September

Legacy Reserve at Fairview Park
Newsletter

Resident´s Birthdays

Faye Munn – 9/02
Nancy Eichenlaub – 9/04
Ronald Batt – 9/09
Patricia Dumit – 9/11
Patricia Toney – 9/13
David Gallemore – 9/24

Month's Celebrations:

9/01 – National Forgiveness Day
9/04 National Wildlife Day
9/11 – National Patriot Day, Service & Remembrance
9/16 – National Play-Doh Day
9/23 – National Family Day

Events Spotlight

Music by Dana Bergman – 9/03 @ 3:15PM in the Bistro
The Dancing Divas – 9/06 @ 2PM in the Bistro
National Assisted Living Week – 9/08 – 9/14
Family Hospice – 9/09 Ice Cream Bar @ 1:30PM in the Bistro area
Spirit Week – 9/09 – 9/13
Music by Mark Humphries – 9/23 @ 3PM in the

Associate of the Month

Briann Harris

Briann Harris Associate of the Month

My favorite quote that I live by is, ”In the end, it is not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years!” By: Abraham Lincoln.

Hello, my name is Briann Harris and I am from Gadsden, SouthCarolina. I moved to the upstate in August of 1997, and havenever looked back. I have worked at Legacy Reserve for a little over a year and haveenjoyed every step along the way. I cherish my job here,because I work with kind, caring people, and that is hard to find. A lot of the residents remind me of my parents because of theirnurturing spirits, and that means more to me than they will everknow! In my spare time I enjoy baking, shoe shopping, doing wordsearch puzzle, and traveling with my friends.

Rocky Mountain National Park

The National Park Service was created to protect both natural and cultural resources side by side. Exploring the park’s human past can tell us things about our role as park stewards now and in the future. The stories of Rocky Mountain National Park began with the earliest inhabitants and will continue for generations.

Rocky Mountain National Park’s 415 square miles (265,807 acres) encompasses a spectacular range of mountain environments. From meadows found in the montane life zone to glistening alpine lakes and up to the towering mountain peaks, there is something for everyone to discover. Along the way explore over 300 miles of hiking trails and incredible wildlife viewing.

Brief Park History
While massive glaciers shaped the meadows and peaks, Rocky was an inhospitable land. It was not until some 11,000 years ago that humans began venturing into these valleys and mountains. Spearheads broken in the fury of a mammoth’s charge and scrapers discarded along a nomad’s trail tell us little about the area’s early native peoples. Even though it was never their year-round home, the Ute tribe favored the areas green valleys, tundra meadows, and crystal lakes. The Utes dominated the area until the late 1700s. With the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. government acquired the land now known as Rocky Mountain National Park. Spanish explorers and French fur trappers skirted the area during their wilderness forays. Even Major Stephen H. Long, the explorer for whom the peak is named, avoided these rugged barricades in his famous 1820 expedition. In 1843, Rufus Sage wrote the first account of Rocky’s wonders, called Scenes in the Rocky Mountains. The Pikes Peak gold rush of 1859 drew hopeful miners and speculators. By 1900, the growing national conservation and preservation movement, led by Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and John Muir, advocated an appreciation for nature.

In 1909, Enos Mills, a naturalist, nature guide, and lodge owner, championed the creation of the nation’s tenth national park. He hoped that: “In years to come when I am asleep beneath the pines, thousands of families will find rest and hope in this park.” Unleashing his diverse talents and inexhaustible energy, he spent several years lecturing across the nation, writing thousands of letters and articles, and lobbying Congress to create a new national park. Most civic leaders supported the idea, as did the Denver Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Mountain Club. In general, mining, logging, and agricultural interests opposed it. On January 26, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park’s 415 square miles (265,807 acres) encompasses a spectacular range of mountain environments. From meadows found in the montane life zone to glistening alpine lakes and up to the towering mountain peaks, there is something for everyone to discover.

Resident of the Month

Janice Birk

Janice Birk Resident of the Month

“I like living at Legacy Reserve because Legacy takescare of my needs, I’m not alone and I feel safe. ”

Ms Janice was born and raised in Northern Indiana. Janice met the love of her life in high school there were high school sweethearts, Dale Birk. Shortly after high school they married; that was 1960 and both started working for Dodge Manufacture. After 9 years Dodge transfered the family to Portland Oregon, and then 3 years later they moved again to Eugene Oregon.

Before long they were moved again to Vancouver, Washinton State and a year and a half later they were back in Indiana. In 1981 the family was moved for the last time to Greenville, South Carolina. We made Simpsonville, South Carolina our “home”!.

They had 2 wonderful children. -Brian was born in Indiana and Pam was born in Portland, Oregon.

In July 2020, we were at a Legacy Reserve luncheon and there we found about the Legacy Reserve Senior Living that they were building. We signed the papers that day, there were a number o delays on our move-in-date. Dale passed on October of 2021 and I moved in February of 2022.

New Medication Approved For Early Alzheimer'

In July 2023, the FDA approved lecanemab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kisunla) to treat early Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment. These drugs are the first to address the underlying biology of Alzheimer’s disease and can slow the decline of thinking and functioning in people with early-stage Alzheimer’s.

Lecanemab (Leqembi)
Lecanemab is administered intravenously every two weeks and works by removing a sticky protein from the brain that’s thought to cause Alzheimer’s disease progression. In a trial of 1,795 participants, lecanemab:

  • Slowed clinical decline by 27% after 18 months of treatment.
  • Reduced amyloid burden in imaging tests.
  • Slowed decline in a key secondary measure of cognitive function by 26%.
  • Slowed decline in a measure of daily living by 37%.

Donanemab (Kisunla)
In July 2024, the FDA approved a new Alzheimer’s disease drug called Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) for adults with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. Kisunla is a monthly intravenous infusion intended to treat mild cognitive impairment and the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, including mild dementia. Kisunla is a “disease-modifying” treatment that targets the underlying disease rather than just relieving symptoms. It contains antibodies that bind to amyloid, a protein that builds up in the brain during the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Seniors and the Importance of Faith

Seniors and the Importance of Faith

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” – Rumi

What is Spiritual Wellness?
Simply put, it’s about being connected to something greater than yourself and having a set of values that guide your actions. The National Wellness Institute defines it as “the search for meaning and purpose in human existence.”

Spirituality and Aging
Research continues to show that older adults experience higher levels of well-being and better health when they integrate activities related to mind, body and spirit into daily life. It’s not hard to see how intellectual and physical wellness improves life, but how does the spirit fit into it all?

Here are just a few ways spirituality is connected to your overall well-being:

  • Involvement in spiritual or religious pursuits is associated with fewer strokes, lower rates of hypertension, and less reported pain from illness.
  • Spiritual people are more likely to participate in regular community service, which can protect against stress.
  • Spiritual people report being happier and being more satisfied with family life.
  • They also tend to be more resilient and have a lower risk of depression and suicide.
  • Spirituality often brings a built-in community, which impacts health, happiness and longevity.
  • Religion and spirituality for the elderly with dementia appear to slow cognitive decline, help them use better coping strategies, and have a better quality of life.
  • Spirituality also helps people find purpose, and reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Creativity and Healthy Aging

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Creativity and Healthy Aging

Al Liberatore Sr. is 100 years old. He served in the Navy during World War II, just stopped driving this year and lives independently.

He’s a father, a hard worker and now an artist.

“It just became a magnificent opportunity, because not only was it a creative expression for him, but it was a great time for us to spend together … doing … something really unusual for us,” said his son, Al Liberatore Jr. “To sit down and think through writing a poem, or to sit side by side while we’re each working on an art project and chit chat while we’re doing it.”
At the Oppenheim Healthy Aging Campus in West Scranton, Al Liberatore Sr. and Jr. participate in the Arts for Life Care Recipient and Caregivers Program. Professional artists rostered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts teach two-hour long classes once a week
It is one of many art-centered programs offered around the region and supported by state funding at senior and community centers. The classes help not only keep seniors sharp and discovering new skills and hobbies but to also battle feelings of isolation that can sometimes negatively impact adults later in life.

“The arts engage your mind fully and are cognitively challenging. So innately, there’s more engagement, when there’s more engagement, you’re not sitting around feeling very isolated,” said Dr. Catherine Richmond-Cullen.

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Recipe Spotlight:

Beignets & Berries

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water (120° to 130°), divided
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 package (1/4 ounce) quick-rise yeast
  • 1 large egg
  • 3-1/4 to 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • Oil for deep-fat frying
  • Confectioners’ sugar
  • Berries and whipped topping, optional

Directions:
Beat butter, sugar, salt and cinnamon until crumbly. Beat in 1/2 cup water and evaporated milk. In another bowl, dissolve yeast in remaining 2 tablespoons water; add to milk mixture. Beat in egg until blended.

Add 2 cups flour; mix until well blended. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover; refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Bring dough to room temperature. On a floured surface, roll dough into a 16×12-in. rectangle. Cut into 2-in. squares. In a deep cast-iron skillet or deep- fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Drop beignets, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners’ sugar. If desired, serve with assorted berries and whipped topping.

Associate of the Month

Regina Robinson

Regina Robinson Associate of the Month

Regina was born in Belton, South Carolina. She has one brother and three sisters. She attended Belton-Honea Path High School. After finishing high school, Regina attended Clemson University for two years. She then enrolled at Greenville Technical College where she received her certifications for Dental Assistant and CMA.
When not working, Regina loves couponing, shopping online, and community work for her church. Some of her favorite foods are ribeye steak and lemon pound cake. As far as her taste in music, Regina prefers to listen to classic rock and 70’s R&B.
When asked about what she likes most about working at Fairview Park, she replied, “Seeing, caring, and putting smiles on the resident’s faces.

Resident of the Month

Anne Phillips

Anne Phillips Resident of the Month

Anne was born in Greenville, South Carolina at St. Francis Hospital. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister. Anne attended Parker High School. She furthered her education attending Draughn Business College. She moved to Las Vegas and lived there for ten years before returning to Greenville. She has five sons. Anne worked twenty-eight years as a bookkeeper for her son’s business.
Anne’s hobbies are playing cards, poker being her favorite. She loves dogs and has two that her grandbabies care for. She loves to travel, Bogota, Columbia being one of her destinations.
Her favorite genre of music to listen to is Country. Hank Williams Sr., Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash are among the top of her playlist. Some of Anne’s favorite foods are chicken, pizza, lasagna, and Outback’s Blooming Onion.
When asked what she likes most about living at Fairview Park is the many friends she has made here and the caregivers.

Collaborators

Shelly Evans | Executive Director | Legacy Reserve at Fairview Park
Shelly Evans
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Keith Talmadge

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