Page 4 Brompton Heights Monthly OUR VIEW Administrator Matt McDougall July 2013 [email protected] Administrator in Development Kim Dee [email protected] Brompton Heights, Inc. 275 Brompton Road Williamsville, N.Y. 14221 Phone: 716-634-5734 Fax: 716-634-1416 Admissions Director Jen Brady [email protected] Director of Personal Care Dorothy Leong [email protected] Assistant Director of Personal Care Michelle Kennison Inside This Issue Brompton Heights held their First Annual Art Show on May 30th. We hope this is the first of many to come! It was so nice to have the Amherst Senior Singers entertain for us. We have 20-30 live entertainers monthly! [email protected] LPN Case Manager Candy Pike [email protected] Business Office Manager Kim D’Amico [email protected] Culinary Director Sean Paonessa [email protected] Recreation Director Helen Kurzdorfer [email protected] Maintenance Director Pete Riester [email protected] Brompton Heights has a NEW Hairdresser! Andrew Maniscalco became one of our hairdressers on June 5th. He was born on the West side of Buffalo. Andrew has been doing hair for 53 years! He owns his own salon located at 2828 Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. Andrew truly enjoys his work and looks forward to meeting all of you and making everyone at Brompton Heights more beautiful! Andrew will be here every Wednesday- No appointment necessary. Housekeeping/Laundry Trish Scott [email protected] Sales & Marketing John Tomes [email protected] Just a Reminder Everyone is always welcome at Brompton Heights! If visiting before 8:00am or after 8:00pm please ring the bell to the right of the main door entrance. Administrator Letter 1 A letter from the Administrator Nursing Management 1 Banking Hours 1 Puzzle Contest 2 President Message 2 Hello Everyone, I would like to introduce our Nurse Leadership Team of Dorothy, Michelle and Candy. I am very pleased to have such a wonderful experienced nursing team to take care of our residents. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Please take advantage of the beautiful courtyard, where there is plenty of shade and a very relaxing atmosphere. Please remember to drink plenty of fluids and wear sunscreen when you are outdoors. I hope you have a safe and happy 4th of July! July Birthdays 2 New Resident 3 Resident of the Month 3 Peak Performer 3 Our View 4 Just a Reminder 4 Manager Directory 4 New Hairdresser 4 What is a Senior Citizen? 4 Who is a Senior Citizen? A Senior is one who was here before the Pill and the population explosion. We were here before television, penicillin, polio shots, antibiotics and Frisbees. Before frozen foods, radar, fluorescent lights, credit cards, and ball point pens. We were here before pantyhose and drip dry clothes. Before icemakers and dishwashers, clothes dryers. Before men wore long hair and earrings and women wore tuxedos. We were here before yogurt, Ann Landers, plastic, the 40 hour work week and minimum wage. We were ahead of Batman, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Snoopy, before DDT, Vitamin pills, Jeeps, disposable diapers and pizza. Cheerios, instant anything and Mc Donald’s were unheard of. We thought fast foods were what you ate during Lent. We were before disco dancing (and that’s not all bad). In our day cigarette smoking was fashionable, grass was for mowing, coke was a refreshing drink and pot was something you cooked in. We are today’s Senior Citizens, a hardy bunch when you think of how our world has changed and adjustments we’ve had to make. -Author Unknown The Business Office Is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday From 8:30-12:30pm and Wednesday From9:00am- 1:00pm Matthew McDougall-Administrator Dorothy Leong-Director of Personal Care Dorothy was born and raised in Buffalo and went through the Buffalo school system. She attended the University of Rochester and D’Youville College and has a Bachelor’s in Nursing. Dorothy worked for many years in various hospitals and in geriatrics for twenty years. She has a genuine interest in caring. Dorothy loves working at Brompton Heights now and says residents and staff have been very welcoming to her. Outside of Brompton Heights, Dorothy enjoys reading, traveling all over the United States and the world. She also loves music especially Barry Manilow believe it or not! Please join us in welcoming Dorothy as our new Personal Care Director. We’re glad to have you on board Dorothy! Michelle Kennison-Assistant Director of Personal Care Michelle was born and raised in Rochester. She became an LPN and went to school at the Boces in Newark, N.Y. After college she worked for 7 years at Emeritus. She then moved on to become a floor nurse for the Hamister Group in Rochester for 8 years. Eventually Michelle transferred back to Emeritus as a Director. Michelle is married and has 3 children, ages 3-19 years old. Some of Michelle’s hobbies are riding with her husband on his motorcycle and couponing. She loves being at Brompton Heights now and is looking forward to building a strong team. Michelle enjoys the residents and working in assisted living. Welcome to Brompton Heights Michelle-we’re glad you joined our team! Candy Pike-LPN Case Manager Candy hails from Hamburg, New York. She attended Hamburg schools. For Nursing, Candy attended Erie 1 Boces. She graduated as a Licensed Practical Nurse six years ago. Candy has three children ages 17, 12 and 8. Candy loves spending time with her children. She has 2 girls and 1 boy. Between baseball, football, cheerleading and softball Candy is always on the run. In her spare time she likes to read and swim. Candy has volunteered in soup kitchens and diabetes clinics. She loves the residents and co-workers. Candy loves being a nurse knowing that she has a positive effect on others. Congratulations on your promotion Candy-we’re so glad you’re here! `Page 2 THE FIRST 5 CORRECT PUZZLES WIN A PRIZE T H E R R E A R E F F R E E D O M I P U L R N D L E W O A N A R G K I N G K R I G S L G B L U E A T S T A T E S A L D E C O N G R E S S E D O R D E T W H I T E O J U L Y N T H E F O R T H O F F U L Y BLUE CONGRESS ENGLAND FLAG FREEDOM JULY KING NEW RESIDENT LIBERTY PARADE RED STATES UNITED WHITE ____ ____ ____ ____ ____/____ ____ ____/____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____/ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____/____ ____/____ ____ ____/ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____/ ____ ____/____ ____ ____ ____/! A message from our Resident Council President: I would like to thank all of you that voted for me to be OUR Resident Council President. I promise to listen to all of your concerns and bring them back to our management team. I am always here for all of you; just flag me down if you need me! I want to wish all of you love, happiness and good health. Keep smiling! We are all family here at Brompton Heights! Delivered with love and divine spirits, Mary Flemming Arone July Birthdays CO-WORKERS 1st-Karen Jackson 4th-Patricia Scott 5th-Jevon Sharp th 15 -Glorianne Dobiesz 17th-Patrick Smith 19th-Robert Herbeck 26th-Rupali Gomes 30th-Latisha Keyes ADELINE OWCZARCZYK Adeline was born in Lackawanna. She attended the local schools. She lived there for most of her life. Adeline used to do housework and she also worked at General Mills in the flour mills. Adeline met and married her husband, Chet. They had four children: Lorrie, Chet, Kathy and Dave. Adeline has two grandchildren (Tim and Becky). She also has five greatgrandchildren. Adeline loves Country Music, reading magazines and shopping. Her husband Chet passed away around thirty years ago. Adeline’s favorite pastime is spending time with her family. She also enjoys dressing up and talking. If you see Adeline in the hall, introduce yourself. Welcome to Brompton Heights Adeline. We’re glad you’re here! RESIDENT OF THE MONTH Put your leftover letters (in order), in the blank spaces below. Bring your completed puzzle to the recreation room. If you are one of the first five winning entries you will get a prize! 1st-Joseph Szigety 3rd-Charlotte Byrne 4th-Barbara Hudson 5th-Henrietta Hebler 5th-Jean Murphy 6th-John Belle 7th-Albert Harvey 8th-Charlotte Zasowski 9th-Dolores Rutter 10th-Vincent Anzalone Page 3 RESIDENTS 11th-Catherine Pritchard 15th-Mary Ann Rybacki 17th-Frank Woody 18th-George Wagner 19th-Evelyn Jeffords 23rd-Rose Neubecker 24th-Concetta Fried 27th-Jane Elze 27th-Elizabeth Ward 28th-Betty Mattingly 30th-Eileen Weber BERNIE MULVEY Bernie was born in Oceanside California. His family moved to Buffalo when he was six months old. He grew up in the Town of Tonawanda. Bernie attended Kenmore East High School and graduated in 1964. From 1965-69 Bernie was an Air Traffic Controller in the Air Force. He served in Vietnam. He was married in 1969 and had three children (Sean, Bernie and Mary Pat). Bernie worked for All State Insurance in the Sears building on Main Street from 1972-76. Later he moved to Lake Park, Florida and worked at Tri-City Wood Works for twenty-six years until his retirement. Bernie enjoys snow skiing, water skiing, scuba diving, reading and he is a sailing fanatic. He used to be involved in sailboat races; he had a thirty footer that was his pride and joy. Bernie played baseball for thirty years. Now he appreciates the comradery at Brompton Heights and loves the library. Congratulations on being the Resident of the Month! PEAK PERFORMER LINDA O’BRIEN Linda O’Brien was born in New York City. She met and married her husband George twenty-nine years ago. They have two children, Travis and Cortney. Linda is very proud of her children and with good reason. Travis just became a doctor and Cortney is a journalist. Linda began working at Brompton Heights six years ago. She works in the Recreation Department. It’s obvious that Linda truly loves what she does and demonstrates it each day that she is here. The residents know that they can count on her for anything. She brings a smile and a part of herself to all the activities she runs. When we have the “Red Hat Meeting” Linda creates a special evening each month and insists on donating a basket to be raffled off to the ladies. On Mondays the residents come looking for her as soon as she enters the building, to schedule their manicures. On Friday residents’ sign up for trips just to spend time with Linda and enjoy her company. In her spare time she enjoys reading and baking. Linda truly exemplifies all the HIWART values. She brings so much love and energy to Brompton Heights. Whenever we have a family partyyou will always see Linda volunteering her time. It is with great pleasure that we’re announcing- Linda O’Brien is our Peak Performer of the Month!