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Burcham Beacon Volume 11 4th Edition April 2018 St. Patrick’s Day The luck of the Irish was with us on St. Patrick’s Day this year, bringing blessings and cheer. Irish Step Dancers from McCartney Irish Dance School in East Lansing, danced their way into our hearts with their bouncy curls and immense talent. Later in the afternoon the residents enjoyed music by Peter Bergin and food at our annual social event. Additional photos on page 10 Just as in history, the light- house gave a guiding light to Irish Blessing conduct mariners to their destination, so will the May your troubles be less, Burcham Beacon act as a your blessings be more, guide to Aging with Grace. and nothing but happiness come through your door! Easter Egg Stuffing and Egg Hunt I NSIDE T HIS I SSUE 3 Music & Enrichment Residents gathered in the Ada 4 Employee Spotlights Whitehouse Room to stuff the 5 Reminiscing 6 Special Events eggs for our annual Easter Egg 7 Resident Center Happenings 8 CHR 2nd & 3rd floor Hunt. The room was full of Happenings cheer and “sweet” discussions 9 Places to Go 12-13 Wellness / Volunteers as volunteers from MSU Pre- 14 Foundation nursing Club and Alzheimer’s 15 Memorials 17 Regularly Scheduled Programs Foundation of America assisted the residents in stuffing over 1,700 18 Spiritual Wellness eggs. The annual hunt was a hopping good time and sounds of & Support Groups 19 Movie Listings children filled our halls as they searched throughout our communi- Newsletter Staff ty. The Easter Bunny even made an appearance for some photos Co-Editors Nancy Hanford before hopping off to his hole to prepare for Easter Sunday. Bruce Greenman Alesha Williams Additional Egg Stuffing photos on page 11 Layout/Design Nancy Hanford Photos of the hunt can be seen on the TV Monitor in Feature Writers Bruce Greenman 2RC hallway and will be featured in the May Beacon. Publicity Tammy Terwilliger 2700 Burcham Dr. ~ East Lansing, MI 48823 ~ (517) 351-8377 PagePage 2 2 AprilApril 2018 2016 From the Desk of the Executive Director . by Pam Ditri Extraordinary Impressions in Action! urcham strives to continuously develop our culture of caring. The Extraordinary Impres- sions program utilizes 10 Hospitality Promises which commit us to provide a positive and meaningfulB experience for you, our customer. These are just a few examples of customer feed- Burcham Hills back recently received recognizing this effort. Ongoing, we continue to stay at- Leadership Team tuned to “the voice of the customer” and focus on ways to improve our service. As always, we appreciate your feedback, comments and suggestions. Pam Ditri, NHA Executive Director • This compliment was shared by a Resident Center respite client who was very 827-1042 complimentary of the service he received. Nancy Hanford Communications / Exec. Asst. “The care staff, dining service and food have all been excellent.” 827-1043 • This very thoughtful note and compliment to Danielle Heinritz came from the Cindy Popovitch spouse of a Resident Center resident. Thank you, Danielle, for your Extraordi- Director of Organizational Dev. nary Impression! 827-2954 “Of all of your caregiver staff, I think Danielle is the best. Whenever I Jim Kaczmarczyk Director of Finance/Controller see her on shift I know {my wife} will be in the best of hands. She is al- 351-4662 ways on the move seeing that residents are fed well, receive their meds Pegi Chatti, RN, NHA properly and are kept clean and comfortable. During the busy mealtime CHR Administrator hour, she helps the Hospitality staff to make sure that operations run 827-1037 smoothly. … The Red Cedar wing is a pleasant place to be due in large Barbara Smith, NHA part to her smile and happy work attitude. I am very grateful Danielle is Director of Post-Acute Network part of your staff.” 349-4803 Marcy Harris, LPN • A family member of a CHR client shared that each month she reads the Bur- Director of Resident Center cham Beacon, and promotes the programming Burcham offers. She is a huge fan 827-0361 of our special events, and says that Recreation Therapy is very important to the Mark Sarvis rehab process. Thank you, Recreation Therapy! Director of Building & Grounds 351-3642 • Comments received during recent follow-up calls to discharged CHR clients: Jennifer Sokol Director of Hospitality 827-1025 Jessi Kvatek, RN CHR Director of Nursing 827-1038 Bill Cosby Director of Sales 487-0832 Abdullah Masood Director of Operations 827-0692 Lesa Smith, MPA, CFRE Foundation Director 827-2924 Jonathan Wilson Business Development Director 827-1059 BURCHAM BEACON Music & Enrichment Page 3 Music Opportunities “Big House” Book Club * Thursday Night Special Monday, April 16 Classical Music Quartet 1:30 pm / Ada Studio Thursday, April 5 “The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie 7:00 pm / AWR Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer Musical Memories Performance *Be sure to make notes of the areas you wish to discuss. MSU student and Memory Care collaboration If you would like a book or more information, please Monday, April 9 contact Margaret R. 333-1856, Jane B. 337-3162 or 7:00 pm / AWR Mary R. 351-7099. Bring your book to return and pick up a copy of your next book. New Horizons Band Performance Wednesday, April 11 College with Gordon Rohman* 1:30 pm / AWR 2:00 pm / AWR Thursday Night Special Thursday, April 5 Jonathan Stars Thursday, April 12 Thursday, April 12 Thursday, April 19 7:00 pm / AWR Tuesday, April 24 (note day change) Musical Memories Performance Topic: Franklin Roosevelt: The War Years MSU student and Memory Care collaboration *See flyer for details Friday, April 13 7:00 pm / AWR Neighborhood Meetings . Lansing Matinee Musicale 2RC: Monday, April 16 Wednesday, April 18 3:00 pm / PDR 2:00 pm / AWR 5RC: Friday, April 20 Thursday Night Special 3:00 pm / 5RC Lobby Sing-a-long with Marvin and Monty *Wine & Cheese will be served Thursday, April 19 7:00 pm / AWR 4RC: Thursday, April 26 1:30 pm / 4RC Lobby MSU Music Series Friday, April 20 Open forum for questions, suggestions and concerns. 7:00 pm / AWR Piano Recital Wine & Cheese Socials Sue T. & Students w/ Piano Performance by Saturday, April 21 Lucille Olson 3:00 pm / AWR 4:00 pm / 2RC Lobby Wednesday, April 11 Burcham Sings! Concert Wednesday, April 25 Artist Studio Friday, April 13 Art Appreciation* 4:00 pm / AWR with Ethel Anthony See flyer for more details. All About ISM’s Tuesday, April 24 4:00 pm / PDR BH Burcham Hills RC Resident Center Location Key Location Key CHR Center for Health & Rehabilitation Birds of a Feather AWR Ada Whitehouse Room (1st RC) Tuesday, April 24 AS Ada Studio (1st RC) 2:00 pm / SVDR PDR Private Dining Room (2nd RC) Bird enthusiasts share stories, sightings WC Wellness Center (1st RC) LS Leisure Studio (1st CHR) All programing complies with the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Some * SVDR Scenic View Dining Room (2nd RC) programs may require support staff, which will need to be ar- SP Stansell Patio (1st CHR) ranged with the Personal Wellness and/or Recreation departments GLLR Great Lakes Living Room (3rd RC) prior to the event. PagePage 2 4 Employee Spotlights AprilApril 2018 2016 Employee Spotlight ~ SarahKate Van Auker SarahKate Van Auker has been a part of the Marketing Team since July 2017, and is very ex- cited about her role in helping bring in residents for the upcoming new Independent Living product! SarahKate is from a tiny town in Southeastern Michigan called Maybee (yes, she assures me that it is real and that it is spelled with 2 e’s instead of 1). She spent her childhood in Maybee, where her grandparents owned a business and apple orchard, and attended Monroe Public Schools. She has a blended family with her fiancée, that consists of three sons. SarahKate is an only child, and finds the whole sibling dynamic fascinat- ing and touching, though a bit chaotic! She is the child of two MSU Alums, and she herself attended MSU with a major in literature and minors in psychology, anthro- pology and drama. Her professional background includes over 10 years in property management and real estate. SarahKate loves the theatre and has acted and directed several plays. She also enjoys painting with acrylics, board games (especially Scrabble), cooking, dancing, kayaking and will spend several months each year preparing for Halloween. SarahKate’s mother taught English in Michigan’s former Senior Adult Education program at many local retirement communi- ties. As an only child, she frequently accompanied her mother to these classes. “When I was small I thought that everyone had 60 grandmas and grandpas! Retirement Communities were an integral part of my childhood environment. When I came to East Lansing, I had heard of Burcham’s stellar reputation, and had a friend who had worked here that would just glow about what a wonderful place it was to work and how much she loved her Burcham family. It had such a marvelous energy that I began to regularly stalk the website looking for openings!” SarahKate’s very favorite event at Burcham was the day the Marketing Department brought in their children costumed for Hal- loween and delivered treats to our condo residents for a “Reverse Trick or Treat!” “The kids were so enthusiastic about making the residents smile!” What are some of the important changes that you have seen at Burcham? “Each day it seems that something new is happening! And there is always something developing with Burcham’s future.” What are some of the reasons why you enjoy working at Burcham? “I love that my job focuses so much on doing positive and uplifting things for people.