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PLACE

STAMP

HERE

Our mission is to create and

sustain comfortable, caring

environments for those

who depend on us.

PLACE

STAMP

HERE

Administrative Staff:

Jim Digerness

Ex. Director/ Area of Operations

Manager of Southern Oregon

Dora Howard

Asst. Executive Director/RCC

Dennis Crossman

Community Relations Director

Brandi Wagner

Resident Care Coordinator

Cheryl Cummings

Business Office Manager

Liz Price

Registered Nurse

Karen Zajcew

Dietary Director

Beondi Hewson Maintenance Director

Contact us at:

541-899-6825

805 N. 5th St.

Jacksonville, OR 97530

The Pioneer Post

Pioneer Village Independent & Assisted Living Newsletter— September 2016

P2 Healthy Aging Month P3 Health Food P4 Activities Calendar P6 September Highlights

P6 Your Opinion Matters P7 September Funnies P8 Mission & Team

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Healthy Aging Month is observed in September and is designed to focus national attention on the positive aspects of growing older. The mission of Healthy Aging month is to encourage overall health including physi-cal, social, mental or financial health! Simple changes throughout your daily routine may help improve your overall health physically, socially or mentally. Try one or all of these simple ways to improve health in honor of this year’s Healthy Aging Month:

Four Ways to Lead a Healthy Lifestyle:

Always Maintain Purpose It is vital to find purpose in your everyday life. An individual’s purpose may come through volunteering, finding a book series to read, completing a creative project, or visiting with friends. Having a sense of pur-pose to each day will help to maintain a healthful outlook on life and may help avoid symptoms of depression and loneliness.

Maintain Stress Level. Did you know stress plays a factor in many diseases such as depression, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and heart disease? Life isn’t al-ways going to go as planned, try to focus on not letting small stresses affect you too much so you will be better equipped to han-dle bigger stresses. When you start to feel stressed try methods such as meditation, getting some fresh air, or reading a book to unwind.

Exercise- You Don’t Need a Gym. It’s a common misconception that you need a gym membership in order to get a good workout. You can get exercise almost any-where. Active.com recommends that going for a twenty minute walk each day exercises your heart and a thirty minute walk aids to burning fat. Walking is one of the easiest and cheapest forms of exercise. There are also household items that can assist you in completing a safe and effective workout such as a chair or the wall. Don’t be afraid to try out different methods of exercise to find the one that works for you. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep! We often misjudge just how many hours of sleep per night we actually need. Aging-care.com suggests adults and seniors should get between 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night. Lack of sleep increases risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and getting into automo-bile accidents. If you are feeling extra tired one day, it’s okay to take a nap. Listen to your body.

Four Ways to a Healthier Lifestyle

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September Funnies!!!

“The activities are client-driven, rather than everyone just playing bingo. People come together and say they want a book club and do that, or get a pool table for

the guys. They are just resident-driven. The activities director is fantastic.” —September 2015, SeniorAdvisor.com

“ They have been good. We are happy with them. I think the food here is

excellent...I think they are doing a great job here.” —May 2015, SeniorAdvisor.com

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September Highlights — You’re Invited!

9/13: Presentation by American Cancer Society 9/7: Supper Club at Sharis with free pie Wednesdays 9/12: Barnes & Noble Outing 9/21: State of The City Address by Mayor Paul Becker and City Administrator Jeff Alvis 9/24: Walk to End Alzheimer’s at US Cellular Park. Join our team the Curesaders! 9/28/16: Annual Luau with music, Mai Tai’s, food, and hula danc-ers!!!

Build awareness of Pioneer Village by sharing your experience on-line!

Your opinion matters! Please take a moment to share your experience on one of the popular on-line review sites to help others know what to expect from Pioneer Village when they are searching for Independent & Assisted Living. Find our profiles online at: https://reputation.g5search.com/pioneer-village

Your Opinion Counts

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Improve your health

with healthy food

choices!

As the saying goes… An Apple A Day

Keeps the Doctor Away! Eating to im-

prove your health is a great way to focus

on a healthier lifestyle this Healthy Aging

month. You don’t need to go on an ex-

treme diet to maintain a healthy and ac-

tive lifestyle, just give your body the nu-

trients that it needs. Before starting and

diet plan, make sure you talk with your

doctor to make sure it is right for you.

Ways to eat a more healthful diet:

Eat more whole fruits instead of drinking

fruit juices. Aim for eating 1 ½ to 2 serv-

ings of fruit per day.

With veggies, the more colorful, the

better they are for you! Aim for 2-2 ½

servings of vegetables per day. Eat dark

leafy greens like kale, spinach and broc-

coli to add more antioxidants to your di-

et.

Talk with your doctor to find out how

much calcium you need in a day. Calcium

can then be found in milk, dairy, cheese

and yogurt while non-dairy items include

almonds kale and broccoli.

Choose whole grains over processed

grains. When shopping, look for pastas,

breads and cereals that say “whole” on

the label.

Our bodies need protein to help maintain

healthy muscles and bones. Protein can

be found in fish, beans, eggs, nuts,

cheese, seeds and low fat milk.

Hydrate! Aim for drinking eight 8 oz

glasses of water per day. Dehydration can

lead to many medical conditions, so

make sure you’re keeping hydrated.

The good life is the healthful life,

the merry life. Life is health, joy, laughter. - Jean Bodin

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