Important Info January 2015 202 35th St. Dr. SE Cedar Rapids, IA

Garnett Staff

Manager: Kimberly Emrich 319.929.6894 manager@garnettplace.net

Assistant Manager: Tara Malcolm 319.533.0397 assistantmanager@ garnettplace.net

Health Care Coordinator: Lee Thoma, RN 319.929.6892 nurse@garnettplace.net

Community Relations Coordinator: 319.533.5050 marketing@garnettplace.net

Life Enrichment Coordinator: Kari Santos 319.533.0441 enrichlife@garnettplace.net

Culinary Coordinator: Angie Duckworth 319.533.0409 kitchen@garnettplace.net

Maintenance Coordinator: Scott Franklin 319.929.6890 maintenance@garnettplace.net

It’s about coming home… Rolling out the red car et for you!

January Birthdays January 2nd Karen Coote January 10th Margot Anderson January 11th Margery Gundling January 14th Betty Grulke January 23rd Mary Daley

Garnett Place would like to send a big thank you out to Mr. & Mrs. Claus who

visited us on December 13th for the Cocoa and Carols event.

Lunch & Learn

January 19th 12:00 pm 202 Activity Room Revive Family Chiropractic will come and present their Health Talk program. This program focuses on how to decrease stress, feel better, de-crease sick days, and decrease use of medications. Come enjoy a free catered lunch and learn how to have a healthier new meal. Registration Required. Register with Kari in activi-ties before January 14th. enrichlife@garnettplace.net 319-362-3630 Friends & Family welcomed with advanced Registration

Garnett Gazette January 2016 Cedar Rapids, IA 202 35th St. Dr. SE

A Note From Our Manager

B ucket list. The Urban Dictionary defines it as a list of things to do before you die. It comes from the term “kicked the bucket.” Maybe you saw the movie starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. I searched Bucket List on Pinterest and found lots of examples. I’m pretty certain if I would search other social media sites

I would find even more. What I found most interesting about bucket lists is the extreme in what folks have on their lists and that people have also created categories. World Peace. More Family Time. Eating Cake Without My Hands. Holiday Bucket List. Summer Bucket List. Travel Bucket List. Just like New Year’s resolutions, it seems most people have a list to say, “Yep! I have a list.” It’s not that I believe you shouldn’t have a bucket list but I think people are missing the point. The most important part of having a bucket list is to make it real and do something with it. Everyone should have dreams and aspirations and sometimes you need to have a few “go big or go home” but let’s not forget to have some that are attainable! It’s good for the soul. With that said, “May the new year bring you an abundance of amazing opportunities, beautiful moments & joyful experiences. May your positive actions & attitude inspire others. May you be brave enough to take on and overcome rewarding challenges. May you find yourself in high spirits & excellent health. May you love with all your heart & find peace in even the most turbulent of times. May the love you give always find its way back to you multiplied. And may you forever be filled with the hope & strength necessary to make your dreams a reality.” -Zero Dean- Have a terrific month and cheers to a fantastic new year!

Kim Emrich, Manager

319.362.3630 www.gar e lace.net

New Year, new fresh look for Garnett Place! We wanted to present our new logo here in our January newsletter. We are ex-cited to introduce our new look and will be transitioning every-thing over in the next few weeks.

Welcome back to Culinary Corner

W ell here we are, another year gone. 2016 is coming in bright, shiny, and new! I hope eve-ryone had a great time with friends, family, and staff over the holiday season! I’m looking forward to another year with all of you. I hope that it’s going to be happy and healthy new

year. Looking forward to January’s drink of the month - if you have any ideas by all means please share with me or any of the culinary team. As a reminder, if you borrow plates, cups or any other ta-bleware from our kitchen please bring them back or give them to housekeeping so that they can re-turn them for you. I would like to take this time to thank all who have helped me over the last year make the culinary department successful. I appreciate my staff who have helped with the truck, to those who help bring food from one level to another, staff who helped with the cookies for our events and those that have been helping to do our extra winter cleanings. I would like to thank my staff personally for pulling together and getting things done and showing that we can be a team. Thank you to all the residents who have made me feel welcome. I enjoy when you bring me your ideas. Chatting with you makes my days happy and eventful. We will be recognizing different departments each month. For exam-ple January is server’s month so please let your server know you appreciate them taking care of all your dining needs. Remember give a smile and brighten someone’s day!

Thank you, Angie Duckworth the Culinary Coordinator

Lush Green Grass & Brown Muddy Cars

O ne of my goals is to ensure we have a beautiful lawn the residents can enjoy. This year, be-cause of all the heavy rainfall, the ground is softer than normal. My concern is that if we park on the grass the ground will be soft and muddy and your car may get stuck. Therefore, I

am encouraging everyone to please park in the designated parking spots. That being said, if the parking lot is full you may park on the grass as a temporary solution. You may have noticed we posted some metal poles along the side of the roadways. This is to help the snow plows determine where the edge of our road is and to direct them when the snow finally does come. The snow and rain should help the winterizer we put on the grass this past fall. I’m looking forward to warmer days and enjoying the lush, green grass!

Thank you, Scott Franklin the Maintenance Coordinator

Happy New Year!

I can’t believe that it is 2016 already. Where has the time gone??? This month I will be working a lot with the changes with Medicaid and I want everyone to rest assure that we will make sure any effect it has on our residents with Medicaid will

be minimal. I am also working on ideas for our Dare to Dream program so if there is a dream you would like to see fulfilled please come let me know about it so we can see what Garnett Place can do to make your dream come true! Tara Malcolm, Assistant Manager

National Eye Health Month The Rose Bowl is history and if the Hawkeyes didn’t win they should have -GO HAWKS! January is the start of a fresh new year. It is also national eye health month and national glaucoma month. Glaucoma is due to damage of the optic nerve usually from increased intraocular pressure. There are 2 categories of glaucoma. Primary glaucoma and secondary glaucoma. Primary Glaucoma: Symptoms are caused pr imar ily by the glaucoma. Secondary Glaucoma: Develops secondary to other conditions such as, inflammation, injury or

side effect of drugs like steroids. Symptoms of Glaucoma include: Reduced Peripheral Vision Intraocular pressure greater than 21 or where there is a large discrepancy in the pressure between

the two eyes Optic cup asymmetry

Causes of Glaucoma Can Include: Excessive computer use High levels of stress Nutritional deficiencies and poor digestion Family history of glaucoma Other chronic diseases that raise intraocu-

lar pressures Being of African American heritage Extreme nearsightedness or farsightedness Steroid use

Drugs that can Cause Glaucoma may Include: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

(NSAIDS) Venlafaxine Steroids Simvastatin Fenfluramine Mirtazapine Gastric Antispasmodics Antidepressants

What can We Do to Keep Our Eyes Healthy: Visit an eye doctor routinely and have your

intraocular pressures checked Eat a healthy diet and drink lots of water Manage your stress

Exercise Daily Daily juicing of fruits and vegetables

Lee Thoma RN, Health Care Coordinator

Transportation Update:

Please remember to set up your transportation needs at least 48 hours before your appointment. This will help us accommodate you as best as possible. We understand that appointments change quickly. Please let us know as soon as possible if this happens, but please be aware we may not be able to ac-commodate last minute notifications and/or appointments. Also, please remember that Tuesdays are reserved for bus trips. Please do not schedule appointments on a Tuesday.

Thank you for your understanding & cooperation , Kari

New Year’s Resolutions: More Programs, More Celebration

I have a lot of big goals I’d like to achieve in the New Year. My first one is to get more family members involved in our online program called Sm:)e (pronounced smile). This program is a great way to connect with our community and your loved ones. It shows a full calendar view of

activities, allows you to communicate over a messenger service, and I am able to upload photos from our activities. Please check it out and see what your loved ones have been up to recently. To get signed up please email me at enrichlife@garnettplace.net and include the name of your family mem-ber in the message. Another big plan for the year is to expand our planned programming in our Memory Care Unit. Our Universal Health Care Workers do lots of spontaneous activities daily with these residents, and they are fantastic. My hope is that by doing a variety of planned programs we can bring them new programs and a bit of a routine. My personal resolution is to have a wonderful year. I make this my resolution every year, and it’s worked out pretty well for me so far.

January also brings us a variety of new Holidays to celebrate. January’s is known as: Be Kind to Food Servers, Walk Your Dog, Hot Tea and Hot Soup month.

The first week is known for its “the Celebration of life” party. Other January Holiday’s we’ll celebrate are: Women’s Day, Elvis’s Birthday, National Nothing Day,

National Popcorn Day, Squirrel Appreciation Day, National Pie Day, Chocolate Cake Day, Fun at Work Day, and National Puzzle Day. Check out Sm:)e to see the date these holidays fall on.

Kari Santos, Life Enrichment Coordinator

Thank you for a wonderful year,

We can’t wait to see what the New Year will bring.

- From all of us here at Garnett Place.

Dare To Dream: A special program here at Garnett Place is our Dare to Dream program. This program focuses on individuals and fulfilling their dreams or allowing them to participate in activities they used to en-joy.

For Charles H., he enjoys a nice dinner out. Our staff treated him to lunch out at Zins. It was a delectable meal and even the res-taurant staff got excited about the program. From what we’ve been told, dessert was the best (and most decadent part). A special thank you to the staff at Zins who made the lunch a truly amazing experience. Thank you for letting us “treat you” Charles.

If you have any ideas on how we can make a dream of your loved one come true, please email enrichlife@garnettplace.net

Last Month Look Back

The Ding-A-Lings get ready to perform at the Fill The Plate Telethon

Visiting The Tannenbaum Forest Visiting The Nativity Celebration

To View Photos from December’s Activities & Events please sign in to Sm:)e at https://seniorhousingia.carextech.com

To get registered please email Kari at: enrichlife@garnettplace.net

Or visit Senior Housing Company on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SeniorHousingCompanies/