The Gazette Volume 203 June 24 to July 7, 2018 2018 Resident Trustee Elections It is the responsibility of the Taylor Residents’ Association to conduct the nominating process for the position of Resident Trustees. Two Resident Trustees are elected by the residents each year to serve for one year, with a limit of serving three consecutive one-year terms. The Taylor Community 2018 Music Series election itself is conducted by the Administration with Stay tuned! the assistance of members of the Taylor Residents’ Association. Because the two current Resident Trustees are serving Motorcycle Week Fun! their third one-year term this year, we are in need of at least two nominees to stand for election. This year’s schedule is as follows: Nomination forms are currently available at the Woodside Welcome Desk, Taylor Home, Ledgeview and Wolfeboro. Monday, July 9 – All Nomination Forms with accompanying Nominee Bios are returned to Paula Glaude. All Bios will be included in The Gazette, along with the date of the Candidates’ Forums (assuming there are more than two nominees). Monday, July 23 – Meet the Candidates Forum, 2:00pm at Woodside (if needed). Thursday, July 26 – Meet the Candidates Forum, 10:00pm at Wolfeboro Coffee Hour (if needed). Friday, August 17 – Ballots sent out with The Gazette. Ballot Boxes will be set out at Woodside, Ledgeview and Taylor Home (Wolfeboro residents will be provided with return envelopes). Thursday, August 23 – All Ballots must be received by Noon. Counting of ballots will take place at 2:00pm (if needed). Questions regarding the Resident Trustee Election process may be directed to any of the following: Ron Baker, 387-1205 Allen Gable, 524-7563 Fred Neinas, 524-2320 Paula Glaude, 366-1240 Independence Day July 4 Residents and staff enjoyed their own little bit of The following offices will be closed on Independence Laconia Motorcycle Week with a campus motorcycle Day: Administrative, Business, Facilities, Dial-A-Ride, parade organized by Tammy Levesque on June 13. Sales & Marketing, Care Management. Thanks to all who participated. Jim Brewer, just look There will be no delay in Ledges waste collection due to at your tough side! And Lorraine Doyon looks like a the holiday. regular biker babe on her “bucket list” ride! Page 2 Nature Abounds What a pleasure June 12, to view the loon sanctuary from the pontoon boat. These wonderful photos were taken by resident Thomas Gumpp. Check out our Staff Spotlight Facebook page to hear the loons’ unique call! Laura Ryan Joins Care Management Team I am pleased to announce that Laura Ryan joined the Care Management team this past month. Since 2016, Laura has worked at Taylor as an LNA in Health Services, focusing specifically on our Residents in Assisted Living. Since 2017, she has also provided home health care services to some of our Independent Residents through our TaylorCare offering. Now that she has graduated from Lakes Region Com- munity College (LRCC) with an Associate’s degree in Human Services with a concentration in Gerontology, she is expanding her role at Taylor, working in Care Management in support of our Independent Residents. Laura was born and raised in Connecticut, the youngest of four girls. She has two grown children who still live in the Nutmeg State. During their growing up years Laura worked as legal secretary, for twenty-five years. Follow- ing her divorce, she moved to the Netherlands, where she lived for two years, and worked at the large stable of a professional horse trainer. When she returned to the States she moved to Wolfeboro, where her mother had relocated. Laura discovered her passion for working with a senior population in the course of regularly helping a neighbor who was in her nineties. As a result, she enrolled in the LNA program at LRCC. After earning her license, she moved into the college’s academic program for Human Services, and graduated with High Honors this year. Equally impressive, Laura was named to Phi Theta Kap- pa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Laura chose to come to Taylor Community on the rec- ommendation of a local friend who told her that Taylor was “a place beyond all others” in the region. Her deci- sion to work with our Residents has fulfilled Laura’s pro- fessional and personal goals, as she says “I love working here.” Laura’s primary role in Care Management will be to meet with all of our Independent Living Residents on a regular basis, to make sure that their Medical Information forms are accurate and up-to-date. Our Residents should ex- pect to hear from Laura in the near future as she works her way through the directory of Independent Residents. In addition to her Care Management tasks, Laura will also put on her LNA hat to provide TaylorCare services on an as needed basis, as well as work every other weekend in Health Services in Assisted Living. In her spare time, Laura enjoys reading (autobiographies and non-fiction especially) and hiking. Recently en- Thanks for the gaged to Craig Brown, the couple plans to set a date within a year. Please say “hi” to Laura as she makes her tour, Captain way through campus. We are all so pleased to have her Cotton! with us! ~ Hank Offinger Page 3 Could you use a little assistance Welcome New Residents! getting your day started? Richard & Gladys Sanderson Dressing or bathing assistance 6/8 Ledges Breakfast preparation or clean up Bed making or laundry assistance David & Patricia King 6/8 Ledges TaylorCare is here to provide personalized care to help meet your needs. Russ Lukes To find out more, call Heather Bell at 366-1340. 6/11 Ledges OOPS!! Helping You By Helping Others: An update on how you benefit even more! The last issue of The Gazette had an article on Chari- table Gift Annuities and in that article I quoted that “As of May 15, the rates will be rising by 30% to 50% for those ages where most annuity contracts are made. The rates will become effective on July 1, 2018.” I stand corrected, the rates will be rising by 0.30 to 0.50 percentage points for those ages where most annuity contracts are done. For more information on Charitable Gift Annuities or an illustration showing your estimated benefits, please contact me directly at (508) 685-8899 or via email at [email protected]. Pontoon Rides on Lake Winnisquam continue ~ Robin Cabral, to be a popular Taylor trip! Taylor Community Development Scam Central: Charity Fraud Someone contacts you asking for a donation to their 2. Pass this information on to a friend. Likely charity. It sounds like a group you’ve heard of, it seems nearly everyone you know gets charity solicita- real, and you want to help. tions. This information could help someone How can you tell what charity is legitimate and else spot a scam. what’s a scam? Scammers want your money quickly. Charity scammers often pressure you to donate right Please Report Scams to the Federal away. They might ask for cash, and might even offer to Trade Commission: send a courier or ask you to wire money. Scammers Call the FTC at 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382- often refuse to send you information about the charity, 4357) or TTY 1-866-653-4261 give you details, or tell you how the money will be used. Go online: ftc.gov/complaint They might even thank you for a pledge you don’t re- member making. Your complaint helps others. By filing a complaint, you can help the FTC’s investigators identify the Here’s what you can do: imposters and stop them before they can get 1. Take your time. Tell callers to send you infor- someone’s hard-earned money. It really makes a mation by mail. For requests you get in the mail, do difference. your research. Is it a real group? What percentage Source: ftc.gov/PassItOn of your donation goes to the charity? Is your dona- Note: Ed Soucy, VP-Finance (366-1229), and tion tax deductible? How do they want you to pay? Rule out anyone who asks you to send cash or wire Hank Offinger, Director-Care Mgmt. (366-1207) are money. Chances are, that’s a scam. also happy to assist you. Page 4 UPCOMING TRIPS SIGN-UP NOW! Please call 366-1226 unless otherwise noted. Note: Trip descriptors – Easy, Moderate, or Independent – indicate the degree of mobility [walking, standing, stepping, etc.] required in order to safely participate and enjoy the trip. All pick-up times are an approximation. Non–residents pay a $10 fee. There is a $10 fee charged for cancellations within 72 hours of the trip. Funds for show tickets purchased in advance are due when the order is placed and are non-refundable. Sunday – June 24 – The Sandwich Players: One Slight Hitch [Easy] Follow- ing lunch at the Corner House Inn, we’ll head to the Sandwich Town Hall where The Sandwich Players will present One Slight Hitch, a comedy by Lewis Black. This funny, fast-paced show takes place on Courtney’s wedding day. Her mom, Delia, is making sure that everything is perfect. The groom is perfect, the dress is perfect, the decorations (assuming they arrive) will be perfect. Then, as in any farce, the doorbell rings… and all hell breaks loose. So much for perfect. Taylor Community’s own Hank Offinger plays “Doc,” the father of the bride. Tickets are $15.00. The bus will begin pick-up at 11:15AM. Monday – June 25 – Hiking Mount Rowe, Gilford [Independent] This is a moderate hike, with a predicted time of one hour and 20 minutes to reach the peak.