Spring 2012 • The Village at Brookwood

So Happy TogetherContinuing a Fulfilling Life at The Village

Village Dining: It's More Than a Meal

Drs. Betty and Richard Cox, new residents of The Village at Brookwood.

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Spring Social

Daniel L. cuthriellexecutive Director

Aaah … that surge of spring. The lure of fresh air, sunshine and beautiful blooms reminds us to get out and visit with family and friends. experts who study aging have increased their attention on the importance of socializing and maintaining human relationships throughout life. The benefits of being socially engaged include:

Improving physical and emotional well-being Increasing mental alertness Encouraging a more active lifestyle Lessening the risk of cognitive decline Promoting heart health Improving symptoms of depression Minimizing the effects of stress

We know social engagement is very important for our well-being as we age; however, as we retire from work, our children grow up and move away, or our physical health declines, it may become more difficult to remain socially engaged. Some seniors have housing situations, limited access to transportation or other factors that may cause them to experience isolation and loneliness. Winter months don’t help — decreased opportunities for activity and socialization exacerbate loneliness, often resulting in stress, depression and other illnesses that even the promise of spring can’t alleviate. if your current living situation does not help you get out and about and socialize with others, it may be time to explore The Village at Brookwood. We foster social engagement through a whole-person wellness program that focuses on six areas: physical, intellectual, spiritual, social, occupational and emotional. At The Village, the activities never stop. Whether it’s the short days of winter, the dog days of summer — or the brilliant beauty of an 80 degree carolina spring day — our residents are swimming at The Wellness center, visiting elon university for concerts, playing billiards in the hobby house and dining together on delicious buffet dinners. There’s no need to get in the car and drive to see friends, to volunteer or participate in sports or other activities — everything is on campus and right outside your door! Welcome spring!

Welcome New residentsWe are pleased to welcome these new residents to The Village!• Frank & Jackie Boada

from Durham, Nc• William & Elton

Brame from Burlington• Ron & Marge

Freemerman from Burlington• Robert & Agnes Heller

from Blacksburg, VA• Robert & Kathryn

Jessup from Burlington• John & Mittie Landi

from mebane, Nc• Charles & Gertrude

Liscum from Burlington• Robert & Phyllis

McNeill from Bowie, mD

• Margaret Wilson from Anniston, AL

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No cooking, no cleaning, no menu planning and a healthy, balanced diet that is prepared for you each day. These are just a few of the benefits that residents relish (no pun intended) at The Village at Brookwood. The others? The food is delicious, the dining experience is unique, there are a wide variety of menu items, and you couldn’t ask for better dinner companions. At The Village, you can choose your dining venue and type of food to fit your particular taste or mood. The Lakeside Dining room is an upscale formal dining room with a menu that changes weekly and dishes created by an award-winning executive chef, Larry Jones, along with his team. “Lakeside Dining has a la carte dining, a wine steward and a maître d’,” says Bill Alvino, Director of Dining Services. “This is where you make reservations and come to have such items as grilled tuna steak or filet mignon, and we use a wide variety of recipes.” The edith Street café serves bistro style food and always includes two soups, salad bar, featured salads, meat and vegetable selections, and six flavors of ice cream. on Sundays, both Lakeside and edith Street have a

more than a meal: Dining at The Village

Asian Shrimp Salad

Grilled Lamb T-bone Chop &

Beef Shoulder Tenderloin

Baby Portabella Mushroom

With Seared Scallop

Roasted Medley of Vegetables with

a Light Madeira Béchamel

Brussels Sprouts, Asparagus

and Carrot Tips

Potatoes Dauphinoise

Fresh Baked Bishop Rolls

Dill Compound Butter

Warmed Tiramisu with

Tia Maria Crème’

very popular Sunday brunch. “The Lakeside Dining room and the edith Street café both provide an excellent social atmosphere for residents and their guests,” Alvino says. however, if residents would rather stay in for a quiet evening at home, ordering a take-out dinner is another dining option. if they’re not feeling well, meals can be delivered to their home. Special dietary requests are always an option at The Village, and residents can order off the alternate menu if they are looking for something different. for example, someone on a gluten-free diet may prefer stuffed baked potatoes. “if you want your steak cooked on the flat top because you don’t like char-grilled, we are happy to do it,” explains Alvino. “if you want your shrimp over rice instead of grits, we do that too.” in addition to the regular dining, The Village staff plans special themed events, such as chinese dining or oktoberfest, This spring, they are planning “opening Day of Baseball Season.” “We’re going to grill hotdogs and do peanuts and the whole bit,” Alvino says. “We want to set the stage for folks to think BASeBALL.”

The chef and his team welcome new ideas for theme parties, recipes and menus from other places. “if someone goes to a resort or on a cruise during their vacation, we always want them to bring back menus and ideas,” Alvino says. “We love suggestions, we love recipes, and we love input.” At The Village, dining is more than just a meal; it is the overall dining experience.

•Did you know ... The Village at Brookwood dining staff was invited to provide one of the menus for the March 2 Alamance à La Carte, the culinary fundraiser of the Alamance County Arts Council. All of the items on the menu above for Alamance à La Carte are served at The Village.

Y You might say that richard and Betty cox have a marriage — and a partnership — made in heaven. The couple met as high school teenagers in Decatur, illinois. “i turned around, and here was this young man standing by my desk who said, ‘i want to know who you are,’ and told me his name,” Betty says. “Then, the next thing i know, i was president of our youth group at church, and i looked up one Sunday evening, and here was this young man again.” on their second date, the 14-year-old richard told the mother of 16-year-old Betty that he was going to marry her. “Betty laughed and said she’d be having something to say about that,” richard says, “but her mother didn’t laugh, and she told me years later that she never laughed at me because she knew it was true.” The couple has led a robust life, marrying when richard was 19 and Betty was 21 while they attended seminary in New York. once they graduated from seminary, they were called to a Baptist church in Peoria, illinois, where they remained for eight years and had two of their children — girls — while they continued their education. in fact, continuing education has been a constant theme throughout their lives. Betty has a Ph.D. in psychology. richard holds doctorates in psychology

and theology, as well as a medical degree. he is an ordained Presbyterian minister with a lifelong interest in music, lecturing every summer as a master-Teacher/Artist musician at interlochen center for the Arts in michigan. “The first job i had was at age 10 making violins,” richard says. “When we went off to New York, i had to work, of course, because i didn’t have any money, and i got a job in the hospital. it was right after the war in

1946. i was an interested, anxious, curious young guy, and i ended up assisting with autopsies in the morgue and being a surgical tech in surgery, so i think i got my appetite for medicine whetted then. “When the opportunity came along to put everything together,” he continues, “it seemed like such a normal and natural thing to do. But i never gave up being a minister through it all. it is all a ministry. it is all a matter of how you serve people in the best way you can. And sometimes that’s through psychology, and sometimes that’s through medicine, and sometimes that’s through theology.” The couple had another child, a boy, who is also a psychologist and in practice in chapel hill. “At one point in california, the three of us practiced together,” Betty says. in addition to spending a lifetime together in marriage, richard and Betty have spent a majority of their time working together. richard was founding dean and president of the forest institute of Professional Psychology and has served on

Heaven on EarthCouple Continues a Fulfilling, Enriching Life at The Village

the faculty at Northwestern university medical School and rush university medical School. “ever since marriage, with the exception of the time that she was in her own internship and her own training, we have worked together,” richard says. “i was president of a school; she was the dean. i was in charge of behavioral medicine; she was in charge of behavioral counseling. And so that’s most unusual in that we’ve lived together throughout all these years and through all that time, and we’ve actually worked side by side — and we’re still married!” it was a not-so-unusual reason that the coxes — who have traveled all over the world and lived in missouri, illinois, New York, colorado and california — moved to North carolina in 2006. “i think it’s one word called ‘grandkids,’” richard says. Betty and richard registered cox & cox consultants in North carolina, and richard became an adjunct professor at Duke university where he continues to lecture in the Department of Psychiatry, Neurology and Behavioral medicine, and in the Department of Theology and religion. “i started retiring when i was about 65,” richard laughs “i’ve retired several times, but somehow i get back into things.” in the fall of 2011, the couple moved to The Village at Brookwood after extensively researching other retirement communities. They chose an apartment rather than a garden home because of the benefit of services available by the attached corridor. in addition, the fact that they could always stay together was very appealing. “here, you can stay in your own apartment right up to the end if you wish to. So, Betty and i, who have been together for a lifetime, don’t have to be separated. We don’t want to be separated.” in their Village apartment, the couple, who are both musicians, have set up a room where richard, who plays piano, pipe organ and trumpet, can continue to pursue his lifelong passion and record music for others, such as the Boston Brass quintet. “i’ve done a good bit of arranging music mostly for brass quintet, but i’ve done some for choral and some for organ,” he says. Life is not slowing down for Betty and richard cox as they continue on their exciting journey together. “We never planned on any of it,” richard says. “it’s just the way that God somehow put it together.”

Why the Coxes Chose The Village Betty and richard cox moved to an apartment at The Village desiring a home with no stairs and no yard to maintain. interestingly, they had a great deal of knowledge about what they were looking for — in addition to their many other academic and career pursuits, the coxes are consultants for retirement communities throughout the united States! “Betty and i had both been consultants for retirement villages for the last 40 years,” richard says. “We’ve traveled all over the united States doing consulting in retirement villages. So when doing our own research, we visited every facility in this part of the country.” The couple says, hands-down, The Village is the best quality and quantity for the money. other reasons The Village won out include:

• The LifeCare plan option, which gives residents security and the ability to move seamlessly from one level of care to another.

• The ability to stay together regardless of circumstances.

• The location — The Village is a short drive to the Triangle or Triad.

• The economic benefit of being in Alamance county, where the cost of living is lower.

• The low-maintenance lifestyle and ease of access to services.

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Woosh … click! The sound of disks being shuffled reminds you of being at a florida resort or on a luxury cruise. Shuffleboard is a popular part of The Village at Brookwood’s campus Sports initiative. “Shuffleboard requires skill,” says Bill Alvino, The Village’s food service director and shuffleboard “coach.” “The residents are competitive against themselves and each other.” Shuffleboard is a game in which players use broom-shaped paddles to push weighted pucks, which glide down a narrow court. The purpose is to have the pucks come to rest within a marked scoring area. While the origins of shuffleboard remain a mystery, similar games were played in 15th century england. Shuffleboard can be played one-on-one or with two teams of two. The residents meet outside once a week for the “coached” shuffleboard games, which raises spirits AND their dose of vitamin D. “They typically play four at a time for about 30 to 45 minutes,” Alvino says. The game is ideal for seniors because it can be played without bending down, while still being physically and mentally active. Shuffleboard also provides other benefits, including cardiorespiratory, flexibility, muscular strength, and endurance, hand-eye coordination and balance. “Not only do they benefit physically, residents enjoy the camaraderie — with a little competitive spirit mixed in,” Alvino says. “it’s low key and fun.”

Shuffleboard

Proposed Partnership with Cone Health Alamance regional medical center, sponsor of The Village at Brookwood, is in the due diligence process of a proposed partnership with cone health. The two entities share values that will make for a strong partnership with common cultures. “We are excited about the possibilities that will further enhance the quality and availability of excellent health care services in our community,” says Dan cuthriell, executive Director of The Village.

Campus Sports Tournaments The Wellness center hosts campus Sports Tournaments once a month for chair volleyball, corn hole toss, billiards and more. on march 1, The Village hosted Glenaire retirement community for a chair Volleyball challenge.

Village Residents on the Go!in January, Village residents traveled to the 82nd Airborne Division Museum in Fort Bragg, N.C., one of the largest and busiest military complexes in the world. The museum profiles the development of the airborne forces from the 1940s to present day.

residents have been enjoying a wide range of cultural programs at elon university over the last few months, including:• TheRichmondBallet with artistic director Stoner Winslett.• “Macbeth,” the story of love, lust, betrayal, murder and

an overwhelming thirst for power in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

• “Love’sBliss,Love’sAgony” featuring halie coppedge hogan, mezzo soprano, along with pianist charles hogan and Department of Performing Arts’ dancers.

• “Incognito:TheBrainsBehindtheMind”with David eagleman, an internationally renowned

neuroscientist. he describes the mind as a complex phenomena that includes thoughts, emotions and reactions. • “ClassicalSmackdown: Debussy/Prokofiev,”a popular spring piano recital by

frederic chiu, a chinese/American artist known for expanding the place of classical music.

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can spend minimal time outdoors when allergens are high! for more information on ways to minimize allergies this spring, talk with our on-site health Nurse, Penny calligan, rN.

I it’s that time of year for outdoor allergies, also known as seasonal allergies, seasonal allergic rhinitis or “hay fever.” Seasonal allergies occur when common outdoor allergens, such as tree, grass and weed pollen, are inhaled into the nose and the lungs, causing allergic reactions. Tree and grass pollen are the most common allergens in spring, while ragweed is the most common trigger in fall. Symptoms of seasonal allergies include stuffy, runny nose; sneezing; red, itchy, watery eyes; sore throat; cough; headaches; and fatigues. medications to treat seasonal allergies include over-the-counter antihistamines and decongestants; however, seniors are more likely to experience side effects such as anxiety, confusion, sedation, blurred vision and urinary retention when using these older, first generation antihistamines. Talk to your doctor about a prescriptions for a newer antihistamines, which may be much safer. Another allergy remedy is flushing out your nose and sinuses with a saltwater solution in order to wash away allergens and soothe swollen nasal membranes. The best way to control seasonal allergies is to control your exposure to them. on days when airborne allergens are high:

Stayindoorswiththewindowsclosed. Bathe or shower and change clothes if you have been outside. Use a HEPA air filter in your bedroom. Run air conditioners or dehumidifiers to help keep air cool, clean and dry.

The Village at Brookwood utilizes high efficiency filters that remove 90 percent of particles in the surrounding air. in addition, The Village stresses cleanliness to combat allergies and the communication of viral germs. environmental and dining services at The Village have regularly received health sanitation ratings in the 99-100 percentiles. in addition, everything you need — exercise, dining, shopping and social activities — is easily accessible, so you

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Don’t miss out! Going, Going ... Almost Gone After a busy 2011, The Village at Brookwood only has two garden homes available. if you anticipate moving within six months to one year, you can reserve a home today!

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Live Nearby? Give Us a Try! Want to take advantage of all the wonderful Village amenities? The Village offers a Relaxed Residency Program. for an initial payment and a low monthly fee, you can enjoy most of the services offered to Village residents, including access to amenities such as the Wellness center, dining at The Village, participation in