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August 2011 Emeritus at Tanque Verde 9050 E. Tanque Verde Road Tucson, AZ 85749 Telephone: (520) 749-9200 Emeritus at Tanque Verde Management Staff Executive Director Ramon Gerardo III Resident Care Director Cassie Roth Business Office Director Kimberly Yount Life Enrichment Director Takeisha Bartels Maintenance Director Chris Smith Community Relations Director Deb Rossi Funny Pictures Letter From the Executive Director Change can sometimes be tough to handle and even tougher to accept. It is never easy to embrace change and even harder when that change could potentially affect the people we love and care for. I want to thank each and every family member, team member, loved one and guest of Emeritus at Tanque Verde who has welcomed me and allowed me the opportunity to be a part of your lives and part of your change. I hope you have all enjoyed the changes and look forward to more. We have added three very valued team members to our team here at Tanque Verde, and I would love for you all to stop by and meet them. Deb Rossi is now acting as our Community Relations Director, a position brand new to Tanque Verde. Deb has a very extensive background in serving seniors in the Tucson community and can be an excellent resource for all who walk through our doors. Chris Smith will be serving you as our Maintenance Director. He comes to us with a strong background of providing quality maintenance services in Arizona and Florida. Friendships Last a Lifetime Best Friend’s Day is Aug. 15. I want to thank everyone who has stopped by to voice a concern, or pay a compliment; please know that without the input of others, the team at Emeritus would not be able to progress in our mission to provide the best care possible for our residents. Brianna McGough is now serving as our Lead Medication Technician from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and comes to us with a plethora of senior living experience in this capacity. Please feel free to stop by and welcome the new additions to our Emeritus Team. This Month’s Support Group Meets Aug. 28 at 5 p.m.
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August 2011
Emeritus atTanque Verde
9050 E. Tanque Verde RoadTucson, AZ 85749
Telephone: (520) 749-9200
Emeritus at Tanque VerdeManagement Staff
Executive DirectorRamon Gerardo III
Resident Care DirectorCassie Roth
Business Office DirectorKimberly Yount
Life Enrichment DirectorTakeisha Bartels
Maintenance DirectorChris Smith
Community Relations DirectorDeb Rossi
Funny Pictures
Letter From theExecutive Director
Change can sometimes betough to handle and eventougher to accept. It is never easyto embrace change and evenharder when that change couldpotentially affect the people welove and care for. I want tothank each and every familymember, team member, lovedone and guest of Emeritus atTanque Verde who haswelcomed me and allowed methe opportunity to be a part ofyour lives and part of yourchange.
I hope you have all enjoyedthe changes and look forward tomore. We have added three veryvalued team members to ourteam here at Tanque Verde, andI would love for you all to stopby and meet them. Deb Rossi isnow acting as our CommunityRelations Director, a positionbrand new to Tanque Verde.Deb has a very extensivebackground in serving seniors inthe Tucson community and canbe an excellent resource for allwho walk through our doors.
Chris Smith will be servingyou as our MaintenanceDirector. He comes to us with astrong background of providingquality maintenance services inArizona and Florida.
Friendships Lasta Lifetime
Best Friend’s Day is Aug. 15.
I want to thank everyone whohas stopped by to voice aconcern, or pay a compliment;please know that without theinput of others, the team atEmeritus would not be able toprogress in our mission toprovide the best care possible forour residents.
Brianna McGough is nowserving as our Lead MedicationTechnician from 7 a.m. to3 p.m. and comes to us with aplethora of senior livingexperience in this capacity.Please feel free to stop by andwelcome the new additions toour Emeritus Team.
This Month’s Support Group Meets Aug. 28 at 5 p.m.
For our Family Day in June, we invited aMariachi Band and had replicatedMargaritas and Bloody Marys.
Thanks to the Mariachi Luz De Luna forcoming out and providing the liveentertainment for our Family Day.
Check out our front lobby. It’s alwaysloaded with good treats from our very ownkitchen and always something refreshingto drink. You may also find out moreinformation about ourcommunity.
Don’t forget about our support group thismonth, Aug. 28, at 5 p.m., in the librarylocated in the front lobby. We’ll see youthere, and bring a friend.
Last month the residents did a variety ofsnacktivities. One snacktivity they did wasfried chicken. They did this because July 6was National Fried Chicken Day, and itwas yummy! The chicken was served atdinner.
The other snacktivity they did was makingbaked macaroni and cheese. It wasNational Macaroni Day on July 6.
Funny Pictures
Residents in this picture participated inMakeovers & Manicures, a new activity togive the residents the ultimate spaexperience.
We love our entertainers! We would like tosay a big thanks to the entertainers for themonth of July:Dana WagnerTom NickelJoseph Hanson Jr.Sandy SanfordJohn DupontLook for these entertainers in August, liveentertainment are on Mondays andFridays at 2 p.m. in the front lobby.
Head Out With a HatSlip on a straw hat or other
wide-brimmed beauty to protectyour head from the sun’sharmful rays.
Dhorie is doing Norma’s nails at ourMakeovers & Manicures activity.
Every Wednesday the residents go out ona field trip, this trip was to BJ’s Brewhouselocated on Broadway. The residents weretreated to an old-time root beer float.
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This month’s Resident of the Month is ...William Tierney! Congratulations, William!Look for his story on the Resident of theMonth board.
Welc meNew Residents
Doris TowelMary WilsonInsun SeymourWelcome To Our Family!
Seasonal SelectionsJune’s goodness is bursting
out all over—at farmers’ marketsand in produce sections. Sayhello to summer with thesein-season fruits and vegetables.
Fruits: Apricots, raspberries,blueberries, strawberries,cherries, peaches and plums.
Vegetables: Green beans, waxbeans, cucumbers, new potatoes,summer squash, peas and beets.
NewsGrapevine
This month’s Family Day Theme is LuauParty! Our Family Day will take place onSunday, Aug. 28, from 12–3 p.m. We’llsee you all there. This is going to be agreat one!
MovieWatch
The Help (2011) OpensAug. 10
Rise of the Planet of the ApesOpens Aug. 5
30 Minutes or LessOpens Aug. 12
The Hedgehog Opens Aug. 195 Days Of War Opens Aug. 19Mozart’s Sister Opens Aug. 19Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
(2011) Opens Aug. 26
Word to the Wise“Even if you’re on the right
track, you’ll get run over if youjust sit there.” —Will Rogers
The Gardening Club.
Ken painting flower pots to give to newresidents.
Pet therapy is on Tuesdays.
Bingo is on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. andThursdays at 2 p.m.
Signs of AugustAugust’s birthstone is the
peridot. The flower of themonth is the gladiolus.Astrological signs for the monthare Leo and Virgo.
9050 E. Tanque Verde Road
Tucson, AZ 85749
Check out our sing-a-longs. We love to sing!
We now have a letter writing club. Theresidents write to family members, friendsand to other Emeritus communities.
A field trip to the park.
The Resident of the Month board. Lastmonth’s Resident of the Month was HarrietHoskins.
Art Class is fun!
Rosie planting flowers.
