September 2017 1010 Underhill Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

A note from the Administrator

Jeff Sicklick

Say Goodbye to Summer…..

Hello Fall…..

Even though we seem to be enjoying a little Indian summer as of

late. We do look forward to the crisp air and beauty of the trees as

Mother Nature paints the leaves red, orange, and gold.

Speaking of paint, the renovation of our Recreation Lodge and

Lobby are just about done. New colors for a New Look.

The Rehab Room and remaining floors will soon follow.

September brought the remembrance of a day that forever

changed America’s history 9/11.

Sixteen years have passed and in speaking with our Residents, I

know we all remember just where we were on that day. Some of

us were here.

There is one thing that remains for sure. “We WILL NEVER

FORGET”

The weather has been monumental this season as we witnessed

three hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria. The true force of nature is

humbling as Centers Health Care now reaches out to those who

suffered devastation in Texas, Florida, and now Puerto Rico.

Many of our Residents and Staff came from Puerto Rico and still

have family remaining.

It is at this time that our heartfelt thoughts and prayers be with all

of our Residents, Staff, Family, and Friends both here and afar.

UPCOMING EVENTS

10/1/17- It’s Salsa Time

10/5/17-Texas Hold’em Tournament w/Pro Dealer

10/8/17-Columbus Carnival Games

10/9/17-Columbus Day Concert Great Italian/Legends

10/12/17-Rocky Movie/Italian Dinner Club

10/14/17-It’s Fiesta Time

10/24/17- United -Nations Day Name that Country

10/26/17-October Birthday Party

10/29/17-OktoberFest Clink & Drink.

10/31/17-Halloween Party.

10/31/17-Childern’s Parade

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On Tues. September 5, 2017 Bronx Center hosted the Kings, Queens, Princesses & Princes in waiting of the

Puerto Rican Royal Court. Reigning Queen Rosemary Colon brought a beautiful show of Traditional Puerto Rican

dance, Song, Poetry, & Authentic costumes to our facility for all our residents to enjoy. Our residents were delighted

to reminisce about the towns that they came from. The President Francisco Gonzalez of the Bronx Puerto Rican Day

parade also spoke. We were later featured in the Bronx Times and on Channel 12 news. It was wonderful to share

with our Residents & staff their pride in their native country Puerto Rico.

Our Hearts go out to all of the families & friends of Puerto Rico which just suffered a devastating hurricane you will

forever be in our thoughts & prayers.

2 September 2017

Let’s Go Yankees!!!

On September 14, 2017; 20 Residents, Family, & Staff from Bronx Center attended the

Yankee Game at Yankee Stadium here in the Bronx! What an exciting game as the

Yankees annihilated the Baltimore orioles 13-5.

We witnessed new 6’7 Slugger Aaron Judge hit 2 home runs that night along with his

teammates Sanchez & Elsbury. A Great time was had by all. We asked our Residents who

would win the World Series??? It was Unanimous... YANKEES!! LET’S GO!!

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Pumpkin Lay Cheesecake

By Milagros Burgos

Ingredients

16 ounces of cream cheese

3 tablespoons unsalted margarine

1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs

5 tablespoons granulated sugar

¼ Splenda sweetener, granulated

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

½ cup canned pumpkin puree

¾ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees set cream cheese out to soften and melt margarine.

In a medium bowl combine graham cracker crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar and melted margarine. Press into bottom or a 9 inch spring form pan and bake for 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, Splenda, remaining 4 tablespoons sugar and vanilla. With an electric mixer beat on medium speed until smooth. Blend in eggs one at a time.

Set aside one cup of the cream cheese mixture with pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice. Pour over top of the cream cheese filling in the spring from pan.

Bake for 30 minutes, or until center of pie is almost set.

Cool pie to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

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6 September 2017

I recently heard this story and it’s one I think is worth sharing. Some of you may have

seen the story of Robert Murphy, an NCAA college runner, in your local news. What first

got my attention is that he was in the news, but not for winning the race. What made

Murphy’s story so noteworthy is that he was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum

at age 3. As a child, his parents worried that he wouldn’t graduate high school but not only did he graduate,

he went on to college and became an NCAA Division I student-athlete at Indiana University-Purdue

University Indianapolis (IUPUI) where he maintains a 3.7 GPA with a major in media studies and science.

This story is fantastic; an underdog, considered limited by the outside world due to his disorder. Everyone

assumed there was no hope of a fulfilling future. But Robert wasn’t dissuaded. He wanted to run, so he ran.

He wanted to learn, so he went to college. He’s a totally self-sufficient, intelligent young man, who also

happens to be one of the top college runners in the country.

I love this story because I see so many similarities in our facilities, and we have the same mind-set here.

Advancing age bring lots of challenges, but those challenges don’t diminish our residents’ spirit, or their

determination to lives their lives to the fullest. Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can wreak havoc on

the mind, but inside is the same vibrant, curious, intelligent person who wants to do the same – live their life.

And in our homes throughout NY, NJ and RI, they do. Our world class teams of therapists, care givers,

recreation specialists and more, work with people who many have written off, physically, mentally or

emotionally; sometimes for nothing more than the fact that they have grown old. We have the privilege of

helping these folks to achieve their potential. We provide them with so much more than the basic necessities

to survive; we provide them with the services they need to thrive. And we share in their successes. We are

indeed fortunate to work in an industry where we can all go home at night knowing that we have done

something special, something memorable, something important – something that made the world a better

place, one person at a time.

I salute Robert Murphy for his courage and commitment.

I salute all the people who encouraged him to get where he is

and I hope that he will inspire others to strive for more than the

limits placed on them by some people around them. And I

would be remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity to salute every

single member of the Centers Health Care team, in every

facility, in whatever role they fill, for helping us to find the

“Robert Murphy” in our residents and for helping them reach

their goals.

Kenny Rozenberg, CEO

A note from Kenny

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Welcome to the family!

We’ve covered stories of Centers’ growth on these pages in the past, but none have been quite this big.

Our family is once again expanding, though exploding may be more accurate. This summer, we welcomed

ten new facilities to our family.

Oak Hill Center in Pawtucket, RI joined us along with Focus Utica and Focus Otsego and on September 1st

we welcomed seven former Capital Living facilities, greatly expanding our presence in the Adirondack

region. On July 30, more than 2,000 Centers employees and their families joined us at an Adirondack

welcome party. Along with the five outstanding facilities that previously made up our Adirondack Region,

we now offer fourteen locations from Ulster County north to Essex County, and from the Vermont border to

Onondaga County in the west. In addition to expanding our long term care locations and our short term

rehabilitation, we now offer assisted living as well as adult day health care in two locations, at our

Washington Center campus and at Focus Utica. We’re looking forward to bringing you lots of success

stories from these new facilities in the future.

1. What did the tree say to

autumn?

Leaf me alone.

2. What did one autumn

leaf say to another?

I’m falling for you.

3. Why did summer catch

autumn?

Because autumn is fall

4. Why do the Boston Red

Sox fans love autumn?

Because watching the

leaves fall reminds

them of the Yankees.

5. How do you fix a broken

pumpkin?

With a pumpkin patch.

6. Why are trees very

forgiving?

Because in the fall they

“Let it go” and in the

spring they “Turn over

a new leaf”

7. What falls in autumn?

Leaves!

Fall Jokes

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1. The Spy Museum- A memorabilia of

artifacts, mystery behind the life of

spies in American and all over the

world.

2. Martin Luther King Jr’s Step- its 18

steps from the top of the Lincoln

Memorial Landing. There is a step

dedicated to his speech.

3. DEA Museum- the Drug Enforcement

Agency Museum was renovated and

updated recently is located across

Potomac River.

4. The Exorcist Steps- it’s located in

Georgetown.

5. Einstein Memorial- Located on the

grounds of the National Academy of

Sciences, nestled in a grove of trees,

sits a huge bronze statue, its right by

the Vietnam Memorial.

6. The White House – did you know that

the famous white house was not

actually white? It takes 570 gallons of

white paint to cover the entire building.

7. Darth Vader & Religion- The National

Cathedral has a Darth Vader

grotesque outside and inside a stained

glass panel dedicated to astronomy

7 spots you should see in

Washington D.C

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