February 2013

In This Issue…

Events and Caregiver Resources

Tax Information Upcoming Events Participant Spotlight Exciting Things Ahead Highlights from Exton News from SCC

Can You “Name That Tune?”

As part of January’s Game Week, Penny, our Music Therapist, organized a

friendly competition of “ACCC Name That Tune” between the members

of the Friendship Circle and Club programs on Tuesday, and between So-

cial Circle and Prime Time on Wednesday. Everyone seemed to have a

great time. Cheers and applause could be heard in the lobby during both

games.

This musical game, based on the former TV game show “Name That

Tune,” is played with large, colorful circles that have musical questions on

the back related to naming the song, finishing a song title or asking about

the musicians. We all get a chance to sit in the “hot seat,” pick a colorful

circle and try to answer the question. When a person gets the “Listen and

Name that Song” card, Penny will play 3-5 measures of the song and the

person will try to guess the song title. The songs in the game are from dif-

ferent eras and include folk, rock-n-roll, love, and big band songs. Every-

one gets involved playing this game and having fun. Sometimes, we are so

helpful to each other that we all answer the questions at one time! “ACCC

Name That Tune” is a fun game that everyone can play. It creates a great

social event where everyone is a winner!

The mission of Adult Care of

Chester County is to support

and empower families in their

caregiving experience by

offering them a welcoming,

friendly day service that

provides state of the art care

from a highly trained,

relentlessly competent, and

compassionate staff dedicated

to enabling their loved ones to

physically and cognitively

thrive so they can remain at

home for as long as possible.

Upcoming Events

February is an active month at our centers and we will celebrate many

different holidays. The first week we will celebrate Black History by

learning about African American scientists, doctors, and inventors.

Party Week seemed an appropriate theme for the next week since it en-

compasses the Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day.

We will have a special snack for Chinese New Continued on page 3

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Events and Resources for

Caregivers

Hospitalization Happens – Tips on

Preplanning Discharge and

Transition Home.

Speakers to include: Kristen Davidson, PT

from Fox Rehab, Fran Pluchino, Geriatric

Consultation and Services,

Gina MacDonald and Phil McFadden of

Home Instead.

Date: Saturday, February 23, 2013

Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Registration and con-

tinental breakfast offered at 8:30 a.m.

Care will be provided with advance regis-

tration. Contact Kim 610 363-8044

Celebration Corner Happy Birthday this Month

Participants: Lawrence H., Regina K., “RB” R.,

Clare J., Robert O’C, Herbert S., and Thomas T.

Staff Birthdays: Nina B.

Welcoming New Participants

Rose F., Lawrence H., and Artteilo C.

As you start to gather your information to do this year’s tax return, you will need the Tax ID number of

Adult Care of Chester County, if you are claiming a Dependent Care Credit. Our number is 23-2447144.

If you would like tips and information on preparing your taxes this year, join us for Tax Talk during our

Lunch and Learn on Saturday, February 23rd at 12:30 p.m. following the Caregiver Event. Dave Shull,

who has over 25 years of accounting experience, will lead the session. He will share information about the

tax benefits you can receive for caring for a loved one at home and helpful tips to help you take full advan-

tage of some of the newer tax laws relating to energy, medical, children, education, and more. RSVP to

Kim at 610-363-8044. Your loved one can join in our Saturday activities while you attend the meeting.

Tax Time Information and Talk

Caregiver Coffee Hour at Adult Care of Chester County

Looking for a convenient way to get in touch with other local

caregivers? Don’t forget that Adult Care of Chester County

hosts a Caregiver Coffee Hour twice each month. We begin at

10:30 and usually end around noon on the 2nd and 4th Mon-

days of the month. Come anytime; no registration is required.

Coffee Hour Topic

Monday, February 11, at 10:30 Discovering

the Gifts of Caregiving - Where is the Silver

Lining? How to find comfort in your role and

the strengths with it?

Monday, February 25 at 10:30 - Finding Fun in

February – Sharing ideas for family fun to chase

away the winter.

Call Kim at 610-363-8044 for more information.

We just learned of this offering and are passing it along to you. the Dept of Aging is hosting a series of

family caregiver webinars. The fourth caregiver webinar will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at

noon. The topic is "Legal Issues for the Caregiver," presented by Cindy Haines, Legal Counsel for the PA De-

partment of Aging. For more information contact Kim and she will send the flyer to you.

Previous webinars may be viewed on the Long Term Living Training Institute's website:

http://ltltrainingpa.org/

Please visit the Department of Aging’s website in upcoming weeks for additional details. To find out more

about the Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program, contact Bonnie Zarlenga at BZarlenga@pa.gov.

PA Dept of Aging Offers Caregiver Webinars

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Participant Spotlight: Albert Dorazio

Al was born in Cheiti, Italy on June 17, 1933. He grew up on a farm in the Mountain Region and his par-

ents were Maria and Pietro Dorazio. Al had two brothers, Angelo who is deceased, and Tony who is 90 years

old and lives in the United States. He had two sisters, Bambina who is 100 years old and living in Italy, and

Sara who is deceased. As a child, he enjoyed playing the accordion. Al lived in Italy during very difficult

times through World War II.

Al was a very gifted craftsman working as a stone mason and also with tile and flooring. One achievement

of which he was very proud was a 3-tier Stone Fountain that he designed and built. He and his wife, Margie

met through a family friend and they were married

on November 26, 1966 at Saint Joseph’s Church in

Downingtown, PA. They have been married for

46 years and have 3 children, Peter, Donna and

David, and 6 grandchildren, Ryan, Christopher,

Jake, Julia, Jake and David.

Al’s family says that he has always been a

wonderful husband and father. He is a member of

the Sons of Italy and the Knights of Columbus.

He was a good bowler and belonged to a bowling

league.

Al enjoys his days here at our Exton Center

and is a friend to everyone. He enjoys spending

time in all of our programs and being a friend to

all of the staff. His smile and laugh brighten our

days. To the right, Al is dancing with Penny, our

Music Therapist, at the New Years Eve Party.

Spring is only two months away! That is great news for people who do not like snow and cold weather. It

is also exciting for the people who like to join us for our Basket BINGO events. The first one this year will be

held on April 19, 2013 at our Exton Center. That date is a Friday evening for those who want to have a “night

out.” Please let us know if you would be more apt to attend if care was provided at the center for your loved

one while you play BINGO. If we have interest, we will see what we can do to make that happen. The second

event will be in our Kennett Square Center on Sunday, October 20, 2013.

December 2013 will mark our 30th anniversary! In the near future we will begin to reach out to people

who want to serve on a committee to organize an anniversary event. If you are interested, please contact Pat S.

Volunteer opportunities for special events are plentiful. We are trying to expand our special event com-

mittees. If you are interested, let us know.

Exciting Things Lie Ahead!

Year to kick off the week followed by making a King Cake for our Mardi Gras celebration. On February

14th, at our Valentine's Day Dance, we will dance with our loved ones and have a special after-party dessert.

During Friendship Week, we will celebrate the friendships we have at the center by making friendship brace-

lets and reading stories and poems about friends.

We will end the month by remembering the fairytales of our time with Traditional Fairytale Week. We will

read and discuss the stories and make up our own fairytale of Adult Care.

Bill and Carol Lea will entertain us with country music, and Brother Bob and Friends will sing songs. Our

participants always join in.

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Board of Directors

Chair, Amy Balian

Past-Chair Linda M. Rhodes, Ed.D

Treasurer, Joseph Stratton, MBA

Secretary, Judith Royal, MBA Members:

Christine Cucinotta, Karen Kaminskas, Bernice Soffer, MSW,

Thomas Egan, Ed.D., and Alice Peters

Contributors

Reflections from Southern Center submitted

monthly by Debbi McCaffrey and Jennifer Wright.

Exton Spotlight articles submitted by Pat DeHart.

News from Southern Chester County Center

January began with one last holiday concert performed by a new musi-

cal group to our center, “The Country Gospel Rhythm Band.” These four

terrific gentlemen sang and played guitar, prompting Marjorie to give the

group 5 stars! The Brandywine Room eased us into winter with decorations

everywhere of handmade snowflakes. The theme for their room is “I like

winter because….” A few of their reasons include: mittens, snowfall, hot

cocoa, snowmen, warm food, and my personal favorite, sleeping in! When

asked what the best thing about the month was, Jazzy summed it up with

“we had fun.”

Elvis was in the building to celebrate his birthday at an all Elvis dance

party. Thank you to Elmer, who supplied us with wonderful Elvis themed

decorations and made sure the main man attended his party. We learned to

Zumba (fast paced exercise to music) this month with Heather from “Going

Fit.” The movements were specially adapted so they could be done from

chairs, while our favorite music from the ‘40’s and ‘50’s played. Heather

was so energetic and entertaining that we forgot we were exercising! We

love to party at the center and celebrated two birthdays this month, Helen

and Alberta. We would also like to send a thank you to Alice’s family for

the donut treats and Helen’s daughter for the cakes.

Highlights from Exton

The month of January started off with the celebration of one of the best and well known entertainers who

everyone still loves, "The King," Elvis Presley. We celebrated his birthday with an Elvis Dance featuring his

best hit songs for dancing. "Love Me Tender," "Hound Dog," "Heartbreak Hotel," and "Can't Help Falling in

Love" were some of the hit songs to which we danced.

We continued the month with a theme of creating new ideas, activities and songs. We worked our

creative minds and came up with some interesting products.

On January 21st, we watched the Inauguration Ceremonies for President Obama and we celebrated the

birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

We ended the month reminiscing about all the fun games we played as a child or with our children. We re-

membered the many game shows that we watched on T.V. and how we played along in our homes with the

children. We had friendly competition against each other with the game show "Name That Tune," trying to

name a song with only five notes played. What a challenge!

Throughout the month, we also enjoyed the entertainment of Brother Bob and Friends and a new enter-

tainer, Mr. Wilde, who played the guitar and sang songs to which we could sing-a-long. In addition, Ed the

Music Man gave us a morning of singing, and we were delighted by Walt who played the piano and led a sing-

a-long every Friday.

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