TM
In a Manor of Speaking
News & Views of Activities at Christian Care Manors
~ VOLUME 20, NO. 4 ~
(602 Area Code)
Alex Periut, HUD Apartment Manager
Rima Banerji, HUD Assistant Manager
861-3970 (Hours: p. 6) ~ M-I Office
Services Coordinator / Editor
443-5446 ~ M-I Office
Jessica Duran, Dir. Subsidized Housing:
Phoenix and Cottonwood (M-2 Office)
443-5449
SAFETY-Security/MAINTENANCE
678-4939
SALONS / BARBERS:
Health Center: 443-5432
Oasis: HAIR: 443-5463(Nancy)
NAILS: 989-2062(Frida)
Fellowship Square: 443-5422
Chaplain Brad Auten............443-5486
Dr. Christian Rainer.....................443-5447
Outpatient Rehab..............443-5447
Home Health Services.................443-5447
7am - 6pm, EVERY DAY
Health Center Admissions......443-5470
Sr. FITness ...........................443-5479
Volunteering........... 443-5419
Manor’s Addresses:
M-I: ..........11830 N. 19th Avenue
M-II: ..........11802 N. 19th Avenue
M-III: .......1944 W. Sunnyside Drive
(plus apartment #), Phoenix, AZ 85029
Anyone may see this newsletter at
www.christiancare.org.
(Newsletters Also Available on Audio Tape)
April 2017
SrFITness Challenge 2017
Wednesday, March 1st, our amazing SrFIT-ers once
again competed in the LeadingAge Fitness challenge at
North Phoenix Baptist Church!
Jennie Hofkamp,
Margaret Wilson and
Sylvia & Ed Barry
qualified for several events,
and each will gladly relate
all the fun and hard work of their big day!
“CONGRATULATIONS!”
to all our campus competitors,
especially those in our Manors!
Our ”Movers & Shakers” are ready for the day!
2
ETCETERA:
The Birth of Baby Carrots
Did you know that baby carrots
were created to
give ugly carrots a chance at being
sold? In 1986, a California carrot
farmer sprouted the idea to cut
and peel imperfect, unwanted
full-grown carrots into identical
2-inch pieces, and they were an
instant hit at grocery stores.
Packaged baby carrots now make
up nearly 70 percent of carrot
sales.
________
________
Who Invented the Umbrella?
_____
______
______
Over 4,000 years ago, while originally
used for shade, the Chinese waxed and
lacquered paper parasols for rain
protection.
The word “umbrella” comes
from“umbra” meaning shade. While
considered only appropriate for women,
Parisian traveler Jonas Hanway
(1712-’86) used one publicly in England
for 30 years, popularizing such among
men. English gentlemen often referred to
their umbrellas as a Hanway.
In 1852, Samuel Fox invented the steel
ribbed design, while in 1928, Hans
Haupt invented the pocket model.
As of 2008, the U.S. Patent Office
registered 3,000 active patents on
umbrella-related inventions.
__________
________
____
HealthSignal Partners!
Already drawing crowds
after being introduced at our
last CORE,
be sure to attend the next one
(May 23rd)
to learn of your FREE benefits!
This is a GREAT opportunity!
3
SUPER FOODS for BETTER HEALTH!
WATERMELON
A heavyweight in the nutrient department,
a standard serving (about 2 cups) of watermelon has
one-third of a day’s vitamins A and C,
a nice shot of potassium
and a healthy dose of lycopene
for only 90 fat-free, salt-free calories.
Sooooo delicious!
( Contributed by Phyllis Burge, M-I )
THIS ’n‘ THAT
“Lunch Bunch”
Any Manor resident is
welcome at our
monthly
“Lunch Bunch” meals
in M-II.
To ensure enough
waitstaff,
please phone
Helen Scott
by the day prior.
# on Board flier.
_______
TRANSPORTATION (602 area code)
Spotlight on
I. Dial-A-Ride - 253-4000
Only for registered persons with
disabilities certified via ADA.
All trips must be
scheduled one to 14 days in advance.
II. DUET - 274-5022
Only for those homebound due to
physical disability.
Need four to five days notice.
III. A.D.A. - 716-2100
Requires application/verification
of need. ~Application available in
Sheila’s office.~
IV. SENIOR CAB: 801-1160
FARE CARD for Cab Rides:
Still only $6 for $20 Worth!
(Not ’20 rides’)
MVD Transportation
For rides after receiving FARE CARD,
customers should call one of the
19 cab companies directly.
(List comes with FARE CARD.)
Safety
What Is “the Big and
Loud Program”?
Christian Care’s Outpatient Physical
Therapy is now certified to offer a
globally recognized program for
improving communication and
movement in individuals with
Parkinson’s Disease.
Two of our therapists are now certified
to teach what is popularly called
‘The Big and Loud Program”.
The BIG part uses exaggerated
movement to address limb control,
while the LOUD portion motivates
increasing volume.
Questions should be directed to Robin
Allen, Medical Office Manager in our
Home Health building.
While we focus
on being
a safe and secure
campus,
please
do not leave anything
important
on walkers or carts
left unattended in a
common area
while you are away.
Thank You!
____
Thank a Tree!
Breathe easy on
National Arbor Day,
the last Friday in
April: One large tree
provides a day’s
supply of oxygen for
up to four people.
April 2017
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
LEGEND
FS = Fellowship Square
( Centerview on 2nd Fl )
Anita Garrett, RN Dir. HH
& Robin Allen, Office Mgr
(in HH, next to M-I)
7 am - 6 pm every day
602-443-5447
HC = Health/Nursing Center
O = Oasis Assisted Living
Center
HH = Home Health
(north of M-I)
3 SPRAY - I
2
4
Kathy Eslinger, HH RN
3: Church Service: FS
PALM SUNDAY
5:45: Bingo!: FS
2: Choir Practice: O
10 SPRAY - II
9
Robyn Byrne
HH Services Dir.
602-810-1592
11
1: Crafts: I
5:45: Bingo!: FS
2: Choir Practice: O
3: Church Service: FS
EASTER
Dr. Christian Rainer
602-443-5447
&
Paula Simon, NP, +
Dan Gallegos, NP
__________
Passover Begins at Sunset
17 SPRAY - III
16
1:15: Lunch Bunch: II
( Reservations Required )
2: Choir Practice: O
3: Church Service: FS
DOCTOR-TO-YOU:
OPTUM/CarePlus
602-463-9364
5:45: Bingo!: FS
23/30 National Volunteers Week
24
25
23:
3: Church Service: FS
___________________
30:
Nancy Johnson, NP
(w/Dr. Selma Jesmin, PCP)
________
18
3: Church Service: FS
1: Crafts: I
5:45: Bingo!: FS
2: Choir Practice: O
Calendar of Events
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
( We Have Enough Youth.
How About
10: Mass: FS
A Fountain of Smart?)
5 FoodPlus Deliveries
6
8:30: Fry’s Trip (10% OFF for
Seniors)
43rd Av+Cactus
2:30: Bible Study: II
8
9: Post Office Trip
(Leaves From FS Only)
10:45: PRAYer Circle: I
All Welcomed
11: SrFIT Stretch: I
7
1:30: Sprouts + Walgreens Trip
19th Ave+Northern
1: Super Wal-Mart Trip
19th + Bell
10: Mass: FS
6:15: Bunco!: FS
13 GOOD FRIDAY
12
8:30: Fry’s Trip (43rd+Cactus)
15
9: Chase, DSFCU + BofA
Banks Trip
(Sites Listed on Board)
11: SrFIT Stretch: I
10:45: PRAYer Circle: I
All Welcomed
2:30: Bible Study: II
14
( No Lunch Trip This Month )
6:15: Bunco!: FS
10: Mass: FS
1:30: Dollar Tree Store Trip
(35th+W T’bird)
19
8:30: Fry’s Trip (43rd+Cactus)
11: SrFIT Stretch: I
1:30: Fry’s Trip (43rd+Cactus)
21 Earth Day
20
10:45: PRAYer Circle: I
All Welcomed
1:00 Super Wal-Mart Trip
19th + Bell
2:30: Bible Study: II
9: Post Office Trip
(Leaves From FS Only)
1:30: Sprouts + Walgreens Trip
(19th Ave+Northern)
10: Mass: FS
2:30: Lutheran Service: FS
6:15: Bunco!: FS
27 National Arbor Day
26
28
29
8:30: Fry’s Trip (43rd+Cactus)
11: SrFIT Stretch: I
10:45: PRAYer Circle
All Welcomed
2:30: Bible Study: II
6:15: Bunco!: FS
22
Volunteers’ Luncheon: FS
1:30: 99¢ Store Trip
(43rd+W Bell)
10: Mass: FS
6
Manor-isms:
Welc me
New Residents
MEAL CARD:
Two ways to use your
Meal Card:
1. Pre-pay OR
2. Use it and be billed
for meals purchased on
your monthly rent
statements.
Available at the M-I
office:
861-3970
Alex Periut,
HUD Office Manager
&
Rima Banerji,
HUD Asst Manager
Manager’s Office
Hours:
Mon.-Fri.: 9 – 4
(Sat.: By
Appointment)
____________
The Service
Coordinator
is also in M-I
____
CORE
( Conference of Residents )
In between our quarterly
resident-management meetings
( CORE ),
any issue of daily apartment
community life
here on our campus
may be brought to the attention
of the HUD Managers.
Next CORE:
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
M-II Dining Room
_____________
Managers’ Reminder:
Please get a Work Order Number
when you call Maintenance,
and, if no action in 5 days,
then notify the Managers.
THANK YOU !
Each new Manors resident receives
complete documentation from the
managers, plus a welcoming letter
from the Services Coordinator
outlining what’s available.
Some outside agency assistance is
based upon income levels, and some
are open to any applicant.
As details change over time, we
recommend that residents seek
management for answers to policy or
procedure questions.
We are here to help each person
make the most of apartment
community life! Please explore our
20-acre campus and its
common-area amenities!
(We hope new residents will allow
their photo to be displayed in this
news! Photos help others get to
know you faster!)
“Will the EMTs Respect My ‘DNR’?”
Emergency Medical Transporters (EMTs) + Paramedics
should honor a patient’s wishes to NOT have CPR or other resuscitative efforts IF a
proper DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Form is visible to them upon entry to the
apartment (or is on file with Safety/Security to tell them en route).
Thank You,
Volunteers!
A DNR order is only applicable when the heart or breathing has stopped. Patients
with DNR orders receive FULL treatment for conditions like pain, shortness of
breath and bleeding (“comfort care”).
April 23–29 is
National Volunteer
Week,
a time to honor those
who serve their
community!
At any time, should one decide to receive full treatment (e.g., CPR), then the DNR
order will be disregarded. Simply tell the EMTs/paramedics that you do wish
resuscitative efforts and to ignore the DNR sheet.
For DNR Form, please contact the Services Coordinator.
7
SERVICES:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday to all our residents
celebrating birthdays this month*!
The world is a better place because
you’re here.
You are great for our community, too!
We wish you a wonderful day!
Happy
Birthday
APRIL
MANOR I
Nellie Festici, 102 ---------9th
Betty Rodriguez, 107 -----15th
Virginia Sileski, 412 ------15th
Roberta Curry, 223 -------28th
Evelyn Tschetter, 124 ----29th
Chris Avriette, 210 -------30th
MANOR III
Rosalie Thomas, 204 -----14th
Jeanne Walters, 203 ------16th
( * Only authorized names
will be included
in our birthdate listing )
__________
You teach people
how to treat you
by what you allow,
what you stop
and what you reinforce.
_______
Megan Johnson, Program Specialist;
Anna Tucker, SrFIT Specialist;
Mark Davis, SrFIT Specialist
_________
Manors SrFITness Hours:
In Manor II:
Tuesdays: 7 - 11 a.m.; 12 - 3 p.m.
Thursdays: 7 - 11 a.m.; 12 - 3 p.m.
(By appointment only)
In M-I: Stretch Class
Wednesdays: 11 - 11:30
602-443-5479
________________
Wednesday SrFIT Stretch Class:
A chair-based gentle stretch class to
help with flexibility and posture, it’s
each Wednesday at 11. Relax with
music (especially after your morning
shopping)! Stretch to relax!
M-I’s 3rd floor Activity Room
_________
“Why the ‘R’ In ‘MRS?”
Centuries ago, the woman of the house
was called “mistress”, which was also
the term for a governess. Eventually the
abbreviation “Mrs” became the title for
married women, while men used “Mr”
(pronounced “master”).
By the end of the 18th century the
women’s moniker was shortened to
“missus” (and “mistress” got a new
connotation!).
The Christian Care
Health Center
Have upcoming
surgery?
Check follow-up care
space here by talking
with
Cynthia Mora,
Admissions
Coordinator:
(602) 443-5470
_______
A/C + HEATING:
Maintenance requests
that no one change
any common-area
thermostat setting.
Problem with your
heat/cool unit?
Please call us!
______
Spotlight on
Safety
Your personal safety
and well-being is our
focus.
Please keep your
apartment door
locked at all times,
and ask
“Who is there?”
before opening your
door!
Thank You!
____
May issue:
American flag facts
April 2017
The beautifully-maintained buildings, the variety of native trees kept in pristine shape,
the sound of birds and squirrels, the breezes wafting and the smells of burgeoning plants
make for delightful strolls in the safety of our campus.
protect the earth
thank the earth
save the earth
observe the earth
protect the earth
thank the earth
save the earth
observe the earth
think about the earth
protect the earth
thank the earth
save the earth
observe the earth
we live it
we eat it
we breathe it
we remember it
we celebrate it
think about the earth
think about the earth