Ana Marchwicki 5/2

Therese Shea 5/4

Dolores Morin 5/10

Gloria Blanchard 5/11

Charlotte Danis 5/13

Henrietta Rodgers 5/16

Anna Volpe 5/19

Helen Slonina 5/26

Helen Robidoux 5/27

Dot McCreadie 5/30

Gert Belliveau 5/31

Helen Luszcz 5/31

From Diane’s Desk

Greetings & salutations. I’m going to get right to the quick of things as May is going to be a busy & productive month. First, I hope everyone enjoyed the Vendor Fair and a big THANK YOU to everyone who baked or brought goodies for our sale. We appreciate you.

Now we are getting ready for National Nursing Home Week and it promises to be a fun packed week. Please see inserts in the newsletter detailing all our events during the week.

Any-hoo, the month of May has many great events, not just Nursing Home Week. On May 20th, Kim Oakes is back. She has been recovering from cancer surgery and it will be nice to see her. The Greenville Goldenaires will also be back on the 21st.

This year we have 5 centenarians going to the Governor’s Brunch. Wow, how great is that? But we have a total of 10, count them, 10 centenarians just here at the Holiday.

Just a reminder anyone interested in going shopping, let us know. We go out at least monthly.

Also, we are planning some trips for the summer. If you have any suggestions as to where to go we would love to hear them.

As for now, I hope everyone has a wonderful Mother’s day and….

I’ll see you in Activities

Diane

Just a reminder that the Holiday has it’s own beauty parlor. The

hairdresser Terry has been styling our

residents for over 16 years and is here Tuesday through Friday from 8:30

until 2:00. We also have a barber that is available every other Monday from

9:00 until 12:00. Both are reasonably

priced. Call to schedule your appointment.

In Memoriam

Maurice Bessette

Jeannette Cournoyer

Nursing Home Week

Monday 5/11: New Orleans Wear Green

Purple Or Gold

Tuesday 5/12: Hawaii wear anything

Hawaiian or flowery

Wednesday 5/13: Rhode Island wear

anything from a RI landmark

Thursday 5/14: California wear anything

from DisneyLand

Friday 5/15: Texas wear anything country-

western

Daisy Time: By Marjorie Pickthall

See, the grass is full of stars,

Fallen in their brightness;

Hearts they have of shining gold,

Rays of shining whiteness.

Buttercups have honeyed hearts,

Bees they love the clover,

But I love the daisies' dance

All the meadow over.

Blow, O blow, you happy winds,

Singing summer's praises,

Up the field and down the field

A-dancing with the daisies.

Dementia and doll therapy

ethics

The use of doll therapy for people

with dementia has been emerging in

recent years. Providing a doll to

someone with dementia has been

associated with a number of benefits

which include a reduction in episodes of

distress, an increase in general well-

being, improved dietary intake and

higher levels of engagement with others.

It could be argued that doll therapy

fulfils the concepts of beneficence

(facilitates the promotion of well-being)

and respect for autonomy (the person

with dementia can exercise their right to

engage with dolls if they wish).

However, some may believe that

doll therapy is inappropriate when

applied to the concepts of dignity

(people with dementia are encouraged

to interact with dolls) and non-

maleficence (potential distress this

therapy could cause for family

members). The absence of rigorous

empirical evidence and legislative

guidelines render this a therapy that

must be approached cautiously owing to

the varied subjective interpretations of

Kitwood’s ‘malignant social psychology’

and bioethics.

This article suggests that by

applying a ‘rights-based approach’,

healthcare professionals might be better

empowered to resolve any ethical

tensions they may have when using doll

therapy for people with dementia. In

this perspective, the internationally

agreed upon principles of the United

Nations Convention on the Rights of

Persons with Disabilities provide a legal

framework that considers the person

with dementia as a ‘rights holder’ and

places them at the center of any ethical

dilemma. In addition, those with

responsibility towards caring for people

with dementia have their capacity built

to respect, protect and fulfil dementia

patient’s rights and needs.

Reprinted from :

StoneHeartNewsletters.com

SENIOR CITIZEN TEXTING CODE ATD…..At The Doctors BFF…..Best Friend Fell BTW…..Bring The Wheelchair FWTW…..Forgot Where I Was GGPBL…..Gotta Go Pacemaker Battery

Low GHA…..Got Heartburn Again IMHO…..Is My Hearing Aide On OMMR…..On My Massage Recliner TTYL…..Talk To You Louder

We had a great turn out for our first

vendor fair. There was a good variety of

items for sale and everyone seemed to have

fun shopping.

I Have Learned

I've learned...that the best classroom in the

world is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned....that when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned....that just one person saying to me,

"You've made my day!" makes my day.

I've learned....that having a child fall asleep in

your arms is one of the most peaceful

feelings in the world.

I've learned....that being kind is more important

than being right.

I've learned....that you should never say no to a

gift from a child.

I've learned....that I can always pray for

someone when I don't have the strength to help

him in some other way.

I've learned....that no matter how serious your

life requires you to be, everyone needs a

friend to act goofy with.

I've learned....that sometimes all a person needs

is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned....that simple walks with a parent

around the block on summer nights when I was

a child did wonders for me as an adult.

I've learned....that life is like a roll of toilet

paper. The closer it gets to the end, the

faster it goes.

I've learned....that we should be glad God

doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned....that money doesn't buy class.

I've learned....that it's those small daily

happenings that make life so spectacular.