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PLACE

STAMP

HERE

Our mission is to create

and sustain comfortable,

caring environments for

those who depend on us.

1890 Newberg Highway

Woodburn, OR 97071

Administrative Staff:

Jessica Penland

Executive Director

Rhonda Todd

Lead Resident Care Coordinator

Rosa Valencia

Resident Care Coordinator

Janay Bergmann

Business Office Manager/H.R.

Patty Zirbel

Community Relations Manager

Jessica Comerford

Consultant Nurse

Nathan Turner

Food Services Director

Roel Garza

Maintenance Director

Linda Schaefer

Life Enrichment Director

Contact Us At:

503-982-4000

Emerald Gardens Emerald Gardens Assisted & Memory Care Newsletter— October 2016

P2 Breast Cancer Awareness P3 Resident of the Month P3 Employee of the Quarter P3 Connect on Facebook P4 Activities Calendar - AL

P6 October Highlights P6 Walk to End Alzheimer's P7 New Team Members P7 Septembers DIY Project P8 Mission & Team

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Each October people across the United

States don pink and participate in fundraisers to

increase the awareness of breast cancer. The

month long drive to raise awareness stems from

the knowledge that while most people are aware

of this all-too-common disease, many people

have not taken the steps to help themselves de-

tect the disease in its early stages.

The month is also set aside to help sup-

port those that have or are survivors of breast

cancer and raise funds for research.

What is Breast Cancer?

When cells, in the breast or nearby tissue,

divide and grow without the normal control of

regular cell division, breast cancer occurs. This

process is often a very slow one—when a lump

is big enough to feel it may have already been

growing for ten years! Breast cancer may occur

in men or women, though it affects women

more often than men. In the United States about

one percent of all breast cancer cases occur in

men. In 2015 it is estimated that among U.S.

women there will be 231,840 new cases of in-

vasive breast cancer and 40,290 breast cancer

deaths. It is estimated that there will be 2,350

new cases of breast cancer among and 440

breast cancer deaths among males in the United

States in 2015. Survival of breast cancer is in-

creased by early detection.

Breast Cancer in Seniors

The chances of getting a breast cancer diagnosis

increases with age. A woman in her thirties has

a change of about 1 in 233 of discovering breast

cancer while a woman in her eighties has a

chance of about 1 in 8. The average age of diag-

nosis of breast cancer in women is at age 62.

Regular screening is increasingly important for

women with greater risk factors, including age.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Welcome New Team Members!

Please help us welcome our most recent team members!

Keili S—Caregiver

Katrina B—Med Tech

Grace C—Caregiver

If you see one of them, please stop and introduce yourself

and give them a BIG Emerald Gardens Welcome. We are

so very glad to have you here!

Homemade Body Butter!

September our residents made

Homemade Scented Body But-

ter! We made: Mango, Cherry

Almond, Lavender, Strawberry

& Cucumber Mellon.

It was such a hit we will be

making more of this incredible

product and selling it at the

Country Store soon!

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October Highlights — You’re Invited!

Oct 4: Scam Prevention Seminar

10:30am - By Woodburn Police Dept.

Oct 6: Bus trip to “Bauman’s” Farm!

Oct 8: Open House at the:

Woodburn Fire Department!

Oct 18: Veteran Picture Day - I need

pictures of all out Vet’s to create a

“Veteran Appreciation Wall”!

Oct 19: The “Uke-de-do’s” will be here

at 1:00pm performing for us!

Snapshots from the Walk to End Alzheimer’s

October 31st is Halloween! Join us in for our

“Halloween Party” From 3-5:00pm!

Thank you to all who came out to

join us in supporting the

Alzheimer’s Association and the

Walk to End Alzheimer’s. We had a

great time walking for the cause.

Along with your help, we’ve raised

$650.00 for Alzheimer’s research so

far in 2016!

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Resident of the Month

Find us on Facebook!

We’ve been sharing more and more on our Facebook page

recently and would love to have you join the conversation!

LIKE our Facebook page today!

www.Facebook.com/

EmeraldGardensCommunity

Employee of the Quarter

Raymond Ray

Resident

Aurora V.

Care Giver

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