a monthly newsletter for the families and friends of...
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A Message from Executive Director
Alex Valle , April 2019
A Monthly Newsletter for the Families and Friends of
Irvine Cottages
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Please bring in all needed incontinency and personal
hygiene supplies for your loved one. Please label.
Please remember to bring in some clothing for your loved ones to wear
during the warmer months.
During the month of March and April, staff will receive training on enhancing quality of life through
hospice, anxiety & agitation, use of psychotrophic medications in the
elderly, LGBT training, incontinency care and activities.
Stretching resistance bands are lightweight, easy to store and are an effective workout. The concept of resistance bands is pretty simple but
it is extremely effective at improving strength and endurance, along
Stretching Resistance Bands
Hello Irvine Cottages families,
Irvine Cottages is Hopping into Spring this month, the season of
rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth.
During the month of April all cottages will celebrate
Easter/Passover with a luncheon on Easter Sunday at their
cottage and residents will receive an Easter spring treat!
Residents are busy bringing Spring spirit into each cottage,
creating easter garlands and bunny crafts to help decorate their
cottages. Now a yearly tradition at Irvine Cottages, we
encourage all staff to bake their hearts out to enter to win our
Cake decorating Contest! Even better, we are asking them to
get their residents to assist! Each home will be given the
items to make a special cake or an Easter-themed dessert.
Every house manager is asked to submit a request list with
needed items; choosing the flavor of cake and any items for dec-
orating, etc. We are predicting another year of tough judging.
It’s always hard to choose just a few winning cottages and we
say a big thank you to all the homes that will participate.
We always hope for 100% participation in this
FUN SPRING contest!
Alex
Training
Cottage Reminders
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
St. Patrick’s Day crafts during the month of March
Happy Birthday to all of our residents who will celebrate birthdays in the month of April. All residents receive a card, a gift and a cake
on their birthday. Please call Gina at (949) 633-1595 for details about birthday parties at the cottages or if you want to plan
something for your loved one on their special day.
April Birthdays
April 2nd ~ Nadine Ballard
April 6th ~ Carol Merrell
April 10th ~ Salvatore Brigante
April 12th ~ Noboru Sueoka
April 25th ~ Herbert Evans
April 29th ~ Barbara Joanne Ramsdale
Irvine Cottages April Birthday’s
Irvine Cottages Easter
Good Luck everyone...
Be Creative and Have Fun!
Easter Sunday, April 21st
Winning cottage will receive
a Pizza Party
House Managers submit your list of
requested baking ingredients
to Michelle asap.
Each home will given a small budget for
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, residents enjoyed an Irish meal of Corned Beef and
Cabbage. Green Jello and pie were enjoyed for dessert!
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Residents and staff
will enjoy an
Easter/Passover Luncheon
at their Cottage
Easter Sunday,
April 21st
12 noon
Cottage 8 for receiving 100% on their last State Survey. Thank you for taking such
good care of your residents and the cottage.
In Memorium Please pray for our residents who are ill, and/or on hospice.
Also for the following residents who have passed away over the last few months
and their families.
Thank you to their caregivers and families for giving them loving and dignified care.
Virginia - Irvine Cottage 9
Mary Lee - Irvine Cottage 1
Carol - Irvine Cottage 11
Ellie - Irvine Cottage 9
Lorenza - Irvine Cottage 2
Patty - Irvine Cottage 3
Shirley - Cottage 14
Phyllis and Sumner - Cottage 3
Alex - Cottage 8
Salvatore - Cottage 2
The highest compliment our families can give us is the referral of your friends and
families. Give us a referral that places and we will give you a complimentary $500
discount on your next monthly statement.
A couple of times a week homes have Movie Time. Popcorn and snacks are
served and a different movie is shown. Residents love old movies. Let us know if you have any suggestions or old DVD movies that you’d like to donate. Gina will also be
planning more outings to Cottage 9 to watch movies in
the home theatre room.
Movie Time at the Cottages
Congratulations...
Referrals
Irvine Cottages was proud to have been a sponsor at the 2019 Alzheimer’s OC 100% Local Annual Gala which was held on March 23rd at Marriott Irvine Spectrum.
All proceeds will fund critically needed program and services for the 84,000 local Orange County residents affected by Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
Since 1982, Alz-heimer’s Orange County has been Orange County’s center for Alzheimer’s resources. They are dedicated to providing quality care and support services to the thou-sands of residents of Orange County who are af-fected by Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia, and also partnering with local researchers to populate clinical trials to help find a cure. Please visit alzoc.org to learn more about Alzheimer's Orange County. Last year, in celebration of its third year as a newly independent organization, Alzheimer’s Orange County hosted its 19th annual ‘Broadway Memories: Backstage’ gala
at Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. Alzheimer’s Orange County's signature event raised over $575,000 for its local programs and services that help those affected by Alzhei-mer’s disease, and was the organization’s most successful ga-la to date.
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Please ignore our mess as
we continue to paint some
of our cottages.
Welcome to the Irvine Cottages family: Shirley, Ruth and
Marilyn. We are very happy to
meet you all.
Management Team
If you or a family member ever have any concerns about
the care your loved one is receiving, please feel free to
call Alex at 949-533-1136
Alejandra Valle LVN,
Executive Director
Michelle Nesbitt
Office Manager &
Administration
Kimberly Walters
Director of Resident & Family
Services
Gertrudes Tizon
General Manager
Dairwil Manapsal
Activities & Memory Games
Patricia O’Neil
Concerns
Resident Spotlight - April
Betty Gebhard ~ Irvine Cottage 5