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455 E. Angeleno Avenue • Burbank, CA 91501 • Phone 818-972-2405 • Fax 818-972-2419 Belmont Village of Burbank July 2016 OUR TEAM: Mary Jane Rodriguez Executive Director (818) 972-2405 ext. 102 mjrodrig @belmontvillage.com Jeff Braine Activity Programs Coord. (818) 972-2405 ext. 104 jbraine @belmontvillage.com Juan Chavez Chef Manager (818) 972-2405 ext. 106 Martin Perez Building Engineer (818) 972-2405 ext. 105 mperez @belmontvillage.com Leslie Brown Human Resources Coord. (818) 972-2405 ext. 103 Tammy Cooper Dir. of Resident Care (818) 972-2405 ext. 109 tcooper @belmontvillage.com Jose Acumabig Memory Program Coord. (818) 972-2405 ext. 111 jacumabig @belmontvillage.com Michelle Sucillon Community Relations (818) 972-2405 ext. 145 Jackie Marques Community Relations (818) 972-2405 ext. 146 From the Executive Director Happy July Everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far! Outside of celebrating our Country’s birthday, a wedding anniversary, and a grandson’s birthday, July could reduce its days to a mere 5 as far as I’m concerned. My reasons are selfish, that I am aware: I am not a fan of heat, nor brown lawns. Our electricity bill is on the rise, as I cannot help but to keep the thermostat set cool enough for our aging German Shepherd. I feel like our neighbors are keeping track of how often we water, as we work to not have cacti growing where our beautiful rose bushes once stood, and my diet does not allow ice cream or a piña colada. I can remember my mother feeling the same way about the summer season after she retired. Come May, she always planned some sort of vacation for the last part of September so she felt she had something to look forward to. She also stocked up on books and reading material, and her children and grandchildren knew that weekends were a must to either visit her or take her out for a drive. The family would unite to get her through those long, summer months. I used to tease her as this woman came from the cold winters of Minnesota! She explained that the heat of the California winters offset those cold winters. As much as I dislike heat, getting through a Minnesota blizzard season is off the charts compared to a few days of triple digits. Mom would respond to this rebuttal by telling me to ask myself that same question once I was “shut in” and could no longer drive--a point I have thought about so many times when our residents discuss their own challenges by no longer having the ability to just hop in their car and go. I think about the above and living at Belmont Village. Even though we are a well air-conditioned community, having the weather swelter does have an effect on our residents. We see an increase in dehydration, and residents are upset that they cannot take their walks as far or at the time they would typically. There is a general feeling of “cabin fever” that can occur. Knowing this, we are working to be (continued on next page...)
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455 E. Angeleno Avenue • Burbank, CA 91501 • Phone 818-972-2405 • Fax 818-972-2419
Belmont Village of Burbank
July 2016
OUR TEAM:Mary Jane RodriguezExecutive Director(818) 972-2405 ext. [email protected] BraineActivity Programs Coord.(818) 972-2405 ext. [email protected] ChavezChef Manager(818) 972-2405 ext. 106Martin PerezBuilding Engineer(818) 972-2405 ext. [email protected] BrownHuman Resources Coord.(818) 972-2405 ext. 103Tammy CooperDir. of Resident Care(818) 972-2405 ext. [email protected] AcumabigMemory Program Coord.(818) 972-2405 ext. [email protected] SucillonCommunity Relations(818) 972-2405 ext. 145Jackie MarquesCommunity Relations(818) 972-2405 ext. 146
From the ExecutiveDirector
Happy July Everyone!I hope everyone is having a
wonderful summer so far!Outside of celebrating our
Country’s birthday, a weddinganniversary, and a grandson’sbirthday, July could reduce itsdays to a mere 5 as far as I’mconcerned. My reasons are selfish,that I am aware: I am not a fan ofheat, nor brown lawns. Ourelectricity bill is on the rise, as Icannot help but to keep thethermostat set cool enough forour aging German Shepherd. I feellike our neighbors are keepingtrack of how often we water, as wework to not have cacti growingwhere our beautiful rose bushesonce stood, and my diet does notallow ice cream or a piña colada.
I can remember my motherfeeling the same way about thesummer season after she retired.Come May, she always plannedsome sort of vacation for the lastpart of September so she felt shehad something to look forward to.She also stocked up on books and
reading material, and her childrenand grandchildren knew thatweekends were a must to eithervisit her or take her out for a drive.The family would unite to get herthrough those long, summermonths. I used to tease her as thiswoman came from the coldwinters of Minnesota! Sheexplained that the heat of theCalifornia winters offset thosecold winters. As much as I dislikeheat, getting through a Minnesotablizzard season is off the chartscompared to a few days of tripledigits. Mom would respond tothis rebuttal by telling me to askmyself that same question once Iwas “shut in” and could no longerdrive--a point I have thoughtabout so many times when ourresidents discuss their ownchallenges by no longer havingthe ability to just hop in their carand go.
I think about the above andliving at Belmont Village. Eventhough we are a wellair-conditioned community,having the weather swelter doeshave an effect on our residents.We see an increase in dehydration,and residents are upset that theycannot take their walks as far or atthe time they would typically.There is a general feeling of “cabinfever” that can occur. Knowingthis, we are working to be(continued on next page...)
July Resident Birthdays1 Bob Freiberger10 Fred Soriano10 Jean Wilkinson14 Gloria Ikuno17 Arlene Hoffman17 Dorothy Lew17 Loretta Parker19 Betty Cook21 Olga Londono28 Felice Atencio31 Carol Normile
RESIDENT BIRTHDAYLUNCHEON
FRIDAY, JULY 1511:30am, TOWN HALL
Employee Birthdays9 Demetrio Rojas14 Teresa Bolanos Godoy17 Marcelle Ligeralde-Panis20 Paruir Shamiryan26 Emily Silvestre
Happy
Birthday
(...continued from previouspage) proactive this summer. Jeffis doing an outstanding job increating new activities andbringing in favorite entertainers,while Tammy and Jose areworking hard to minimize anydehydration concern.Maintenance is working to keepour air conditioners workingas well!
I wish you all a nice and coolJuly everyone, and please, if“cabin fever” is getting to you,please stop by and see Jeff ormyself! Ice cream and piñacoladas for everyone!
Mary Jane
Our New Residents!Welcome to the Belmont Family:
Jean “Emmy” CollierDorothy Glenn
Chuck HollowellZina Phillips
Syed RizviJerome and Susan Wasserman
HappyAnniversary
One YearMargie Guapo 7/31/2015
Three YearsMarilyn Barnard 7/29/2013
Effie Little 7/16/2013Artem Ovanessian 7/5/2013
Four YearsDorothy “Dottie” Briggs 7/1/2012
Five YearsBetty Penrod 7/22/2011
Six YearsGisela Steinmetz 7/31/2010
Seven YearsGreta Rosenblum 7/31/2009
Eight YearsCorinne Deluca 7/10/2008
Ten YearsLinda Stilley 7/17/2006
Great job, Yasmeen!
Employee of the MonthCongratulations to our Employee of the
Month for July: Yasmeen Younan! Yasmeen is astrong leader and dedicated nurse. She goesabove and beyond to make sure things arerunning smoothly in our neighborhood. Hercompassion for our residents shows in hertremendous care and willingness to helpwhenever called upon. Thank you, Yasmeen, foryour outstanding service!
Activities ChatEver wonder how we come up
with the activities that keep us sobusy here at Belmont Village ofBurbank? Our varied, fun-filledschedule is largely the result ofour Activities Chat! Once amonth, residents are invited tojoin Jeff in an open conversationdiscussing current and futureactivities with the goal beingsimple: provide residents with themost enjoyable activities.Everything from trying newgames, scheduling places to visiton our outings and bringing inentertainers for the communityare discussed with direct inputfrom the residents deciding muchof what makes our monthlyschedule!
1st Tuesday of the Monthat 3:30pm in the Bistro
Happy Memorial Day, Dorothy andCici!
About
Out &
Weekly OutingsEvery Wednesday, residents are
given the opportunity to join usfor an exciting outing. What’smore, the destination is alwaysresident suggested and approved!Movie theaters, museums, liveperformances, beach days andrestaurants are just some of theendless possibilities for futureoutings!
Grace was a fan of her crêpe at“Figaro Bistro”!
Our outings wouldn’t be such asuccess without the help of our
fantastic drivers, Matt and Steve.
TransportationMONDAY
8:30 a.m.–noonPersonal Appointments1:30 p.m. Local Banks
2:30 p.m. Ralphs and CVS
TUESDAY/THURSDAYDr. Appointment Days
8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. (Schedulewith concierge at least 48 hours
prior to appointment.)
WEDNESDAYBank Visits at 9 a.m.
Outing Day
FRIDAYDoctor/Hair Appointments
SATURDAY10:30 a.m. Neighborhood
Scenic Drive1 p.m. Ralphs, CVS and
Walgreens
SUNDAY8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Places of Worship1:00 p.m. Scenic Drive.
Please sign up with Concierge.
July 2016GR Great Room, 1st Floor MBAB Bistro, 1st Floor Outdoors
MT Movie Theater, 4th FloorTH Town Hall, 1st FloorJK Josephine's Kitchen
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
19:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 GR Hymn Sing with Rev. Purdy10:30 Walking Club1:00 TH Beading Class2:00 TH Beading Class3:00 GR Shabbat Service with Rabbi
Bieber4:00 TH New Resident Orientation6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
29:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club11:00 GR Trivia with Fritz
1:00 Local Shopping1:30 TH Pattern Bingo3:30 TH Foreign Language Class
with Oscar7:00 MT Movie of the Night
38:30 GR Communion8:30 Transportation to Local Churches
10:30 Walking Club10:30 B 20 Questions Game1:00 Scenic Drive3:00 Dog Visit with Sweetie Belle, the Gentle
Giant3:30 MT TED Talks6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
Independence Day 49:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 B Scrabble Slam10:30 Walking Club11:00 4th of July Cookout!1:00 MT Movie Club with Merle3:30 TH Blackjack in Town Hall7:00 MT Movie of the Night
59:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 TH Current Events10:30 Walking Club
2:30 GR Two-Minute Mysteries3:30 B Activities Chat6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
69:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 TH Bible Study with Rev.Purdy
10:30 Walking Club10:30 Lunch Outing - Clifton’s Cafeteria
2:30 TH Food Chat with Chef Juan4:30 TH New Resident Family
Orientation7:00 MT Movie of the Night
79:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club10:30 GR You Be The Judge
2:00 TH Blackjack in Town Hall3:30 GR Wine and Cheese Happy
Hour with Michael Quest7:00 MT Movie of the Night
89:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 GR Hymn Sing with Rev. Purdy10:30 Walking Club1:00 TH Beading Class2:00 TH Beading Class3:00 GR Shabbat Service with Rabbi
Bieber6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
99:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club11:00 GR Trivia with Fritz
1:00 Local Shopping1:30 TH Pattern Bingo3:30 TH Foreign Language Class
with Oscar7:00 MT Movie of the Night
108:30 GR Communion8:30 Transportation to Local Churches
10:30 GR South Hills Nondenom. Service10:30 Walking Club1:00 Scenic Drive3:00 Dog Visit with Sweetie Belle, the Gentle
Giant3:30 MT TED Talks6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
119:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 B Jingo: Bingo Meets Trivia10:30 Walking Club1:00 MT Musical Theatre Club3:30 TH Blackjack in Town Hall7:00 MT Movie of the Night
129:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 TH Current Events with MaryJane
10:30 Walking Club2:30 B Jeopardy with Jeff6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
139:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club10:30 TH Bible Study with Rev.
Purdy1:00 Movie Outing - “The Secret
Life of Pets”2:30 TH Food Chat with Chef Juan7:00 MT Movie of the Night
149:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club10:30 GR You Be The Judge
2:00 TH Blackjack in Town Hall3:30 GR Wine and Cheese Happy
Hour with The DardenSisters
7:00 MT Movie of the Night
159:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 GR Hymn Sing with Rev. Purdy10:30 Walking Club11:30 TH Birthday Luncheon
3:00 GR Shabbat Service with RabbiKornfeld
6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
169:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club11:00 GR Trivia with Fritz
1:00 Local Shopping1:30 TH Pattern Bingo3:30 TH Foreign Language Class
with Oscar7:00 MT Movie of the Night
178:30 GR Communion8:30 Transportation to Local Churches
10:30 Walking Club1:00 Scenic Drive3:30 GR Musical Entertainment
featuring “Down Home Time”6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
189:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 B Scrabble Slam10:30 Walking Club1:00 MT Movie Club with Merle3:30 TH Blackjack in Town Hall7:00 MT Movie of the Night
199:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club10:30 TH Current Events1:30 TH Resident Council
Meeting2:30 GR Two-Minute Mysteries6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
209:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 TH Bible Study with Rev. Purdy10:30 Walking Club11:00 Lunch Outing - Wood Ranch BBQ
and Grill2:30 TH Food Chat with Chef Juan3:30 TH Adventures with Doug: Lassen
Peak7:00 MT Movie of the Night
219:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club10:30 GR You Be The Judge
3:30 GR Wine and Cheese HappyHour with Ronnie Jayne
7:00 MT Movie of the Night
229:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club10:30 GR Hymn Sing with Rev. Purdy1:00 TH Beading Class2:00 TH Beading Class3:00 GR Shabbat Service with Rabbi
Bieber6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
239:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club11:00 GR Trivia with Fritz
1:00 Local Shopping1:30 TH Pattern Bingo3:30 TH Seth Becker, Music
Historian Program7:00 MT Movie of the Night
248:30 GR Communion8:30 Transportation to Local Churches
10:30 Walking Club1:00 Scenic Drive
313:00 GR Dog Visit with Sweetie Belle, the Gentle Giant3:30 MT TED Talks6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
259:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club10:30 B Jingo: Bingo Meets Trivia1:00 MT Musical Theatre Club3:30 TH Blackjack in Town Hall7:00 MT Movie of the Night
269:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 TH Current Events with MaryJane
10:30 Walking Club2:00 JK New Resident Welcome
Tea6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
279:30 TH Fitness Class
10:00 Lunch & Outing - MarionDavies Guest House
10:30 Walking Club10:30 TH Bible Study with Rev.
Purdy2:30 TH Food Chat with Chef Juan7:00 MT Movie of the Night
289:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 GR You Be The Judge10:30 Walking Club2:00 TH Blackjack in Town Hall3:30 GR Wine and Cheese Happy
Hour with Tom Horvath7:00 MT Movie of the Night
299:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club10:30 GR Hymn Sing with Rev.
Purdy3:00 GR Shabbat Service with
Rabbi Kornfeld6:30 B Bingo in the Bistro7:00 MT Movie of the Night
309:30 TH Fitness Class
10:30 Walking Club11:00 GR Trivia with Fritz
1:00 Local Shopping1:30 TH Pattern Bingo7:00 MT Movie of the Night
FriendsNeighborhood
Circle of
&
Lunch at Tony P’s was wonderful!Great food and a beautiful view,
as well.
So much to see and do at theRonald Reagan Presidential Library
and Museum!
June for President!
Bon appétit, Betty!
Circle of Friends News...June was certainly a busy, fun-filled month for our Circle of Friends!
We enjoyed a trip to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library andMuseum and saw, among other things, Air Force One and part of theBerlin Wall in person! We experienced a special trip to Marina Del Reyfor a meal at Tony P’s, where the food is excellent and the view ispicturesque: nothing but ocean and yachts as far as the eye can see.Another resident favorite was our outing to the Wildlife Learning Center,where we saw beautiful and fascinating animals including lemurs,sloths, tortoises--even bald eagles! Our theme for the month of June was“Greece” and we engaged in several activities and crafts centered on thenation and its culture--including eating Greek cuisine while inSherman Oaks.
Neighborhood News...As of July 1st, 183 days will
have passed and 183 days willremain, which means we areexactly halfway through the 2016leap year and summer is wellunderway.
Last month, residentsdeveloped a taste for the culinaryarts by handcrafting their own icecream. We will now whisk, kneadand frost our way through thismonth with the beginning ofregular ‘snack-sized’ classes. Comesee what’s cooking!
Following our retro lunch atBob’s Big Boy and visit to LakeBalboa, residents are going to seewhat’s brewin’ at Krispy Kremeand enjoy a local park outing. Wehave a lunch outing on the firstSaturday of each month and apark outing on the third Mondayof each month. Please contact us ifyou have suggestions for futureoutings!
We hosted a BBQ on Father’sDay for our residents and theirfamilies in honor of the fathers inour community. Now we’ll becelebrating the flag-flying 4th ofJuly in true patriotic style with anoutdoor cookout. Please RSVP!
Chuck and Masako Hollowell, such alovely couple!
Arek leads a fun dance class
From DRCSTammy Cooper
Tips for Improving Memory:Make time for friends and funWhen you think of ways to
improve memory, do you think of“serious” activities such aswrestling with the New YorkTimes crossword puzzle ormastering chess strategy? Or domore lighthearted pastimes—hanging out with friends orenjoying a funny movie—come tomind? If you’re like most of us, it’sprobably the former. Butcountless studies show that a lifethat’s full of friends and funcomes with cognitive benefits.
Healthy relationships: theultimate memory booster.Humans are highly social animals.We’re not meant to survive, letalone thrive, in isolation.Relationships stimulate ourbrains—in fact, interacting withothers may be the best kind ofbrain exercise. Research showsthat having meaningfulrelationships and a strong supportsystem are vital not only toemotional health, but also tobrain health. In one recent studyfrom the Harvard School of PublicHealth, for example, researchersfound that people with the mostactive social lives had the slowestrate of memory decline.
Laughter is good for yourbrain. You’ve heard that laughteris the best medicine, and thatholds true for the brain as well as
the body. Unlike emotionalresponses, which are limited tospecific areas of the brain,laughter engages multiple regionsacross the whole brain.Furthermore, listening to jokesand working out punch linesactivates areas of the brain vital tolearning and creativity. Lookingfor ways to bring more laughter inyour life? Start with these basics:
Laugh at yourself. Share yourembarrassing moments. The bestway to take ourselves less seriouslyis to talk about the times when wetook ourselves too seriously.When you hear laughter, movetoward it. Most of the time,people are very happy to sharesomething funny because it givesthem an opportunity to laughagain and feed off the humor youfind in it. When you hear laughter,seek it out and ask, “What’sfunny?” Spend time with fun,playful people. These are peoplewho laugh easily—both atthemselves and at life’sabsurdities—and who routinelyfind the humor in everydayevents. Their playful point of viewand laughter are contagious.Surround yourself withreminders to lighten up. Keep atoy on your desk or in your car,put up a funny poster in youroffice or maybe even choose acomputer screensaver that makesyou laugh! Pay attention tochildren and emulate them. Theyare the experts on playing, takinglife lightly, and laughing.
Coming to BelmontVillage of Burbank:
TED Talks!TED Talks (standing for
Technology, Entertainment andDesign) are short but powerfultalks led by experts in variousfields including education,business, science, technologyand creativity. The videos arebrief, always under 18 minutes,but informative and fascinating.An oceanographer sharing aboutexploring the ocean depths, abusiness expert revealingcharacteristics of successfulworkers and a psychologistdiscussing how to handle stresswhen you face arduoussituations are just a few of thethousands of talks available forviewing!
Sundays at 3:30pmin the Movie Theater
Foreign LanguageClasses!
We are pleased to announcethat we are introducing foreignlanguage classes to thecommunity led by OscarSzmuch, president of LanguageResources International.Oui oui!
Saturdays at 3:30pmin Town Hall
Belmont Village Scene
“You Be the Judge” is always fun! Elva and Janet: two good friends Sweetie Belle REALLY likes Sally!
Erwin and Arlene enjoy Walking Club Happy Birthday, Corinna! Rabbi Kornfeld leads Shabbat
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