March 2018

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The Pioneer Post Pioneer Village Independent & Assisted Living Newsletter

Administrative Staff: Dora Howard Executive Director Charles Harvey

Our mission is to create and sustain comfortable, caring environments for those who depend on us.

Community Relations Director

Trina Box Resident Care Coordinator Beondi Hewson Business Office Manager Liz Price Registered Nurse Lisa Ramun Food Service Director Matthew Buchanan Maintenance Director Peggy Dunphy Activities Director

P2 Art & Art Therapy Benefits P3 St Patrick’s Day Trivia & 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.

Memories in the Making!

experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.” (AATA) 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

March 10th is Middle Name Pride Day! We asked around: What’s your middle name?

“Fae” - Velda

“Dawn” - Beondi

“George” - Hiram

“Gloria” - Gladys

“Sue” - Peggy

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March Highlights

St. Patrick’s Day Trivia We Should Really Wear Blue

3/1 Fondue Party

3/4 Scenic Drive to Eagle Point Veterans Cemetery 3/7 Carole Nielsen presentation on Pirates 3/11 Visiting Steelhead Vineyard 3/14 Art Gala featuring Delores Ribal 3/16 Poker Run @ Pioneer Village

Daylight Savings Time Begins

3/20 Bugs R Us presentation on

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Butterflies & Moths 3/27 Chuck Smoker playing the guitar and singing gospel hymns

St Patrick’s Day

Saturday March 17th

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!

“Hawaiian” - Joan L.

“BBQ Pringles” - Amelia

“Tortilla Chips” - Georgine

“Harvest Cheddar” - Lisa R

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The Lingo Makes Sense You can’t attend a Saint Patrick’s Day event without hearing a cry of “Erin go Bragh.” What’s the phrase mean? It’s a corruption of the Irish Éirinn go Brách, which means roughly “Ireland

Saint Patrick himself would have to deal with pinching on his feast day. His color was “Saint Patrick’s blue,” a light shade. The color green only became associated with the big day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century. It’s the Thought That Counts Not every city goes all-out in its celebratory efforts. From 1999 to 2007, the Irish village of Dripsey proudly touted that it hosted the Shortest Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the World. The route ran for 26 yards between two pubs. There’s a Reason for The Shamrocks How did the shamrock become associated with Saint Patrick? According to Irish legend, the saint used the three-leafed plant as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland. Cold Weather Helped Saint Patrick’s Legend In Irish lore, Saint Patrick gets credit for driving all the snakes out of Ireland. Modern scientists suggest that the job might not have been too hard – according to the fossil record, Ireland has never been home to any snakes. Through the Ice Age, Ireland was too cold to host any reptiles, and the surrounding seas have staved off serpentine invaders ever since. Modern scholars think the “snakes” Saint Patrick drove away were likely metaphorical. There’s No Corn in that Beef Corned beef and cabbage, a traditional Saint Patrick’s Day staple, doesn’t have anything to do with the grain corn. Instead, it’s a nod to the large grains of salt that were historically used to cure meats, which were also known as “corns.” It Could have Been Saint Maewyn’s Day According to Irish legend, Saint Patrick wasn’t originally called Patrick. His birth name was Maewyn Succat, but he changed his name to Patricius after becoming a priest. There Are No Female Leprechauns Don’t be fooled by any holiday decorations showing lady leprechauns. In traditional Irish folk tales, there are no female leprechauns.

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