The monthly newsletter of Mirabella. Mirabella Assisted Living 4242 Bryant Irvin Road Benbrook, TX 76109 Office (817) 763-0088 Fax (817) 763-8411 Website www.mirabellaassistedliving.com Associates Executive Director Suzanne Withorn Assistant Executive Director Sue Phillips Lifestyle Director Brenda Black Marketing Director Arlene Hunsworth-Fox Director of Resident Services Christy Kerr Res. Service Coord. Angela Osmum-Bowen Maintenance Director Randy Cole Housekeeping Supervisor Culinary Director Jeramy Kunkel Concierge Patty Patton Cindy Joy Cheryl Wagner Diane Rodriguez From the Desk of Suzanne Withorn I am excited to announce that our parent company, Legend Retirement Corp., has changed its name to Sagora Senior Living. The name, Sagora, was created by combining two words: Sage, meaning wisdom or wise, and Agora, meaning a gathering place. This name symbolizes our Residents First philosophy and our commitment to serve our residents Sagora Senior Living will continue to operate as always, following the core values, just with a new name and logo. Suzanne June 2013 Sagora Senior Living
2 Annual Pajama Party for the Mirabella Sleeping Beauties! Sagora Ruby, it is too early to go to bed. Look, we have visitors! Did you get an invitation? You need to shave your legs. SAGORA! What Did You Say? Something is very strange here. You have on shoes and boots.
3 Wit & Wisdom The summer night is like a perfection of thought. Wallace Stevens Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. Russell Baker Look at the pink... just not your color. Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. There s something very powerful about finding snow in summer. Andy Goldsworthy Hello up there. Ok... something is not right here... In summer, the song sings itself. William Carlos Williams It s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it s light out. Bill Watterson Ok, blondie, you have got to leave the party. Oops... where is the blonde hair? In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them. Aldo Leopold What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade. Gertrude Jekyll Guess the feet and win a prize.
June 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Associate of the M nth 2 Dr. Transport 10:00 Monday Stretching DR 10:30 Jogging Your Noggin DR 10:30-4:00 Pretty Nails Sign Up in the Lifestyle Department 2:00 Mirabella Market Place 3rd Floor 3:00 4 Suits Bingo DR 9:00 Dr. Steve Shardy C 3:00 Wii DR Diane, Mirabella salutes you. You meet all of Sagora s Core Values. Commitment Communication Empowerment Excellence. We say thank you. 10:00 Monday Stretching DR 10:30 Jogging Your Noggin DR 10:30-4:00 Pretty Nails Sign Up in the Lifestyle Department 2:00 Mirabella Market Place 3rd Floor 3:00 4 Suits Bingo DR 16 Dr. Transport Above and 23/30 Dr. Transport Team Member Spotlight 9:00 Dr. Steve Shardy C 3:00 Wii DR 11 10:30 Blood Pressure Checks W/Ross DR 1:00 Ice Cream Cones Main $1 Per Scoop. All Proceeds Go to Alzheimer s 3:00 Texas T, Diagonal, Stamp and All Four Corners DR 17 Dr. Transport 10:00 Monday Stretching DR 10:30 Jogging Your Noggin DR 10:30-4:00 Pretty Nails Sign Up in the Lifestyle Department 2:00 Mirabella Market Place 3rd Floor 3:00 4 Suits Bingo DR 4 10:30 Blood Pressure Checks W/Ross DR 1:00 Ice Cream Cones Main $1 Per Scoop. All Proceeds Go to Alzheimer s 3:00 Texas T, Diagonal, Stamp and All Four Corners DR 10 Dr. Transport 9 9:00 Dr. Steve Shardy C 3:00 Wii DR 3 Dr. Transport 18 10:30 Blood Pressure Checks W/Ross DR 1:00 Ice Cream Cones Main $1 Per Scoop. All Proceeds Go to Alzheimer s 3:00 Texas T, Diagonal, Stamp and All Four Corners DR 24 25 10:00 Monday Stretching DR 10:30 Jogging Your Noggin DR 10:30-4:00 Pretty Nails Sign Up in the Lifestyle Department 2:00 Mirabella Market Place 3rd Floor 3:00 4 Suits Bingo DR 10:00 Food Service Meeting DR 1:00 Ice Cream Cones Main $1 Per Scoop. All Proceeds Go to Alzheimer s 3:00 Texas T, Diagonal, Stamp and All Four Corners DR
Calendar of Events Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and Coffee Main 1:00 Popcorn Social Main 1 Dr. Transport 5 6 10:30 Popcorn Social Main 10:30 Mirabella Walkers 10:30 Bar Exercises W/BB DR 1:30 Social MDR Entertainment Marvin Stewart 3:00 Pokeno DR 1:00 Movie Main 1:00 Lemonade Stand Main. 1:00-2:30. $1 Per Glass 2:00 West Creek Bowlers 3:00 Mirabella Market Place 6:00 Bingo DR National Donut Day 7 10:00 Donut Party Main. Romeo Club, All Coffee Clubs. Tea Party Club. All Residents Invited 1:30 Resident Council Main 2:30 Benbrook Library 6:00 Wii and Coffee Main 1:00 Popcorn Social Main 8 Dr. Transport 12 10:30 Mirabella Walkers 10:30 Bar Exercises W/BB DR 1:30 Social MDR Entertainment Craig Armstrong 3:00 Pokeno DR Dr. Transport 19 10:30 Mirabella Walkers 10:30 Bar Exercises W/BB DR 1:30 Social MDR Entertainment Don and Judy 3:00 Pokeno DR Dr. Transport 26 10:30 Mirabella Walkers 10:30 Bar Exercises W/BB DR 1:30 Residents June Birthday Party MDR 3:00 Pokeno DR 13 8:30 Breakfast at Cracker 14 10:30 Popcorn Social Main 1:00 Movie Main 1:00 Lemonade Stand Main. 1:00-2:30. $1 Per Glass 2:00 West Creek Bowlers 3:00 Mirabella Market Place 6:00 Bingo DR Barrel Men s Club and Romeo Club 10:00 Mirabella Walkers... Meet in the Front. All Residents and Associates Are Invited. 30 Minute Walk. Around the Building. 1:00 Making Cards Sunshine Club DR 2:00 Walmart Road Runners 6:00 Wii W/BJ DR 20 Summer Begins 21 9:00 Men s Coffee Club 10:30 Popcorn Social Main W/Doug DR 10:00 Mirabella Walkers 30 Minute Walk Around the 1:00 Movie Main Building. All Residents and 1:00 Lemonade Stand Main Associates Invited. 1:00-2:30. $1 Per Glass 2:00 West Creek Bowlers 1:00 Arts and Crafts DR 3:00 Mirabella Market Place 2:00 Braum s for Ice Cream 6:00 Bingo DR 6:00 Wii/BJ DR 27 10:30 Popcorn Social 1:00 Movie Main 1:00 Lemonade Stand Main. 1:00-2:30. $1 Per Glass 1:00 Sunshine Club (making Cards) DR 2:00 West Creek Bowlers 3:00 Mirabella Market Place 6:00 Bingo DR 9:00 Men s Coffee Club W/Doug 10:00 Mirabella Walkers 30 Minute Walk Around the Building. All Residents and Associates Invited. 10:45 Lunch Bunch Meet in Main for Olive Garden 2:00 Walmart Road Runners 6:00 Wii/ BJ DR 28 15 and Coffee Main 1:00 Popcorn Social Main 22 and Coffee Main 1:00 Popcorn Social Main 29 and Coffee Main 3:00 Coke and Popcorn Party Entertainment Micah Black
6 Resident of the M nth The Story of Alois Alzheimer BJ thank you for all the great things you do for our Mirabella residents. The store, the wii and always asking if you can do more. Your assistance with all of the games never goes unnoticed. Mirabella friends salute you and say THANKS TO YOU! Born June 14, 1864, in Germany, Alois Alzheimer was the psychiatrist and neuropathologist for whom Alzheimer s disease is named. He was an instrumental figure in the identification of the disease. Alzheimer combined research and clinical practice, and published papers on diseases of the brain. In 1906, he gave a lecture describing an unusual disease that affected a woman in her 50s, causing memory loss and eventually her death at age 55. Alzheimer found abnormalities in the woman s brain and identified nerve tangles. A colleague named the disease after Alzheimer, and patients were being diagnosed as early as 1911. To learn more about the disease and its history, go to the Alzheimer s Association website, www.alz.org. Alois Alzheimer was born June 14, 1864 Act of Kindness Spotlight on Alzheimer s Ice Cream Tuesdays $1 Per Scoop 1 p.m. Main All Proceeds Go to Alzheimer s Good Neighbor Lemonade Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m., main lobby $1 per glass. All proceeds go to Alzheimer s. Thank you, residents, for your support. Help us find a cure. BB
7 National Donut Day, June 7. Donut Party at 10 a.m., Main. All Residents Invited. June 26, 1:30 p.m., MDR. Residents With June Birthdays, LET S PARTY! 6-3 Mary B. 6-5 Rose C. 6-5 Gloria S. 6-10 Rey W. 6-13 Emma W. 6-7 Donna B. 6-18 Martha A. 6-22 Claire C. 6-25 Kathryn B. 6-25 Terry E. 6-28 Linda Napier Old age is when it takes longer to rest than to get tired. Times sure change... Somewhere along the way, things went from flower power to power naps! Father s Day Cookout With Jeramy Kunkle, Culinary Director, Firing Up the Grills! Come Celebrate Father s Day With Us, June 16 Congratulations, Gwen, for winning the lovely Mother s Day Bag Hanger for your door. Thanks to all of the residents who purchased raffle tickets for the bag. All proceeds went to our Alzheimer s fund. BB Raise Some Awareness: Some facts about the disease: As many as 5.3 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer s. Alzheimer s and dementia triple healthcare costs for Americans 65 and older. Every 70 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer s. Alzheimer s costs more than $148 billion each year to Medicare, Medicaid and businesses. FROM THE PASTOR S DESK June 2013 But as for me, I trust in Thee, O Lord, I say, My times are in Thy hand. (Psalm 31:14-15) This past April we witnessed the devastation and destruction of terrorist bombings in Boston and an enormous explosion in West, Texas. In the former incident, hundreds of people were injured and three precious lives were lost. In the latter event, the fertilizer plant explosion cost the lives of 15 people, mostly firefighters, who were the first responders. What is to be our response? How do we reconcile the fact that God is good and loving, yet He allows such tragedy to cross our paths? Many theologians have attempted to answer such questions. But to those who have suffered loss, the best we can offer falls woefully short in mending broken hearts or rebuilding our lives. Our devotional verse reminds me that I don t have all the answers. I am not required to offer explanations or give a theodicy (defense) for the actions of God. Like the Psalmist, I must trust the Lord without reservation, believing that in spite of the whirlwind around me, my God has a plan for my life. And that plan often includes hardship and pain. See you Sunday! Pastor Steve
It s Dad s Day! We appreciate all the terrific dads in our community. Happy Father s Day! National Donut Day The first Friday in June