Adult Day Services Newsletter August 2016

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1 Adult Day Services Newsletter August 2016 HAWAII On August 21st 1959, Hawaii was admitted as the 50th State. The week of August 22nd - 26th we will be celebrating Hawaii in ADS SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS Online: alzconnected.org Locally: Call for a list of support groups in the Fort Wayne area N Clinton St. Fort Wayne, IN

2 Facts about Hawaii that you should know The Coolest, Historical and Fun facts about Hawaii Islands If you are planning Hawaii vacation, it is good to know some facts about Hawaii beforehand. Here are some interesting Hawaii trivia that you should know before setting foot on this tropical paradise: 10 facts about Hawaii Hawaii boasts the highest percentage of working women amongst all the states of the US. The State Motto of Hawaii is - "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono", which translates as "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness". Hawaii, with an area of square miles, is the widest US state when measured from east to west. The Hawaiian national anthem is "Hawaii Ponoi" (Hawaii's Own). The song was penned by King Kalakaua, while the music was composed by Henri Berger. The only royal palace in the United States is located in downtown Honolulu and is known as Iolani Palace. The Hawaii Islands emerged as a result of a series of undersea volcano eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago. Hawaii is the only state in US where the majority of the inhabitants are non-white. Hawaii is the only American state to have coffee plantations in it. Hawaii has an average population density of about persons per square mile in the US. Each year Hawaii produces about 320,000 tons of pineapple. Fun facts about Hawaii Majority of the Hawaiian couples live with others, resulting in the fact that Hawaii has the lowest percentage of home ownership. It is stated in Hawaii s state constitution that any island (located within the region) not named as belonging to a county belongs to Honolulu. This makes Honolulu the largest city in the world. Surprisingly, electric lights were used in the Iolani Palace four years before they were used in the White House! Kids facts about Hawaii There are just 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet. The alphabet system comprises five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and seven consonants (H, K, L, M, N, P, W). The state bird of Hawaii is Nene, the Hawaiian goose, while the Humpback whale is the state marine mammal. Yellow hibiscus is the flower of the state. Historical facts about state of Hawaii Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the union on August 20, Hawaii had the oldest newspaper, known as the Sandwich Island Gazette ( ), circulating in the west of the Rocky Mountains. The name Hawaii probably originated from the combination of the words "Hawa" and "ii", which means "a new homeland". Some people also believed that the region was named after the traditional discoverer Hawaii Loa. Cool facts about Hawaii The Hawaiian state dance is known as the Hula. Waikiki is one of the most famous tourist locations, which attracts 72,000 visitors, (about 44 percent of the total tourists present in the entire state of Hawaii). Hawaii follows its own time zone (Hawaiian Standard Time) and there is no daylight savings time for the state.

3 ADS Events and Happenings COOKING CLASSES - Week of August 8th - We will be making Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato Sauce. Sign up sheet is located on the ADS bulletin board. GOOD OLE BOYS CLUB (Men s Group) Men, Ages: 18 and older; Thursday, July 7th. For more information contact Chuck at ext HONEY BEES (Women s Group) - Thursday, August 4th. Questions please see Jenette H., President or any ADS staff. BIBLE STUDY: August 9th at 10 a.m. BOCCIA BALL: Tuesday evenings 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Contact Kevin Hughes if interested at , Ext TAP (Turnstone Adult Party) Club - Adult Social for individuals who are at least 18-years-old, no longer in high school and looking to have fun; Join us for that fresh smell of popcorn as we head to the movie theater on Friday, August 12. We ll attend the Regal Cinemas at Coldwater Crossing likely around 6pm. For those who RSVP by Monday August 8 we ll have a better time based on the movies being played that day. You ll have the choice to watch any of the movies playing that evening. The cost is $11 per person. Please RSVP to Kevin Hughes at (260) or Kevin@Turnstone.org. Spaghetti With Fresh Tomato Sauce An easy dish that s ready in just 15 minutes and packs far more flavor than the sum of its parts. The key is in choosing good quality tomatoes, or try using a mix of different varieties. Ingredients 1lb ripe tomatoes 2 chopped cloves garlic 3tbsp shredded basil 4tbsp extra virgin olive oil Method 1. Dice the tomatoes, discarding any of the seeds. 2. Place in a bowl with the chopped garlic, shredded basil and extra virgin olive oil. 3. Cook enough pasta for 4 people, drain and return it to the saucepan. Serve with: Extra virgin olive oil Freshly grated Parmesan (optional)

4 I ll be there in a minute Post on: July 26, 2016 By Harriet Hodgson I am my husband s primary caregiver. Although a paid caregiver comes each morning to get him up, I m the person on the job day and night. A while ago my husband was hospitalized for pneumonia and he spent three and a half days in the hospital. Shortly after he came home he had two more bouts of pneumonia, and his recovery has been slow. I ve been slow too. My husband needs more help than he used to, and often asks for help when I m cooking a meal, writing at the computer, or doing laundry. I ll be there in a minute, I call. But it s never a minute and my husband knows this. Consequently, I often feel guilty for not providing instant service. I feel guilty when I can t help right when he needs me Guilt is the last thing I need in my overly-busy life. Gail Sheehy, in her book, Passages in Caregiving, asks caregivers not to succumb to guilt. Guilt-driven caregivers and those culturally scripted to dedicate their lives to sick parents inevitably sacrifice too much, she observes. At a time when we need to be lifted up, guilt creeps into our minds and drags us down. Your caregiving situation may be similar to mine. How can we make things easier? Be specific We can tell what we are doing and how much longer it will take. You may be making pudding, for example, and have to keep stirring, pour the pudding into a bowl, and put it in the refrigerator. An example from my life, I just stepped out of the shower and am putting on my clothes. I ll be there in five minutes. Ask for specifics Can your loved one wait a few minutes? Respond immediately if your loved one has fallen, is in pain, or not making sense. I posted a list of emergency phone numbers next to my high-volume phone. (I have a hearing loss.) In addition, I know how long it takes to get from our place to the hospital. Be honest with feelings Married for nearly 59 years, my husband and I have an honest relationship. I ve told him several times that I feel guilty when I can t drop everything to help him. His reply: I m not trying to pressure you. Still, I feel pressured when the person I adore needs my help and has to wait for it. Although he says he understands, our situation hasn t changed all that much, and my guilt feelings don t go away. Practice self-kindness Swedish author Henrik Edberg, in his article, Self-Kindness: 7 Habits that will Help You to Live a Happier Life, posted on The Positivity Blog, thinks self-kindness include countering negative Continued on next page

5 Continued thoughts, finding time for ourselves, and focusing on the benefits of caregiving. According to Edberg some of these benefits are more perseverance, increased self-esteem, inner happiness, and positive relationships. I think we have to accept the realities of caregiving and one is not providing instant service. We are people, not machines, and doing the best we can. That s all anyone can do. Let s give ourselves a round of applause! Learning to forgive myself Post on: May 14, 2016 Michelle Daly Do you feel like you re doing the best you can, all the time? No matter how hard I try, it gets to me sometimes. Love alone isn t enough for me to not lose my cool. Maybe it should be. Maybe it is for you. (is it?). But the pressure mounts the bills are piling up, insurance is denying preapproved claims, the laundry, the dishes, meals to be cooked, lunches to be packed, the mortgage is late. My boss is losing patience with how distracted I am and how I m always late. Sometimes I lose my cool. I yell. Or I just get that tone in my voice that shows how annoyed I am. And then I feel so guilty. So guilty and so tired. I m just so tired all the time. It helps to hear how other caregivers feel this way, too. That maybe it s not great, not okay, but understandable for me to not be as good as I want to be all the time. Do you feel like you re doing the best you can, all the time? you re doing the best you can, under difficult circumstances. Try not to be so hard on yourself, okay? Denise M. G. forgive yourself, for not being able to do the impossible and for your very normal feelings. Those are feelings of frustration and they do not lessen the love you have for your parents I had assumed I had to caregive alone, but then I found that there had been people I could call on for help all along. I should have spoken up. Nancy L. The hard truth is you can only do as much as you can do. It is terribly hard for us to accept that we cant fix it or do more more more. The best and most that we can do for those we love and care for is to love them and do what we can within reasonable parameters. You are giving them all that you can and you love them you have to accept that. Barbara F. We all lose it from time to time. Whoever says they don t probably doesn t even know they did. Yes, Forgive yourself and move on. Longterm Caregiving is the hardest thing ever to do. Diane L.B. Forgive yourself..it happens to all of us more than we would like others to know! Being tired and stressed gets to the best of us and few among us are saints we all do the best we can and just keep going! Micki T. How do you keep your cool? And how do you forgive yourself when you lose it?

6 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Chicken Nuggets Refried Beans Fruit Cocktail 8 Taco Dip (Meat, cheese, Black Beans) Pears 15 Chicken Alfredo Peas & Carrots Applesauce 22 Tacos Black Beans Fruit Cocktail 29 Chicken Nuggets Refried Beans Fruit Cocktail 2 Chef Salad Dinner Roll Pears 9 Chicken Leg Mashed Potatoes Peaches 16 Grilled Chicken Sandwich Sweet Potato Cubes Fruit Cocktail 23 Chicken Leg Romain Salad Apricots 30 Chef Salad Dinner Roll Pears MENU FOR AUGUST 3 Turkey Sausage Cooked Carrots Banana 10 Spaghetti Green Beans Orange 17 Beef & Bean Burrito Confetti Bean Salad Banana 24 Hamburger Cooked Carrots Orange 31 Turkey Sausage Cooked Carrots Banana 4 Salisbury Steak Mashed Potatoes Peaches 11 Cheese Breadsticks W.B. Carrots Applesauce 18 Sloppy Joe Broccoli Peaches 25 Chili Mac Green Beans Applesauce 5 Stuffed Cheese Pizza Green Beans Applesauce 12 Chicken Corndog Broccoli Fruit Cocktail 19 Hot Dog Green Beans Pears 26 Mini Quesadillas Corn Pears August Birthdays April U. - 3rd Judith D. - 4th Bobby L. - 13th Alex N. - 18th Jill W. - 22nd Cyndy S. - 24th

7 Adult Day Services August N. Clinton, Fort Wayne, IN August Fun Monday August 1 Tuesday August 2 Wednesday August 3 Thursday August 4 Friday August 5 9:00 Crazy 8 s 10:00 Crafts/Airplane Fun 11: 00 Jeopardy Mindful Living 12:00 Lunch/ announcements 1:00 Crafts/Nerf Gun Fun 3:00 individual activity 9:00 Card Bingo 10:00 crafts/horseshoes 11:00 Link 26 1:00 Crafts/Mindful Living/Darts 2:00Social hour snack 9:00 Card Bingo 10:00 crafts/mouse-cheese Toss 11:00 Jeopardy 1:00 Crafts/reading /sm group 9:00 Card Golf 10:00 Crafts/Ladder Toss 11:00 Link 26 /Charlie s current events 1:00 crafts/mouse-cheese Toss/ G.O.B. 2:00 social hour 3:00 Individual activities 9:30 meet and greet 10:00 Crafts/Farkle Club 11:00 Jeopardy 12:00 Lunch/ announcements 1:00 Leapin Frogs 2:00 Social hour 3:00 TGIF Phone a Friend Week Trivia Week (August 7 is Friendship Day) Clients can ask a friend for help on trivia questions Monday August 8 Tuesday August 9 Wednesday August 10 Thursday August 11 Friday August 12 9:00 Farkle 10:00 Crafts/Basketball 11: 00 Trivia-use any Mindful Living 12:00 Lunch/ announcements 1:00 Crafts/Football Toss/cooking 3:00 individual activity 9:00 Roll 5 10:00 crafts/frisbee Fun 11:00 Trivia-use any 12:00 lunch 1:00Crafts/Mindful living/football Toss/cooking 3:00 Individual Activity 9:00 Drop Dead 10:00 Crafts/Hillbilly Horseshoes/cooking 11:00 Trivia-use any 1:00 Crafts/reading /Sm group 9:30 meet and greet 10:00 crafts/farkle Club 9:00 Help Your Neighbor 11:00 Drop Dead 10:00 Crafts/Skeet Pong/cooking 12:00 Lunch/ announcements 11:00 Trivia-use any 1:00 Ladder Toss Charlie s Current events 2:00 Social 12:00 Lunch / Announcements 3:00 TGIF 1:00 Crafts/Bocce 3:00 Individual Activity

8 Concentrate Week Monday August 15 Tuesday August 16 Wednesday August 17 Thursday August 18 Friday August 19 9:00 Pennies 10:00 crafts/parachute 11: 00 Summer Concentration Mindful Living 12:00 Lunch/ announcements 1:00 Crafts/Crabby Toss 3:00 individual activity 9:00 knock-out 10:00 crafts/flippy Cup 11:00 Summer Concentration 1:00 Crafts/ Mindful Living/Bucket Toss 9:00 Farkle 10:00 Crafts/Ring Toss 11:00 Summer Concentration 1:00 Crafts /reading /Sm group 9:00 Pennies 10:00 Crafts/ Corn Hole 11:00 Summer Concentration Charlie s Current Events 1:00 Crafts/ Wii Bowling Linda HB-Butterflies 3:00 Individual activities 9:30 meet and greet 10:00 Crafts/Farkle Club 11:00 Summer Concentration 12:00 Lunch/announcements 1:00 Ring Toss 3:00 TGIF Aloha Hawaii Week Monday August 22 Tuesday August 23 Wednesday August 24 Thursday August 25 Friday August 26 9:00 Hukilau (go fish) 10:00 crafts/ Pong 11:00 Hawaiian Trivia Mindful Living 12:00 Lunch/ announcements 1:00 Crafts/ ladder ball 3:00 individual activity 9:00 Hukilau (go fish) 10:00 crafts/ bowling 11:00 Hawaiian Hangman 1:00 Crafts/ Mindful Living/ Frisbee hoops 9:00 Going to Hawaii (Boston) 10:00 crafts/ ladder toss 11:00 Hawaiian Battleship 1:00 Crafts/reading /Sm group 9:00 Going to Hawaii (Boston) 10:00 Crafts/ darts 11:00 Hawaiian Trivia Charlie s current events 1:00 Crafts/ lawn bocce 3:00 Individual activities ZOO DAY FOR FRIDAY!!! Back to School Week Monday August 29 Tuesday August 30 Wednesday August 31 Thursday September 1 Friday September 2 9:00 Concentration-School 10:00 Crafts/ corn hole 11:00 Back to School Hangman Mindful Living 12:00 Lunch/ announcements 1:00 Crafts/ basketball 3:00 individual activity 9:00 Concentration-School 10:00 crafts/ birdie golf 11:00 Go to the Head of the Class trivia questions 1:00 Crafts/ Mindful Living/ crabby toss 9:00 Go to the Head of the Class 10:00 crafts/ bucket toss 11:00 Back to School Hangman 1:00 Crafts/reading /Sm group 9:00 Go to the Head of the Class 10:00 Crafts/ football toss 11:00 Smarter than a 5 th grader Charlie s current events 1:00 crafts/ beach volleyball 3:00 Individual activities 9:30 meet and greet 10:00 Crafts/Farkle Club 11:00 Back to School Hangman 12:00 Lunch/announcements 1:00 hillbilly horseshoes 3:00 TGIF Please note any calendar changes or additions will be posted on the daily schedule in the ADS room

9 Monday 1 Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 Friday 5 Table Talk / News/ Snack Bingo Exercise/Basketball Reminisce/ Listening to Music Paper Doll Cut Outs (for National Girlfriends Day) Table Talk / News/ Snack 8 String Cheerios (For Birds) Exercise/ Frisbee Reminisce/Listening to Music Draw or Paint--What makes you Happy Table Talk / News/ Snack 15 Lacing up Ice Cream Cards Exercise/Bucket Toss Reminisce/Old Movie Photo Book on WWII Souvenir Cloth Table Talk / News/ Snack 22 Dancing To Music Exercise/Corn Hole Reminisce/Nature Make Ice Cream and Toppings with Felt Table Talk / News/ Snack 29 Playing a Musical Instrument Exercise/Bowling Reminisce/Listening Music Make your Dream Vacation using Magazines Table Talk / News/ Snack Ice Cream Puzzle Exercise/Basketball Reminisce/Story Time Coloring Book Day Table Talk / News/ Snack 9 Stacking Blocks Exercise/ Frisbee Reminisce/Listening to Music Collage A Book Cover For Memory Album Table Talk / News/ Snack 16 Color Matching Exercise/Ladder Ball Reminisce/Story Time Make Ice Cream and Toppings with Felt Table Talk / News/ Snack 23 Lacing it Up Exercise/Corn Hole Reminisce/Listening Music Make your Dream Vacation using Magazines Table Talk / News/ Snack 30 Stacking Blocks Exercise/Bowling Reminisce/ Nature Masking Tape Designs Table Talk / News/ Snack Balloon Bounce Exercise/Basketball Reminisce/Old Movie Make Ice Cream and Toppings with Felt Table Talk / News/ Snack 10 Ice Cream Puzzles Exercise/Lawn Dice Reminisce/ Story Time Make S mores Finish The Collage Table Talk / News/ Snack 17 Uno Exercise/Bucket Toss Reminisce/Listening to Music Trace Our Feet and Paint Table Talk / News/ Snack 24 Ice Cream Puzzle Exercise/Lawn Bocce Reminisce/Story Time Make Waffles with woven paper Table Talk / News/ Snack 31 Simon Says Exercise/Mouse and Cheese Toss Reminisce/Old Movie Make Ice Cream and Toppings with Felt Table Talk / News/ Snack Sort Playing Cards Exercise/Basketball Reminisce/Nature Roll out and Cut Shapes Table Talk / News/ Snack 11 Simon Says Exercise/ Ring Toss Reminisce/Reading the Paper Draw or Paint--What makes you Happy Table Talk / News/ Snack 18 Bingo Exercise/Bucket Toss Reminisce/Hand Massage Trace an Old Ad and Color (Old Sears Catalog) Table Talk / News/ Snack 25 Uno Exercise/Corn Hole Reminisce/Old Movie Make Ice Cream and Toppings with Felt Table Talk / News/ Snack Balloon Bounce Exercise/Basketball Reminisce/ Hand Massage Make Ice Cream and Toppings with Felt Table Talk / News/ Snack 12 Stacking Blocks Exercise/ Lawn Dice Reminisce/Old Movie Use you Non-Dominate Hand Art Table Talk / News/ Snack 19 Color Matching Exercise/Ladder Ball Reminisce/ Radio Day Draw or Paint--What Makes you Happy Table Talk / News/ Snack 26 Lacing It up Exercise/Lawn Bocce Reminisce/Old Movie Paint Dog Portrait (National Dog Day) ADS MEMORY CENTER---National Ice Cream Day Is In August

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