Magnolia Springs Christmas Party

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1 JANUARY 2019 Magnolia Springs Senior Living 8225 Whipps Mill Rd Louisville, KY CONCIERGE HOURS Mon-Fri: 9am-8pm Sat/Sun: 10am-8pm OUR TEAM Patty Harper Executive Director Amy Cairoli Business Operations Nicholas Sears Life Enrichment Mary Rucker Community Relations Bethany Beckham Resident Services Jordan Holcomb Culinary Services Melissa Coughenour Memory Way David Geoghegan Plant Operations CELEBRATE LIFE Magnolia Springs Christmas Party It was a cold, dark evening, but inside, the eggnog was flowing freely. The annual Christmas party was officially un derway. Our kitchen staff prepared a delicious meal of hor d'oeu vers and fingerfood. Mini cheeseburgers, fresh fruit, and ba con-wrapped dates! The Highland Chamber Players quartet played Christmas classics that made the evening feel like an authentic holiday night. A few minutes into our meal, a very special guest arrived. Christopher Kringle himself flew in from the North Pole a few days in advance! Rudolph's nose in hand, Santa danced with our staff, laughed and talked with everyone, and made sure to tell us whether we made the naughty or nice list! Thank you to all our residents for making this such a great year!

2 RESIDENT HIGHLIGHT Martin Weber On Running a Business COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT Embrace The World Your vacation to Argentina is just around the corner. Festivities will take place from Friday January 11th to Friday January 18th. Our adventure will provide the opportunity to enjoy traditional Argentinean cuisine, crafts, dance, and participate in a our 1st ever soccer game! Mark your calendars, you wont want to miss this! At 18 years old, Martin Weber joined the Navy. In the Philippines, he was placed in charge of the water barge at the ship repair base. "I was dumber than a door, but eager to learn." His eagerness didn't end there. He ended up in engineering school and later joined the airconditioning business. "I found I was good at everything I did. I worked for two businesses with lazy owners. Once I left, their businesses failed. I started my own company, but I didn't work my employees for nothing. People asked me why I paid them so much. I said I paid them what they were worth." "I treated people well. They had families. I set up pensions. They were friends and many left my company millionaires." Martin was an engineer, a designer, an entrepreneur, and a salesman. And a man we have the pleasure to get to know! CULINARY CORNER Crispy Garlic-Sage Potatoes Ingredients: 4 pounds Yukon gold potatoes- 1/2 cup olive oil-6 chopped sage leaves-2 sprigs sage-2 teaspoons kosher salt-1/2 teaspoon pepper-8 smashed garlic cloves. Directions: 1. Put a baking sheet on the bottom oven rack and preheat to 375 degrees F. 2. Peel 4 pounds Yukon gold potatoes and cut into wedges. Toss with 1/2 cup olive oil, 6 chopped sage leaves, 2 sprigs sage, 2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. 3. Spread on the hot baking sheet and roast 30 minutes. Stir, then add 8 smashed garlic cloves; continue roasting until golden, about 30 minutes. 4. Increase the temperature to 400 degrees F and cook until crisp, 15 more minutes. Season with salt.

3 Family Fun Time We are lucky at Magnolia Springs to have some wonderful residents and families. This past month members of the Burge and Gering family spread holiday cheer by leading fun events. The Burge family led a cookie decorating activity which had the 3rd floor kitchen smelling delicious. Residents were able to cut out their own designs and decorate how they saw fit. Some chose to keep their cookies all to themselves. Some shared with friends! The Gering family and the help of their friends led a night of holiday crafts, music, and games which had everyone laughing. Both these events were highlights of our holiday season and can't thank both families enough for donating their time and energy. If any family member or friend is interested in participating or leading an activity in our con tact a member of the activities department at We would love to have you! Ways To Prevent The Cold And Flu Tis' the season to avoid catching a cold! Here are some surprising ways to prevent colds and the flu... Take your own pen to places like the doctor's office, bank, and grocery store Drink lots of water - to flush toxins out through your lymph system Get enough sleep, doctors often recommend at least eight hours And don't forget all these basic cold and flu fighting tips... Wash your hands - a lot! Use alcohol based hand sanitizer in between hand washings as needed Get a flu shot Sneeze in the crease of your elbow, not in your hands! Avoid getting close to people who are sick Stay away from others when you have a cold or the flu - stay in your room and request meals be delivered to you instead of eating in the dining room with others.

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5 A LETTER FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Patty Harper EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT Denise Clark Resident Assistant/Activity Where has 2018 gone? For most of us, the new year means a time for fresh starts and new beginnings and of course, New Year s Resolutions! How many among us are resolution makers? Have they brought you new opportunities and successes? For me, I have followed through on a few of those resolutions over the years, but unfortunately, more often than not they don t make it much past the end of January. I have promised myself that 2019 will be different! In addition to the usual resolutions to eat right, exercise more, get more sleep, etc., my 2019 resolution is to make Magnolia Springs an even better place to live than it is today. With your assistance, I believe I can be successful with this resolution. Specifically, I need your feedback to let me know how me, and the rest of the staff at Magnolia Springs are doing. It is not necessary to wait for our regularly-scheduled Chef Chat or my resident meeting to voice a concern. As I have shared with you many times over the years, I cannot fix something if I don t know it s broken. It is my desire for you to be a happy and satisfied customer, so don t hesitate to tell me when something is broken, literally and figuratively. I look forward to the new year ahead and not only keeping my resolution but looking forward to doing so daily. Feel free to share some of your resolutions with me! We can help keep each other on track! Sincerely, Patty Harper Denise Clark has been a caregiver and activity assistant in Memory Way for three years now. Born in Youngstown, OH, she lived with her grandmother and attended the University of Akron to become a CNA. For a time, Denise also lived in Bamberg, Germany with her previous husband. After moving to Louisville two decades ago, she worked at the Hurstbourne Care Center for 14 years in their memory care unit before coming to Magnolia Springs. When she isn't hard at work, she enjoys spending time with her adorable Shih Tzu dog, her father and son, and playing slots at the casino. Denise follows the golden rule and says, "I try to do the right thing. I try to treat people right." We are blessed to have someone so genuine and kind working on our staff and hope she stays for many years to come.

6 8225 Whipps Mill Rd Louisville, KY SAVE THE DATE Parkinson's Support Group Thursday, January 3rd at 1:00 (FSR) Resident Memorial Service Friday, January 4th at 1:30 (L) Kentucky Borderline Live Saturday, January 12th at 1:30 (L) Alzheimer's Support Group Monday, January 14th at 6:00 (FSR) Magnolia Springs Louisville January 2019 Newsletter