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August 2021 Sunset Park Place 3730 Pennsylvania Ave, Dubuque, IA 52002 | 563-583-7939 | www.sunsetparkplace.net Celebrating August Enjoying Dining out Again!! There are so many amazing places to eat in the Tri-State International Pirate Month Area! With great anticipation, all residents had their chance to vote for their favorites on our restaurant survey. There was a lot of participation and a lot of votes! Good American Adventures Month Job! Participation was so great, it may take us an entire year to hit them all! Read a Romance Breitbach’s Country Dining – Balltown, IA Novel Month International Clown Week August 1–7 Sandcastle Day August 7 Elvis Week August 11–17 House of China – Dubuque, IA Bowling Day August 14 Chef’s Appreciation Day August 21 International Dog Day August 26 Pony Express Day August 29 Timmerman’s Supper Club – East Dubuque, IL Dare To Dream! Dare to Dream is one of our signature philosophies. Every person we know has something they always wished they had Whether it is an assistive device or adaptive achieved or done. For some the dream is to do equipment that you need, NIT Occupational, it again! We can help make these dreams Physical and Speech therapists are here to help come true! We are looking to make more you! dreams happen. Contact Shelly if you have a dream or a suggestion for a Dare to Dream! What’s the difference between an assistive device Take a look at some of the fun we have had! and adaptive equipment? Marilyn taught a An assistive device is meant to aid a person in Centering Prayer class completing a task that they otherwise won’t be for years and wanted able to perform. An assistive device may help to teach a class to her you see, hear, walk, dress/undress, eat, and friends at Sunset Park communicate. Place. Some commonly used assistive devices include: Joyce sang on the radio Magnifying glasses or advanced software that when she was a little girl. help people with limited vision to read properly, She has always been so walking aids such as a cane, walker or crutches, proud of her mobility including wheelchairs, scooters, stairlifts accomplishments. She and dressing aids such as a shoehorn, dressing went on a tour of the radio stick and long handled sponge. station and recorded a song in the studio. Adaptive equipment is really modified versions of already existing assistive devices. When Florence first moved here from the Chicago Area Some common examples of adaptive equipment her family wanted to take her include: to Eagle Point Park but it was closed for the winter season. Specialized grips and handles to utensils and As soon as the park opened cups to allow people to hold objects, sip-and-puff in the spring we made the systems which help people to operate a trip! computer, use a mobile phone, move a wheelchair without using their hands and an Dorothy took piano adaptive keyboard that has raised areas so lessons when she was people can place their hands on them to slide a kid. She was thrilled to their hands to find the keys rather than striking the learn to play a few keys as normal people do. songs on the Clavinova digital piano. If you have questions about whether an assistive device or adaptive equipment can help you or questions about how to use your current device/equipment, please reach out. We look What is your Dream? forward to speaking with you! August 2021 Welcome Candace, Games People Play Administrative Assistant Some of our favorite games are back! Playing Wii Bowling and Beanbags is just like riding a Candace Pickett is our new bike! Administrative Assistant. Originally from Kansas, she has been in Dubuque for nearly 6 years and is happy to call it home. She has a background in office communication as well as Physical Training, Group Fitness Classes and Health Coaching. Working with people has always been a passion and she is happy to be of service to both residents and guests at Sunset Park Place. Life is Good! Cheers! Feeling Left Out It may be fitting that International Lefthanders Day falls on Friday, August 13. Like many superstitions associated with Friday the 13th, left-handedness was once believed to be a source of evil. The Devil himself is thought to be left-handed, and in the Middle Ages, lefthanded people were thought to practice witchcraft. Luckily, modern science has put such unsettling notions to rest. There are really no great differences between right- and left-handers in personality, health, or thinking. For the 10% of the population that is left-handed, things might be more inconvenient—after all, the majority of the world is right-handed, so many products and designs cater to right-handed people. Sunset Park Place 3730 Pennsylvania Ave Dubuque, IA 52002 Save the Date August Birthdays th th Donna C 5 Peg H 10 th th Dorothy L 11 Marge J 25 In astrology, those born August 1–22 are Leo’s Lions. These “kings of the jungle” are natural-born leaders, full of creativity, confidence, and charisma. Leos use their generosity and sense of humor to unite different groups into a common cause. Those born August 23–31 are Virgo’s Virgins. Virgos pay attention to details and like to keep things organized. Their The Annual Dubuque Walk to End Alzheimer’s deep sense of humanity and love of others will be held on Saturday, October 2nd at the makes them defenders of justice, goodness, Mystique Community Ice Center. and purity. Join our Sunset Park Place team today! Barack Obama (president) – August 4, 1961 Contact Shelly for more information. Viola Davis (actress) – August 11, 1965 563-583-7939 or Magic Johnson (athlete) – August 14, 1959 [email protected] Angela Bassett (actress) – August 16, 1958 Kenny Rogers (Musician) – August 21, 1938 Katherine Johnson (physicist) – August 26, 1918 Buddy Hackett (comedian) – August 31, 1924 .