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New Dawn Memory Care Newsletter 4185 Briargate Parkway Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Administrative Team:

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

Nancy Britton Executive Director Tomas Arebalo Community Relations Director

Autumn Miller Resident Care Coordinator

Nicole Heisler Business Office Manager Michael Moore Resident Care Manager Tony Campbell Dietary Director Richard Lee Maintenance Director Jodell Freking Activities Director

June 18 is National Go Fishing Day! P2 Alzheimer’s Research Updates & Facts P3 Farewell P4 & P5 Activities Calendar

P6 Birthdays, Social Media, & Highlights

P7 Memories & Father’s Day P8 Mission & Team

June 2018 Edition

Contact us at: 719-352-3069 8

Alzheimer’s Research Updates and Facts

Memories in the Making

This Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, learn about current advancements toward eradicating Alzheimer’s. Advance: A change in definition. The Alzheimer’s Association shares that as of April 2018, scientists and the U.S. government propose we change the way we define Alzheimer's disease, focusing on brain scans rather than symptoms. This definition change is recommended to advance research using brain scans earlier rather than later, increasing chances for treatments sooner. Tests have not yet been validated for this, but if/when they are, many more people will likely be considered to have Alzheimer's because biological signs may show 15 to 20 years prior to symptoms.

Alzheimer's disease. These findings could pave the way to halting damage to the brain—perhaps before symptoms appear! There is much more research to be done, but the news is a step in the right direction.

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Advance: Alzheimer’s linked to poor sleep. 

Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer's, reports the National Institute of Health and Science Daily. Scientists found in a study that the protein in the brain which clumps together into plaques in those with Alzheimer's increased quickly after a night of lost sleep in 20 healthy subjects whose brains were scanned. Advance: Strides in treatment research. In the March 2018 Journal of Clinical Investigation it was reported that researchers found that an antibody targets APOE (an Alzheimer's protein found in amyloids) for removal in mice. Types of APOE are the single largest risk factor for

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Americans who have Alzheimer's is growing. Every 65 seconds, someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer's. 5.7 million Americans have Alzheimer's in 2018; 5.5 mil of those are over age 65. 1 in 3 seniors pass with Alzheimer's or Dementia. Alzheimer's and Dementias cost the U.S. $277 billion in 2018. 90% of what we know about Alzheimer’s has been discovered in the past 20 years. There are more than 5 drugs that may treat Alzheimer’s symptoms, but no cure for the disease yet. Early diagnosis can:



provide medical, emotional, and social benefits



facilitate participation in vital clinical trials enable individuals to be in control of their legal and financial wishes create significant cost savings in medical and long-term care For more facts, visit Alz.org/Facts

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“He loved my mom” “He came to my school events” “He went to work everyday for us”

“He was strong ”

In honor of our dads, we asked around: What is something you have always loved about your father? 7

Farewell Nurse John!

June Highlights

Welcome Aboard!

“Retiree of the Year”

Try fruit-infused water as part of your hydration efforts!

June 2: National Trails Day June 4: Cheese Day June 8: Best Friends Day June 10: Iced Tea Day June 14: Flag Day

Coming soon.

June 17: Father’s Day June 18: Go Fishing Day

You will be seeing many new faces in June as we add to our staff as well as make some changes to our current staffing patterns to better serve our residents.

June 18: International Picnic Day June 20: Ice Cream Soda Day June 21: First Day of Summer and International Yoga Day June 23: National Hydration Day June 28: National Handshake Day

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June Birthdays!

We hope you enjoy your special day!

Watch for changes in the evening staffing, as well as changes to Activities staffing patterns.

Our reliable nurse John Carlson will be retiring in June and setting off into the sunset for life in Thailand, his wife’s home country.

Thank you to all who have recognized the loving care provided by staff members on our Facebook page or an online review, or through a kind word to a member of the leadership team. Those gestures mean the world to staff and are sincerely appreciated.

John has been a rock for the clinical staff at New Dawn since he started here in 2015. He is beloved by residents, families and staff alike and will be SINCERELY missed.

Please reach out to any member of the leadership team if you have questions or would like more information. Watch for updates on the display boards in each buildings and emailed information.

George, June 2 Michael, June 4 Joan, June 9 Janie, June 14 Bill, June 30

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