Bethany is . . . A Way of Life, not Just a Place to Live
ØOn site Resident Services Coordinator to coordinate your care with doctors, community health and other social service agencies.You will have a prepared and individualized care plan that is reviewed every six month by a group of community professionals.
ØHome cooked meals served in the dining room or delivered to and set up in your apartment.These meals are on six week rotating menus with alternate choices.All meals are planned by a registered dietician.
ØHousekeeping services to assist you with weekly light housekeeping and laundry, seasonal heavy housekeeping, shopping, and other errands.
ØOn site Wellness Health Clinic, nutrition counseling, and apartment visits staffed by a registered nurse.The nurse will monitor all of your vital health indicators and help you understand medication interactions, community health resources, planned surgeries, and serve as a liaison with your doctor’s office.
ØOn site Activities Director planning in house activities.These include movies, games, socials, volunteer opportunities, and a wide variety of other activities.
ØTransportation to shopping, banks and the grocery.Our wheel chair assessable buses will take you on scheduled routes so that you can care for your personal shopping needs without having to have your own car or fit into someone else time table.
ØOn site Beauty Salon/Barber.Our beauticians and barber work with Bethany and their reduced rates benefit you.They provide all of the services you will need and have personalized care and attention.
ØOn site Mental Health Counselor (licensed social worker).Our groups allow individuals to have support while dealing with the losses related to moving and aging.Should you encounter a crisis we have resources for you and your family to support you.
ØIn apartment closed circuit TV security and message system.You can watch the front door from your living room to make certain you know those you allow entrance.Your own apartment is totally independent and secure from other units.
ØPersonal Care Services for assistance with dressing, bathing, mobility, laundry, shopping, toileting.Bethany has a staff of certified nursing assistants to help you with these activities of daily living.They will respect your modesty and privacy and become your trusted friends.
ØOn-site Spiritual services.Local members of the various faiths assist us with regular worship and teaching services.Additional programs are planned during holidays and our bus will help you with transportation on many Sundays.
ØA wide variety of day trips and overnight adventures.Our residents enjoy the arts, sports, dining out, public parks and beaches, and more historic venues and places of interest than you can imagine.They travel as far away as Hawaii and Alaska and as close to home as HamptonBeach.
Bethany is . . .
Merrivista
100 Water Street
978.374.2168
MissionTowers
180 Water Street
978.374.2173
Phoenix
22 Phoenix Row
978.374.2164
Carleton Home
Georgetown
978.352.6332
The Choice is yours!Let us help you stay independent!
Our Resident Service Coordinator will design a plan with your full participation and the advice of health and social service professionals and your doctor’s to help make sure your personal care needs are met.
Service Eligibility
To participate in these supportive services you must be
62 years of age or disabled
Insured by Medicaid (MassHealth) or
Prepared to pay for services yourself at a subsidized rate
Allow our registered nurse to visit for an evaluation
Sign an agreement to cooperate with our staff
Some programs may require a medical diagnosis and require assistance with activities of daily living
Let us give you a hand
Our chefs prepare home-style meals from a menu reviewed by a dietician.You will find the dining room inviting and meals can be delivered when required.
Our certified nursing assistants can help you with personal hygiene, dressing, or medication cuing.Our housekeepers will keep your home comfortable.
Our Wellness Program includes registered nurses, weekly health clinics, fitness and exercise programs.
Do not put off what will help you today!
To learn more ask the manager at your site to have our Resident Services Coordinator visit.Or, you can call Pam Arel at 978-374-2170.An individual plan will be developed with your approval.
"A Way of Life, not Just a Place to Live."
We may be able to provide this to you at no out of pocket costs!
RESIDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR
Pam Arel, Resident Services Coordinator is at Phoenix every Monday and Friday from 8-12; MissionTowers on Monday, Tuesday and Friday from
1-4p, at Merrivista Tuesday from
8-12, Wednesday and Thursday from 8a-4p.
Breakfast Break
If you are NOT currently on a meal program with subsidy, we have a new option for breakfast at the Merrivista dining room.
You now have a choice:
Coffee and Juice and Three items $5.00
Coffee and Two items $3.00
You do not need to place an order before breakfast; you can bring your money, make your choices when you arrive, and pay the chef on duty (we appreciate three one dollar bills if you can so we do not have to make change.
Important Notice: Coffee at Merrivista from 7-7:30a is self serve only.
PROPERTY MANAGERS
All property managers hold office hours from 8:00a-4:00p Monday thru Friday (unless otherwise noted).Deanna Ruth at MT can be reached at 978-374-2173; Kathy Krafton at PH can be reached at 978-374-2164, Joyce Ingerson and Linda Pellitier at MV can be reached at 978-374-2168.
Can we help with your Cleaning?
Bethany can help you with some of your tasks to make life more pleasant:
·Weekly cleaning includes vacuum, bathroom and kitchen.
·Spring cleaning will help you remove items no longer needed, clean windows, tidy up closets or help with other chores.
·Weekly grocery shopping (or other chores)
Call or stop by your building manager’s office.
They will have someone come to visit and talk about how we can help.
Our rates are affordable and subsidized.
You will not pay for the full cost of this service.
HOUSEKEEPING HOURS
Rhonda Caezza, BethanyHomes housekeeper will be at PH on Tuesday from 9-4 and at Merrivista on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9-4.You can contact the property manager in your building for and appointment.
E-Z Trans has a program for people needing transportation to the hospital or doctor appointments.See the wellness nurse in your building.
Haverhill Council on Aging
Contact Kathy Bresnahan or Rita LaBella 978-374-2390
Deanna, Claire and Darlene are collecting box tops from all General Mills products, (the little square), Campbell Soup labels (the whole label) they provide learning tools to school children. Also Paul is collecting old cell phones which go to people that need a contact for emergencies only.
BETHANY BOWLERS
Week of November 24th
High Single Tom Comeau 112
High Triple Tom Comeau 312
Week of December 1st
High Single Frank Barberio and
Ron Mertens 98
High Triple Frank Barberio 281
Week of December 8th
High Single Frank Barberio 110
High Triple Frank Barberio 275
Week of December 15th
High Single Penny Fletcher 102
High Triple Helen Batchelder 275
Week of December 22nd
High Single Penny Fletcher 116
High Triple Penny Fletcher 272
The Bethany bowlers meet every Tuesday 9:45a at Pilgrim Lanes in Haverhill.Anyone can join the non-completive team.The cost is $4 for three strings and shoes.
FUNDRAISER 2010
Bethany Community Services 2010 gift calendarareavailable for purchase.
The 2010 one year Calendar is entitled ‘Celebrating Past and Present Board of Directors and Bethany Events’.This calendar has 72 plus prize drawings.
The cost is $10 each or 5 for $45 and can be purchased by contacting Darlene Sutton at 978-374-2165 or Becky Weeks at 978-374-2160 or mailing in the order form in the Friends of Bethany newsletter.
All the proceeds will benefit the Friends ofBethany which provides services to Bethany Residents.BethanyHomes is a not-for-profit senior housing provider with three sites and 367 apartments in Haverhill.
WELLNESS SCHEDULES
Denise Huminick, RN holds office hours on Monday and Thursday from 9a-1:30p and on Wednesday by appointment at MT.She is at MV on Tuesday from 9a-1:30p and on Wednesday from 9a-12.The wellness clinic MV is on Tuesday from 9-12.
Kathy Pothier, RN holds office hours at MV on Monday from and on Wednesday and Thursday from .She is at PH on Monday from -4:00p, Tuesday 8:00a-4:00p, and Friday from 8:00a-4:00p. The wellness clinic at PH is on Friday from 9-12.
Keyna Webber, RN holds office hours at MV on Monday and Tuesday from 11:00a-5:00p and Friday from 8:00a-4:00p.
PROPER DISPOSAL OF SYRINGES
Available, free syringe containers to all Bethany residents for the proper disposal of your needles, lancets, or any other sharps. You can get one from the nurse in the Wellness Office.When it is full you can safely close container and return it to the nurse's office for a new one.
MERRIMACKVALLEY
LUNCH PROGRAM
Meals are served Monday-Thursday at 11:30a in the Phoenix dining room, a suggested donation is $2.You must sign up for all meals 2 days in advance, please remember to attend if you have signed up, it is very important that we don’t waste any food, we wouldn’t want to loose this program.This program now has a new format, a list of the daily lunches and a nutrition count.
Transportation to the MerrimackValleyHospital, Lahey at RiversedgePlaza or Pentucket Medical Associate is offered every Thursday morning.The pick up at the PH building is at 9a, the pick up for MV and MT is at 10a.The bus/van driver can bring you back from your appointment if it is before 12p, you must arrange that return pickup with the driver.No reservation is necessary and the cost is $5 to be paid to the driver.
Groveland Council on Aging
Contact Nisha Burke
978-372-1101
Activities: Line Dancing-Book Club-Discussion Group-Yoga Classes-Game Day-Manicures by appointment $10-Veterans Services by appointment Monday’s Yoga 10a-$5 Tuesdays Line Dancing 1:30-2:30p-$2 Wednesdays Game day 12-4p-free
THANK YOU
An extra special thank you to Amy Chute, PH resident for facilitating Pokeno each week for several years, she had recently retired from volunteering.
To Phil Sirois and Margaret Stewart-Fay, MV residents who played Santa and his elf at the holiday party.
To Helen Batchelder, Muriel Jenne, Marguerite and Al Gallant, Frank Barberio, Terry Frederick, Dot Frost,Russ Pike, Kay Sjostrom and Arlene Wiseman, PH residents for doing the Friends of Bethany bulk mailing.
To Joe Mazza and Don Brown, MT residents for a great job raking the leaves on the grounds.
If you have a maintenance emergency you MUST leave your apartment number, phone number and name with the answering service if you would like the on-call maintenance personal to respond in a timely manner.Should you be locked out of your apartment at MV an on-site staff person is in apartment # 204.For the PH building there is and on-site staff person in apartment #1000.
The Haverhill Breakfast Exchange Club is continuing to collect non-perishable food items for the needy.There is a drop off box in the Phoenix Management Office.
MY PLEASANT MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS OR HANUKKAH
The Christmas I loved the best was 1997.The family was all together the night before when we had a special visitor come to our house.The year had been lean for all of us and the kids had all been very good.As a very special surprise we told them all that we were going to have an unexpected guest come to see them all.We had all the kids sit on the floor around the tree with there eyes closed and told them to think about who it could be.When we told them to open their eyes, well the looks on their faces made that the best and happiest year for all.The year SANTA CLAUS came to our house!He gave out gifts we had under the tree and even stayed to sing Christmas carols with us.The smiles left on everyone’s faces said that all would be good and as he left that nigh we all new it would be a good year for all.For this was the year Santa came to our house.
Submitted by,
Sugie, PH resident
NEW RESIDENTS
Merrivista
Enid Toney
MissionTowers
Theresa Sturk
Edward King
Sally Bragdon
Phoenix
Harriet Broughton
TRANSITIONS
Phoenix
Mary Newhall passed away.
Iva Shipley passed away.
TAI CHI FOR ADULTS
Join Gary Card, Black Belt Fifth Degree World Champion for the instruction of Tai Chi.This program is designed for elderly and people with disabilities.
He will be at MT from 10-11a at Sarah’s Place and at PH from 12:15-1:15p in the dining room on Tuesday, January 5th and 12th.
These classes are for all Bethany residents and are free!
CALENDAR PRIZE WINNERS 2009
Date
Name
Prize
11-22-09
Ray Call
$25 Mediterranean Pizza
11-30-09
Helen Houston
$25 Kruegers
12-1-09
Anita Orlando
$150 Servpro
12-7-09
Jeanne Lynch
Arthur Sharp
12-11-09
David Hart
$25 Mike Sunoco
12-25-09
Al Dragon
$25 Cash
CIGARETTE DISPOSAL
PLEASE use the ‘Butt Hut’ that has been purchased for proper disposal of your cigarette butts.DO NOT throw them in the bushes or on the ground, it makes more work for our maintenance staff and it makes the grounds look dirty. We THANK YOU in advance!
MV WOMENS GROUP
An informal group for women begins on Monday, January 11th at 2p in the activity room.Join Donna Rossi, group facilitator who will help to explore solutions for life changes or losses.
The monthly publication of the FLAG is a great resource for all upcoming events.It is delivered to all Bethany residents and mailed to the community by the first of each month.
All buildings have a black/white board in the lobby.Please check the board for trips and activities taking place that day or week.In case of a question of cancellation on the weekend refer to Darlene’s voice mail or the lobby board.
Our Insurance Company requires that allpassengers who ride in the Bethany bus or van buckle their seatbelts; it is also the Massachusetts law.The bus driver is responsible that the vehicle does not travel until all passengers are wearing their belts.
We required that you reserve your space on the bus or van for all trips, except for weekly grocery shopping and bowling.In order to make your reservation you can call Darlene at978-374-2165 and leave a detailed message with your phone number.
Most trips offered in the FLAG are subject to a final count trips one month in advance, any cancellations after that is subjected to a fee.
Your reservation is not confirmed until paid in full, unless it indicates to pay the driver.Make your checks payable to Bethany Community Services and mail to BCS, attention Darlene, 22 Phoenix Row, Haverhill, MA01832.
ACTIVITY CALENDAR
Friday, January 1st
NEW YEARS DAY
All Bethany offices are Closed
1p New Years Day Dinner-Baked ham-sweet potato-green beans-rolls-dessert/place your order with the cook if you would like a meal delivered
Saturday, January 2nd
6:30p Bingo/dining room/MT
Sunday, January 3rd
11-3 Lunch Ride/Chateau-Andover, MA/sign up $8
6pBingo/MV/activity room
Monday, January 4th
7:30a Laurie-hairdresser/barber MT
10a Exercise with Allen/men and women of every ability welcome/dining room/PH $2
12-4p Mall at Rockingham/sign up/ bus $8
1p Decorative Painting with Dianne/dining room/PH
1-2p Book Club/sixth floor/PH
1p Whist/seventh floor/MT
6p MV Tenant Council Meeting/dining room/all residents
6:30p Cards/dining room PH
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
7p Reiki-personal 20 min treatments with Phil Sirois/MV activity room-donation $5
Tuesday, January 5th
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/MV
9a Toni-hairdresser MV
9a Dorine-hairdresser/barber PH
9:30a Bowling-shoes $4/driver $4
10:30a Darlene available at MT/ library 3rd floor
11:30a Brown Bag Project-to bepicked up promptly in the Phoenix dining room
1-2:30p Chair Massage Therapy/Licensed Massage Therapist Susan Plouff/activity room/MV/ten-minutes $5
2-3p Women’s Corner with Donna Rossi/informal program discussing changes that occur in our lives and helpful solutions/everyone welcome/PH dining room/free
7p PH Resident CouncilMeeting/dining room/everyone encouraged to attend
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Wednesday, January 6th
9a Claire-hairdresser/barber MT
10-11a Tai Chi Classes/MV/activity room/donations accepted
1p Pokeno/dining room/PH
1p Pokeno with Darlene/dining room/MV
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Thursday, January 7th
8:30a Laurie-hairdresser/barber MV
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/MT
9a Shopping/pick up at PH $4
9a Toni-hairdresser PH
9a Claire-hairdresser/barber MT
10a Exercise with Allen/men and women of every ability welcome/dining room/PH $2
10a Shopping/pick up at MV-MT $4
6pBingo/dining room/MV
6:30p Bingo/dining room/MT
6:30p Ice Cream Social/dining room/PH $1
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Friday, January 8th
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/PH
9:30a Sheila-hairdresser/barber PH
10a Worship Service andBible Study-Rev Jack and Elsie MacKerron/everyone welcome/dining room/MV
11a Communion with Anne/sixth floor/PH
11:30a-12:30p Pizza Takeout and entertainer Scot Andrews/pizza
from Boston Pizza (cheese or pepperoni) with drink and dessert $5/sign up required
1:00p Communion with Bill/eighth floor/MT
1p Whist/seventh floor/MT
1:45p Communion with Bill/library/MV
5p SERVE/Roger will take orders and payments/PH dining room
1p Whist/seventh floor/MT
6:30p Bingo/dining room/PH
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Saturday, January 9th
9-10a PH resident pancake breakfast (plain or blueberry)/dining room/sign up required free
6:30p Bingo/dining room/MT
Sunday, January 10th
11-3 Lunch Ride/Sylvan Street
Grille, Salisbury, MA/sign up $8
Monday, January 11th
7:30a Laurie-hairdresser/barber MT
10a Exercise with Allen/men and women of every ability welcome/dining room/PH $2
12:00 pick up (bus free) ‘Hoe Down’ with country entertainer Rob Oxford-NECC in the Technology Center, doors open at 12:30-The Chicken Connection will serve BBQ Ribs and chicken, corn bread, baked beans and ice sundae cups for dessert-purchase your ticket with Darlene-tickets are $7 while supplies last
1p Whist/seventh floor/MT
6:30p Cards/dining room PH
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
7p Reiki-personal 20 min treatments with Phil Sirois/MV activity room-donation $5
Tuesday, January 12th
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/MV
9a Toni-hairdresser MV
9a Dorine-hairdresser/barber PH
9:30a Bowling-shoes $4/driver $4
10a Open Door Group/friendship-coffee-light refreshments/library/MV
1p CHAT Group at MT/join Brian Dacey and Denise Huminick/7th floor/everyone welcome/refreshments
2-3p Women’s Corner with Donna Rossi/informal program discussing changes that occur in our lives and helpful solutions/everyone welcome/PH dining room/free
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Wednesday, January 13th
8:30a Men’s Breakfast /sign up in the lobby/dining room/PH
9a Claire-hairdresser/barber MT
10-11a Tai Chi Classes/MV/activity room/donations accepted
11:15a Exercise with Laura/men and women of every ability welcome/7th floor/MT
1p Pokeno/dining room/PH
1p Pokeno with Darlene/dining room/MV
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Thursday, January 14th
8:30a Laurie-hairdresser/barber MV
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/MT
9a Shopping/pick up at PH $4
9a Toni-hairdresser PH
9a Claire-hairdresser/barber MT
10a Exercise with Allen/men and women of every ability welcome/dining room/PH $2
11:30a Soup Takeout (Chicken Connection) with drink and dessert sign up required $5
Movie Day-Keeping up with the Steins (comedy rated PG-13)-starring Jami Gertz-Daryl Hannah-Garry Marshall-Jeremy Piven-Doris Roberts-Daryl Sabara/popcorn will be served
1p Whist/seventh floor/MT
2p Nurses Trip with Kathy/Chunky’s Movie Cinema-movie will be posted one week in advance/food for purchase-dutch treat/handicapped accessible-restrooms/movie and bus $10/sign up required
2-3p Craft Class with Dianne Moonoogian/activity room/MV
6:30p Bingo/dining room/PH
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Saturday, January 16th
6:30p Bingo/dining room/MT
Sunday, January 17th
11-3 Lunch Ride/Theresa’s Middleton, MA/sign up $8
6pBingo/dining room/MV
6p Video Night/dining room/PH/free
What is Martin Luther King Day?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is a United States holiday marking the birth date of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is one of three United States federal holidays to commemorate an individual person.
The Martin Luther King Day bill was signed by president Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983, creating a federal holiday to honor King.
Monday, January 18th
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
All Bethany Offices Closed
1:00p Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner-Fried Chicken-potato-collard greens-corn bread-sweet potato pie/place your order with the cook at 978-374-2169
Tuesday, January 19th
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/MV
9a Toni-hairdresser MV
9a Dorine-hairdresser/barber PH
9:30a Bowling-shoes $4/driver $4
10:30a Darlene available at MT/ library 3rd floor
1:00p MTSocial Discussion Group with Denise and Brian Dacey-everyone welcome/7th floor/refreshments will be served
1-4p Chair Massage Therapy/Licensed Massage Therapist Susan Plouff/dining room/PH/ten-minutes $5
2-3p Women’s Corner with Donna Rossi/informal program discussing changes that occur in our lives and helpful solutions/everyone welcome/PH dining room/free
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Wednesday, January 20th
9a Claire-hairdresser/barber MT
9a Toni-hairdresser PH
10-11a Tai Chi Classes/MV/activity room/donations accepted
11:15a Exercise with Laura/men and women of every ability welcome/7th floor/MT
1p Pokeno/dining room/PH
1p Pokeno with Darlene/dining room/MV
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Thursday, January 21st
8:30a Laurie-hairdresser/barber MV
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/MT
9a Shopping/pick up at PH $4
9a Toni-hairdresser PH
9a Claire-hairdresser/barber MT
10a Exercise with Allen/men and women of every ability welcome/dining room/PH $2
11:30a Soup Takeout (Chicken Connection) with drink and dessert sign up required $5
Movie Day-Uptown Girls (rated PG-13)-starring Brittany Murphy-Dakota Fanning/popcorn will be served
1p Whist/seventh floor/MT
2-3p Craft Class with Dianne Moonoogian/activity room/MV
6:30p Bingo/dining room/PH
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Saturday, January 23rd
9a SERVE pick-up/dining room/PH
6:30p Bingo/dining room/MT
Sunday, January 24th
11-3 Lunch Ride/Cracker Barrel Londonderry, NH/sign up $8
6pBingo/dining room/MV
6:30p PH Birthday Party-Geronamo
Monday, January 25th
7:30a Laurie-hairdresser/barber MT
10a Exercise with Allen/men and women of every ability welcome/dining room/PH $2
1p Decorative Painting with Dianne/dining room/PH
1p Whist/seventh floor/MT
6:30p Cards/dining room PH
7p Reiki-personal 20 min treatments with Phil Sirois/MV activity room-donation $5
Tuesday, January 26th
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/MV
9a Toni-hairdresser MV
9a Dorine-hairdresser/barber PH
9:30a Bowling-shoes $4/driver $4
10a Open Door Group/friendship-coffee-light refreshments/library/MV
10:30a Darlene available at MT/ library 3rd floor
1:00p MTSocial Discussion Group with Denise and Brian Dacey-everyone welcome/7th floor/refreshments will be served
1-3p Chair Massage Therapy/Licensed Massage Therapist Susan Plouff/dining room/MT/ten-minutes $5
2-3p Women’s Corner with Donna Rossi/informal program discussing changes that occur in our lives and helpful solutions/everyone welcome/PH dining room/free
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Wednesday, January 27th
9a Claire-hairdresser/barber MT
9a Toni-hairdresser PH
9a Shopping/pick up at PH $4
10a Shopping/pick up at MV-MT $4
10-11a Tai Chi Classes/MV/activity room/donations accepted
11:15a Exercise with Laura/men and women of every ability welcome/7th floor/MT
1p Pokeno/dining room/PH
1p Pokeno with Darlene/dining room/MV
5:00p Ethnic Dinner (Chinese)-Beef Chop Suey-white rice-fortune cookies-pineapple slices/place your order with the cook at 978-374-2169
6:00p MT Birthday Party/dining room/sign up required $4
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Thursday, January 28th
8:30a Laurie-hairdresser/barber MV
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/MT
9a Shopping/pick up at PH $4
9a Toni-hairdresser PH
9a Claire-hairdresser/barber MT
10a Exercise with Allen/men and women of every ability welcome/dining room/PH $2
10a Shopping/pick up at MV-MT $4
6pBingo/dining room/MV
6:30p Bingo/dining room/MT
6:30p Ice Cream Social/dining room/PH $1
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Friday, January 29th
9-12 Clinic/wellness office/PH
9:30a Sheila-hairdresser/barber PH
11:30a Soup Takeout (Chicken Connection) with drink and dessert sign up required $5
Movie Day-Joni (true life story rated PG)/popcorn will be served
1p Whist/seventh floor/MT
6:30p Bingo/PH/dining room
6:30p Cards/dining room MV
Saturday, January 30th
6:30p Bingo/dining room/MT
Sunday, January 31st
11-3 Lunch Ride/Hilltop Saugus, MA/sign up $8
6pBingo/MV/activity room
DAY TRIPS
February 11thValentine Celebration with entertainers Dick Kaplan and Johnny ‘Sax’ Battis-NECC in the Technology Center, doors open at 12:30-The Chicken Connection will serve pasta with meatball, garden salad, bread and butter and jello cake for dessert-purchase your ticket with Darlene-tickets are $7 while supplies last
February 15th-Heartstrings/starring Carol O’Shaunessy with music by Tom LaMark-Stuffed Roast Pork or Stuffed Chicken Breast/Moatorcoach/$69
March 18th -Four Celtic Voices-Celeste Ray-Carol Crittenden-Leenya Rideout-Erin Hill/Corned Beef and Cabbage or Baked Haddock/Motorcoach/$75
OVERNIGHT TOURS
March 1-3 Atlantic City/Tropicana Casino and Resort-$20 Slot Bonus-1 Brunch-1 Dinner-Revue Show-Driver Escort- travel protection /$184pp db -$90 extra for single full payment due at sign up
April 24-May 2 Georgia-Savannah, Jekyell Island-Beaufort/motorcoach-8nights lodging-14 meals-all touring and admissions-travel protection/$859pp double-$200 for single-$144 due at sign up/final payment due on 2-16-10
June 24-July 1Mackinac Island-13 Meals-Bavarian Inn Lodge-Frankenmuth Bavarian Village-Island House Hotel-Mackinac Island Sightseeing-Grand Hotel Luncheon-Henry Ford Museum-Edsel Ford Estates Dinner & Tour-Niagara Falls-travel protection/$1459pp double/$100 deposit due at sign up/final payment due on 4-9-10
September 24-26Lake George Balloon Festival/Prospect Mountain-Balloon “Moon Glow”-Lake George Cruise-Saratoga-Fort William Henry Resort or Georgian Resort $400pp double/$50 deposit due at sign up/final payment due 7-12-10
WINTERGARDEN
By
Brian Dacey, LICSW
Mental Health Consultant
Tired Nature’s sweet restorer, balmy sleep!
Edward Young (1683-1765)
Try thinking of love or something.
Amor vincit insomnia.-[Love conquers insomnia.]
Christopher Fry
Over the past three months we have reviewed the deep concern surrounding the global growth of sleep problems and their medical implications, sleep hygiene and tips for sleep improvement.
In this final installment we will report on corrective procedures and ideas for intervention.
Sleep training is touted more and more as efforts grow to medically and psychologically engage this debilitating process.
Cognitive behavioral therapy attempts to “change the thoughts and behaviors that contribute to poor sleep.” According to Consumer Reports’ On Health newsletter.It noted CBT approaches may include the following: designating a certain time of day for addressing worries and concerns rather than at bedtime, along with mind-body techniques to relax and wind down; a set time to retire and rise with rare exceptions; installing light blocking curtains, playing soft music, or using a sound machine to block out noise.
Sleep experts emphasize the quality and efficiency of sleep over duration, especially where insomnia is the problem.Sleep efficiency is the relationship between time spent in bed trying to sleep and the amount of time actually spent asleep, in percentage terms.
Richard E. Madden, PhD, MSW gives the following example: you go to bed at 11p and rise at 7a but only sleep a total of 6 hours due to difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep, so your sleep efficiency would be 75% and stated as follows: Sleep Efficiency=6 hours Total Sleep Time (TST)=75% 8 hours: Time in Bed (TIB)
A good sleeper takes about 10 minutes to fall asleep; taking less than ten minutes to fall asleep indicates sleep deprivation or excessive sleep debt, those of us with sleep onset insomnia usually take longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep.
‘Don’t go to sleep let go to sleep.’This axiom is a version of AA’s advice ‘Let go to God’, reflecting the fact that one’s psycho physiological control is a passive step, based on ‘letting’ not ‘making’.
Relaxation is the key to stress reduction and most of us can learn to construct a peaceful bedtime atmosphere and routine and to utilize progressive relaxation techniques to unwind our psychophysical selves from our heads to our toes through a series of simple, silent commands.When combined with Basic Belly Breathing this is a powerful stress reducer.
Although insomnia has become a common problem (one in three U S adults) relatively few of us seek professional help.Recently researchers have reported on good results from harnessing the power of the Internet.
The December issue of Harvard mental Health Letter reports on a program called “Sleep Health Using the Internet,” or SHUTi, designed to use basic CBT tenet for insomnia.The program uses a “stepped sequence of lessons, information, sleep diaries, questionnaires, visual aids, interactive games, along with e-mail reminders and prompts to keep the subject engaged.”
As this final installment draws to an end I find myself yawning, distracted, lapsing into reverie, seeking what Shakespeare called “Nature’s soft nurse,” so good night and all the best to all of you.
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