Happy fall ya’ll! I hope this issue of “The Pinnacle” finds each of you healthy and in good spirits. There sure has been a lot of sicknesses in our school systems lately. I hope and pray that it doesn’t make it’s way into our community! Unfortunately cooler weather brings sicknesses such as colds and the flu. Remember to wash your hands and to use the hand sanitizer to keep down the spread of germs. Read the back cover of this newsletter for other details that can help you avoid the flu!
Fall is such a beautiful time of year, hopefully we will be able to take some fall trips to see all the beautiful autumn changes. If you have the opportunity, sit on the front porch if only to smell the autumn in the air. It won’t be long until those leaves begin to change to orange and red and then begin to fall.
I would like to take the time to say thank you to all the residents that participated in our “National Assisted Living Week” activities during the week of September 13th-19th. It is your participation that makes each activity a success. Without it my job would be awfully boring. Which brings me to yet another topic. It’s that time again to fill out those Activity Program surveys. You will get one in your mailbox and upon completion please return them to me or give them to Janet at the front desk and she will make sure to put them in my mail slot. These surveys help me to recognize any areas that may need improvement and also let me know any suggestions that you may have. Thank you in advance for all of your cooperation.
Our annual Halloween Family night is planned for Monday October 26th at 5p.m. Come dressed in your costume. Best dressed will win a $25 Wal-Mart gift card. Music and lots of laughs will be provided during our meal. Mark you calendars now for this exciting night, you won’t want to miss this one! Please RSVP by Thursday October 22nd at 4 p.m. to ensure proper seating.
Until next month,
Sherry
Monday, October 19, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Kitchen Korner
The Kitchen Korner
Fall is in the air– and the entertaining season is approaching. The recipe that follows is a great addition to a cookie swap, party, dessert for a special occasion or just sitting in the evening with your family with a large glass of milk. Hope you enjoy! Actually, I wish I had one right now!
Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 tsp baking soda
2/3 cup brown Sugar ½ tsp salt
2 large eggs 1 6 oz package Dried Cranberries (Ocean Spray Craisins)
1½ cups old-fashioned oats 2/3 white chocolate chunks or chips
1½ cups flour
Preheat oven to 375°. Using an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mixing well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture in several additions, mixing well after each addition. Stir in dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool on wire rack. Makes approximately 2 ½ dozen cookies.
Until next month,
Enjoy ! Your Paragon Kitchen Staff, Shirley, Sara, Jennifer and Kristen
Fall is in the air– and the entertaining season is approaching. The recipe that follows is a great addition to a cookie swap, party, dessert for a special occasion or just sitting in the evening with your family with a large glass of milk. Hope you enjoy! Actually, I wish I had one right now!
Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 tsp baking soda
2/3 cup brown Sugar ½ tsp salt
2 large eggs 1 6 oz package Dried Cranberries (Ocean Spray Craisins)
1½ cups old-fashioned oats 2/3 white chocolate chunks or chips
1½ cups flour
Preheat oven to 375°. Using an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mixing well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture in several additions, mixing well after each addition. Stir in dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool on wire rack. Makes approximately 2 ½ dozen cookies.
Until next month,
Enjoy ! Your Paragon Kitchen Staff, Shirley, Sara, Jennifer and Kristen
Notes From Ruth Barnett
Simply Washing Your Hands can help protect you from the Flu season!
As the cold and flu season approaches the BMA is today calling on adults and children1 to follow basic hygiene rules to prevent the spread of infections. The BMA report 'The prevention and treatment of viral respiratory disorders' states that simple measures like hand washing and not coughing and sneezing over people, will help prevent the spread of infection in the event of a major outbreak of flu.
We are providing a checklist of simple measures for you to follow, for example:
—Wash hands - especially before and after preparing food and after using the toilet. — Alcohol gel - this can be used as an alternative to hand washing with soap and water-The Paragon supplies hand sanitizer on the front table to be used before every meal.— Clean surfaces thoroughly viruses can survive for up to two days or more so it is important to clean surfaces.
— Be aware that viruses are easily transmitted via surfaces such as handrails, newspapers and keyboards, it is therefore important to wash hands regularly. Use disposable (paper) tissues - this allows for the easy disposal of potential infectious materials.
—Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze - droplets produced by coughing and sneezing that come into contact with another person can transmit infection. - Make sure you wash your hands after covering your mouth with your hand when coughing and sneezing.
—Get vaccinated if you are in a high risk group- over 65 year olds and people with chronic illnesses which make them at risk should make sure they get vaccinated against flu, GPs can advise their patients about this.
"It is alarming how many people do not follow basic hygiene rules like washing their hands after going to the toilet or covering their mouths when they cough or sneeze. Remember, if children don't see their parents following these simple rules it is unlikely they will get into the habit of following them either.
"In the event of a major outbreak of flu these simple measures will be an important factor in reducing the spread of infection. These basic hygiene practices must become second nature to everyone." Respiratory viruses are extremely common worldwide. Although the majority of patients experience mild symptoms, respiratory viruses cause illness and even death in certain groups or populations. Viruses are easily transmitted, especially in areas where there are large numbers of people in close proximity, such as on public transport, school or busy shopping centers. In an age where global travel is becoming easier and more accessible, air travel can significantly accelerate the pandemic spread of infections such as influenza. Reducing the spread of droplets carrying the virus by covering the mouth and nose is an
effective preventative measure.
The Hopkins County Health Department will give “Flu Shots” at The Paragon on Tuesday October 6 at 1 p.m. We will also post the time and date on the bulletin board.
We’re getting our “Flu Shot” and hope you will to! Ruth
As the cold and flu season approaches the BMA is today calling on adults and children1 to follow basic hygiene rules to prevent the spread of infections. The BMA report 'The prevention and treatment of viral respiratory disorders' states that simple measures like hand washing and not coughing and sneezing over people, will help prevent the spread of infection in the event of a major outbreak of flu.
We are providing a checklist of simple measures for you to follow, for example:
—Wash hands - especially before and after preparing food and after using the toilet. — Alcohol gel - this can be used as an alternative to hand washing with soap and water-The Paragon supplies hand sanitizer on the front table to be used before every meal.— Clean surfaces thoroughly viruses can survive for up to two days or more so it is important to clean surfaces.
— Be aware that viruses are easily transmitted via surfaces such as handrails, newspapers and keyboards, it is therefore important to wash hands regularly. Use disposable (paper) tissues - this allows for the easy disposal of potential infectious materials.
—Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze - droplets produced by coughing and sneezing that come into contact with another person can transmit infection. - Make sure you wash your hands after covering your mouth with your hand when coughing and sneezing.
—Get vaccinated if you are in a high risk group- over 65 year olds and people with chronic illnesses which make them at risk should make sure they get vaccinated against flu, GPs can advise their patients about this.
"It is alarming how many people do not follow basic hygiene rules like washing their hands after going to the toilet or covering their mouths when they cough or sneeze. Remember, if children don't see their parents following these simple rules it is unlikely they will get into the habit of following them either.
"In the event of a major outbreak of flu these simple measures will be an important factor in reducing the spread of infection. These basic hygiene practices must become second nature to everyone." Respiratory viruses are extremely common worldwide. Although the majority of patients experience mild symptoms, respiratory viruses cause illness and even death in certain groups or populations. Viruses are easily transmitted, especially in areas where there are large numbers of people in close proximity, such as on public transport, school or busy shopping centers. In an age where global travel is becoming easier and more accessible, air travel can significantly accelerate the pandemic spread of infections such as influenza. Reducing the spread of droplets carrying the virus by covering the mouth and nose is an
effective preventative measure.
The Hopkins County Health Department will give “Flu Shots” at The Paragon on Tuesday October 6 at 1 p.m. We will also post the time and date on the bulletin board.
We’re getting our “Flu Shot” and hope you will to! Ruth
Nancy's Welcome Mats
There’s no doubt about it – the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler and soon the leaves will begin to turn in shades of red, yellow and orange. On crisp cool days of autumn, I remember riding my bike with my friends in the neighborhood, and occasionally we would pick up leaves and take to school to share the shapes and colors with our classmates.
Choosing love, joy, and oneness with God each day often reminds me of childhood bike rides. It can take a bit of work to get going at first. You can even feel like you are pushing your bike up a steep hill full of problems, work, and worldly concerns. Once you get going, however, you find that the ride becomes easier and easier. Soon you feel like you are flying along without even having to pedal at all. Soon you feel wind blowing in your face, joy filling up your heart, and love radiating from your soul. You find yourself laughing more, smiling more, and singing more. You find yourself sharing more, giving more, and helping more. You find yourself loving others, spreading joy, and living the way that God meant for you to live. You find yourself realizing that God is love, that life is joy, and that we are all God's children.
If you choose, then each day of your life can become a fantastic ride of love and joy that takes you a little further along the road to Heaven. The longer you ride, too, the less steep the hills will become. The longer you ride the faster and smoother you will go. The longer you ride the more you will feel God pedaling right along beside you and smiling all the way.
May you share the color of your heart and light of your soul with everyone you meet. May you bless this whole world with your kindness, goodness, and oneness with God. May you live a life of such giving, sharing and caring that even after you pass from this world, what you did and who your were will continue to nourish the hearts and souls of those still here. May you live in love and joy today, tomorrow, and forever. And may you always remember to enjoy the ride!
Let’s all embrace this beautiful season—Sherry will be scheduling Fall Bus Rides—where you will see first hand Autumn in Western Kentucky. I encourage you to take advantage of these and future outings !
Until next month,
God Bless you,
Nancy
Perhaps the most famous icon of the holiday is the jack-o’- lantern. Various authorities attribute it to either Scottish or Irish origin. However, it seems clear that it was used as a lantern by people who traveled the road this night, the scary face to frighten away spirits or faeries who might otherwise lead one astray. Set on porches and in windows, they cast the same spell of protection over the household. The American pumpkin seems to have forever superseded the European gourd as the jack-o’- lantern of choice
Choosing love, joy, and oneness with God each day often reminds me of childhood bike rides. It can take a bit of work to get going at first. You can even feel like you are pushing your bike up a steep hill full of problems, work, and worldly concerns. Once you get going, however, you find that the ride becomes easier and easier. Soon you feel like you are flying along without even having to pedal at all. Soon you feel wind blowing in your face, joy filling up your heart, and love radiating from your soul. You find yourself laughing more, smiling more, and singing more. You find yourself sharing more, giving more, and helping more. You find yourself loving others, spreading joy, and living the way that God meant for you to live. You find yourself realizing that God is love, that life is joy, and that we are all God's children.
If you choose, then each day of your life can become a fantastic ride of love and joy that takes you a little further along the road to Heaven. The longer you ride, too, the less steep the hills will become. The longer you ride the faster and smoother you will go. The longer you ride the more you will feel God pedaling right along beside you and smiling all the way.
May you share the color of your heart and light of your soul with everyone you meet. May you bless this whole world with your kindness, goodness, and oneness with God. May you live a life of such giving, sharing and caring that even after you pass from this world, what you did and who your were will continue to nourish the hearts and souls of those still here. May you live in love and joy today, tomorrow, and forever. And may you always remember to enjoy the ride!
Let’s all embrace this beautiful season—Sherry will be scheduling Fall Bus Rides—where you will see first hand Autumn in Western Kentucky. I encourage you to take advantage of these and future outings !
Until next month,
God Bless you,
Nancy
Perhaps the most famous icon of the holiday is the jack-o’- lantern. Various authorities attribute it to either Scottish or Irish origin. However, it seems clear that it was used as a lantern by people who traveled the road this night, the scary face to frighten away spirits or faeries who might otherwise lead one astray. Set on porches and in windows, they cast the same spell of protection over the household. The American pumpkin seems to have forever superseded the European gourd as the jack-o’- lantern of choice
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