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EVENT{FULL}Monthly updates from your {FULL} Life community

TOUCHMARK ON WEST PROSPECT Issue 8, 2013 | page 1

Executive chef gives a taste of the Full Life

Residents and team members raise their glasses to a delicious meal created by Touchmark Executive Chef Chip Kerscher. Wines from Wollersheim Winery of Prairie du Sac complemented each of the five courses. A highlight of the evening’s meal: chilled pear-tomato gazpacho with cucumber, melon, and lump crab; stuffed salmon crusted with macadamia nuts, served with pierogi and roasted vegetable medley, and fresh berry napoleon. The next Chef’s Dinner is August 28.

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Changing the Way We Age

Social interaction plays an integral role in health. Doing an activity you enjoy—whether it’s walking, playing cards, woodworking, knitting or just talking—with other people can help you feel better and improve your overall health.

A 2012 National Institute on Aging study found that loneliness and isolation rates are the No. 3 risk factor for developing dementia and a leading cause of depression in people over the age of 55. As people get older, they usually spend more time alone in their homes and start to feel disconnected to the world around them, says Marge Coalman, EdD, vice president of Wellness and Programs for Touchmark.

“What Touchmark has found—and research has verified—is that many people experience a boost in their feeling of overall wellness after they move into a retirement community. This is no accident,” Marge says. “Retirement communities, like Touchmark, have a full staff of experts focused on developing a wide variety of social, educational, and other activities designed to be fun and foster friendships and a strong sense of community.”

Marge says being healthy isn’t just about physical or mental wellness but also emotional wellbeing. Doing an enjoyable activity with other people helps people feel emotionally better, which boosts their overall health, she says.

Touchmark’s international award-winning Full Life Wellness & Life Enrichment Program offers numerous programs and activities that provide residents with opportunities for interacting with

others as well as keeping physically and mentally active. These include daily fitness workouts, Brain Builders sessions, educational classes on a full range of topics, dances and trips to museums, gardens, restaurants, and other destinations.

“As people age, many start to notice subtle physical changes, which can seem diminishing to their overall wellness,” Marge says. “The ideal aging process is one where people maintain a high level of wellness throughout their lives, and this is certainly possible,” she adds.

More people are changing the way they age by being proactive and thinking ahead about what they want to do as they get older, Marge says. They enjoy the social interaction they get walking through the community and saying hi to their neighbors or enjoying a meal together.

“Interacting with people and spending time with people is really necessary to stay connected to the community,” says Bill Geenen, a

“Interacting with people and spending time with people is really necessary to stay connected to the community,” says Bill Geenen, a Touchmark resident. “One of the things I tell people when I’m talking about Touchmark is that we have a lot more of a social life here than we did prior to moving; there is just so much going on.”

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An active, social life awaits

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Touchmark resident. “One of the things I tell people when I’m talking about Touchmark is that we have a lot more of a social life here than we did prior to moving; there is just so much going on.”

This fact doesn’t surprise Marge. “For many people living in their own homes, they may not always see a neighbor or family member, and they miss out on the daily interaction with others,” she says. And this, she and others claim, is a detriment to our health.

To learn more about Changing the Way We Age, make plans to attend an educational presentation and panel discussion at 1:30 pm on Aug. 29 at Touchmark. You’ll discover more about the options older adults have when it comes to healthy aging. There is no charge to attend, but seating is limited. Please call 920-225-1013 to reserve a space.

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Barbara is the new assisted living manager at Touchmark on West Prospect.

She comes to Touchmark with more than 38 years of nursing experience; Most recently, she was director of nursing at a Waupaca County nursing home. In addition to

working in skilled nursing, Barbara has nursing experience at two local hospitals. She earned a diploma in nursing from the Bellin School of Nursing in Green Bay and has held memberships in the regional and state Director of Nursing Council.

Barbara Marquardt, RN, joins Touchmark as assisted living manager

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Bob Winters, who currently serves as a Touchmark Friendship Ambassador and the vice president of the Resident Council, is originally from Freedom, Wisconsin, and joined the Touchmark community in October 2012. Recently, Bob participated in a resident panel discussion on moving to Touchmark and staying active. Here, he shares some of his thoughts.

What attracted you to Touchmark?After my wife died, my family suggested that I move and not be alone. We started to look, and Touchmark felt like home. I like the staff; they are willing to help and work with you. Everyone is friendly. I’ve stayed very busy, and I’m rarely in my home. I try to take part in everything I can. I really enjoy it here, and the friends that I have made are great.

What activities and services do you enjoy?Everything. The food is good. I like the way the dining rooms are set up, and I enjoy the different things that are available. I play Sheepshead (a card game) and Sequence with friends. I take part in many of the trips, including the mystery trips. I’m also on the Resident Council and a Friendship Ambassador.

I do a lot of exercising My morning routine is two miles on the treadmill, some time on the NuStep machine, walking the whole building (twice), and again walking the building with a friend. I also do stretching exercise class five days a week.

I’m very involved with a local church. We’re expanding the building and school. Also, my family is nearby. I have six grandchildren and some great-grandchildren.

Tell us more about being a Friendship Ambassador.I usually schedule a time around 11 am with a new resident. I show them the whole place, and we have lunch. I help them connect and learn about what’s available. It’s a helpful program.

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Contact a Full Life team member for additional details, including registration, transportation information, and participation requirements.

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 3 pmMusic with Glen Navis. Lobby.

Friday, Aug. 16, 8:30 am Ladies Breakfast. Four Seasons Dining Room. Regular Menu Pricing.

Friday, Aug. 16, 3 pm Music with Steve Schultz. Lobby. No charge.

Friday, Aug. 23, 8:30 am Gentlemen’s Breakfast. Four Seasons Dining Room. Regular Menu Pricing.

Friday, Aug. 23, 3:30 pm Jamaican Me Crazy Happy Hour with music by Island Magic. Front Lawn. No charge.

See the full calendar of events online: TouchmarkAppleton.com/pdf/community-

event-calendar.pdf

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

“I really enjoy it here.”

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Residents and gueats are all smiles at the weekly happy hour, which offers a variety of beverages and cocktails and seasonal nibbles. RSVP by calling 920-225-1013, and join the fun every Friday at 4 pm.

Friday fun

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Movements rooted in eternity “Thomas Svobada arrived at the nursing home in NE Portland when the cherry trees outside his window were bare. … Now the blossoms have peaked and on a warm spring afternoon they drift onto his shoulders as he sits outside in his wheelchair.”

– David Stabler, reporter, The Oregonian

Thomas is Oregon’s most prolific and performed composer. For the past seven months, he has been recovering from a debilitating stroke that affected his right

side with partial paralysis. It happened suddenly when he and his wife of nearly 50 years were preparing dinner. For weeks, his recovery was slow, but then he began improving, and he continues to make progress. And he continues to move people through his music.

Do any of us plan for this kind of an event? No one I have interviewed ever has. One of the lessons from this heart-wrenching and heartwarming story is that legacy and giving back are the essence of who and what we are—today and tomorrow. Thomas is known as a composer whose music is played around the world, a teacher to a generation of music students, a mentor to scores of composers, an amazing pianist, and a playful friend.

People move to Touchmark for many reasons. Most will tell you, though, that they wish they had moved here sooner. All appreciate the fullness of life and opportunities for living—and continuing to create—their legacy. Each person has a life story and talents to share, and overwhelmingly residents are optimistic and grateful for the options available at Touchmark.

To find out more about the possibilities of living a {FULL} Life and providing a personal legacy, contact a member of the Full Life team. As Robert Schuller said—and others repeat—“If it’s going to be, it’s up to me.”

BRAIN BUILDERS

Grab a paper and write the following list of summer fruits and veggies in alphabetical order.

CapsicumAsparagus

Broccoli

CabbageAvocadoCilantro

Bok ChoiCollard greens

Beet

ChivesCarrot

Butternut

CeleryCauliflower

Answers: Asparagus, Avocado, Beet, Bok Choi, Broccoli, Butternut, Cabbage, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Chives, Cilantro, Collard greens.