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GRACIOUS COUNTRY RETIREMENT LIVING<br />
CAMBRIDGE TIMES<br />
FALL <strong>2023</strong><br />
Tranquility<br />
CAMBRIDGE RETIREMENT LIVING
contents FALL <strong>2023</strong><br />
04<br />
CAMBRIDGE MANIFESTO<br />
Our beliefs on home, health, and senior care.<br />
06<br />
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR<br />
This fall we’re stopping to appreciate the little<br />
moments of peace.<br />
08<br />
MEET THE STAFF<br />
Meet our amazing new team members of the<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Crew!<br />
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SUMMER HOLIDAYS<br />
A look back on all the fun of this summer!<br />
14<br />
A NOT SO SCARY DIY<br />
Who knew a slithering snake could bring a<br />
community together…read more now!<br />
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RESIDENT FEATURE<br />
Meet one of the most popular fellas in all of Corry,<br />
PA.<br />
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A FALL RECIPE FOR YOU<br />
Looking for a tasty treat that’s healthier than the<br />
rest? Check this out!<br />
a look at upcoming events // <strong>2023</strong> // pg 22<br />
Corry: SCARECROW FUN<br />
Corry/Warren: TRICK OR TREAT All: FALL FACEBOOK GAME<br />
Be sure to follow<br />
us on Facebook<br />
to keep up to date<br />
with all the fun<br />
at your favorite<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
Neighborhood!
<strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
our staff at<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Tara Rzepecki | Vice President of Sales and Marketing<br />
Lance Knickerbocker | Marketing Manager<br />
Hanna Gaffney | Assistant Marketing Manager<br />
STAFF<br />
Laura McCoy | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry Activities Director<br />
Brandy Llong | <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Fall</strong>s Activities Director<br />
Anastasia Pierce | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Warren Activities Director<br />
OUR LEADERS<br />
Davie Ann Tallo | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Riverview Executive Director | (570) 832-5619/dtallo@cambridgeliving.org<br />
Monica Popham | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry Executive Director | (814) 718-2144/mpopham@cambridgeliving.org<br />
Vickie DeZardo | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Creekside Executive Director | (724) 683-4185/vdezardo@cambridgeliving.org<br />
Jenifer Burrows | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Warren Executive Director | (814) 718-9349/jburrows@cambridgeliving.org<br />
Joeleen Johnston | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Pointe and <strong>Fall</strong>s Executive Director | (724)-728-6257/jjohnston@cambridgeliving.org<br />
CAMBRIDGE CLINICAL LIAISONS:<br />
Stephen Rupp | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Ebensburg | (412)-525-6287/ srupp@cambridgeliving.org<br />
Jenifer Burrows | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Warren and Corry | (814)-718-9349/ jburrows@cambridgeliving.org<br />
Darla Lippe | <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Fall</strong>s and Pointe | (724)-944-1088/ dlippe@cambridgeliving.org<br />
Jennifer Frick | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Riverview | (570)-690-3593/ jfrick@cambridgeliving.org<br />
Tucker Feltz | <strong>Cambridge</strong> Creekside and Hillside | (814)-718-9354/ tfeltz@cambridgeliving.org<br />
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<strong>Cambridge</strong> Warren<br />
706 Pennsylvania Ave W<br />
Warren, PA 16365<br />
(814) 723-8300<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry<br />
771 East Columbus Ave<br />
Corry, PA 16407<br />
(814) 664-4691<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Pointe<br />
160 Chapel Rd<br />
Beaver, PA 15009<br />
(724) 728-6257<br />
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<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Fall</strong>s<br />
599 Norwood Dr.<br />
Wampum, PA 16157<br />
(724) 359-5990<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Hillside<br />
400 4th St<br />
North Charleroi, PA 15022<br />
(724) 483-5818<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Riverview<br />
100 Narrows Rd<br />
Larksville, PA 15931<br />
(570) 719-0763<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Ebensburg<br />
4848 Admiral Peary Hwy<br />
Ebensburg, PA 15931<br />
(814) 472-6868<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Creekside<br />
1275 Lincoln Ave<br />
Charleroi, PA 15022<br />
(724) 489-1562<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> New Castle<br />
Dedicated Memory and<br />
Dementia Care<br />
COMING SOON!<br />
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FALL <strong>2023</strong><br />
CAMBRIDGE RETIREMENT LIVING<br />
our beliefs<br />
We believe in home, that it should be a place of comfort, rest, and security.<br />
We believe families are sacred—the ones we inherit and the ones we create.<br />
We believe in seeking balance between productivity and rest and learning<br />
to find contentment in both. We believe in human kindness and the power<br />
of working together to accomplish big goals. We believe in courage, in moving<br />
past comfort zones, and honestly seeking knowledge from mistakes. We<br />
believe that each day is a gift and miracles are visible if only we look for them.<br />
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COVID UPDATE<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Retirement Living continues to remain vigilant in our<br />
pursuit of the health and safety of our staff and our residents in the<br />
face of COVID-19 and its variants.<br />
Under the guidance of the PA Department of Human Services, and<br />
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services masks are now to be<br />
worn only when an outbreak is present.<br />
While masks are optional, we also ask that any visitors experiencing<br />
symptoms of illness mask for the safety of our residents and staff.<br />
We are so thankful for the kindness of our residents and their families<br />
as we have broached new ways to reunite everyone as safely as possible.<br />
We so enjoyed our summertime fun and look forward to sharing<br />
autumnal memories with you soon.<br />
We have missed you deeply, and we know our residents are grateful<br />
to hold you close!<br />
For more information on our COVID-19<br />
policy and restrictions please scan the QR<br />
code to visit our website!
LETTER<br />
From the Editor<br />
a moment of tranquility<br />
Walking the dog one fall morning, we came<br />
upon a new cafe in our neighborhood.<br />
It looked very pleasant, exactly the way a<br />
cafe should look. Much care had been taken<br />
with lively plants and new paint so that<br />
the little cafe didn’t look anything like the<br />
abandoned pump station it had been.<br />
As we stood there, Pigeon and I -- Pigeon is<br />
my little dog’s name -- a gentle rain started<br />
up and raised our interest in the cafe to the<br />
level of action.<br />
Over the sodden leaves we stepped and<br />
crossed the wet street.<br />
The cafe had been finely done. The main<br />
wall was gone, and clear windows installed.<br />
You could see deep into the bright cafe. It<br />
looked warm and dry.<br />
Two women sat in the window. They<br />
resembled one another very closely except<br />
for a clear distance in age that I guessed<br />
to be twenty years or so. It was a simple<br />
mother-daughter date on a fall morning.<br />
Just above the window in saffron wooden<br />
letters installed on a navy-blue backing:<br />
Grizelda’s Cafe<br />
I thought that was a fantastic name for a cafe.<br />
Was it really someone’s name? I thought<br />
of a person -- half monster, half queen. (I<br />
learned later Grizelda was the nickname the<br />
female proprietor gave to the “person” she<br />
was before she had her morning coffee.)<br />
A sign on the door welcoming dogs<br />
encouraged the two of us, so we went in.<br />
The cafe was doing good business. There<br />
were two baristas steaming milk, slicing<br />
bread for the toaster, as a cashier worked<br />
hurriedly, dispensing change and moving<br />
baked goods from the glass display into<br />
brown paper sacks for customers to take<br />
away.<br />
“Good morning,” she said to me as we<br />
entered. “Your dog is very cute.”
She had the friendly, confident air of<br />
someone who was very busy but very<br />
capable in their position.<br />
Thank you, I said, and looked down at the<br />
little furry girl. Her tail was wagging -- the<br />
person ahead of us, a man in a raincoat, had<br />
ordered a bacon egg and cheese croissant<br />
and the smell of the seared bacon filled the<br />
air.<br />
I ordered two almond croissants and an<br />
earl gray tea for my wife. We watched the<br />
baristas work as we waited. They wore<br />
matching green bandanas and talked easily<br />
as steam shot into the air and milk poured<br />
into dark espresso. It was a good team for<br />
the new cafe.<br />
Order for Lance and Pigeon!<br />
We grabbed our brown paper sack, shared<br />
a quick word of thanks, and went out the<br />
door for home.<br />
All the kids in our small neighborhood<br />
attend an old public school and we walked<br />
along the school’s playground edge as we<br />
went. It had stopped raining completely.<br />
The day was beginning its sprint into late<br />
morning.<br />
All the time we were walking Pigeon kept<br />
bringing her nose to the bag of baked<br />
goods. Did my dog suddenly like almond<br />
croissants? Could a dog have almonds?<br />
Funny girl.<br />
We crossed the playground and the brick<br />
school beyond. I watched leaves float into<br />
the shallow pools beneath vacant tire<br />
swings. I had loved pushing my classmates<br />
on the tire swings and the tranquil scene<br />
made me tired and happy. I felt grateful for<br />
my life.<br />
It was good luck to have happy memories<br />
that far back. I knew enough to know not<br />
everyone did.<br />
Back at home I unwrapped the wax paper<br />
and brought out its contents on our dining<br />
room table. The little dog watched patiently<br />
with her rump on the floor and her nose in<br />
the air.<br />
“What’s this? Something for the little one?”<br />
Beside the croissants someone had put two<br />
strips of thick cut bacon. Boy, I thought, as I<br />
fed the bacon to the dog, we won’t be going<br />
to Starbucks again any time soon. I opened<br />
my phone and tapped in a five-star review<br />
for the new cafe on google.<br />
They had earned it.<br />
We hope you enjoy this issue of <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong>. This fall we were thinking of the<br />
simple moments, the tranquil moments, the<br />
moments of care and reflection.... We wish<br />
the same for you.<br />
-Lance Knickerbocker<br />
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MEET<br />
THE<br />
STAFF<br />
Every issue we take pride in highlighting our newest staff<br />
members of <strong>Cambridge</strong> Retirement Living. From our Executive<br />
Directors, to our Activities Directors, our Maintenance Staff,<br />
and our excellent Chefs, each of these people make up the core<br />
of what it means to be <strong>Cambridge</strong>. Through these interviews,<br />
we hope to learn a little more about them and to share their<br />
amazing stories with you.<br />
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JOELEEN JOHNSTON<br />
executive director of <strong>Cambridge</strong> Pointe<br />
Joeleen Johnson grew up on Conneaut Lake in<br />
Pennsylvania, only an hour and twenty minutes away<br />
from <strong>Cambridge</strong> Pointe where she now serves as the<br />
Executive Director.<br />
Joeleen is married to her husband<br />
Shawn, and together they have three<br />
boys, Kyle, Kaleb and Jonathan as well<br />
as two daughter-in-laws, Delilah and<br />
Caroline. Joeleen tells us that she’s blessed<br />
to have two grandchildren, Malaya (3<br />
years old) and Kam (2 years old), “they<br />
are the love of my life”.<br />
Besides being an amazing<br />
grandmother, Joeleen became a certified<br />
Nursing Assistant in 2005. She decided<br />
in 2011 to continue on for nursing and<br />
achieved her LPN. She longed to find<br />
a way to help others and decided that<br />
she enjoyed Personal Care as a Wellness<br />
Nurse! She later went on for her PCHA<br />
(Personal Home Care Administrator)<br />
License this past year!<br />
When she’s not at <strong>Cambridge</strong> or<br />
chasing her grandkids around, Joeleen loves to spend time<br />
with her whole family for Football Season (she’d like to<br />
shout out “Go Steelers!”), traveling, and relaxing at the<br />
beach.<br />
She tells us that her favorite thing about working<br />
with seniors is “the stories they tell when given the<br />
opportunity. The love and appreciation I feel from my<br />
residents makes any stressful day worth it.” We certainly<br />
appreciate you Joeleen, welcome to the team!<br />
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JENIFER BURROWS<br />
executive director of <strong>Cambridge</strong> Warren<br />
Jenifer Burrows was born and raised<br />
in Warren, PA so she knows her community<br />
well as the Executive Director of <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
Warren.<br />
Jenifer worked in retail until she<br />
was 16 years old, and after speaking with<br />
her sister, decided to become a medicine<br />
technician. She aided at a local assisted living<br />
facility and fell in love with the work there.<br />
Jenifer has a 25-year-old son, and<br />
in her spare time she soaks up as much<br />
outdoor time as possible. Be that riding her<br />
motorcycle, kayaking, or just relaxing in the<br />
sun.<br />
Her favorite thing about working with<br />
the senior community is their honesty and<br />
loyalty. She told us she loves “listening to<br />
their stories of their childhood, adulthood as<br />
well as their working experiences.” She loves<br />
how loyal they are to their caregivers, and<br />
how honest and empathetic they are.<br />
Thank you for sharing your story,<br />
Jenifer, we can’t wait to see what you do at<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong>!<br />
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Far and away the<br />
STAFF FEATURE<br />
best prize that life has<br />
to offer is the chance<br />
to work hard at work<br />
worth doing.<br />
-Theodore Roosevelt<br />
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CAMBRIDGE RETIREMENT | FALL | <strong>2023</strong> | holidays<br />
SUMMER memories<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry couldn’t have picked a<br />
prettier picnic! We were so grateful to have<br />
so many family members come and join<br />
us at <strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry for food and fun!<br />
These are the summertime moments to<br />
remember! Thank you all for joining us. It<br />
meant so much to our residents!<br />
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For upcoming <strong>Fall</strong> Photos, be sure to check us out on our Facebook Pages!
CAMBRIDGE RETIREMENT | FALL | <strong>2023</strong> | holidays<br />
Our <strong>Cambridge</strong> communities always know how to make<br />
the most of sweet summertime! Whether it’s enjoying<br />
the outdoors, hosting picnics for staff and resident family<br />
members, or even playing indoors! We’re grateful for all the<br />
Summer memories and look forward to more <strong>Fall</strong> Fun!<br />
Summer fun at <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
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2 3<br />
4 5 6<br />
1. 2.<br />
3.<br />
Corry residents have Gone Fishin'!<br />
They love to fish from the comfort of<br />
their couches, AND there are no pesky<br />
mosquitos or bait to trouble with! Hope<br />
they reeled in some big ones!<br />
We all scream for ice cream, and we<br />
definitely smile for delicious root beer<br />
floats handmade by James from Three<br />
Oaks Hospice for our <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Fall</strong>s<br />
residents!<br />
Some of our wonderful <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
Warren staff went all out to represent us<br />
in the Warren 4th of July parade! They<br />
had the best time!<br />
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4.<br />
It’s always the little things that make<br />
our day. During breakfast, our Pointe<br />
ladies found a pack of hair bows, and<br />
everyone thought they were too cute<br />
(and funny!) to pass up!<br />
5.<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Fall</strong>s loves to play toss with<br />
their summer-fun beach ball! We loved<br />
these action shots from their indoor<br />
game. What's better than having fun and<br />
improving mobility all at the same time!<br />
6.<br />
Move over Peter Piper! Mary picked the<br />
first Pointe veggie harvest of the year, a<br />
nice crisp green pepper! Well done, Mary,<br />
and well done <strong>Cambridge</strong> Pointe on your<br />
perfect produce!<br />
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NOT SO SCARY DIY<br />
COMMUNITY ROCK SNAKE<br />
Several months ago, <strong>Cambridge</strong> Warren introduced the idea to us, to have their<br />
residents create a “Community Rock Snake”. After a little research, we fell in love<br />
with the idea, especially after seeing their creativity shine. Some neighborhoods<br />
even leave up a sign to let you know to participate. We thought this was the perfect,<br />
community focused, not-so-scary DIY to get you crafting this Halloween!<br />
Start by hunting for a head! Look<br />
for a rock that has a snake-head like<br />
shape to it, and get to painting! Then<br />
you and your neighbors can collect<br />
and paint as many rocks as you’d<br />
like to add to the body of the snake.<br />
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Our residents at <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Fall</strong>s<br />
also got in on the idea! Here's one<br />
of our residents showing off her<br />
beautiful painting.<br />
Atascadero Lake Park has a Rock<br />
Snake that stretches over 1,200<br />
feet! It started during Covid as a<br />
way to safely bring the community<br />
together. They’re in line for the<br />
Guiness Book of World Record!<br />
It has been reported that a town in<br />
England is also aiming for the record<br />
and was nearing 3,000 rocks in June.<br />
Maybe your neighborhood can give<br />
it a try for the world record! Happy<br />
crafting, and Happy Halloween!<br />
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Kenny<br />
RESIDENT FEATURE<br />
If there’s one thing to be said about this amazing gentleman,<br />
it’s that he’s a family man through and through. When<br />
asked about his favorite things, hobbies, and growing up,<br />
we were touched to find similar answers to each question.<br />
Kenny (Kenneth) was born January 25th,<br />
1963, at the Corry Memorial Hospital in Corry, PA.<br />
That’s only a two-minute drive to <strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry,<br />
where Kenny now resides. Kenny is the youngest of<br />
nine children in his incredible blended family. His<br />
siblings (in order of oldest to youngest) are Sandra,<br />
Andrew (Sonny), Phillip, Chris, Barbara, David,<br />
Susan, and Richard.<br />
Being the youngest, by the time Kenny was<br />
born at Corry Memorial Hospital, some of his siblings<br />
were married with children of their own. Even as a<br />
young man Kenny always loved when his sibling’s<br />
families would come to visit. Uncle Kenny would get<br />
to play with his nieces and nephews, who were closer<br />
to his age than his siblings!<br />
A favorite fact we learned from our interview<br />
was that Kenny has one nephew born just two days<br />
after him! Of course, he has many more that are<br />
younger than him as well. Imagine being able to call<br />
your peer, “Uncle!”.<br />
Kenny and his parents, Naomi and Kenneth<br />
Sr, moved quite a bit in his childhood, living near<br />
Corry and Spartansburg, but also all the way down<br />
the coast to various towns in Florida.<br />
“Uncle Kenny” started school at Sparta<br />
Merged and was soon a proud graduate of Corry Area<br />
High School in 1982. To this day Kenny remembers<br />
many of his teachers and classmates and so enjoys<br />
seeing them and catching up when he and his family<br />
are out and about in Corry.<br />
The amazing thing about family is that it<br />
encompasses so many people and communities. I’m<br />
sure if you asked his old classmates and teachers,<br />
they’d tell you that there’s no one like Kenny to make<br />
everyone feel remembered and loved and brought<br />
together into one big family.<br />
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When we asked about Kenny’s favorite things,<br />
the Spartansburg Fair came up almost immediately.<br />
But what we found most special is that, while he loves<br />
anything connected to the fair, he especially loves all<br />
of his family and friends who he sees there! On top of<br />
that, Kenny has an eye for crafting and painting and<br />
often enters his designs at the fair with the result of<br />
many ribbons and prizes!<br />
Besides the fair Kenny also enjoys fishing,<br />
bingo, playing cards, corn hole, and has a particular<br />
interest in holiday decorations, especially Christmas.<br />
We were honored to have Kenny move to<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry, February 17th, 2017, where he has<br />
been making every day brighter with his infectious<br />
smile. At <strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry, Kenny loves playing<br />
bingo, participating in crafts, painting, and coloring<br />
(much to our delight!). He also enjoys all of the parties<br />
and picnics. Not only for the food, decorations, music<br />
and dancing, but he once again highlighted the joy of<br />
having friends and family come to visit and share in<br />
the fun.<br />
Kenny’s ‘family’ extends to furry friends as<br />
well! As he’s thrilled whenever our pet friends and<br />
their humans come to visit.<br />
He loves calling and talking to family and<br />
friends who have moved away. He cherishes the<br />
cards, letters, and pictures from them. He loves<br />
the little things, like hot fudge sundaes with all the<br />
fixings. And running to hug family members at their<br />
big reunions. Anywhere and everywhere Kenny goes,<br />
you are sure to meet someone who knows him, loves<br />
him, and wants to stop to say hello.<br />
Thank you so much to Kenny's sister<br />
for generously providing us with this interview.<br />
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EDUCATION ARTICLE<br />
10 WARNING SIGNS OF<br />
ALZHEIMER'S<br />
PRESENTED BY THE ALZHEIMERSOCIETY<br />
Memory loss that<br />
Sign<br />
1 disrupts daily life<br />
One of the most common signs of<br />
Alzheimer’s disease, especially in the<br />
early stage, is forgetting recently learned<br />
information. Others include forgetting<br />
important dates or events, asking the<br />
same questions over and over, and<br />
increasingly needing to rely on memory<br />
aids (e.g., reminder notes or electronic<br />
devices) or family members for things<br />
they used to handle on their own.<br />
Sign<br />
Challenges in<br />
2 planning or solving<br />
problems<br />
Some people living with changes in their<br />
memory due to Alzheimer's or other<br />
dementia may experience changes in<br />
their ability to develop and follow a plan<br />
or work with numbers. They may have<br />
trouble following a familiar recipe or<br />
keeping track of monthly bills. They may<br />
have difficulty concentrating and take<br />
much longer to do things than they did<br />
before.<br />
Difficulty completing<br />
Sign<br />
3 familiar tasks<br />
People living with memory changes<br />
from Alzheimer's or other dementia<br />
often find it hard to complete daily<br />
tasks. Sometimes they may have trouble<br />
driving to a familiar location, organizing<br />
a grocery list or remembering the rules<br />
of a favorite game.<br />
Sign Changes in mood<br />
10 and personality<br />
Confusion with time<br />
Sign<br />
4 or place<br />
People living with Alzheimer's or other<br />
dementia can lose track of dates, seasons<br />
and the passage of time. They may have<br />
trouble understanding something if it is<br />
not happening immediately. Sometimes<br />
they may forget where they are or how<br />
they got there.<br />
Trouble with visual<br />
Sign<br />
5 images and spatial<br />
relationships<br />
Some people living with Alzheimer's or<br />
other dementia could experience vision<br />
changes. This may lead to difficulty with<br />
balance or trouble reading. They may<br />
also have problems judging distance and<br />
determining color or contrast, causing<br />
issues with driving.<br />
New problems with<br />
Sign<br />
6 words in speaking or<br />
writing<br />
People living with Alzheimer's or other<br />
dementia may have trouble following or<br />
joining a conversation. They may stop in<br />
the middle of a conversation and have<br />
no idea how to continue or they may<br />
repeat themselves. They may struggle<br />
with vocabulary, have trouble naming a<br />
familiar object or use the wrong name<br />
(e.g., calling a "watch" a "hand-clock").<br />
A typical age-related change could be<br />
having trouble finding the right word.<br />
Misplacing things and<br />
Sign<br />
7 losing the ability to<br />
retrace steps<br />
A person living with Alzheimer's or<br />
other dementia may put things in<br />
unusual places. They may lose things and<br />
be unable to go back over their steps to<br />
find them again. He or she may accuse<br />
others of stealing, especially as the<br />
disease progresses.<br />
Decreased or poor<br />
Sign<br />
8 judgment<br />
Individuals living with Alzheimer's or<br />
other dementia may experience changes<br />
in judgment or decision-making. They<br />
may use poor judgment when dealing<br />
with money or pay less attention to<br />
grooming or keeping themselves clean.<br />
Withdrawal from<br />
Sign<br />
9 work or social<br />
activities<br />
A person living with Alzheimer’s<br />
or other dementia may experience<br />
changes in the ability to hold or follow<br />
a conversation. As a result, they may<br />
withdraw from hobbies, social activities<br />
or other engagements. They may have<br />
trouble keeping up with a favorite team<br />
or activity.<br />
What's a typical age-related change in<br />
regard to withdrawing?<br />
Sometimes feeling uninterested in family<br />
or social obligations.<br />
Individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia may experience mood and personality<br />
changes. They can become confused, suspicious, depressed, fearful or anxious. They may be<br />
easily upset at home, with friends or when out of their comfort zone.<br />
The bottom line: Get checked. Early detection matters.<br />
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let's make<br />
Pumpkin Bread<br />
A cozy fall recipe from our Assistant Marketing Manager, Hanna.<br />
Ingredients: 2.<br />
⅓ cup melted coconut oil (or extravirgin<br />
olive oil)<br />
½ cup honey or maple syrup<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 cup pumpkin puree<br />
¼ cup milk of choice or water<br />
1 ½ tsp pumpkin spice blend<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
½ tsp salt<br />
1 ¾ cup white whole wheat flour<br />
(or regular flour)<br />
Optional mix ins like chocolate<br />
chips, walnuts, pecans<br />
Optional: cinnamon to sprinkle<br />
on top<br />
Instructions<br />
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit<br />
3.<br />
and grease a 9X5 inch loaf bread pan<br />
2. In a large bowl, beat the oil and honey<br />
together with a whisk.<br />
3. Add the eggs and whisk until blended.<br />
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4.<br />
5.<br />
7.<br />
4. Add the pumpkin puree,<br />
milk, pumpkin spice, baking soda,<br />
vanilla and salt, and whisk to<br />
blend.<br />
5. Switch to a big spoon<br />
and stir in the flour, just until<br />
combined (lumps are okay!)<br />
6. If adding any additional<br />
mix ins, now is the time to gently<br />
fold them into your mixture.<br />
7. Pour the batter into your<br />
greased loaf pan and sprinkle<br />
lightly with cinnamon.<br />
8. Bake for 55-60 minutes or<br />
until a toothpick inserted into the<br />
center comes out clean. (Typically,<br />
with no mix ins 55 minutes is<br />
perfect, with mix-ins 60 minutes<br />
is perfect.)<br />
9. Once removed from the<br />
oven, let the bread cool in the loaf<br />
pan for 10 minutes, then carefully<br />
transfer to a cooling rack for 20<br />
minutes before slicing!<br />
Optional!: Make a cinnamon<br />
sugar butter to spread on top!<br />
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<strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
upcoming events<br />
TRANQUILITY<br />
scarecrow's return!<br />
The scarecrows are back and better than ever for our<br />
annual Scarecrow Competition! <strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry will once<br />
again be hosting this friendly competition Friday October<br />
20th from 9am-3pm, for our local business, care partners<br />
and referral sources only! The winner will be voted on by<br />
our amazing Corry Residents, and the WINNER will take<br />
home a <strong>Fall</strong> Treat Basket!<br />
Call Monica NOW at 814-664-4691 or email<br />
mpopham@cambridgeliving.org to reserve your<br />
scarecrow<br />
Our WINNER from last year,<br />
the Riverside Construction<br />
Scarecrow!<br />
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Trick or Treat w/ Grandparents<br />
Join us Friday October 27th 5:30-7:30pm at<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> Corry and Warren while our residents<br />
hand out candy to ghosts and ghouls! Bring<br />
the family for tricks, treats and Halloween fun!<br />
<strong>Fall</strong> Facebook Game<br />
Join us October 23rd-31st for our <strong>Fall</strong> Facebook<br />
Game! It will be your task to Grab the Goblin as<br />
he hops from Facebook page to page! COMMENT<br />
and LIKE each Goblin post you see to enter to WIN!<br />
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<strong>Cambridge</strong> Continued:<br />
Each year <strong>Cambridge</strong> Retirement Living focuses on offering special events, competitions,<br />
donation stations and FUN to our residents, staff, and our surrounding communities. We are<br />
so honored to be a part of each and every neighborhood and always strive to give back to those<br />
around us. Thank you for your continued participation! We couldn't do it without YOU!<br />
We hope you'll join us for all of the wonder of the winter season!<br />
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!<br />
It’s hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is almost here already! If<br />
you’re hoping to share a Thanksgiving meal with your <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
Resident, reach out to your local <strong>Cambridge</strong> to plan a special visit!<br />
CAMBRIDGE CORRY: ( 8 1 4 ) 2 4 5 - 3 1 5 7<br />
CAMBRIDGE CREEKSIDE: ( 8 1 4 ) 2 4 5 - 3 8 0 4<br />
CAMBRIDGE EBENSBURG: ( 2 1 5 ) 5 1 8 - 3 6 9 8<br />
CAMBRIDGE FALLS: ( 7 2 4 ) 2 0 2 - 1 5 6 2<br />
CAMBRIDGE HILLSIDE: ( 7 2 4 ) 2 6 8 - 4 8 5 0<br />
CAMBRIDGE POINTE: ( 7 2 4 ) 7 2 8 - 6 2 5 7<br />
CAMBRIDGE RIVERVIEW: ( 5 7 0 ) 7 1 5 - 4 2 6 8<br />
CAMBRIDGE WARREN: ( 8 1 4 ) 3 1 3 - 6 0 5 0<br />
CAMBRIDGE CARES:<br />
DONATION STATIONS<br />
Keep your eyes peeled for news of our Winter Donation Stations!<br />
This holiday season, there are those in our communities that will<br />
need you now more than ever, especially as the weather gets colder!<br />
Tune in to all of our pages to see where and when donations will be<br />
happening this winter!<br />
Want to stay in the know about all<br />
things <strong>Cambridge</strong>? Be sure to follow us<br />
on Facebook! We have separate pages<br />
for Pointe, <strong>Fall</strong>s, Ebensburg, Warren,<br />
Creekside, Hillside, and Riverview. So be<br />
sure to like and follow each page for the<br />
most up to date information.<br />
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FALL CROSSWORD<br />
ACROSS:<br />
3. Grab the ______! (Our Facebook game.)<br />
4. A flying mammal.<br />
6. These turn colors and fall off trees<br />
8. A holiday often featuring turkey.<br />
9. Use this for Jack-O-Lanterns, bread, and more.<br />
10. You can make this animal with painted rocks<br />
DOWN:<br />
1. Our featured resident.<br />
2. A spooky holiday.<br />
3. The title of our <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
4. Another word for fall.<br />
Across: 3. Goblin 4. Bat 6. Leaves 8. Thanksgiving 9. Pumpkin 10. Snake<br />
Down: 1. Kenny 2. Halloween 5. Tranquility 7. Autumn<br />
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