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Health Center

December 2017

You Are Invited to theChristmas Party!

When: Tuesday, Dec. 12thWhat time: 6:30-7:30Where: Health Center Dining RoomWho: Residents and their loved ones

Santa Needs Helpers!The Health Center needs helpers to decorate

on Friday, Nov. 24th, the day afterThanksgiving. If you or a friend would like tohelp make the health center festive for theholidays, please contact Lisa at (602) 443-5431.Also, If you would like to help Santa deliver giftsto the residents on Dec. 22nd, let her know.

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!We appreciate all our awesome volunteers in

the Health Center—Terri, Dianne, Gary, Tonia,and Mariah—YOU ARE APPRECIATED!

December Happenings in the Health CenterDec. 5th- Residents go to Moon Valley

Neighborhood to see the pretty Christmas lights at6:30 pm.

Dec. 12th-Christmas Party 6:30 (details on left)Dec. 15th-Advent Walk-2:00 on the Fellowship

Square Campus. All Families and Friends of residentsare invited.

Dec. 22nd-Santa will be visiting the Health Center,and giving a present to each resident. Most presentswere purchased with funds from the AZ RepublicSeason for Sharing Grant. All presents were wrappedwith loving care from the employees on thePhoenix Campus.

Staff

DirectoryRehabilitation (602) 443-5438Admissions (602) 443-5470Reception in Front Lobby (602) 443-5405Food Service (602) 443-5433Campus Chaplain (602) 443-5486QA and Care Case Manager (602) 443-5406Administrator (602) 443-5412Activities (602) 443-5431Nursing (602) 443-5434Social Services (602) 443-5455Billing (602) 424-9489

DonationsThe Health Center can always

use new, small, and inexpensiveitems for Bingo. However, if youwould like to donate any USEDitems to the health center, pleasecontact Lisa at (602) 443-5431.*Some donations cannot beaccepted due to limited space.

Happy Birthdays!Wilma-12/20Sandy-12/7We celebrate birthdays every

month at Christian Care with“Musical Journey” performing.This month’s birthday party willbe Wednesday, Dec. 20th at2:30. All families of residents areinvited to join in the fun!

Transforming TechnologyToday’s electronic world

wouldn’t be possible withoutthe transistor, which was firstdemonstrated on Dec. 23, 1947.Called one of the mostimportant inventions of the20th century, the device earnedits creators, scientists WilliamShockley, John Bardeen andWalter Brattain, a Nobel Prize inphysics. For several years, onlythe military used the technology.The first commercial product touse transistors was hearing aids,followed quickly by telephoneswitchboards and radios.

Fun and FunctionalNutcrackers

Standing at attention withtheir tall hats and toothy grins,nutcrackers are a festiveseasonal sight, but do youknow the story behind theornamental soldiers?

Various tools for crackingopen nuts, from simple levers toscrew designs, have been aroundfor centuries and were usuallymade of metal. In the 1700s,woodworkers in Germany begancarving nutcrackers in the shapesof soldiers and kings. Symbolsof good luck and protection, thedolls were traditionally given asgifts. Pressing a handle on theback of the figurine enabled itsmouth to move up and down tocrack open a nut.

The march of nutcrackers intothe U.S. was spurred by twofactors. During World War II,many American soldiersstationed in Germany boughtnutcrackers as souvenirs for theirloved ones. Around the sametime, Peter Tchaikovsky’s ballet“The Nutcracker” debuted in theU.S. and became a hit, makingthe character a beloved icon.

While traditional soldiersremain a popular design,whimsical figures of all kindscan now be found.

Music to Your EarsWhether you listen to jazz,

belt out a tune at karaoke orplay the piano, the melodiesthat surround you can do yourbody good. Note these healthbenefits of music:

Boosts mood. Ever notice thatcertain songs put a smile onyour face? Listening to yourfavorite music triggers therelease of dopamine, a brainchemical responsible for feel-good emotions.

Stimulates the brain. Manyareas of the brain are engagedwhen a person listens to orcreates music, much like theway the body gets a workoutduring exercise.

Evokes memories. Songs fromthe past have the ability to takeus to another time and maybring back comfortingmemories. Music therapy oftenhelps Alzheimer’s patients.

Promotes bonding. Attending aperformance or joining a sing-along or drum circle encouragessocial interactions.

Inspires movement. Manypeople instinctively tap theirfeet, clap their hands or swayback and forth when they hear arhythmic beat, increasing bloodflow and working muscles.

FALL FUN AT THEHEALTH CENTER

Decorating pumpkins! All pumpkins weredisplayed in the display case and thedining room tables for centerpieces.

Stay a Kid at Heart“The lovers of life, they are

children at heart always in theirwonder and delight.” —Elizabeth Goudge

“Breast CancerAwareness” Month

The Food Service andActivities Departments threwemployees and residents a “PinkParty” on Oct. 13th. Employeeswore pink, and all who attendedwere treated to a pink piece ofcake. Mammogram brochuresdonated by the American CancerSociety were handed out.

Sue wearing her “Phantom of the Opera”mask she created.

Memory BoostIf you’re trying to remember

the name of a person or placebut keep coming up blank, recitethe alphabet. Saying the letterthat begins the forgotten wordmay jog your memory, allowingthe name to pop into your head.Try it!

Fun Fall PartyOn Oct. 31st, staff dressed up

as “trick-or-treaters,” and theresidents gave them candy asthey went “door to door” in thedining room.

Positive Thought“Each day comes bearing a

gift. Untie the ribbon.” —AnnRuth Schabader

Christian Care HealthCenter Column

New Social WorkerAssistant

We would like to welcomeSusanne Greenwell to our SocialServices Department. She willserve as the Social ServicesAssistant. She is from Oregonand has a Bachelor’s in HumanServices from University ofPhoenix. She is an animal loverand has four dogs and three cats.

Introducing the NewExecutive Director

Welcome to Jami Gross fromOhio. She is Christian Care’snew Executive Director. Pleasesay, “Hi,” to her when you seeher. Her office is located inOasis. She replaces KathyLoscheider, who will be the newExecutive Director in theChristian Care Surprise location.

Opening Soon!The new Fellowship Square

location is scheduled tocomplete construction in thespring. Check out:fellowshipsquareseniorliving.org/campus/az/surprise

1904: More than 200,000 revelers

gather for the first New Year’s Eve

celebration in New York City’s

Times Square.

1911: Norwegian explorer Roald

Amundsen and his expedition team

become the first people to reach the

South Pole.

1920: Celebrated opera tenor

Enrico Caruso gives his last public

performance at the Metropolitan

Opera in New York City.

1933: After scoring a touchdown

in the game’s final minutes, the

Chicago Bears win the first NFL

Championship Game by defeating the

New York Giants 23–21 at Chicago’s

Wrigley Field.

1945: Congress formally recognizes

the Pledge of Allegiance, which was

written in 1892.

1951: The Marshall Plan ends. The

American aid program gave more than

$13 billion in economic support to help

Europe recover from World War II.

1969: Fresh from the Boeing factory,

the first 747 is delivered to Pan Am.

The international airline was the first

to fly the jumbo jet.

1977: Disco fever hits after the movie

“Saturday Night Fever” premieres.

1982: Instead of naming its annual

Person of the Year, Time magazine

chooses the computer as the Machine

of the Year.

1995: Cartoonist Bill Watterson ends

his “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip.

2000: Montgomery Ward announces

it is going out of business after

128 years. The retail giant created

the world’s first general merchandise

mail-order catalog.

2005: Astronomers reveal they have

discovered two more rings encircling

the planet Uranus.

2012: Johnny Manziel, star

quarterback for Texas A&M University,

becomes the first freshman to win the

Heisman Trophy.

DECEMBER

America’s Official Poets

Each year, the Library of Congress names a poet laureate of

the United States to promote the reading and writing of poetry.

Find inspiration in the works of these poets of the nation.

Year Appointed Poet Laureate

1937 Joseph Auslander

1944 Robert Penn Warren

1945 Louise Bogan

1958 Robert Frost

1968 William Jay Smith

1976 Robert Hayden

1985 Gwendolyn Brooks

1993 Rita Dove

2000 Stanley Kunitz

2015 Juan Felipe Herrera