February 2018

This month we celebrate love! According to Statistics Brain, 180 million people exchange Valentine's cards each year and 193 million roses are produced! Though we may not pass out roses and Valentine's cards we want to make sure that we show our love daily to our residents. We enjoy finding their passions and making sure there are outings, programming or projects to support these interests. We like to show our love in more personal ways like singing a favorite songs of a resident or dancing down the hallway if it will bring a smile to the face of a resident. We enjoy playing games and laughing with the residents and ensuring that each day that they are in our care they sense the love that we have for them.

A resident enjoying arranging flowers in the life station.

Showing off her beautiful art work!

Celebrating 94 years young!

Mark Your Calendar!

Support Group A support group led by a Madison Heights staff member meets the third Thursday of each month at 2:00 at the Alzheimer's Association. If this date or time is not convenient for you contact Beth at the Alzheimer's Association at (706) 860-4599 for information on additional support groups. All family members or caregivers of someone with a dementia diagnosis are welcome to attend. Don't forget to invite others who you think would benefit from additional support.

Showing off our

Valentine wreath

projects.

Friendly Reminders

If you notice an Associate going above and beyond their normal job duties please notify Christen at [email protected] so that that they can be recognized with a Madison Heights Champion award. As the weather changes and germs and illnesses are more rampant; we ask that for the safety and wellness of our residents you please not visit if you are feeling ill or have been sick or shown any symptoms of sickness in the past 24 hours.  We would appreciate your help in making sure that all important documents and bills are being sent to the responsible party, and not Madison Heights.

Our Independent Agers enjoying lunch and bingo together.

A morning devotional with Forrest Page from Quest Church.

Exercise and other fun activities with local youth on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Medical Information

New Doctor If you would like to switch to our new in-house physician, Doctor Naseem, please see Christen to fill out a consent form.     Podiatry Visits The podiatrist will be visiting Madison Heights every other month. His next visit will be on Thursday, February 22. To make an appointment for your family member, contact Christen.   Medical Reminders The Madison Heights vehicle will be available on Tuesdays to help assist residents to medical appointments. Please speak with Christen at least two weeks in advance if you would like to utilize this service to ensure that the vehicle is available during your requested appointment time.

Thank you to Smallcakes

Cupcakery for the delicious

cupcake donation!

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Our Independent Agers enjoyed a morning of Jeopardy.

Enjoying the paintings at the Morris Museum of Art.

Our residents loved making cereal bird feeders with some local teenagers.

Friends are Forever

We want to remind our families about our Friends Forever Program. A special thank you to Deborah as our most recent family member who has referred a friend!   We love our families and we are grateful for the opportunity to care for your loved one. Thank you to those of you who have already referred us to others who can benefit from our personalized approach to caring for residents.   To show gratitude to our families, we gladly offer a $1,000.00 credit for families who referred a friend who moves in to Madison Heights.   Please contact Laura Brown for details at 706-825-4677 or [email protected] .

Enjoying the tasty treat from Smallcakes.

Enjoying a morning with the Morris Museum of Art for monthly art therapy.

Hamming it up with her friends.

Featured Resident

Name: Melba Spivey Age: 83 About Melba:  Melba loves: animals, babies, flower arranging, fashion, jewelry and socializing with others. Interesting Fact about Melba: Melba used to work as a host at the TV Station and hosted Top 10 Dance Party.

Associate of the Month

Congratulations to Brandi for being chosen as Associate of the Month! Brandi was chosen as Associate of the Month because she always has a positive attitude and is willing to go above and beyond when needed. She works well with others and loves the residents as her own. Brandi says that her favorite part of working at Madison Heights is everything! She said that she had a career change about a year ago and loves what she does. She especially enjoys interacting with the residents.

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