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The Farmington Times Farmington Square Assisted & Memory Care Newsletter
Administrative Staff: CHRIS BUDKE Executive Director RANDY DICKENS Community Relations Director MELISSA FISHER KATRINA BLEVINS Resident Care Coordinator SADIE SUMMERS Business Office Manager JILL WITHERINGTON Registered Nurse KRISTI RODRIGUEZ Dietary Director STEVEN REHDER Maintenance Director JOY SMITH Activities Director
Our mission is to create and sustain comfortable, caring environments for those who depend on us. P2 Art & Art Therapy Benefits P3 History of St. Patrick & Social Media P4 Activities Calendar & Birthdays
P6 Potato Chip Day & March Events P7 Memories & Middle Names Day P8 Mission & Team
March 2018 Edition
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Benefits of Artistic Expression & Art Therapy for Seniors The majority of seniors can benefit greatly from engaging in different art forms, and some may improve their quality of life through doing art therapy. Taking part in artistic activities and engaging in therapeutic processes with art are both valuable, but in different ways.
experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.” (AATA)
Memories in the Making! Your Activity Assistants playing the kazoos!
Judy and Joan enjoying sparkling cider/painting on Valentine’s Day
In Memory Care, art therapy can have transformative effects. Art therapists aim to improve life for memory care individuals by presenting creative opportunities for them to express feelings and experiences, and strengthen connections to others in the moment. A senior who can no longer write or use language cohesively may be able to paint in many colors or reveal a part of their past in an image. Due to such expressions, family and friends often feel strengthened connections.
According to Gene Cohen, MD, PhD, as we age, participation in the arts positively affects our health. Cohen concluded this from his own 2006 study in which he found seniors active in arts had better physical health, fewer visits to the doctor, required less medication, and fell less frequently than those in the study not involved in arts (Today’s Geriatric Medicine).
Art therapy isn’t about being the best artist in the room. It’s about the connections between creative choices made and one’s inner life (Psychology Today).
Such findings shed light upon the value that painting, dancing, drawing, knitting, sculpting, drama, photography, poetry, creative writing, and playing or moving to music can bring in senior living communities.
For more on this topic, head to the Radiant Senior Living blog! Positive Effects of Art on Seniors from Barbara Bagan, PhD, ATR-BC, in Geriatric Monthly's “Aging: What’s Art Got to Do With It." • Aids in relaxation, anxiety, and depression • Gives feelings of control • Improves communication and socialization • Encourages humor and playfulness • Improves cognition • Offers sensory stimulation • Fosters a strong sense of identity • Bolsters self-esteem • Nurtures faith • Reduces boredom
In art therapy, seniors may take part in the arts, but as initiated by professional art therapists with treatment goals, like building emotional resilience or reducing conflicts (American Art Therapy Association). "Art Therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human 2
Creating paper kites Mas creating a work of art and enjoying sparkling cider
MARCH 10TH IS MIDDLE NAME PRIDE DAY! We asked around: What’s your middle name? “Maria” - Melissa T.
“John” - Ray H.
“Marie” - Tiffany L.
“Lynn” - Joy S.
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“Marie” - Judy I.
March Highlights
The History of St. Patrick’s Day
MARCH 11TH IS SPRING FORWARD DON’T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE PLEASE SEE ANY EMPLOYEE.
MARCH 17TH IS ST. PATRICK’S DAY! ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR A WONDERFULL CELEBRATION. THERE WILL BE A RAFFLE TO WIN PRIZES FOR 4 LUCKY PARTY GOERS TO BE WON! AN DAIRE ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE WILL BE STOPPING IN AT 11:15 AM. PLEASE COME ON IN AND WATCH THEM PERFORM! MARCH 20TH WE WILL BE HAVING A TEA AND PAINTING PARTY LOCATED IN THE BEECHWOOD BUILDING. PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR MONTHLY PAINTING EVENT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME ON VALENTINE’S DAY...LET’S
KEEP IT GOING AND GROWING! MARCH 29TH WE WILL BE HOLDING OUR RESIDENT AND EMPLOYEE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. IF YOUR LOVED ONE’S BIRTHDAY IS IN MARCH PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ATTEND.
March 14th is National Potato Chip Day! We asked residents and team members to name their favorite potato chip flavor, or one that they wish existed! “Lays Baked Potato Chips” - Judy I.
“Salt & Vinegar” - Melissa T.
“Regular Potato Chips” - Rosemary C.
“Regular Potato Chips” - Ray H.
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St. Patrick’s Day, also known as “Feast of Saint Patrick” is both a religious and cultural celebration that is held every year on the 17th of March. March 17th is the death date of Saint Patrick , the first and foremost patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick, born sometime in the 4th century, was a 5th century Romano-British Christian missionary and the bishop of Ireland. Medieval traditions credit him with being the first bishop of Armagh and primate of Ireland. They have also see him as the creator of Christianity in Ireland. Ireland converted to Christianity from a form of Celtic Polytheism. What we have learned about St. Patrick came from the Declaration of Ireland which was written by non other than Patrick himself. According to the Confession of St. Patrick at age 16 he was captured by Irish pirates from his home in Britain, and taken to serve as a slave to Ireland. For six years Patrick looked after animals and then escaped slavery to return to his family in Britain. After becoming a cleric of the church he later returned to northern and western Ireland where he later became a bishop. By the 7th century he became known as the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated the most out of any national festival. In our modern day society there is much criticism about the way we celebrate St. Patrick by becoming to commercialized. Celebrations of St. Patrick generally include parades and festivals, traditional Irish music sessions, and the wearing of green attire. Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking
alcohol are lifted on this day. It’s possible because of this that drinking alcohol, such as Irish whiskey, beer and or cider have become part of the celebrations. The custom of “drowning the shamrock” or “wetting the shamrock” is historically popular especially in Ireland. At the end of the days celebrations, a shamrock is placed at the bottom of a cup of whiskey or beer, It is then drank to toast St. Patrick, and Ireland.
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March Birthdays EMPLOYEES MARY JO PEDERSEN March 2nd SADIE SUMMERS March 18th DIAMON WILSON March 21st
VANESSA BROWN March 22nd CHRIS BUDKE March 27th
RESIDENTS DONNA DAVIS March 11th GORDON POOLE March 20th ARNOLD PITTSLEY March 27th
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March Birthdays EMPLOYEES MARY JO PEDERSEN March 2nd SADIE SUMMERS March 18th DIAMON WILSON March 21st
VANESSA BROWN March 22nd CHRIS BUDKE March 27th
RESIDENTS DONNA DAVIS March 11th GORDON POOLE March 20th ARNOLD PITTSLEY March 27th
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March Birthdays EMPLOYEES MARY JO PEDERSEN March 2nd SADIE SUMMERS March 18th DIAMON WILSON March 21st
VANESSA BROWN March 22nd CHRIS BUDKE March 27th
RESIDENTS DONNA DAVIS March 11th GORDON POOLE March 20th ARNOLD PITTSLEY March 27th
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