, type of vehicle, etc.
 Do not park in a dark area.
Take notice to where the lights will be
when you return to your car after dark.
 Before approaching your car or apartment,
have your key ready to open your door immediately.
This precaution will prevent being an easy target.
If approached by a threatening person - use your key as a knife.
 If someone follows you in your car, do not go home.
Drive to the nearest police station.
 If you are being pulled over by a car with flashing lights
and you are not sure if the car is a legitimate police officer,
put on your emergency flashers and drive to the nearest
well lit and populated area.
 Before getting into your vehicle, look in the back seat first.
Lock your doors while driving.
 To call the state police in Avondale directly, dial 610-268-2022.
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Safety at Home
Turn off electric appliances when on an extended trip.
 Keep valuables in a safe place
that an intruder would not think to look for them:
refrigerator, kitchen cabinet, bathroom closet, etc
 Stay in the kitchen while cooking.
Never cook while tired.
 Empty lint filter on dryer before use to prevent fire.
 Never give a person your social security number
or bank account information unless you solicited their services first.
No one gives something away for free! There is always a catch!
 Never use your “OUT” magnet as a “do not disturb” sign.
If you do not wish to be disturbed, place a note on your door.
If you own a pet, place a “save my pet” sticker on the outside of your door.
If you need a pet sticker, call Diane at 610-869-4240 ext. 111.
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Three Vaccines to Keep you Healthy
Vaccines play a vital role in preventing illness and maintaining health. Here are three commonly recommended vaccines covered by Medicare, and what you need to ask your health provider or plan.
Flu shot - Each year in the United States, 9 out of 10 flu-related deaths and 6 out of 10 flu-related
hospital stays occur among people aged 65+. An annual flu shot is one of the best preventive measures to
help protect against the flu. The shot is available in both a regular strength dose and a high dose that provides extra immunity, which is often recommended for older adults.
Does Medicare cover the flu shot? Medicare Part B pays for one seasonal flu shot (either strength
dose) with no co-pay as long as you visit a provider that accepts assignment (i.e., agrees to accept Medicare’s payment directly). If you have Medicare Advantage, you will not be charged for a flu shot if you visit
an in-network provider.
Shingles vaccine - Shingles is a painful skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Adults aged 50+ are at most risk for shingles, which can lead to lifelong pain. The shingles vaccine
(Zostavax®) is a one-time shot recommended for all adults over age 60 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Does Medicare cover the shingles vaccine? Medicare Part B does not pay for the shingles vaccine.
However, all Part D plans are required to cover the vaccine and its administration.
Part D plans have very specific rules about how to get the shingles vaccine. For example, a plan may
only cover the injection if you get it in a health provider’s office and not a pharmacy. Some plans might
also ask that pay your doctor upfront for the vaccine and then seek reimbursement.
Ask your Part D plan: How much will I be charged for the vaccine? Do I need to get the shot at a specific location in order for it to be covered? Can I get the vaccine at a pharmacy or drugstore and get reimbursed by my plan? How will the plan pay for the administration of the shot if I get it in my doctor’s office? Will I need to pay my doctor upfront and seek reimbursement from the plan?
Pneumococcal (pneumonia) shots - Pneumococcal disease is a bacterial infection that causes many
types of illness, from mild ear and sinus infections to life-threatening pneumonia and meningitis.
The CDC recommends that all adults aged 65+ and younger adults with long-term health problems
or chronic conditions receive the pneumococcal shot. One shot is usually all a person will need, and you
can get the pneumococcal vaccine on the same day as the flu shot (or at any other time).
Does Medicare cover the pneumococcal vaccine? Medicare Part B pays for one pneumococcal vaccine
with no co-pay as long as you visit a provider that accepts assignment (i.e., agrees to accept Medicare’s
payment directly). Medicare will also pay for a booster vaccine for certain high-risk individuals if 5 years
have passed since their vaccination. Medicare Advantage members also cannot be charged for the shot if
they receive it from an in-network provider.
For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Conscience and reputation are two different things.
Your conscience depends on you,
whereas your reputation depends on your neighbors estimation of you.
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How to Walk on Ice
Slips and falls are the second-leading cause of unintentional deaths, according to the National Safety
Council. And with the latest deep freeze covering much of the South and all the way to New England, it's
time to be extra careful.
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Here are some other tips for walking safely in the winter weather:
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Give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination to avoid carelessness.
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Wear shoes and boots with good traction.
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Walk at a slower pace.
Stay on designated walkways.
Use the handrail when using stairs and entering and exiting buildings.
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If you have to walk on ice, take short steps, bend
slightly and walk flat-footed. In other words, walk like a penguin.
The waddle keeps your center of gravity over your front leg and will help keep you upright.
Spotlight on Resources
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Food Assistance & Food Cupboards are numerous in Chester County.
 Kennett Area Food Cupboard yearly income limit is $16,245 for an individual and $21,855 for a
couple. They deliver once a month to Luther House residents. Call 610-925-3556.
 Commodity Supplemental Food Program, also through the Kennett Area Food Cupboard, yearly
income limit is $14,000 for an individual and $18,000 for a couple. CSFP is also delivered once a
month to Luther House residents. Call 610-925-3556.
Historical and Museum discounted admission fees for PA residents age 65 or older are available to
Pennsylvania State Historical and Museum Commission museums and other properties at 717-7872723 or www.phmc.state.pa.us
House Keeping services are available at a reduced cost through Kendal Crossland Helping Hands at
610-388-5580. Income eligibility requirements are not to exceed $24,900 for a single person, and
$25,500 for couples.
Good Neighbor Reminders:
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Do not place paper towels in the toilet.
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If you have a maintenance issue, please call 610-869-4240 ext. 0.
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Do not place extra large items down trash chute. It is very difficult to clear blockages.
Greenmore Farm Animal Rescue in West Grove needs volunteers.
If interested, call 267-228-5035.
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This Month in History
January 7, 1714 - A patent was issued for the first typewriter designed by British inventor Henry
Mill "for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing."
January 10, 1863 - The world's first underground railway service opened in London,
the Metropolitan line between Paddington and Farringdon.
January 23, 1907 - Charles Curtis of Kansas became the first person of Native
American ancestry to serve in the U.S Senate. He later served as vice president
under President Herbert Hoover from 1929-33.
January 25, 1959 - An American Airlines Boeing 707 made the first scheduled
transcontinental U.S. flight, traveling from California to New York.
January 26, 1788 - The British established a settlement at Sydney Harbor in Australia as 11 ships with 778 convicts arrived, setting up a penal
colony to relieve overcrowded prisons in England.
Birthday - Common Sense author Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was born
in Thetford, England. His pamphlet, published in 1776, provided inspiration to undecided Americans that a new nation, independent from
Britain. He served in the Continental Army and observed the hardships
of American troops. He then published The Crisis series pamphlets
which began by stating, "These are the times that try men's souls."
The Origin of Phrases
Katy bar the door - Originates with the story of Catherine Douglas and her attempt to save
the Scottish King James I. He was attacked by discontented subjects in Perth in 1437. The room
he was in had a door with a missing locking bar. Catherine Douglas tried to save him by barring
the door with her arm. Her her arm was broken and the mob murdered the King. The 'lass that
barred the door' - was henceforth known as Catherine Barlass. The event was commemorated in
Dante Gabriel Rossetti's poem The King’s Tragedy, 1881:Then the Queen cried, "Catherine,
keep the door, And I to this will suffice!" At her word I rose all dazed to my feet, And my heart
was fire and ice.
Keep the ball rolling—was preceded by the similar, now archaic, British phrase “keep the
ball up.” The “keep the ball rolling” version of the phrase owes its origin to US presidential election of July 1840. That election is widely regarded as introducing all the paraphernalia of present-day elections: campaign songs, and advertising slogans. The unpopular incumbent President
Martin Van Buren was pitted against Whig candidates, General William Harrison, a war hero who
had fought against the Shawnee Indians at Tippecanoe, and John Tyler. The Whig candidates
adopted the first known political slogan - 'Tippecanoe and Tyler, too'. A song of the same name
was considered to have sung Harrison into the presidency: Don't you hear from every quarter,
quarter, quarter, Good news and true, That swift the ball is rolling on For Tippecanoe and Tyler
Too. Harrison's campaign literature referred to Victory Balls, ten -foot diameter globes made of
tin and leather, which were pushed from one campaign rally to the next. His supporters were
invited to attend rallies and push the ball on to the next town, chanting 'keep the ball rolling'.
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Please REMEMBER
OUR TROOPS
in your thoughts and prayers, and especially:

Bryan Hammell, grandson of Mary
Hammell (LH I)
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James Edward Tackett, grandson of Jennifer
Rosa (LH IV)
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Brock Morris, nephew of Jen Rosa (LH IV)
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Jason Sunderland, son of Phyllis Sunderland
(LHI)
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Jonathan Shavor, grandson of Nancy & Bob
Brynildsen (LH II)
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Gregory Shaneman, grandson of Hilda
Shaneman (LH I)

Stephen Burke, grandson of Vera Passmore
(LH III)

William W. Farmer III, grandson Al Watson
(LH IV)
My Favorite Recipe ...
Indian Pudding
Janie Tink
6 cups of milk
½ cup (1 stick) butter
½ cup yellow cornmeal
¼ cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup molasses
3 eggs, beaten
¼ cup of granulated sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of nutmeg
vanilla ice cream
Directions:
1 Heat the milk and butter. Keep hot on medium heat.
2 Preheat oven to 250°F.
Grandparent’s
Corner The most precious
jewels you will
ever hang around
your neck are the
arms of your
grandchildren.
3 In a separate bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, and
salt; stir in molasses. Thin the mixture with
about 1/2 cup of hot milk, a few tablespoons at
a time, then gradually add the mixture back to
the large pot of scalded milk. Cook, stirring until thickened.
4 Temper the eggs by slowly adding a half cup of
the hot milk cornmeal mixture to the beaten
eggs, whisking constantly. Add the egg mixture
back in with the hot milk cornmeal mixture,
stir to combine. Stir in the sugar and spices, until smooth. Pour into a 2 1/2 quart shallow casserole dish. Bake for 2 hours at 250°F.
5. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
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Seasonal Photo
by
Candie Ward
Painting
by
Otley Jackson
Luther House
Information
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Telephone: 610-869-4240 or
TTY/TDD AT 7-1-1 to connect
through the PA Relay Service
for Hearing Impaired
www.lutherhousepa.org
After hour maintenance
emergencies, please dial:
610-869-4240 ext. 0
Luther House is an equal
housing opportunity
organization providing housing
regardless of race, color,
religion, sex, handicap
or national origins.
Happy Birthday
January
1 - Alice Osborne - I
Hazel Potter - III
2 - Shirley Barnes - I
5 - Mary Scott - II
8 - Matilda Matherly - III
12 - Dorothy Saunders - I
Clyde Gent - I
Helen McNeill - II
13 - Ralph Ream - III
15 - Marie Rhoades - III
18 - Rosalie Carter - I
Peg Nuse - IV
21 - Howard Neikam - III
23 - Robert Reeves - I
25 - Carol Lynn DeHart - I
26 - George Barnes - I
27 - William Smith - II
Elsie Gehron - III
28 - Catherine Holgerson - I
Lois Hooven - III
29 - Annie Clendenin - I
Mildred Simpson - I
February
3 - Jean Bugenhagen - III
Shirley Tingley – III
6 - Karen Toto - II
9 - Doris Mayes - III
10 - Rosemarie DePoulter - I
13 - Jones Osborne – II
Delbert Atwood - III
15 - Marie Sweeney - II
17 - Wilma Jean Powell – III
18 - Martha Boyer - II
19 - Janet Parme - III
21 - Darla Moore - III
22 - Doris Pugh – II
Eileen Love - II
23 - Suzanne Young - III
24 - Beverly DeSanto - IV
Articles are due by the 24th
for next month’s publication.
Diane Berquist, reporter and
layout
Katie Parker, activity calendar
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Learn to recognize the inconsequential - then ignore it.
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