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Our mission is to create and

sustain comfortable, caring

environments for those

who depend on us.

Lori Carter Executive Director

Leanne Lovin Community Relations

Director

Jill Nelson Resident Care Manager

Nadine Meux Business Office Manager

Jane Thuo Resident Care Coordinator

Carl Briggs Dietary Director

Dwayne Martinez Maintenance Director

Kim Johnson Activities Director

Contact us at:

303-997-2929

2000 S. Blackhawk Street

Aurora, CO 80014

The Sunflower Times Aurora New Dawn Memory Care Newsletter

Grand Re-Opening Special Edition

P2 Radiant Senior Living P2 Walk to End Alzheimer's P3 Letter from the Executive Director P4 Leadership Team & Mission INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Proud to be a Radiant Senior Living Community

“We are excited and honored to be a part of the wonderful team at New Dawn Memory Care. Their commitment to their residents fits in line with our overall mission to create and sustain comfortable, caring environments for those who depend on us,” said Jodi Guffee, COO and co-owner of Radiant Senior Living.

New Dawn is proud to be a part of the

Radiant Senior Living family of senior care

communities.

Radiant Senior Living is owned and op-

erated by James and Jodi Guffee who, along

with their family, have been dedicated to

providing the highest quality living options

for seniors for over 40 years. Radiant Senior

Living operates 18 communities in Oregon,

Washington, Montana, and Colorado.

The Home Office team offers additional

support and resources to our team.

For more information on Radiant Senior

Living and their communities please visit

their website, www.radiantseniorliving.com.

Thank you to all who came out to support the Alzheimer’s Association at the Walk to

End Alzheimer’s! New Dawn has raised approximately $2,600 for the cause so far!

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By Lori Carter, Executive Director

I often will sit in the quiet of the morn-

ing before the day’s excitement has begun,

or once the dust has settled after a busy day,

I will stop and think about this amazing and

inspiring group of individuals that make up

our leadership team. I am constantly remind-

ed of the fact that I have such a great and

diverse team working for me, and how much

of our success is directly attributable to their

hard work and dedication!

It is a unique, often ambitious, and an

extremely rewarding experience to bring in-

dividuals together from a variety of back-

grounds, levels of expertise and experiences;

and meld them into a team. At times, it is

easy to lament about the process; this pro-

gress; steps forward and back. Employees

are human. Humans bring with them all of

the messiness that makes them human; mis-

takes, personalities, attitudes, personal lives,

and so on. Yet, they also bring with them so

much more; experiences, joy, personalities,

perspective, and meaning.

Each of the individuals on the leadership

team bring so much passion and inspiration

for their job at New Dawn. It is amazing

each day to see the accomplishments; the

lessons learned; the lessons learned about

one another. I am often found in awe for

each of these individuals, as they will show

you their respect and dedication to our resi-

dents; to our family members, to our staff,

and to the community at large. While it can

be demanding; even exasperating at times,

this team; individually and collectively, will

show you what it means to stand behind one

another and what passion for their job truly

looks like.

At the end of the day, I am inspired;

they inspire me…and, thus the passion for

the jobs we do. And, although each of their

positions is highly individualized, they each

must come together to make New Dawn

what it is – a comfortable home for those

that depend on us.

A Letter from the Executive Director

New Dawn Leadership Team Comprised of Passionate Individuals

Thank you to all who came out to support the Alzheimer’s Association at the Walk to

OCTOBER 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Music therapy 11:30 Feel, See, Touch 1:30 Arts and Crafts 2:15 Make Over 3:45 One on One

2 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Movie and Popcorn

3 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Just listening 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Biggest little city 1:30 Bowling 2:15 making flower pens

4 Nation Taco day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Trivia about Taco’s 11:30 Dream Home Collage 1:30 Making Taco desserts 2:15 Taco game

5 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Taking a Stroll 10:30 Leading Ladies 11:30 Car quiz 1:30 After Lunch Walk 2:15 Making a stress ball

6 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Letting Go 11:30 Mystery Writer 1:30 Veggie Taste Test 2:15 21 Black Jack

7 World Smile Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Fall nature walk 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 Modern Plate Art 2:15 Happy Hour

8 8:45 Fitness/ hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 Sensory Art 2:15 Make Over

9 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Movie and Popcorn

10 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Who say it first 11:30 Trivia 1:30 Mystery Box 2:15 Baking Class

11 Southern Food Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Moderate Walk 10:30 Reminiscing 11:30 making a cookbook 1:30 Sweet Tea and ME 2:15 Southern Desserts

12 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Got five Minutes 10:30 Stop and smell the roses 11:30 Take a wild Guess 1:30 Five Senses Taste T 2:15 Coloring

13 M&M Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Bird Watching 10:30 M&M Trivia 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:30 M&M baking class 2:15 M&M bingo

14 Nation Dessert Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Dessert fun facts 11:30 Feel, See, Touch 1:30 Dessert tasting 3:45 One on One

15 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Morning Stroll 10:30 trivia 11:30 Around the world in 30 min 1:30 Arts and Crafts 2:15 Make Over

16 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Movie and Popcorn

17 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Picking Flowers 11:30 Just saying Hello 1:30 DIY Bean Bags 2:15 Bean Bag Darts

18 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Lets take a stroll 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 After lunch Walk 2:15 Asian Tea Party

19 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Back In the Day 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 Got Buttons 2:15 Homemade post cards

20 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Ring Toss 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 30 Minute Book Bag 1:30 Mystery Read 2:15 Who done it?

21 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 trivia 11:30 Bring in the Band 1:30 Arts and Crafts 2:15 Fruity Happy Hour

22 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Walking Meditation 10:30 Seasonal Trees 11:30 Around the world in 30 min 1:30 Arts and Crafts Tree art 2:15 Make Over

23 Boston Cream Pie Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Boston Cream pie 3:45 One on One

24 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Taking a Stroll 10:30 Seasonal Trees 11:30 What to Wear? 1:30 Arts and Crafts for Fall Har-vest 2:15 Making Goody Bags

25 ND Men’s Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Got a Minute? 11:30 Clay Pets 1:30 After-Lunch Walk 2:15 Beer and snacks 3:45 One on One

26 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Just listening 10:30 Biggest Little City 11:30 Making Deco ‘s 1:30 Arts and Crafts 2:15 Snacks and Drinks 3:45 One on One

27 ND Women’s Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Karaoke 1:30 After –Lunch Walk 2:15 Throwback Thursday Dance/ Arts and Crafts

28 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Deco Making for FH 11:30 Making goody bags 1:30 Preparing for FHF 2:30 Bingo 3:45 One on One

29 Fall Harvest Festival 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Fall Trivia 11:30 Carving Pumpkin 12:00 Fall Harvest Festival 2:30 Best Halloween Costume Contest

30 Nation Candy Corn Day 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Spiritual Hymns 10:30 Comics and Coffee 11:30 Arts and Crafts 1:00 Church 2:15 Movie and Popcorn 3:45 One on One

31 Halloween 8:45 Fitness/Hydration 9:30 Water Plants 10:30 Nature Walk 11:30 Make Treat Bags 1:30 Pass out Treats 2:15 Apps and Drinks 3:45 One On One

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

- Anne of Green Gables