December News and Events

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Happy Holidays!

From all the staff here at Park Regency, we wish you and yours the warmest wishes this holiday season.

Resident/Family Christmas Party

We are proud to have back Rick Weingarten performing on his VIBES for all to enjoy. Rick will be performing his special Christmas show for our annual resident/family Christmas party. We will have food, drinks, gifts, and fun for all to enjoy. Join us on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 2pm in the activity room for the special performance of Rick Weingarten. All family and friends are welcome to attend. Make reservations with our receptionist at 970-491-1100 ext. 83 or stop by the front desk if planning to attend.

Christmas Day

We will be having a special Christmas meal at noon on December 25th and as always families are invited to attend. The cost for guest meals will be $10.00 per meal. Residents and children under 5 years old are free. Please feel free to call our receptionist to make your reservations. Residents, please remember to let us know in advance if you are planning to be out of the building for Christmas, so we can have all your medication ready for you.

New Year's Eve

Please welcome back Jim Turner and his band for their performance for our annual New Year's Eve Party.. As always, our New Year's Eve Party will be festive, fun, and full of dancing, singing, food, drink, and a rip-roaring good time for one and all. Please come and join us on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, from 6:30-8:00pm in the dining room for a wonderful time. All family and friends are welcome to attend. If planning to attend please make a reservation with our receptionist at 970-461-1100 ext. 83 or stop by the front desk, then come and have a great time for the best New Year's celebration yet.

Wish of A Lifetime Foundation

Wish of A Lifetime is a program that makes wishes come true for seniors. Most elderly men and women have something in their life that they have always wanted to do or see, but for many different reasons they are not able to live out their dreams. The Wish of A Lifetime Foundation wish fulfillment program aims to change that, creating opportunities to ensure each of these very special wishes can come true.

Park Regency is proud to announce that the Wish of A Lifetime is now a part of the activity department to help our seniors with a special wish they may have. There are qualifications that each senior who wishes to apply must meet, and Sue, the activities director, will help residents with this process. If any senior has a special wish they might want to try and receive, come and talk to Sue and see if we can get the process started. We have had two wishes granted so far and hope to have many more. This is a wonderful program that every senior should have a chance to participate in. Contact Sue in activities at 970-461-1100 ext. 3157 or just stop by and we will see what we can do for you.

Other December Events:

12-6 Young's Vietnamese restaurant for lunch
12-13 Happy Hour with Sue Stormo and Todd Hosman performing
12-18 Christmas lights scenic drive
12-20 Christmas history party hosted by Sue
12-27 December Birthday Party with Tom Yook

4th Annual Park Regency Arts and Crafts Fair

Park Regeny presents our 4th annual community

Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair
Saturday, November 23rd
10am-2pm

You are cordially invited to join the Park Regency family as we host our fourth annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair, hosted in Park Regency's activities room. Come see some of the fine pieces our resident artists have created, as well as those of many fine folks from our local community right here in Loveland, Colorado. Artisans from all over the area will be displaying some of their finest works for you to enjoy and purchase, just in time for the Christmas season.

In the lobby and activity room of Park Regency Loveland (1875 Fall River Drive). Everyone is invited, young and old alike.

Come and enjoy our hospitality. Refreshments will be served.

This is always a fun time featuring lots of excellent arts and crafts and holiday spirit.

Calling All Artists!

Park Regency Premier Senior Living is pleased to announce that we are hosting an Arts and Crafts Show featuring the talents of our residents here at Park Regency, as well as those of our local community in the Loveland area.

This event is free of charge to both participants and the public. It is open to young and old alike and all forms of art and/or crafts will be considered. Some of the art forms that will be displayed include mosaics, oil paintings, water color paintings, and photography. We do ask that you keep in mind that this is a family-oriented event.

Park Regency will make the space available for all artists to display their art or crafts, but we do ask that all outside artists bring their own tables or other display needs. All participants will be able to sell their projects at this event (though you can just display), so you will also need to provide whatever you may need to collect monies from those attending to view and purchase your art.

Space is available on a first-come-first-serve basis as space will be limited to around fifty participants..

To sign up, all we need you to do is call reception at 970-461-1100 ex. 83, Jim Pegg at 720-684-7858 or 970-461-1100 x3170, or Sue Stormo at 970-461-1100 x3157, and give us some basic information and you're all set. It's just that simple.

August Events

Hawaiian Luau

Announcing our 6th Anniversary Party!

On Saturday, August 17th, we will celebrate Park Regency's 6th anniversary with a Hawaiian BBQ and luau. The BBQ will be at our normal dinner time, from 4:30pm-6pm, in the courtyard. Following the BBQ, Hawaiian dancers Nadine Lund and her daughter will perform for us along with talented musician Tom Yook. There will be no charge to attend this event. We always have a wonderful time at our luaus. Residents, family, friends, and staff are all invited to attend so please make plans to join us.

To make your reservations, please call Eva at the front desk at 970-461-1100 ext. 83.


Monthly Birthday Party

Come and join us on Friday, August 30, 2013, at 2pm in the activity room for our monthly birthday party with Ragtime Rhythm and their wonderful music. They are one of the residents favorites and we are so glad to have them back for everyone to enjoy. All family and friends are welcome to attend. You will be glad you did.

Healing Harmonies: Music as Medicine for Seniors and Caregivers

''Record Reflection' by Selina R. Gonzalez

(Article from agingcare.com, written by Anne-Marie Botek)

Human beings are governed by rhythms. From our pulsing heartbeat, to the cadence of our speech patterns, to when we fall asleep and wake up—countless rhythms drive our existence.

Perhaps this is why we are so mesmerized by music.

"From lullabies to funeral songs, music is a part of our lives from the moment we enter the world, until the moment we leave it," says Diane Snyder-Cowan, director of the Elisabeth Prentiss Bereavement Center for Hospice of the Western Reserve.

She describes a phenomenon called, "entrainment," whereby a person's biological rhythms become synchronized with the music they're listening to.

Entrainment exerts such a powerful force that simply listening to and focusing on soothing music can actually help a person enter a more relaxed state of physical and mental functioning. Once a person enters this state, they're better able to physically and mentally process things—from medications to emotions.

A professional music therapist, Snyder-Cowan is part of a specially-trained group of care providers who use melodies to achieve a particular treatment goal. "Music therapy is all about the intentional use of music to bring about a particular change; whether that change is therapeutic, emotional or spiritual," she says.

Melodies may trump meds

Music therapists work in a variety of different settings, from hospitals to halfway houses.

In the elder care context, they can be found in senior care facilities, rehabilitation clinics and hospice and palliative care centers, helping aging adults manage everything from chronic pain to Alzheimer's disease.

"I've seen the power of music so many times in older adults," says Snyder-Cowan. "It's such a powerful tool and can be accessed so easily."

One well-known application of music therapy is helping people with advanced dementia communicate and engage with their surroundings. (See how this man in a nursing home reacts to hearing music from his era) 

 Music is so beneficial for people struggling with memory loss because it's easier for them to access the memory of a melody than top recall a name or event. "The memory of the song stays with them much longer than regular memories," says Snyder-Cowan.

In some cases, music may even be more powerful than more traditional medical interventions, such as prescriptions and physical therapy.

Harnessing the healing power of harmony

You don't have to be formally trained to help your loved one reap the holistic healing benefits of music.

Snyder-Cowan offers some suggestions for how caregivers and their loved ones can bond over song from the comfort of their home:

• Make your own music: If you or your loved one had a passion for playing a particular instrument, don't hesitate to dust off the old six-string and strum out a few chords. "Live music has its own set of special rewards," says Snyder-Cowan.

• Travel to another time or place: Music and memory are intimately intertwined. To help your loved one get in touch with their past, try playing music that was popular when they were in their 20s and 30s.

• Match tempo to temper: No one genre of music is more therapeutic than another. According to Snyder-Cowan, it's all about personal preference. Pick songs that you and your loved one enjoy listening to. Keeping in mind the principal of entrainment, try to synchronize the songs to the mood you're trying to invoke.

• Highlight hobbies: For example, your loved one may not be able to visit the opera like they used to, but that doesn't mean they have to forgo their favorite arias. You can help bring the opera to them by purchasing or downloading some of their favorite performances and playing them.

Still in doubt about the positive effects music can have on an elder's mood, watch this video all the way to the end, and see if it changes your mind:

Park Regency Offering Social Security Retirement Benefits Seminar

When Should You Begin Receiving Your Social Security Retirement Benefits?

As you near retirement, one of the biggest financial decisions you'll need to make is when to begin receiving your Social Security retirement benefits. With pensions disappearing, Social Security remains the major source of guaranteed lifetime retirement income for most Americans, so it's important to take the time to explore your options and make an informed, well-reasoned decision.

In this seminar on Social Security Retirement Benefits, you'l learn:

• What your full retirement age is and how your benefit is determined.
• How retiring earlier than, or later than, you full retirement age will affect your Social Security benefit.
• Why it's important to plan together with your spouse, and strategies you can use to boost retirement and survivor benefits.
• How working after you begin receiving Social Security could affect how much you receive.

You'll also receive a free workbook created just for this presentation. The workbook contains key information, worksheets, and questions to help you remember important points from the seminar.

This seminar will be presented by Steve Armfield of the JBA Wealth Management Group.

WHEN AND WHERE:

June 22, 2013

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Park Regency

1875 Fall River Dr.

Loveland, CO 80538

RSVP by June 19th, 2013

To reserve your spot, please contact:

Steve Armfield

970-223-1922

steve @johnsonbruen.com
155 W. Harvard St. Ste. 401
Fort Collins, CO 80538

or

Andrew Elfter

Director of Marketing & Admissions

Park Regency

ajelfeter @aol.com

970-461-1100 ext. 31

June News and Events

Updates:
Carol would like to thank everyone who attended our wonderful Mother's Day celebration. Your presence made a special day even more special.

As you may well know, we have been busy painting and redecorating the lobby. Please feel free to stop by and see our new look. We hope you feel it is as warm and inviting as we do.

We have had many changes during May. Andy has taken over for Rebecca in the Marketing/Admissions office. He will be here to help us until he needs to get to work at Park Regency Thornton. Karla moved to California and Eva is our new Administrative Assistant at the front desk. Please welcome both Andy and Eva to their new positions.

At the last resident council meeting, a question was raised regarding the notes that get placed in the ugly brown box. Carol does read each and every note that goes into the box. We have been doing our best to accommodate any requests that we can. I cant tell you that the majority of the notes we receive are complimentary. We have received numerous cards stating how happy everyone is with our new Dietary Manager, Dirk. We do appreciate all your comments.

Memory Wreath:
A memory wreath made by our residents was donated to the Alzheimer's Association to be part of the Memories in the Making auction to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association. The clothing used to make the wreath was donated by residents or by families of residents who had either moved or passed away. The making of the memory wreath proved an excellent means for everyone to reminisce about good times together. We had14 of our crafty residents from our Saturday arts and crafts class work on this wreath. They cut colorful patches out of the various clothing items and stuffed them into a wooden wreath, arranging them into a beautiful design. Sue and Carol were both able to attend the Memories in the Making Auction on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Hilton Hotel in Fort Collins. Thank you to all the residents that worked on this project.

June Events:

We hope that you will be able to join us again for our annual Father's Day BBQ and celebration, on Sunday, June 16th. The BBQ is from 11:30am until 1:00pm, in our beautiful courtyard area. We would love for you to stay and join us in the activity room at 2:00pm as Jim Turner will be performing. Make plans to come, sing along, dance, and enjoy the day!

Come and join us on Friday, June 28, 2013, at 2pm int he activity room, for our monthly birthday party with the return of Sandy and her wonderful music. Sandy plays the keyboard and the residents enjoy her variety of hits and the good time they have with her laughter and great music. She has been performing fora number of years and we are glad to have Sandy stopping by the entertain us. All family and friends are welcome to attend.

Other Upcoming Events:

6-14 Sue presents her slide show on the Unser Racing Car Museum and it's history

6-19 Sue presents her slide show on old Native American ruins in Utah and their history

2-26 Picnic at Loveland Lake

May 2013 News and Events

News:

Referral Program
Pick your own neighbor! Refer a friend or family member to move into Park Regency.

If you refer a new private pay resident that moves into Park Regency, after that resident has been living here for three months, Park Regency will pay you a $500 Referral Bonus. In order to qualify for the bonus, the new resident must mention your name at the time of their first tour at Park Regency. All residents, family members of residents, and staff members are eligible to participate in the referral program.

Changes to Medicaid Re-determination Paperwork
There has been some confusion with the Medicaid Re-determination paperwork due to the directions on the forms themselves. In an attempt to scale back the paperwork, the new forms say, "If there are no changes, do nothing." But that is not a correct statement. If there are no changes, you still need to sign the paperwork and return it to Medicaid along with a current bank statement, so that they can verify that nothing has changed. If you receive Medicaid re-determination paperwork and are in need of assistance in completing it or just have questions, both Rebecca and Carol are available to help you.

Events:

Mother's Day Brunch
Sunday, May 12th is Mother's Day, and we're having our annual Mother's Day Brunch, now bigger and better than ever. You can read our Mother's Day Brunch blog post for all the details.

Memorial Day Barbecue
Monday, May 27th is Memorial Day, and we would love for you to join us for our annual Memorial Day BBQ from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We will be serving ribs, chicken, brats, potato salad, corn on the cob, baked beans, fruit, and assorted desserts. Make plans to join us by signing up at the front desk or calling our receptionist. Residents and children under 5yrs are free, children 6 to 11yrs are $5, children 12 to 18 and adults are $12, and seniors are $10.

Senior Prom
Once again Park Regency is proud to have some students from Loveland High School coming to help us celebrate our Senior Prom. The Senior Prom this year will be on Friday, May 10, in the activity room at 2pm and will have a Roaring 20's theme. Playing for us will be Ragtime Rhythm performing hits from the 1920's to help with the celebration. We will be serving food as they did in the 20's, drink, costumes, and rip-roaring good time for one and all. You won't want to miss this special event. It is back by popular demand as voted by our residents who attended last year's celebration. All family and friends are welcome and should attend this wonderful fun-filled event. All family and friends are welcome.

Monthly Birthday Party
Come and join us on Friday, May 31, at 2pm in the activity room for our monthly birthday party with the performance of Sue Stormo and Todd Hosman performing the show TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD together for the first time. This is a show you won't want to miss. There will be songs that are your favorites and very interesting costumes for everyone to see and enjoy. Traveling around the world can be fun when you don't have to leave your seats and can enjoy the ride. All family and friends are welcome to attend.

Other Events:

5-3 Allan will sing his famous Western music
5-24 Charco Broiler for lunch
5-24 Been There, Done That performs for us

Mother's Day Celebration

Mother's Day is coming up soon, on Sunday, May 12th, and we hope that you are making plans to join us for our annual Mother's Day Brunch.

We recently hired a new Executive Chef, Dirk Bliss. We are looking forward to showing off his culinary talents with an expanded Mother's Day Brunch.

Your food selections will be set up in separate display areas to include:

A Bread and Sweets display with homemade breads and sweet rolls.

An Egg Station where omelets can be made to order with your choice of ham, bacon, sausage, cheese, green onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and peppers. Other hot breakfast items offered will include quiche, bacon, sausage links, hashbrowns, or breakfast potatoes.

An Ante-Pasto display with salmon and shrimp and a nice array of veggies.

A Craving Station where you can choose from prime rib, ham, or turkey breast. Hot lunch items to choose from include baked tilapia with shrimp cream sauce, fried chicken, rice pilaf, sweet potato casserole, and grilled asparagus with lemon butter.

There will also be a Fruit Display featuring watermelon, melons, strawberries, pineapple, and oranges.

No brunch is complete without dessert.
Our Dessert Display will have homemade plain cheese cakes with your choice of chocolate, strawberry, or cherry topping, chocolate cake, and pecan, peach, or chocolate cream pie.

Your choice of white or red wine will be served.

The ladies will be receiving carnations.

Please see our receptionist to make your reservations. If possible, please pay for your meal(s) at the time you make your reservations.
Reservations times are:

10:00am

10:30am

11:00am

11:30am

12:00pm

12:30pm

1:00pm

Residents are always at no cost. Guests: Adults are $15 per meal, seniors and children age 12 to 18 are $12, children age 6 to 11 are $5, and children 5 and under are free.

Park Regency Thornton Progress--Video!

Park Regency Thornton is coming along nicely. The construction crew is ready to start putting rock on the outside of one side of the building, and they put part of the roof on yesterday! The building's looking good, and we're getting excited about replicating the quality of Park Regency Loveland in Thornton.

Below, we have a short video of the roof being placed.

Park Regency Thornton will have independent living, assisted living, and a new memory care wing. You can find out more about Park Regency Thornton by visiting the website, www.parkregencythornton.us

A Sweet Valentine's Day Surprise

Valentine's Day isn't just about romance. It's about love, family, and friends. This Valentine's Day, one of our residents received a very special, sweet, and unique Valentine's Day present from her family: an a cappela quartet come to sing for her.

You can enjoy the heartwarming video of the singers below.

Benefits for Veterans Info Meeting

Are you or someone you know a veteran?

Come to Park Regency to learn more about benefits you may be entitled to and don't even know about.

This helpful information will be presented by Greg W. Anderson with Government Benefits Analysts, LLC. Their motto is "Forgotten Income for Forgotten People."

This will be a brief but informative presentation. Refreshments will be provided.

There are two presentation days to choose from:

Monday, March 11, 2013

6:30pm

Saturday, March 16, 2013

4:00pm

Please call to RSVP: (970) 461-1100 ext. 31

February News and Events

FEBRUARY NEWS

Emergency Contact Information
Here we are, well on our way in to 2013. We would like to take this opportunity to update all of our emergency contact information. Sometimes family members move or get a new phone number or email address, and we want to be able to reach you if necessary. If you have a loved one at Park Regency, you should have received a form to fill out with your contact information in with your monthly statement. Please feel free to simply drop off your completed form at the front desk or mail it back or even scan it and email it to us. Our email address is parkregency@comcast.net. Thank you for your assistance.

Park Regency Thornton
We are so excited about the progress on Park Regency Thornton. We thought you might enjoy seeing how it is coming along. The construction workers are currently busy working on the third floor of the building. We have a bulletin board across from the elevator near the dining room for you to stop by and see photograph updates.

Training
Our entire staff will be attending all day ongoing training and learning how we can improve the quality of the care that we provide to residents. Half of the staff will attend Jan 26th, and the other half will attend on Feb. 4th. During this training, we will be reviewing all safety and emergency procedures, proper dining room service, infection control, medication administration, resident abuse, residents rights, fall prevention, skin care and wound prevention, etc. In addition, we will have several speakers in to teach us about rehab therapies, home health, and hospice. It will be a full day of inspiring information to help us do the best job we can possibly do to assist our residents and their families.

Shopping
Who wants to go shopping? We all do! Sadly, not everyone who wants to go shopping is available at the time that we have schedules trips to Wal-Mart or King Soopers, etc. Some people miss out on shopping trips due to doctor appointments. For almost all your shopping needs, you can sign up at the front desk to go on schedules trips with Sue. However, if you have a need to get to the store, and our driving is already going that direction and has room for you in the car, we can take you to the store and pick you up at the agree upon time.

Bus Trips
Shopping trips with Sue are every Monday at 12:30, and monthly restaurant trips are at 11:00. The bus holds 18 plus 2 wheelchairs. At the reception desk there is an activity sign up book. Sign up with Karla or the on-duty receptionist at the front desk if you want to go shopping or out to eat. The first 18 get to go but please sign up anyway as an alternate, because if someone can't make it, then you can go in their place. We determine if we can take alternates on the day of the shopping trip, so be in the lobby at 12:30 to see if there is room for you to go.

Carol Pegg, Administrator

Upcoming Events

Come and join us on Thursday, February 14, 2013, Valentine's Day, at 2pm in the activity room, as we celebrate Valentine's Day with music, food, gifts, and fun. Entertainment will be provided by Sandy, who plays the keyboard and sings, and we will have a great time. All family and friends are welcome.

Come and join us on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at 2pm in the activity room for our monthly birthday party with Ragtime Rhythm performing. They are always a treat and the residents love their music. Back by popular demand, this is a party you won't want to miss. Family and friends are welcome.

Other February events:

2-1 Chinese New Year Party hosted by Sue
2-8 Vannah Martin presents slide show on Israel Pt. 2
2-12 Wii Bowling League starts
2-15 Red Lobster for lunch
2-22 Been There Done That performs for us