THEBELMONT VILLAGE VILL OF JOHNSAGE CREEK NEWS

DECEMBER 2020

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! for getting or spreading As we enter COVID-19, according to the Staff into December, Centers for Disease Control and we are rapidly Prevention: Directory approaching the • Decorating your home • Having a small holiday end of the year Jan Boatright dinner with only the and gearing up for Executive Director 2021. We are looking forward to members of your household [email protected] spending this wonderful time of • Taking part in virtual (770) 813-9505 ext. 104 gatherings the year with our family and Angela Blaque • Streaming movies and friends. In order to keep Director of Resident Care Services everyone safe, holiday watching other events [email protected] celebrations will likely look on TV (770) 813-9505 ext. 105 • Shopping online different this year due to the Pon Moore Moderate-risk activities include: pandemic. We will be serving Human Resources Generalist our traditional meals to our • Hosting or attending a [email protected] residents. Due to current dining small outdoor gathering (770) 813-9505 ext. 106 with family and friends, room limitations and on-going Leslie Sowders while wearing masks and efforts to keep our residents Community Relations Coordinator safe, we are not accommodating social distancing [email protected] families or visitors for holiday • Traveling by car for short (770) 813-9505 ext. 107 distances (Keep in mind meals this year. However, Ellie Christopher that your risk increases the residents are allowed to leave Community Relations Coordinator the community to attend holiday farther from home you [email protected] events with their families. Of travel.) (770) 813-9505 ext. 108 The CDC recommends avoiding course, while out of the Jamila Greene these higher-risk activities: community, residents should Activity Memory Programs Coord. wear a mask at all times, • Hosting or attending large [email protected] observe social distancing dinners or parties (770) 813-9505 ext. 109 • Shopping in crowded stores protocols and frequently wash Dave Autry • Traveling long distances by their hands. Residents will Building Engineer undergo the routine health bus, train or airplane [email protected] screening upon return. For more holiday and travel (770) 813-9505 ext. 111 guidelines, visit CDC.gov. May Even though we are in a David Ifidon this holiday season bring you joy pandemic, we can still enjoy Chef Manager some traditional fun while and the richest of blessings. [email protected] staying safe. The following Forever Grateful, (770) 813-9505 ext. 112 activities are considered low-risk Jan Boatright POPULAR PAGES: ‘THE SNOWMAN’ Instead of words, children’s author and illustrator Raymond Briggs uses soft, dreamy drawings to tell the story of “The Snowman,” published in 1978. After a fun day of playing RESIDENT in the snow, a young boy HAPPY BIRTHDAYS awakens in the night to discover The Jewish holiday Hanukkah is a joyous eight-day 12/1 Gwen D. his snowman has come to life! celebration. Known as the 12/18 Ann B. He excitedly shows his new friend around his home before Festival of Lights, the holiday the two fly off on an exhilarating brings family and friends journey over a wintry together to light a menorah, sing wonderland. Briggs’ story was songs, play games and eat adapted into an animated TV special foods. Hanukkah marks special in 1982, which boosted the victory of a group of Jewish the book’s popularity and made rebels over the armies of Syria in both it and the film an enduring 165 B.C. and the rededication of holiday classic. the Temple in Jerusalem. EMPLOYEE BIRTHDAYS 12/4 Lee Q. (PAL) 12/11 Gabby H. (PAL) 12/23 Jouliet G. (Housekeeper) 12/30 Autumn R. (PAL) MONTHLY BELMONT BUCKS AUCTION This month’s Auction will be Happy Hour held on Wednesday, December 16 at 2:00 pm in We are excited to be open for all the Activity Room. three meals! Our residents can now enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner in Josephine’s Kitchen.

INTRODUCING Join us every Friday at 3:00 pm for Wine and Cheese in the SPECTRIO SHARE Activity Room! This Newsletter, December 2020, will be the last Belmont 12/4 Paula Jones BEAUTY SALON 12/11 Craig Gleason Village Newsletter of its kind. SERVICES We are going digital! Both 12/18 Cybil Everheart residents and families will enjoy a new, modern newsletter and calendar through an app called “Spectrio Share”, available on Activities your smart phone for free. Don’t worry if you don’t have We are excited about our one--residents will still have New Activities for December! access to calendars and • Mondays--Craft Corner schedules in the building! This • Wednesday--For The Love Maureen Watson new platform will allow family of Books- Book Club Beautician members to see activity • Thursday--Wine and Every Wednesday, Thursday participation, communicate with Watercolors and Friday their loved ones at Belmont Contact the concierge to sign up! Village, see live schedule HAPPY NEW Anna Ball updates, and more. We are YEAR’S EVE PARTY Manicurist excited to take this next step Every other Wednesday together and be able to better Join us December 31 at connect our residents and 2:00 pm as we ring in the families. New Year with the song stylings of Javohn! AR Activity Room Entertainer December 2020

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Copyright © 2020 by Uhlig LLC. All rights reserved. Aubery M. says ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ BRAIN BENDER: WINDOW WORDS Helen woke up one morning to discover that it had snowed overnight, leaving her window frosted over with condensation. MEMORABLE Using her finger, she wrote the MELODY: word “SNOWING” on the window. She then crossed out ‘PEPPERMINT TWIST’ the letter “N” to create the word In 1962, Joey Dee and the “SOWING.” She continued Starliters put a new twist on a crossing out one letter at a time, dance craze with their cool tune creating a new word each time. “Peppermint Twist.” Inspired by Finally, she had a one-letter the fad created by Chubby word remaining. Checker’s smash song “The Can you determine the words Twist,” Dee and record producer Helen made, and in what order? Henry Glover wrote their own (Answer: Snowing, sowing, lively version, and named it after swing, wing, win, in, I. Or: the Peppermint Lounge, the Snowing, sowing, owing, wing, New York City nightclub where win, in, I.) the band performed. With an infectious rhythm and dance steps such as “round and round, up and down” in the lyrics, the song had fans following the Cleone G. showing off her button art. Starliters’ lead. WELCOME ELLIE Employee CHRISTOPHER of the Let’s welcome Ellie M nth Christopher to the Belmont Village family joining our Community Relations team. She moved back to Georgia in February to care for her elderly parents. Her professional experience has been in the Senior Living and Home Health area. Before coming to Belmont Village, she was the Division Director for the State of Colorado for an International Ann C. showing off her hairdo. Home Health Company. Ellie has two amazing grown children, Mitchell and Jana. She also has one dog Grace and a cat, Oprah. SUKHMEET She enjoys attending the RAJHANS Symphony, cooking and traveling. Ellie is looking forward This month’s Employee of the to getting to know the residents Month is Sukhmeet Rajhans. She and staff at Belmont Village. joined the Belmont Village family in July 2005. She is a PAL that gives her best at everything she does. She came from Singapore to the United States in 1996. Sukhmeet truly cares about each resident and enjoys working with her fellow staff members. Let’s congratulate Sukhmeet for a job well done.

Esther K. enjoying a sip while painting. BELMONT VILLAGE SCENE

Laura modeling a necklace during the Our Belmont residents love helping our November auction. Community. Ruth N. showing off her stocking.

Susan L. having a fabulous visit fun with Kriston, Elizabeth C., Irene creating a fun fall craft. with family. and Andrea.

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