Michigan: Brecon Village Art Show

Residents at Brecon Village Memory Center displayed their wonderful works of art and crafts for family and friends. A harpist  played beautiful mood music in the background while guests enjoyed an artful spread of food. 

The menu included ricotta pizza with blackberries and basil, cauliflower and chard tartlets, red beet hummus bites, bread and cheese boards.

Janet Nichols, CC  l Executive Chef l Morrison Community Living

Illinois: The Longest Day

Each year, on the summer solstice, the Alzheimer's Association holds "The Longest Day" event to bring awareness to those with Alzheimer's. Events around the country go from sunrise-to-sunset, symbolizing the challenging journey of those living with the disease as well as celebrating their caregivers. Westminster Place, a Presbyterian Homes community, utilizes their NuStep machines and asks residents and employees to donate their time with either 15 minutes or 30 minutes of "stepping." Paul Stoddard, GM of Dining at Westminster Place, donated 30 minutes, 3100 steps, as well as contributed $100 from Morrison and the dining team.

I wanted to support this amazing cause because my grandfather, Richard Yarnell, was lost to this disease a few years ago. It was great to be able to support the people and family's that have to experience this disease, as I know firsthand what it's like.

If you have not already and are looking for a great organization to donate to, feel free to follow this link to my page to donate:  http://act.alz.org/goto/Stoddard

These events are great for the community, not only to bring awareness, but to also bring the residents, staff, and client together!

  

Paul Stoddard

Operations Manager | Presbyterian Homes

Indiana: Hoosier Village Strawberry Festival

Hoosier Village Retirement Center hosted their annual Strawberry Festival on June 11, 2016.  Morrison Community Living employees prepared and served over 500 guests during lunch. 

Led by, Regional Executive Chef Camden Cox, all strawberry themed menu items were homemade and prepared on Hoosier Village Campus. Regional Executive Chef Camden Cox carved watermelons to create beautiful centerpieces for the event. Guests reacted with astonishment to the carved watermelons and many photographs were taken of the display. 

Strawberry Festival 2016 was a major success with all the hard work and dedication from the employees and staff. We would like to thank all the gracious hands that assisted our team making this event phenomenal.

Michigan: AMITL at Huron County Medical Care Facility

A Caribbean Meal in the Life at Huron County Medical Care Facility

This month’s featured meal was a group effort at HCMCF. Normally most of the meal is prepared by the cooks and assistants but for this meal anyone who had a bit of extra time in their day helped to prepare the special Caribbean meal. The team happily worked away while listening to Jimmy Buffet and sharing personal stories of vacations to the Caribbean.

Before Showtime:

Our Caribbean meal featured Jamaican Jerk Chicken with fresh Pineapple Salsa or a Grilled Cuban Sandwich, Creole Lima Beans, Orange Spiced Carrots, Black Beans and Rice, and Pepper Pot Soup. The desserts offered were Key Lime Pie and a Tropical Fruit Salad with a Honey Lime Dressing.

During Showtime:

Everyone looking forward to sampling the meal during Showtime.

After Showtime:

As you can see it was well received and the team was able to inspire the residents to try something new.

Andra Shier| Assistant Director of Dining Services | Huron County Medical Care Facility

Indiana: ReFuel U Smoothies at Hoosier Village

ReFuel U
Fueling the Lives of Seniors

Going Green
The most nutritious of all the smoothies. Bananas, ice,
strawberries, orange juice, kale and spinach; all blended
together to make a very tasty and very nutritious snack. This
will Refuel all of the Vitamins and Minerals needed to take
on the day!

Chocolate Peanut Butter
Our fan favorite!!! This smoothie taste great, consisting of
bananas, skim milk, chocolate syrup, nonfat yogurt and a
small amount of peanut butter. This smoothie is sure to
Refuel YOU!

Pineapple Passion
A taste of the Tropics, with this delightful tropical treat. This
smoothie is very simple. Pineapple, Nonfat Yogurt and Ice.
Even people living on an island need to be Refueled!

Blueberry Spinach
Blueberries, spinach, banana, honey, kale and ice make up
one of our best tasting smoothies. Its like a salad in a cup.
Well.....a very sweet and tasty salad. Salad or not it is sure
to Refuel You!

Strawberry Banana
The most classic of our smoothie flavors. It consist of
strawberries, bananas, orange juice and nonfat yogurt. Get
classical, get refueled!

Michigan: Weekly Nutrition Prompts for June

Monday, 6/13 is the start of Men's Health Week and #BlueMonday, which began in Michigan last year. Here is a link of a local organization (and personal to me) that's doing great things! http://www.miumenshealthfoundation.org/  

Dana Lutz | RD, Regional Clinical Nutrition Manager | Morrison Community Living |­ Evangelical Homes Sterling Heights

JUNE 2016 NUTRITION TIPS

Add these tips each week to your weekly menu, newsletters, zipthru connect emails, LCD screens or websites!

*Note: Please don’t print this document as is for your customers. Please copy and paste these to other documents that you are currently using.

June 6^th – June is National Fresh Fruit and Veggie month!  The café is celebrating this month long event with our Eat Your Veggies campaign.  Kick start your way to a summer filled with fresh, seasonal produce, while introducing new and delicious ways to eat your vegetables. Look for a rainbow of fresh fruits and veggies in the café today!

June 13^th – Celebrate Men’s Health Week!  There are a number of easy ways for you and your loved ones to get healthier: exercise the recommended 2 ½ hours each week, sleep 7-9 hours a night, manage stress, quit smoking and eat nutritious meals including a variety of colorful vegetables, lean proteins and whole grains.  For more information on how to make healthier choices visit www.cdc.gov/men/nmhw.

June 20^th – Cutting back on red meat is a common recommendation for health and sustainability reasons. This month’s Eat Right Live Well newsletter discusses the benefits of incorporating more fish high in omega-3s into your diet and which fish are the best choices. Find this month’s newsletter in your café for more details.

June 27^th – Melons are a superfood! They are a good source of vitamin C and are a great choice during hot weather as melons can contain up to 94% water and help us stay hydrated. Enjoy this superfood cut up or in dishes like salads, parfaits and chutneys. Cantaloupe, honeydew, casaba, crenshaw or watermelon – try one of these varieties in the café today!

Indiana: Care Partner Training

Morrison at Four Seasons in Columbus, IN held two sessions to complete the Care Partner Training program! The training was taught by Dietitian Yu-Han Huang, Director of Dining Services Nathaniel Ruse and Health Center Manager Krista Montgomery. The Care Partner Training program is designed to educate staff on the importance of creating a homelike environment for residents and giving the residents more opportunities to make their own choices. During the sessions we covered topics such as food handling, sanitation, hospitality and diet education. These sessions were a great opportunity for staff to learn more about resident rights and professionalism! We look forward to holding more sessions in the future!

Michigan: AMITL at Fountains

We held our AMITL Asian Pacific dinner at the Fountains at Franklin.  The food was great & some of the residents even used chop sticks!  We served Teriyaki Chicken with Hawaiian Rice and Sesame Broccoli and the Korean Beef with Miso Glazed Sweet Potatoes and Szechuan Green Beans.  For dessert we made the Mango Rice Pudding. We made Pina Coladas, so everyone was in a festive mood as well.

Cheryl Naftel, CDM| Director Dining Services | Morrison Community Living| The Fountains at Franklin

Illinois: May Diversity at Weinberg

On May 30th we celebrated Memorial Day at Weinberg Community with a 50s theme.  We talked about acknowledging our team who work hard every day to keep the food service process working so well.  No matter what level you are at on our team, manager or dishwasher, each position is just as important to achieve great food, great service, and a clean place to work.  Working together as a true team will help attain great success.

Alan Miller

Weinberg Community