Resident´s Birthdays
Loretta Paynter 3/23
Month's Celebrations
St. Patrick’s Day
Events Spotlight
We will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, March 15 with a party for our residents.
St. Patrick’s Day 3/17/24
Spring Equinox
March the 19th.
Grand Canyon
Designated a national monument in 1908; President Woodrow Wilson made Grand Canyon a national park to protect the land and the resources within it in 1919.
Grand Canyon
National Park
A world-famous natural attraction located in Arizona, the park covers 1.2 million acres of land.
Collaborators
Jazmyn Frazier
Pet Therapy for Seniors
We have started pet therapy at our communities. Pet therapy has been shown to help increase the levels of serotonin, (feel good hormones) and calm anxiety. Pets may provide a source of companionship and affection. Pet therapy also helps increase physical activity in seniors by the walking with or playing with pets.
Keep Em' Moving
Here at Madison Heights and Kelly Place we always treat our residents with love, respect and compassion. Our goal is to keep our seniors as physically and mentally active as possible. We do this by planning physical and mental activities and events for them. Our activities include creative art such as painting which provides the opportunity for individual expression and may help improve memory. Painting is also shown to help reduce stress, stimulate sensory perception, boost mood and improve behavior. We also do gardening activities in our garden club which provides therapeutic benefits and helps reduce stress. Music is also one of the greatest activities for seniors with dementia while singing and dancing, they can express their feelings verbally and non-verbally.
Volunteers Needed???
We are ALWAYS looking for and accepting volunteers to do activities with our seniors. Several local churches and individuals in our area have volunteered to come once a month to do bible study or praise and worship with our seniors and they absolutely LOVE IT. The public library also comes once a month and does different activities with our seniors.
Resident of the Month
Evangelist Lillie P. Walker
Lillie Pearl Amos Walker is the daughter of the late Gosha and Mary Lee Amos. She is the second child of eight children. She was born in Pike County, Alabama where she attended school during her early life. The family relocated to Coffee County and Geneva County, Alabama where she also attended school. She graduated from Riverside Heights High School, Geneva, Alabama.Lille married and moved to Chicago as a young adult. She remained in Chicago until she retired in 2000. She has worked as a sales clerk, key punch operator and retired as a registration clerk from Chicago City Colleges.She has four children, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.Lillie was baptized at an early age and served in the church in a various positions and roles: choir, sabbath school teacher, clerk/secretary. She was licensed and ordained an Evangelist in 1992 and again in 1995 in preparation to serve as a co-pastor.She enjoys reading her Bible, watching television and dancing.Lillie celebrated her 85th birthday last December. She has been a resident of Kelley Place since May 2023.
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Recipe Spotlight:
Cajun Muffaletta
Olive Salad Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup black olives
- 1/4 cup green olives
- 1/4 cup pimentos
- 1/4 cup capers
- 1/4 cup cocktail onions
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1 small can artichoke hearts
- 1 tsps celery seed
- 1tsps dried oregano
- 1 tbsps chopped garlic
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsps red wine vinegar
Ingredients:
- 1 loaf round Italian bread
- 2 tbsps olive oil
- 1/4 lb ham, thinly sliced
- 1/4 lb Genoa salami, thinly sliced
- 1/4 lb Provolone cheese, thinly sliced
- 1/4 lb Mortadella (Italian Bologna), thinly sliced
- 3 slices mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup prepared olive salad (previously made)
METHOD:
In a food processor combine all Olive Salad Ingredients and chop coarsely, scrape into a bowl and set aside.
Split the bread lengthwise and drizzle the olive oil on each side. On bottom layer spread some of the above prepared olive salad and arrange with layers of thinly sliced meats and cheeses. Cover with top layer of the bread, cut and serve.
Associate of the Month
Kathy Gibson
I have been a nurse for 32 years and I have found that taking care of the senior population is very rewarding to me. My life goal is to be giving and always try to make a difference in someone else’s life. At Madison Heights and Kelly Place I feel I do make a difference even if it’s just to sit down and talk with one of the residents. I keep in mind that the majority of them didn’t choose to be here and I can spend time with them aside from the nursing part and maybe help them to feel at home and happier. I love my job here and the residents really are very appreciative of what we do. To see them happy makes me happy.
Grand Canyon
National Park
The Grand Canyon was formed over millions of years as the Colorado River and its tributaries carved their way through layers of rock, creating a canyon that is over a mile deep and up to 18 miles wide in some places.