2011 Annual Report - Modern Maturity Center
2011 Annual Report - Modern Maturity Center
2011 Annual Report - Modern Maturity Center
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Adult Day Services<br />
DAY BREAK<br />
<strong>2011</strong> was a special year for our adult day services program - Day<br />
Break. In June, we opened our new facility. Built with input from<br />
professionals, staff, clients and their families, the new space is bright<br />
and home-like with lots of space to move around, particpate in<br />
activities or just relax.<br />
“When I made a career change almost 20 years ago, I discovered<br />
that my definition of a “successful day” also changed. Instead<br />
of counting how much money I’d made or saved my employer, I<br />
started counting how many people I’d made smile or laugh that<br />
day.” - Nancy Kinsella, Adult Day Services Director<br />
Day Break opened in 1982 at the <strong>Modern</strong> <strong>Maturity</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
in response to the community’s need for an intermediate care facility<br />
to bridge the gap between home and nursing home care. Its services are a vital<br />
part of the continuum of care for the elderly, providing a stimulating, safe and healthy<br />
atmosphere for the senior client and reassurance and support for the family.<br />
“I enjoy working with seniors because they have a lot to teach me and they’re just fun in general. And<br />
because I’m going to get old one day too.” - Bessie Penny, CNA<br />
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to<br />
accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. - Helen Keller<br />
EARLY MEMORY LOSS<br />
Front Porch is MMC’s newest program. It is the first<br />
of its kind in Delaware and focuses on maintaining<br />
and enhancing memory and cognitive functioning<br />
for individuals with mild cognitive impairment, early<br />
Alzheimer’s disease, or other early memory-related<br />
disorders. It came about through the need for an<br />
intermediate program opportunity for those clients<br />
who are experiencing early memory loss.<br />
Front Porch, is funded by the Brookdale Foundation and the<br />
Palmer Home Foundation. The Front Porch bridges the gap in<br />
programming between those who are fully functioning and able<br />
to attend regular MMC programs and those who are functionally<br />
impaired to the degree that they are candidates for the adult day<br />
care program. The program is designed to decrease isolation and<br />
help participants stay healthy and happy for as long as possible.<br />
“I enjoy working with Front Porch to help folks focus on<br />
what they CAN do, not on what they CAN’T. Our main focus is<br />
socializing and laughter. Our group has become a family.” -<br />
Bobbie Braksator, Front Porch coordinator<br />
11 MMC ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2011</strong><br />
Donors<br />
$500,000 +<br />
The Longwood Foundation<br />
$100,000 +<br />
Welfare Foundation<br />
Crystal Trust<br />
$50,000+<br />
Astra-Zeneca<br />
Laffey-McHugh<br />
$25,000+<br />
The Estate of Peggy Lorenzen<br />
Joyce-Breasure-Herrick<br />
Kent County Levy Court<br />
$10,000+<br />
Hope Clinic<br />
Delaware Community Foundation<br />
Marmot Foundation<br />
Square foot donors<br />
Gina Atkinson<br />
David & Helen Baird<br />
Craig & Pat Barcus<br />
Ken & Elsie Baughman<br />
John & Winnie Bell<br />
Don & Delores Blakey<br />
Rose Borja<br />
Bill & Betty Boyd (2)<br />
Joyce Breasure<br />
Gertrude Brittingham (2)<br />
Marvin & Ruth Cosden<br />
Shirley Cunningham<br />
Wayne Dabson<br />
Robert & Barbara Edwards<br />
Penelope & Shane Gabriel<br />
Cheryl Gallagher<br />
Pat Gallagher<br />
Donald & Yoshiko Garlow<br />
Carole & Walter Gibbs<br />
The Gooche Family-2010<br />
James Hutchison<br />
Margaret & Eddie Jewell<br />
Althea Johns<br />
Bobbi & Bill Knotts<br />
Estelle Linford & Steven Lockwood<br />
Kevin & Robin List (2)<br />
Winston the Great – Dr. Jamaica Lumsden (2)<br />
Terry & Cate Lyons<br />
Michael Marion<br />
Vincenta Marquez<br />
Shirley Mayhew<br />
Edward & Susan McNamara<br />
William & Phyllis Moore<br />
Vera Mrohs – In memory of Erich Mrohs<br />
June Myers<br />
Kitty & Dick Nickerson<br />
Robert & Marlene Samuel<br />
Matilda & John Schneider<br />
Ed & Rose Ann Smith<br />
Vivian Starnes<br />
Shirley Steele<br />
Victor & Barbara Stephens<br />
Gerald & Diane Street<br />
Studio Jaed<br />
Lois Tovcimak<br />
Shirley Zec<br />
We wish to acknowledge the following for their support in the construction of<br />
our new adult day services/medical arts facility.<br />
Division of Services for Aging and<br />
Adults with Physical Disabilities<br />
Palmer Home<br />
Wayne & Betsy Holden<br />
Jonathan’s Landing<br />
George & Lynch<br />
Will Robinson<br />
Smith Rust Group<br />
The Dover Post<br />
$5,000+<br />
Mitten Construction<br />
Rosemary Twilley<br />
Elizabeth Carlson<br />
Lankford-Sysco<br />
List Refrigeration<br />
Bayhealth<br />
“No matter how little you have, you can always<br />
give some of it away.” ~ Catherine Marshall<br />
Day Break and the Caregiver Resource <strong>Center</strong> gratefully acknowledge the following<br />
for their generous donations to furnishing and equipping this new facility<br />
Sandy Dobbins in Memory of John Dobbins<br />
Al Heiges in Memory of Nadine Heiges<br />
Virginia Hughes<br />
Absolute Home Health Care<br />
Dr. Steven P. Artz<br />
Dale and Jill Barr<br />
LeRoy Brathwaite<br />
Rose Bryan<br />
Bob and Kitty Carver<br />
Mary Cavuto and Louise Carrow<br />
Ronald Davies<br />
Sandy Dobbins<br />
Jim and Hilde Ditmars<br />
Dawson Bus Service<br />
Michael and Judith Emick<br />
Mamie and Paul Estep<br />
Dorothy Freniere<br />
Ruth and Donald Garafalo<br />
Nancy Jean Gormont<br />
Jessica Gormont<br />
James and Alice Gormont<br />
Charles Gruver III<br />
Mike Harmon<br />
in Memory of Margie Harmon<br />
Al Heiges<br />
Virginia Hughes<br />
Nancy and Jim Kinsella<br />
Doris Knox<br />
Lowes Home Improvement<br />
<strong>Center</strong>, Dover/Olympic Paint<br />
Michael Marion<br />
John McCloskey<br />
Doris Moore<br />
Thomas and Bessie Moore<br />
Cathy and Christopher Nacrelli<br />
Navarre United Methodist Church<br />
The Delaware State News<br />
Green Diamond/Beracah Homes<br />
Dover Volkswagen-Audi-Subaru<br />
Terry & Cate Lyons<br />
Steve & Carolyn Fredricks<br />
Borkee-Haglee<br />
Drs. Basilio & Amelia Bautista<br />
Merrill Lynch<br />
$1,000+<br />
CNC Insurance<br />
Citizen’s Bank<br />
Sam’s Club<br />
Wachovia Bank<br />
Dorothy May<br />
Dr. Venerando & Carole Maximo<br />
Robert & Lynn Edgell<br />
Street & Ellis<br />
TD Bank<br />
Dover Downs<br />
John and Linda McCloskey in Memory of Ed McCloskey<br />
Ray Book Wealth Management<br />
Atlantic Concrete<br />
Commerce Insurance/<br />
Commerce Bank<br />
Ed & Rose Ann Smith in<br />
memory of Gladys Owens and<br />
Gertrude Vorhies<br />
Dr. Donald & Judy Tilmon<br />
Whisman Giordano & Associates<br />
Southern Delaware Medical<br />
Group<br />
The Upper Cut Inc./ Pratt<br />
Insurance Inc.<br />
Conner-Strong Insurance<br />
Michael Marion<br />
Steppin Seniors<br />
All Souped Up<br />
Dover Law<br />
1st National Bank of Wyoming<br />
Harrington ERA<br />
Mitten & Winters<br />
Dr. Steven Nemcic<br />
Dr. Franklin Pancko<br />
Arlene Putt<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Quinn<br />
Al Rogers<br />
Richard and Betty Ronston<br />
Dale and Jonathon Seda<br />
Arnetia Simmons<br />
Nora Sondheimer<br />
Dr. Stephanie Stecker<br />
Pete and Joanne Tester<br />
Helen Urian and Karen Jones<br />
Dr. Robert Webster<br />
Juanita Williams<br />
Shirley Wright<br />
Anna Young<br />
Carla Young<br />
Additional donations were made by<br />
friends and family in memory of the<br />
following Day Break Participants:<br />
Theresa Blythe<br />
John Dobbins<br />
Margie Harmon<br />
George Heape<br />
Nadine Heiges<br />
James Kelly<br />
Allen Landon<br />
Lola Locke<br />
Ed McCloskey<br />
Helen Reece<br />
Nellie Seward<br />
Donna Snell<br />
MMC ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2011</strong> 12
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