OUR MISSION
To develop happy and healthy
living environments for our
growing senior population.
CORE VALUES
Accountability
Relentless Improvement
1118 W CROSS ST. | ANDERSON IN, 46011 | 765-643-5000 | OCTOBER 2014
PRIMROSE COMPANY
Primrose Retirement Communities,
LLC, provides high-quality independent
and assisted living communities in over
30 locations across the country. Home
Office in Aberdeen, South Dakota since
our founding in 1989, our mission is to
create a happy and healthy living
environment for seniors.
full and exciting activities calendar to
our friendly and welcoming
atmosphere.
WELCOME!
NEW RESIDENTS
Mary Brennan #1108
Passion
Respect
Embrace Change
Our motto “this is living!” guides us in
every aspect of our work from
providing personalized attention and a
For more information about Primrose
Retirement Communities, visit
www.primroseretirement.com
NEW STAFF
Jerri Betts
www.PrimroseRetirement.com
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carissa Stevens
SALES DIRECTOR
Laura Nugent
NURSING DIRECTOR
Melea McIntyre
LIFE ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR
Marlee Lawrence
DINING SERVICES
Garrison Smith
MAINTENANCE TECH
Steve Wigger
[email protected]
BIRTHDAYS
Martha Stacy 2
Rosemary Wyatt 3
Kermit Stacy 8
Chris Everman 16
Etta Dean O’Connor 20
Susie Tilly 22
Judith Austin 22
ANNIVERSARIES
Dale & Joyce Grubbs 6 years
Clyde & Kathleen Simerly 67
years
Bill & Glendora Oemler 63 years
INDEPENDENT LIVING
fall – presenting opportunities for people to get back in touch with one another after a busy and hectic summer.
Many Primrose residents enjoy participating in these, and other, activities
throughout the year. There is nothing
to hold them back – they can come
Some may simply feel overwhelmed and go as they please and enjoy all life
by the upkeep of a home that has be- has to offer without any of the stress.
come too large for them. Others may Of course, when they are done, they
can always come back and enjoy our
be looking for a resort-type lifestyle
where someone else does the cooking beautiful amenities with their friends
before retiring to their
and cleaning
spacious apartment for
for a change.
the evening.
Still others may
Our theme for October is independent
living. For many seniors, the decision
to come to Primrose is not based on
health-related issues at all. If you ask
our independent living residents why
they chose to move to Primrose, you’ll
hear a number of different reasons.
be looking for
an easier way
to spend time in
fellowship with
more of their
peers.
Many who have made
the decision to come
to Primrose feel that
they have more freedom and independence than they ever
had before. Their
Since fall is
worries are gone, and they have the
now upon us, outdoor activities like
opportunity to do all the things they
golf, camping, football games and
always wanted to do. They are able to
sightseeing tours of the changing
leaves are all popular. Indoor fellow- enjoy their independence surrounded
ship activities like church bazaars, bi- by amazing people and incredible
ble studies, book clubs and card tour- amenities. That is why we are fond of
saying that, at Primrose, this is living!
naments also begin anew during the
Dementia
Beloved Helen,
Where have you gone?
Lost in your web of tangled forgetfulness
I call to you but you do not answer.
And just when I despair of reaching you,
Like a brief burst of sunlight
Through a cloudy sky:
A smile, a liveliness of eye, a word
And you are there for an instant,
Only to quickly fade into blankness.
And again the pain of your loss.
Will you never return?
Are you lost to me forever?
Then through the mist of my despair,
I hear that ancient voice that says,
“I go to prepare a place for you.”
And I know that I shall find you there.
By: Gene Hiatt
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Jerri Betts
Please join us in welcoming
Jerri to our Primrose family!
She recently joined our team
in the front office as the Executive Assistant. Before her
transition to Primrose, Jerri
worked at Sallie Mae for 25
years. She also volunteered here at Primrose with special activities. She has 6 children and 13 grandchildren!
In her spare time, Jerri enjoys scrapbooking, taking pictures of her grandchildren and reading mystery novels.
We are so excited to have Jerri as a part of our Primrose team. Be sure to extend her a warm Primrose
welcome as she joins our family!
RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT
The Simerlys
Clyde and Kathleen Simerly met in Johnson City,
Tennessee while Kathleen
was attending Business
College. They were married and soon after moved
to North Carolina where
Clyde worked for Douglas
Aircraft making missiles.
The Simerlys are blessed
with 1 son, 2 grandchildren and 5 great grand children.
October 18, 2014 they will celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary. In those 67 years, the two have had
some great adventures! Together they have traveled all
over the United States only missing Washington state
and Alaska. The Simerlys have also adventured to several foreign countries including Nova Scotia, Egypt,
Greece, Italy and France, just to name a few! Their favorite trip, however, was their trip to the Holy Land.
Twice they visited the Holy Land, once in 1969 and
again in 1980. Clyde’s most memorable moment from
the trip was all of it! Experiencing such an amazing
place, it would be hard to choose just one favorite
memory. Standing in the Garden of Gethsemane and
Mount of Olives, walking through the Garden Tomb as
well as the places where Jesus walked created lasting
memories for the couple. During the trip, Clyde was
baptized in the Jordan River and even got in the Dead
Sea while Kathleen watched from the shore! The
Simerly’s have a deep faith in God and give him all the
glory in everything they have been blessed to do. Now
calling Primrose home, Clyde says, “We feel fortunate
to be here where we are looked after and appreciate
and love the staff from top to bottom!”
HAPPENINGS AT PRIMROSE
KICKOFF TO FOOTBALL SEASON!
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
OCTOBER ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS
October 4– Join us for Gaither’s Fall Festival in
Alexandria!
October 9– Pick your own pumpkins and apples at Tuttle
Pumpkin and Apple Orchard in Indianapolis!
October 14– Join us for lunch at The Chocolate Moose in
Farmland!
October 22– Make your own caramel apples with Chef
Garrison!
October 23– Join us to celebrate Primrose’s 6th anniversary!
October 30– Happy Halloween! Join us for a Halloween
Party with music by Steve Elsten!
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
OCCTOBER 2014 ACTIVITY CALENDAR
SUNDAY
28
5
Chapel (C )
Dining Room (DR)
Fireside Lounge (FL)
Garden Café (GC)
Gazebo (G)
Ice Cream Parlor (IP)
10:00 Chapel Service (WC)
4:00 Now Showing (MT)
MONDAY
TUESDAY
29
Life Enrichment Louunge (LEL)
Movie Theater (MT)
Primrose Bus (PB)
Spa (S)
Pub (P)
Wellness Center (WC)
30
6
11:00 Trivia (FL)
1:00 Fit Club (WC)
3:00 Build your own Sundaes
(IP)
4:00 Aging w/ Grace(P)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
7
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1
10:00 Clyde Simerly showing
Left Behind (MT)
2:00 Music w/Jimmy Priest
(GC)
3:00 Walking Club (LEL)
4:00 Organ Music (GC)
2
10:00 Big Lots & Dollar Tree
(PB)
11:00 Game Day (LEL)
1:00 Errand Day (PB)
1:00 Minds in Motion (P)
10:00 Payless (PB)
11:00 Game Day (LEL)
12:00 Lunch at Olive Garden
(PB)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
8
2:00 Madison County
Historical Society
Presentation (GC)
3:00 Walking Club (LEL)
9
4:00 Organ Music (GC)
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
3
11:00 Primrose Fit Club (WC)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
3:00 Social Hour (P)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
4
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
(P)
10:30 Gaither Fall Festival (PB)
2:00 Organ Music w/ Macel
(LEL)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
10:00 Tuttle Pumpkin and
Apple Orchard (PB)
11:00 Game Day (LEL)
1:00 Minds in Motion (P)
2:30 Movie Matinee (MT)
5:00 Lamberts Music (GC)
10
11:00 Primrose Fit Club (WC)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
3:00 Social Hour (P)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
11
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
(P)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
12
10:00 Chapel Service (WC)
4:00 Now Showing (MT)
13
11:00 Trivia (FL)
1:00 Fit Club (WC)
3:00 Ice Cream Social (IP)
4:00 Aging w/ Grace(P)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
14
10:00 Payless (PB)
11:00 Game Day (LEL)
12:00 Lunch at The Chocolate
Moose (PB)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
3:00 Music w/ Sandra
Hardcastle
15
11:00 Pumpkin Decorating
(LEL)
1:30 Resident Council (MT)
3:00 Walking Club (LEL)
4:00 Organ Music (GC)
16
10:00 Triad (PB)
11:00 Game Day (LEL)
12:00 Hoosier Park (PB)
1:00 Minds in Motion (P)
3:00 Music w/Pastor Ray (GC)
17
11:00 Primrose Fit Club (WC)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
3:00 Social Hour (P)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
18
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
(P)
2:00 Music w/Gene Sherfy
4:00 Tenderloin Dinner in
Frankton (PB)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
19
10:00 Chapel Service (WC)
1:00 Organ Music w/ Macel
(LEL)
4:00 Now Showing (MT)
20
11:00 Trivia (FL)
1:00 Fit Club (WC)
3:00 Ice Cream Social (IP)
4:00 Aging w/ Grace(P)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
21
10:00 Payless (PB)
11:00 Game Day (LEL)
12:00 Lunch at Ivanhoes (PB)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
22
2:00 Carmel Apples w/ Chef
Garrison (GC)
3:00 Walking Club (LEL)
4:00 Organ Music (GC)
23
11:00 Game Day (LEL)
1:00 Walmart & Aldi's (PB)
1:00 Minds in Motion (GC)
2:00 Music w/ Nola
6:00 Primrose 6th Anniversary
24
11:00 Primrose Fit Club (WC)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
3:00 Social Hour (P)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
25
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
(P)
2:00 Music w/ Uncommon
Quartet (GC)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
31
Happy Halloween!
11:00 Primrose Fit Club (WC)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
3:00 Social Hour (P)
1
Party
26
10:00 Chapel Service (WC)
2:00 Now Showing (MT)
27
11:00 Trivia (FL)
1:00 Fit Club (WC)
3:00 Ice Cream Social
"Birthday Party" (IP)
4:00 Aging w/ Grace (P)
7:00 Now Showing (MT)
28
10:00 Marsh (PB)
11:00 Game Day
1:00 Hamilton Town Center
(PB)
2:00 BINGO (DR)
29
10:00 Nail Care (S)
1:00-3:00 Andy Griffith Movie
Marathon (MT)
3:00 Walking Club (LEL)
4:00 Organ Music (GC)
30
10:00 Boggstown for Lunch
(PB)
11:00 Game Day (LEL)
1:00 Minds in Motion (GC)
6:00 Halloween Party w/music
by Steve Elsten (GC)
7:00 Now Showing(MT)