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American House Westland Joy

April 2016Your Friendly Staff at AmericanHouse Westland Joy

Tabitha Hooper Executive DirectorPatty Mack Assistant DirectorAshley Kocovski Life Enrichment DirectorTiffany Perry Culinary SupervisorStephanie Cadeau Housekeeping SupervisorArron Hirkey Maintenance SupervisorAmber Hamblin Night & Weekend ManagerDeborah Salter Night & Weekend Manager

Important Phone NumbersFront Office (734) 454-9838The Medical Team (734) 455-1717In-Home Rehab (734) 207-7784Hair Care with Dawn (734) 693-5496Transportation-John Ingison (734) 558-0493Comcast-Jay (248) 459-2747

Tigers Opening DayIt is that time of year once again. Spring is here and

so is Tigers baseball! Join us on April 8th for openingday as we will be hosting an opening day party. Therewill be light refreshments, followed by entertainmentwith Ron Muka. Come and join us. Fun will be had byall who attend.

American House ChoirThe American House Choir has been given a once

in a lifetime opportunity. The choir members will begiving a performance of the American House Anthem.This is the premiere that will be held at the DetroitSymphony Orchestra Hall.

Heart to HeartPlease join us on April 27th at 2 pm for an

informative presentation about the benefits of hospicewith Ryan Schumacher from Heart to Heart Hospice.

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Community News

New ActivitiesWe have made a

few changes to ourmonthly calendar.Please make note ofthe new activities thathave been addeddaily. There is sure tobe something you willenjoy. Participating inactivities is a greatway to meet a newfriend or visit with anold friend.

Ashley BucksStarting in April,

each resident thatattends an activitywill receive an AshleyBuck. Each residentthat attends anouting will receivedouble the bucks.

At the end of everyother month, therewill be an auctionthat will be held onthe last Wednesdayof that month. Thebucks that eachresident hascollected will be usedin the auction.

Remember, theonly way to receivean Ashley Buck is toattend an activity.

NewsCommunity

Resident CouncilOur monthly resident council meeting

will be held on Wednesday, April 13, at2 p.m., in the cafe. All residents areencouraged to attend in order to voicetheir suggestions and concerns. Eachdepartment head will be in attendanceto answer your concerns.

We also have a suggestion box thatis located in the cafe. Feel free to leaveany suggestions during the month.Please note that we will now be holdingour resident council meetings onWednesdays.

Resident StoreThe Resident Store is now open! The

store will be in the cafe on Thursdaysfrom 1 to 2 p.m. Everything is $1. Thereare basic items in the store. If there issomething that you may need that is notin the store, please feel free to contactAshley in the Life Enrichment Office.Happy Shopping!

Birthday BashJoin us on April 15, at 2 p.m., in the

cafe, for our monthly Birthday Bash tocelebrate all of our April birthdays.There will be entertainment by BobTarinell. Any family members whowould like to do a special party for theirfamily member, please let Ashley know.

Save the

DateApril Events

1 Entertainment: Roy Seoutz4 Choir Rehearsal @ Southfield4 Entertainment: John Hanba6 Exercise w/ SydFit7 Art Class with Susan8 Entertainment: Ron Muka8 Tigers Opening Day Party11 Choir Performance12 Breakfast at Rams Horn12 Exercise w/ Brooke13 Resident Council Meeting13 Noon Mass15 Entertainment: John Latini15 Birthday Bash18 Movie Outing20 Exercise w/ SydFit19 Aviator Presentation21 DSO Concert @ Dearborn H.22 Entertainment: Bob Tarinell22 Happy Hour26 Exercise w/ Brooke26 Choir Anthem Practice27 Choir Anthem Premiere28 Heart to heart hospice29 Lunch at Golden Corral

About

Out &

Outings12 Breakfast at Rams Horn13 Noon Mass18 Movie: The Jungle Book21 DSO Concert at Dearborn H.29 Lunch at Golden Corral

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and enjoy all the beauty nature has to offer.

HappyBirthday

Resident Birthdays4/7 Carol W.4/9 Marion H.4/14 Marilyn M.

Happy Birthday to each of you.May your day be filled with joy.

Welc meNew Residents

Come Say Hello to OurNew Residents

2/18 Bee T.2/18 Jeanette N.2/25 Helen G.2/27 Allen K.3/1 Frank and Mae B.3/1 Norm and Stella Z.

Let’s welcome our new residentsto our American House family. It willonly take a few minutes of your timeto introduce yourselves and spreada little joy!

Go ahead ... Introduce yourself,smile, talk and make a new friend.

Wit & Wisdom

“Clouds comefloating into my life,no longer to carry

rain or usher storm,but to add color to

my sunset sky.”—Rabindranath

Tagore

“It is only in sorrowbad weather mastersus; in joy we face the

storm and defy it.”—Amelia Barr

“There are somethings you learn best

in calm, and somein storm.”

—Willa Cather

“I’m not afraid ofstorms, for I’mlearning how tosail my ship.”

—Louisa May Alcott

“It is not light that weneed, but fire; it is not

the gentle shower,but thunder. We need

the storm, thewhirlwind, and

the earthquake.”—Frederick Douglass

“If you spend yourwhole life waiting for

the storm, you’llnever enjoy

the sunshine.”—Morris West

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April 2016Westland Joy

Entertianment Heart HealthOuting Special EventSpecial EventExerciseBingo

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayApril Fools' Day 110:00 Shopping at Meijer (O)11:00 Blood Pressure Checks (MT)12:00 Book Reading (LR)

1:30 Memory (AR)2:00 Entertainment: Roy Seoutz

(C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

211:00 Puzzles (C)

1:30 Are You Smarter than a FifthGrader? (C)

2:30 Word Game Packet (LR)3:00 How Many Smaller Words (LR)

310:00 Communion w/ Mary (AR)

1:00 Uno (C)2:00 Mind Joggers (LR)3:00 Balloon Volleyball (LR)

410:00 Choir Rehearsal at Southfield10:00 Exercise: Chair Aerobics (AR)10:30 Rosary (AR)1:00 Entertainment: John Hanba1:30 Ice Cream Social w/ A to Z (C)2:00 One on Ones with Ashley2:30 Bingo (AR)3:00 Balloon Volleyball (LR)4:00 Color Therapy (C)7:00 Fair Haven Church (C)

58:30 Salon Open9:00 Coffee and Current Events

10:00 Exercise: Sittercise (AR)10:45 Hangman (C)11:45 Brain Games (C)

2:30 Bingo (AR)4:00 Yahtzee (C)

National Walking Day 610:00 Exercise w/ SydFit (AR)11:30 Sing Along w/ Donna (C)1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 One on Ones with Ashley3:30 One Minute Mysteries (C)4:30 You be the Judge (C)6:00 Puzzles (C)6:00 Twinkie Social (C)

710:00 Exercise: Seatworks (AR)11:00 /12:00 Fancy Fingers (C)12:00 Spot the Difference (C)1:00 Resident Store (C)1:30 Scrabble (AR)2:30 Art Class w/ Susan (AR)4:00 Documentary of Sammy Sosa

(C)6:00 Evening Movie w/ Popcorn: Hachi (C)

Tigers Opening Day 810:00 Shopping at Meijer (O)11:00 Blood Pressure Checks (MT)12:00 Book Reading (LR)1:00 Tigers Opening Day Party2:00 Entertainment: Ron Muka (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

911:00 Puzzles (C)





1110:00 Exercise: Chair Aerobics (AR)10:30 Rosary (AR)11:00 Weird but True Facts (LR)11:45 TED Talks (C)12:00 Choir Performance at Children’s

Hospital (O)1:30 Ice Cream Social w/ A to Z (C)2:00 One on Ones with Ashley2:30 Bingo (AR)4:00 Color Therapy (C)7:00 Fair Haven Church (C)

128:30 Salon Open8:45 Breakfast at Rams Horn

(O)10:00 Exercise w/ Brooke (AR)11:45 Brain Games (C)2:30 Bingo (AR)4:00 Yahtzee (C)

1310:00 Exercise led by Ashley (AR)11:30 Sing Along w/ Donna (C)12:00 Noon Mass (O)1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:00 Resident Council (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:30 One Minute Mysteries (C)4:30 You be the Judge (C)6:00 Puzzles (C)

1410:00 Exercise: Seatworks (AR)11:00 /12:00 Fancy Fingers (C)12:00 Spot the Difference (C)1:00 Resident Store (C)1:30 Scrabble (AR)2:30 Arts and Crafts: Painting w/ Water Colors

Part 1 (AR)4:00 Documentary of Babe Ruth (C)6:00 Evening Movie w/ Popcorn: The Master

of Disguise (C)

1510:00 Shopping at Meijer (O)11:00 Blood Pressure Checks (MT)12:00 Book Reading (LR)

1:30 Memory (AR)2:00 Birthday Bash (C)2:00 Entertainment: John Latini (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

1611:00 Puzzles (C)





1810:00 Exercise: Chair Aerobics (AR)10:30 Rosary (AR)11:00 Weird but True Facts (LR)11:45 TED Talks (C)12:30 Movie Outing: The Jungle

Book (O)1:30 Ice Cream Social w/ A to Z (C)2:30 Bingo (AR)4:00 Color Therapy (C)7:00 Fair Haven Church (C)


10:00 Exercise: Sittercise (AR)10:45 Hangman (C)11:45 Brain Games (C)2:00 H is for Henry: Aviator

Presentation (C)4:00 Yahtzee (C)

Ashley Is Out of the Building 2010:00 Exercise w/ SydFit

(AR)11:30 Sing Along w/ Donna (C)1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Documentary of Thomas

Jefferson (C)6:00 Puzzles (C)

2110:00 Exercise: Seatworks (AR)11:00 /12:00 Fancy Fingers (C)12:00 Spot the Difference (C)1:00 Resident Store (C)1:30 Scrabble (AR)2:00 DSO Concert at Dearborn Heights4:00 Documentary of Jackie Robinson

(C)6:00 Evening Movie w/ Popcorn: 50 First

Dates (C)

2210:00 Shopping at Meijer (O)11:00 Blood Pressure Checks (MT)12:00 Book Reading (LR)1:30 Memory (AR)2:00 Entertainment: Bob Tarinell (C)2:00 Happy Hour (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

2311:00 Puzzles (C)





2510:00 Exercise: Chair Aerobics (AR)10:30 Rosary (AR)11:00 Weird but True Facts (LR)11:45 TED Talks (C)

1:30 Ice Cream Social w/ A to Z (C)2:00 One on Ones with Ashley2:30 Bingo (AR)3:00 Balloon Volleyball (LR)4:00 Color Therapy (C)7:00 Fair Haven Church (C)


10:00 Exercise w/ Brooke (AR)10:45 Hangman (C)11:45 Brain Games (C)1:00 Choir Anthem Practice (O)2:30 Bingo (AR)

2710:00 Exercise led by Ashley (AR)11:30 Sing Along w/ Donna (C)1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:00 Heart to Heart Hospice

Presentation (C)2:00 Men’s Club with Arron4:00 Choir Anthem Premiere (O)6:00 Puzzles (C)


Part 2 (AR)4:00 Documentary of Mickey Mantle

(C)6:00 Evening Movie (AR)


1:30 Memory (AR)2:00 Entertainment: Chuck

Sharp (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

3011:00 Puzzles (C)



Copyright © 2015 Uhlig LLC

April 2016Westland Joy

Entertianment Heart HealthOuting Special EventSpecial EventExerciseBingo

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayApril Fools' Day 110:00 Shopping at Meijer (O)11:00 Blood Pressure Checks (MT)12:00 Book Reading (LR)

1:30 Memory (AR)2:00 Entertainment: Roy Seoutz

(C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

211:00 Puzzles (C)





410:00 Choir Rehearsal at Southfield10:00 Exercise: Chair Aerobics (AR)10:30 Rosary (AR)1:00 Entertainment: John Hanba1:30 Ice Cream Social w/ A to Z (C)2:00 One on Ones with Ashley2:30 Bingo (AR)3:00 Balloon Volleyball (LR)4:00 Color Therapy (C)7:00 Fair Haven Church (C)


10:00 Exercise: Sittercise (AR)10:45 Hangman (C)11:45 Brain Games (C)

2:30 Bingo (AR)4:00 Yahtzee (C)

National Walking Day 610:00 Exercise w/ SydFit (AR)11:30 Sing Along w/ Donna (C)1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 One on Ones with Ashley3:30 One Minute Mysteries (C)4:30 You be the Judge (C)6:00 Puzzles (C)6:00 Twinkie Social (C)

710:00 Exercise: Seatworks (AR)11:00 /12:00 Fancy Fingers (C)12:00 Spot the Difference (C)1:00 Resident Store (C)1:30 Scrabble (AR)2:30 Art Class w/ Susan (AR)4:00 Documentary of Sammy Sosa

(C)6:00 Evening Movie w/ Popcorn: Hachi (C)

Tigers Opening Day 810:00 Shopping at Meijer (O)11:00 Blood Pressure Checks (MT)12:00 Book Reading (LR)1:00 Tigers Opening Day Party2:00 Entertainment: Ron Muka (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

911:00 Puzzles (C)





1110:00 Exercise: Chair Aerobics (AR)10:30 Rosary (AR)11:00 Weird but True Facts (LR)11:45 TED Talks (C)12:00 Choir Performance at Children’s

Hospital (O)1:30 Ice Cream Social w/ A to Z (C)2:00 One on Ones with Ashley2:30 Bingo (AR)4:00 Color Therapy (C)7:00 Fair Haven Church (C)

128:30 Salon Open8:45 Breakfast at Rams Horn

(O)10:00 Exercise w/ Brooke (AR)11:45 Brain Games (C)2:30 Bingo (AR)4:00 Yahtzee (C)

1310:00 Exercise led by Ashley (AR)11:30 Sing Along w/ Donna (C)12:00 Noon Mass (O)1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:00 Resident Council (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:30 One Minute Mysteries (C)4:30 You be the Judge (C)6:00 Puzzles (C)


Part 1 (AR)4:00 Documentary of Babe Ruth (C)6:00 Evening Movie w/ Popcorn: The Master

of Disguise (C)


1:30 Memory (AR)2:00 Birthday Bash (C)2:00 Entertainment: John Latini (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

1611:00 Puzzles (C)





1810:00 Exercise: Chair Aerobics (AR)10:30 Rosary (AR)11:00 Weird but True Facts (LR)11:45 TED Talks (C)12:30 Movie Outing: The Jungle

Book (O)1:30 Ice Cream Social w/ A to Z (C)2:30 Bingo (AR)4:00 Color Therapy (C)7:00 Fair Haven Church (C)


10:00 Exercise: Sittercise (AR)10:45 Hangman (C)11:45 Brain Games (C)2:00 H is for Henry: Aviator

Presentation (C)4:00 Yahtzee (C)

Ashley Is Out of the Building 2010:00 Exercise w/ SydFit

(AR)11:30 Sing Along w/ Donna (C)1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Documentary of Thomas

Jefferson (C)6:00 Puzzles (C)

2110:00 Exercise: Seatworks (AR)11:00 /12:00 Fancy Fingers (C)12:00 Spot the Difference (C)1:00 Resident Store (C)1:30 Scrabble (AR)2:00 DSO Concert at Dearborn Heights4:00 Documentary of Jackie Robinson

(C)6:00 Evening Movie w/ Popcorn: 50 First

Dates (C)

2210:00 Shopping at Meijer (O)11:00 Blood Pressure Checks (MT)12:00 Book Reading (LR)1:30 Memory (AR)2:00 Entertainment: Bob Tarinell (C)2:00 Happy Hour (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

2311:00 Puzzles (C)





2510:00 Exercise: Chair Aerobics (AR)10:30 Rosary (AR)11:00 Weird but True Facts (LR)11:45 TED Talks (C)

1:30 Ice Cream Social w/ A to Z (C)2:00 One on Ones with Ashley2:30 Bingo (AR)3:00 Balloon Volleyball (LR)4:00 Color Therapy (C)7:00 Fair Haven Church (C)


10:00 Exercise w/ Brooke (AR)10:45 Hangman (C)11:45 Brain Games (C)1:00 Choir Anthem Practice (O)2:30 Bingo (AR)

2710:00 Exercise led by Ashley (AR)11:30 Sing Along w/ Donna (C)1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:00 Heart to Heart Hospice

Presentation (C)2:00 Men’s Club with Arron4:00 Choir Anthem Premiere (O)6:00 Puzzles (C)


Part 2 (AR)4:00 Documentary of Mickey Mantle

(C)6:00 Evening Movie (AR)


1:30 Memory (AR)2:00 Entertainment: Chuck

Sharp (C)3:00 One on Ones with Ashley3:15 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Apples to Apples (C)

3011:00 Puzzles (C)



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Talk About It

Comedic Q&AAmerican journalist

Mignon McLaughlinwrote, “A sense ofhumor is a majordefense againstminor troubles.”Use the followingquestions to talkwith your friendsand neighbors aboutwhat tickles yourfunny bone.

Who is the funniestperson you know?What is their sense ofhumor like?

Do you consideryourself a funnyperson?

Were your parentsor other familymembers funny?

What kind ofhumor makes youlaugh? Are you a fanof puns, riddles,tongue twisters,limericks, slapstick,or another form ofcomedy? Which isyour favorite type?

Are there anystyles of comedyyou don’t like?

Describe a timewhen you laugheduntil you cried.

What is thebest joke you’veever heard?

Interesting Ice Cream FactsBy Brian Rosso, R.D.Michigan ranks No. 5 in the nation

for producing great tasting ice cream.I hope you find these facts about icecream interesting:

• The first ice cream parlor inAmerica opened in NewYork City.

• Vanilla ice cream is consumedmore than any other flavor.

• Sunday is the No. 1 day that icecream is purchased.

• About 50 licks are needed to eata single scoop of ice cream.

• On average, each person inAmerica eats 23.2 quarts of icecream annually.

• The No. 1 ice cream topping ischocolate syrup.

• Ice cream is an $11 billionindustry in the U.S.

• The U.S. is the No. 1 country forice cream consumption.

• The No. 1 ingredient in icecream is air; without thisingredient, ice cream would betoo hard to scoop and eat.

• Green tea ice cream is verypopular in Japan.

Here is a recipe for a basicvanilla ice cream.

Ingredients:• 1 (8 oz.) container frozen

whipped topping• 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk• 1/2 can (7 oz.) sweetened

condensed milk• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extractDirections:Mix all of the ingredients

together, pour into a sealablecontainer, freeze for 24 hoursand enjoy!

Enjoy some cool and refreshingice cream.

Springis here!

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Laugh Lines

Q: What is aqueen’s favorite kindof precipitation?

A: Reign.Q: What is a king’s

favorite kind ofprecipitation?

A: Hail!Q: What do you

call it when it rainschickens and ducks?

A: Fowl weather.Q: Can bees fly in

the rain?A: Not without

their yellow jackets.

A store manageroverheard a cashiertell a customer, “Wehaven’t had it for awhile, and I doubtwe’ll be getting itsoon.” The managerquickly intervenedand assured thecustomer the storewould have the itemshe wanted by nextweek and usheredher out of the store.He then turnedand scolded theemployee, “Never tellcustomers that we’reout of anything; tellthem we’ll have itnext week. Now,what did she want?”Bemused, the clerkreplied, “Rain.”

April 2016

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39201 Joy Road

Westland, MI 48185

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