KMI Jan./16 Newsletter

Community Events Chronicle

Janruary 2014

www.kennebecmanor.ca

Community Events Chronicle

January 2016

www.kennebecmanor.ca

Join us for an evening of fun!

And help

support

quality of life

initiatives

for your loved

one’s

Party is Jan 7th at 1:30PM in the Party is Jan 7th at 1:30PM in the Party is Jan 7th at 1:30PM in the Atrium with Del & DebbieAtrium with Del & DebbieAtrium with Del & Debbie

Wesley Mawhinney Jan 1st

Evelyn Keating Jan 3rd

Lillian Atkins Jan 8th

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Sherry Wright Jan 15th

COMMUNITY EVENTS CHRONICLE JANUARY 2016

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Please join us in extending a Warm Welcome to our new House Doctors

Dr. Deirdre England is of East Indian heritage and was brought up in a culture

that esteems it’s older generations - treating them with great deference and

respect. She grew up in the U.K. then trained at the University of Toronto and

Dalhousie Medical School. She has been a Family Physician for twenty-five years

and has made her home in New Brunswick for the last seventeen. She has a

special love for the challenges Elder Health can present. Her medical approach is

to blend the most up to date advances with diligence and common sense. She can also be found

caring for hospitalized patients at the Saint John Regional Hospital, or off on an island

somewhere doing Rural medicine. She loves to travel with her two teenaged children, and is

always looking for new adventures!

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Dr. Eileen Quinn grew up in a large, extended family in Saint John in an

environment that valued and enjoyed friends and relatives of all ages. She is

happily married and has three wonderful children. She studied at McGill

University and Memorial University of Newfoundland, and was a marine biologist

prior to becoming a family physician. She has always enjoyed spending time with

Elders, and has had a connection to nursing homes since her teens when she

worked summers as a nurse's aide at the Loch Lomond Villa. She has been a family physician

for twenty-five years and currently has a family practice in Hampton. Early in her medical

career she helped to care for the residents of the Dr. V A Snow Centre in Hampton, and since

2010 she has been a member of the care team at Shannex Embassy Hall where she also served

as the medical director. She is very much looking forward to joining the Kings Way Lifecare

Alliance team, and especially looks forward to helping to care for the Elders and to working

with the devoted staff of this wonderful community.

Do you have a Flu like illness? Do you have a Flu like illness? Do you have a Flu like illness? Do you have a Flu like illness? Cough & Fever plus either

a sore throat, sore joints, sore muscles or exhaustion.

Please help us protect our residents - Please don’t visit until Please don’t visit until Please don’t visit until Please don’t visit until

well!! It is also important to have a flu vaccination!!well!! It is also important to have a flu vaccination!!well!! It is also important to have a flu vaccination!!well!! It is also important to have a flu vaccination!!

COMMUNITY EVENTS CHRONICLE JANRUARY 2014




In Loving Memory

Charles Hughes

April 24, 1934 - Dec 30, 2015

Christmas Decorating Challenge

What a beautiful display of love, tradition and Christmas spirit in the halls of our home!! The judges walked around and took it all in this afternoon and had the VERY difficult task of

deciding who the winners were. You did not make it easy on them!!

The time, hard work, creativity and competitiveness shone through and how proud I was to

walk around with the judges and see all your passion on display for the world to see!!

The Neighbourhood Promoting Tradition and a Traditional Christmas was........ GRAND BAY!!

The Neighbourhood Promoting Family was.........MILLIDGEVILLE!!

The Neighbourhood Promoting Eden was...........WESTFIELD!!

The OVERALL WINNER was...........WESTFIELD

Great job everyone!! The home looks beautiful and the residents have loved watching you decorate, giving their opinions and gazing at the beauty!! Family and Friends is what this holiday is about and you have certainly given it 110% to making it a Christmas our residents will enjoy in this home.

KUDOS to everyone!!

Tribute Cards

Tribute Cards are an attractive and efficient way to send caring messages to family and friends, and at the same time support our Foundation. A lovely, personalized message printed on a special card is sent to the recipient, and a tax receipt is issued for your kind donation,

for a minimum donation of $10.00.

For more information please visit our website or call the Foundation office at 847-1131,

ext. 1124.

and has made her home in New Brunswick for the last seventeen. She has a

Cough & Fever plus either

a sore throat, sore joints, sore muscles or exhaustion.



Between Christmas parties, children visiting, luncheons, entertainment and even a tea Between Christmas parties, children visiting, luncheons, entertainment and even a tea Between Christmas parties, children visiting, luncheons, entertainment and even a tea Between Christmas parties, children visiting, luncheons, entertainment and even a tea

party for Dr. Johnson’s retirement, the KMI residents had a busy but very enjoyable party for Dr. Johnson’s retirement, the KMI residents had a busy but very enjoyable party for Dr. Johnson’s retirement, the KMI residents had a busy but very enjoyable party for Dr. Johnson’s retirement, the KMI residents had a busy but very enjoyable

month in December!!month in December!!month in December!!month in December!!


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Eden Alternative

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! In this first 2016 newsletter, we would like to share with you an entry from Dr. Bill Thomas' site Changing Aging. This blog was posted in May 2015. Enjoy the read!

Three Reasons Why Getting Older is Great Published by Alexa Elheart, Guest Blogger on May 15, 2015 at ChangingAging.Org

It is very accurate to describe current society as “youth-obsessed.” Many people feel embarrassed to

reveal their true ages, pressured to dress like middle school-aged kids, and live in fear of their next

birthday. The truth is that society has it completely backwards: getting older is actually the best part of

life! Don’t believe me?

1) You Have Better Social Skills

It’s proven to be true: as people age, their social skills increase. In a study conducted in 2010 at the

University of Michigan, 200 people were given “Dear Abby”-style letters asking for advice. Researchers

found that “Subjects in their 60s were better than younger ones at imagining different points of view,

thinking of multiple resolutions and suggesting compromises.”

2) You Gain Perspective

Another great part of getting older is that you realize what’s most important and what you don’t really

need to spend time worrying about. As Oprah Winfrey put it, one of the hardest–but most rewarding–

part of aging is “recognizing the time that you wasted and the things that you worried about that really

didn’t matter…that’s really the hardest part, that’s really the only regret that I have.”

When you’re young, you tend to give yourself an inordinate amount of stress; however, as you get older

and have the luxury of looking back on your experiences from early adulthood, you can start to see how

much unnecessary pressure you may have put on yourself. When you are older, you can finally free

yourself of that stress and save it for things that actually matter.

3) You Have the Opportunity to Give Back

While there are some twentysomethings who have the means to give back substantially to their

communities, the majority of people in their twenties just don’t have that privilege–whether that’s due

to a lack of funds or an inflexible work schedule. However, when you get older and find yourself with a

much more stable lifestyle, both professionally and economically, it becomes less prohibitive to donate

money or time to your community.

Get Out There and Thrive!

Go on – take your superior social skills, perspective, and sense of community and make the world a

better place! You have amazing and unique things to offer, and your experiences really have the

capability to improve the world around you.





Eden Alternative

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! In this first 2016 newsletter, we would like to share with you an entry from Dr. Bill Thomas' site Changing Aging. This blog was posted in May 2015. Enjoy the read!

Three Reasons Why Getting Older is Great Published by Alexa Elheart, Guest Blogger on May 15, 2015 at ChangingAging.Org

It is very accurate to describe current society as “youth-obsessed.” Many people feel embarrassed to

reveal their true ages, pressured to dress like middle school-aged kids, and live in fear of their next

birthday. The truth is that society has it completely backwards: getting older is actually the best part of

life! Don’t believe me?

1) You Have Better Social Skills

It’s proven to be true: as people age, their social skills increase. In a study conducted in 2010 at the

University of Michigan, 200 people were given “Dear Abby”-style letters asking for advice. Researchers

found that “Subjects in their 60s were better than younger ones at imagining different points of view,

thinking of multiple resolutions and suggesting compromises.”

2) You Gain Perspective

Another great part of getting older is that you realize what’s most important and what you don’t really

need to spend time worrying about. As Oprah Winfrey put it, one of the hardest–but most rewarding–

part of aging is “recognizing the time that you wasted and the things that you worried about that really

didn’t matter…that’s really the hardest part, that’s really the only regret that I have.”

When you’re young, you tend to give yourself an inordinate amount of stress; however, as you get older

and have the luxury of looking back on your experiences from early adulthood, you can start to see how

much unnecessary pressure you may have put on yourself. When you are older, you can finally free

yourself of that stress and save it for things that actually matter.

3) You Have the Opportunity to Give Back

While there are some twentysomethings who have the means to give back substantially to their

communities, the majority of people in their twenties just don’t have that privilege–whether that’s due

to a lack of funds or an inflexible work schedule. However, when you get older and find yourself with a

much more stable lifestyle, both professionally and economically, it becomes less prohibitive to donate

money or time to your community.

Get Out There and Thrive!

Go on – take your superior social skills, perspective, and sense of community and make the world a

better place! You have amazing and unique things to offer, and your experiences really have the

capability to improve the world around you.

Pastor’s Corner

“Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face

evermore!” Psalm 105:1-4

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Bible Study - Monday, Jan 4th at 1:00PM - Activity Centre

Catholic Mass - Wednesday, Jan 13th & Monday, Jan 25th at 10:30AM in Activity Centre

Anglican Mass - Friday, Jan 15th at 10:30AM - Activity Centre

Protestant Communion - Monday, Jan 18th at 10:30AM in Activity Centre

Sunday Worship - Sunday, Jan 31st at 2:30PM - Atrium



January Events

Jan 05 Tue Noon “Men Only” lunch Activity Room

Jan 07 Thu 1:30PM Birthday/Del & Debbie Atrium

Jan 08 Fri 11:30AM Vegas Restaurant Bus Outing

Jan 12 Tue 8:00AM Breakfast at Britts Bus Outing

Jan 15 Fri 1:30PM Erma & Friends Atrium

Jan 16 Sat 1:30PM Country Norm & Kathy Atrium

Jan 19 Tue 1:30PM Snow Fest Atrium

Jan 20 Wed 1:30PM Lonesome Sky Atrium

Jan 26 Tue 9:45PM School Visit Bus Outing

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