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