Ken Huskey gets help from volunteers as they sort through nuts and bolts!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Team Bella Vita: Lunch and Learn!
Exploring the physical fitness dimension of wellness with Dr. Jack Harless with his presentation on the benefits of isometric exercise!
Team Spiritual Care: Ask and You Will Receive
Jesus said, “Ask and you will receive”. Matthew 7: 7
EVERYONE WHO ASKS WILL RECEIVE. In the Gospel reading we reflect on the words that gives us an open invitation into the heart of God. Jesus is inviting us to boldness when we pray. We are to expect answers. Will I be open this Lenten Season to Seek, Ask and Knock on the heart of God? Will I take the time to hear the voice say, “Come in, stay and rest with me”? The invitation is there. A transformation begins when we are open to the answers God may be sending our way. He knows our needs and desires.
Rose Marie Golembiewski, R.S.M. Sisters of Mercy
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Team Leisure and Fun! The Bob and Lynn Show!
Residents enjoyed an afternoon of fun, entertainment, and being with friends.
Team Assisted Care: Visiting San Damiano Residence
A wonderful visit to our new and beautiful San Damiano Residence was enjoyed by all of the traditional Assisted Care residents who ventured over there this month.
~submitted by Sister Christine Doerger~
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Team Franciscan Center: Feeding Our Brains with Movement
Dr. Jack Harless
Manager of The Franciscan Center
| "Neuroscience has discovered that our brain's very design makes it sociable, inexorably drawn into an intimate brain-to-brain linkup whenever we engage with another person. That neural bridge lets us impact the brain—and so the body—of everyone we interact with, just as they do us." 1. I find the above quote fascinating and exciting for a variety of reasons. It has many implications for us as humans, but specifically, those of us involved with very physical components of the eight Vital Life ecologies can understand that the brain is also impacted equally by the body. Said differently, this is a two lane highway. Not only does what we think affect the body, but how we move, touch, and breath with our physical being, conversely affects the brain. There is no separation between the brain & body! In fact there really should be a term for this inseparable unity. Many have started to call it the bodymind. This has far reaching affects and when one considers that exercise physiologists now consider movement to be a daily requirement, much like daily nutritional requirements, exercise becomes not an option, but a mandate! Because we are not just physical beings, movement/exercise affects every aspect of our being. Researchers such as Candace Pert, PhD, have demonstrated that alteration to the body's basic patterns of movement, breath, & touch create pschyo-spiritual changes from the smallest chemical neuropeptide to whole body reductions of tension and stress that even extend to others around us! Very simply, the more we move, the better we are as humans. We have more energy, we tend to resist stagnation & decay in all of the eight ecosystems. When we move with others, as we were created to do, we extend the holistic benefits exponentially! If you have been feeling a little stagnant lately, try moving, breathing & stretching your body in a different way. When you get that feeling in the early afternoon, instead of reaching for the soda pop or extra cup of coffee, get up and take a 2 minute walk around the office. You're bodymind will thank you. Brain & Mind Fitness News Blog – Social Intelligence & the Frontal Lobes, Oct. 14, 2006, http://sharpbrains.wordpress.com/2006/10/14/new-directions-social-intelligence-and-the-frontal-lobes/ |
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Fit-for-Driving No. 12: Staying Calm
Some driving experiences may leave you edgy or filled with raw emotions, but it is essential to stay calm, cool, and collected. Two beliefs that might be good to add to your driving philosophy are everyone has a right to the road, and hurrying will only make the trip seem longer (Berardelli). Basically this means that driving is a privilege and acquiring a servant heart while driving will help you to be mindful of safety and the needs of others. C. Parkinson developed Parkinson's Law that states "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Therefore, plan for enough time for your commute and take your core values with you when you travel. |
Team Dance No 12: Rhumba!
To all dancers,here is the information I promised you about executing the patterns we are teaching in Rhumba. There are a total of 7. The routine will consist of rhumba box, gate break, turning basic, ladies underarm turn, parallel breaks, cucarracchi's and rocking steps. Last week we worked on gate break which starts on the man's left foot _____ side-together-forward and side-together-side then finishes with a 1/4 turn to mans left as he does a back step-turn. The lady stays on man's right side as he turns the pattern to the left. Remember ladies to stay on the man's right side----follow the turn of his shoulders and hips. Don't forget to Practice of better yet come to our open dances in the the auditorium_____they will start in March and continue every other month thereafter. See you at the dances, Dale Archer |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Team Grandparents: Adopt a Grandparent!
Primrose School of Centerville spends quality time with their adopted grandparents!
Friday, February 17, 2012
55+ Worker No. 2: Relationships and Networks
The relationships and networks that the 55+ worker hold are important in today’s workplace. These networks can help build trust within industries, especially when the market segment is the growing baby boomer market. In addition, the 55+ worker can add innovation and stability into an intergenerational workplace, which also depends on knowledge and experience. The 55+ worker is a contender for the “war on talent” and the only other challenge is finding the right job to complement their growing healthy lifestyles.
The Quest for Emotional Wellness No. 11: Hope
Joining together in groups or teams to socialize or accomplish goals can increase hope and decrease demoralization. A person's level of hope can directly impact their mental health concerning adjustment and empowerment. Healthy group or team dynamics can inspire individuals and groups to reach their goals and generate a sense of community, belonging, and acceptance. |
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Team Leisure and Fun: The Two Friends Valentine's Concert!
The residents enjoyed a fantastic evening of music and fun with Fred Jackson and Gloria Breh!
Team Fitness Gurus No. 24:More Walking Benefits!
Recent research conducted at
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Team St. Leonard Foundation:Thank-A-Thon!
St. Leonard Foundation resident Ambassadors gathered early in February for their first Thank-A-Thon, hand-addressing envelopes and signing more than 200 special Valentines to send to valued donors. These residents who serve the mission of St. Leonard Foundation added twenty-five signatures to the Valentines “with heartfelt gratitude” on behalf of all residents who benefit from donor generosity.
Grateful for the security the Benevolent Care Fund offers residents and for life-enhancing extras funded by Greatest Need Fund gifts, the Foundation Ambassadors added a truly personal touch to the St. Leonard Foundation’s annual donor Thank-A-Thon.
Chef Adam Rita No 10: Light and Easy Sponge Cake!
Chef Adam Rita
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup Splenda
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
Separate the eggs. In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until very thick and lemon colored. Beat in Splenda and sugar gradually. Add water, lemon extract and lemon rind. Beat in flour.
In another bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Then add cream of tartar and salt. Beat mixture until whites are stiff, but not until they are dry. Fold this whipped mixture into yolk mixture.
Pour batter into an ungreased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for one hour, or until done.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Team Veterans' Service Organization: Captain Hall's Tour!
Captain Debra Hall, NC, USN visited the St. Leonard Veterans' Service Organization and shared her recent experiences and tour in Afghanistan.
Team Memoirs: Learning about Skype!
Team Memoirs learn to Skype with Memoir's Team Captain Mary Sikora, who was visiting friends in North Carolina.Team Lifelong Learning: Gratitude and Wellness!
Sinclair Community College for Lifelong Learning students get together to study how gratitude has a positive impact on health and well-being.Team Wellness Advisory Board: Communication and Wellness
Dr. Dennis O'Grady
COMMUNICATION TURN-ONS
Drivers on the two-way communication highway avoid turning off good talk. Common barriers to effective communication which seminar members say you must steer around:
COMMUNICATION TURNOFFS
Emotions, emotional displays, drama
Too much talk without saying anything
Beating around the bush instead of getting to the point
Inaccurate information – too many feelings not enough facts
Bad outlook
Bad mood
Shooting the messenger
Saying one thing and doing another
Putting value on project, not people
Mistrust
Discourage telling truth
COMMUNICATION TURN-ONS
You want to create talk that is priceless? You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Try these talk shoes on for size:
Ask directive questions
Listen with three ears
Ask for more facts and fewer feelings
Use a good outlook on life
Spread a good mood around when times are tough
Implement what the messenger advises
Do the new and record the results to logically find out what works
Put value equally on getting things done and on the people who get the things done
Build bridges of trust by being reliable
Encourage telling the truth…which sets you free
It’s all about communication. Everyone says so…everyone knows so. Every organization and family flies or flunks based on their effective use of communication skills and tools.
Team Wheatcraft and Pickering: Engaged!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Team Spiritual Care: Finding Our Purpose
Sister Kateri Theriault
Mission Integration
Fortitude gives our lives purpose in and of itself. Fortitude is the belief that God did not create us in vain. He gave us a purpose, even if we don't always see it clearly.
— from A Guy's Guide to the Good Life
Fortitude gives our lives purpose in and of itself. Fortitude is the belief that God did not create us in vain. He gave us a purpose, even if we don't always see it clearly.
— from A Guy's Guide to the Good Life
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Team Dance No, 11: Bronze Foxtrot!
Bronze Foxtrot with magic timing S,S,Q,Q, can easily be performed around the perimeter of the dance floor_____always to the mans left(counter clockwise). some of the steps we have performed in dance position with the man leading include Basic: forward left,back right and side left together, Sway Step: side left, side right and side left together and Walk Away: (done in promenade position) forward left on thru with right foot to side left together_____all done with down, down, up, up or stated as heel-ball, heel-ball, ball, ball. Next week we will discuss the technique points of Rhumba, meanwhile Keep Dancing. Dale Archer |
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Team Staff Development: Becky White Education Coordinator for 2012!
The Greater Cincinnati-Dayton Area of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc (APIC) have named
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Team University of Dayton Engineering & Safety Lab No. 9: Falls
Have You Fallen in the Past Year? You’re not alone
As our age increases, so does our risk of falling. Do not think you are alone if you have fallen in the past year, about one third of people over 65 have. The causes of falls have a very wide range starting from poor lighting to balance disorders. There is no standard to classify these risk factors but they can be categorized into intrinsic or extrinsic risk factors.
Intrinsic risk factors encompass anything within the body. For example, blindness or lesser visual deficits, hip and knee weaknesses, weakened grip strength, or even functional and cognitive impairments. These types of risks are best discussed with your doctor.
Extrinsic factors include environmental issues like poor lighting, throw rugs, lack of safety equipment, smooth surfaced floors, or even the type of shoes you wear. Other extrinsic factors consist of taking pharmaceutical medications that have negative side effects.
These risk factors are different for each person’s case and if multiple factors are involved, the risk that you will fall increases. It has been shown that assistive devices like walkers or canes have helped prevent falls but they have not proven to be the sole reason of fall preventions. Thus it is important to be aware of all the risk factors that could affect you so you can prevent a fall.
Fitness Room Facts: Precor Recumbent Bike
Jon Dolph
Fitness Supervisor
What it offers:
A superior, low-impact workout : For a low-impact, non-weight bearing cardio workout, try the Recumbent Bike. The recumbent bike allows you to step through easily, seating you in a reclining position that takes weight off sensitive areas and distributes it over the Precor designed air flex seat for a comfortable ride.
Heart Rate Monitoring: Maximize your workout results with touch heart rate monitoring .
Smart-Rate: Easily stay in your fat burn, cardio or peak target heart rate zone with Smart-Rate
Preset Programs: Tailor your workouts to your fitness goals, stay challenged and add variety, with preset programs. Our Precor recumbent bikes have specific programs such as weight loss training, performance training, interval training, heart rate control, and a manual control as well.
The Precor powerful motor runs cool and quiet, providing plenty of power and torque when you want it.
Team Franciscan Center: Relaxation Massage!
Kristin Pitstick
Spa Manager
With 2012 in full swing, we at the
As the name implies, Relaxation massage is a gentle massage where the primary goal is, you guessed it, relaxation. During a typical session, there is less emphasis placed on working out tense muscles and more on gentle gliding strokes to induce a peaceful state.
Although this is the least strenuous massage, there are still substantial benefits: improved blood circulation, stimulation of the lymphatic system, a calming effect on the nervous system, and an increased sense of well-being.
Let 2012 be the best year of your life -
Team Franciscan Center: Social Walking!
Dr. Jack Harless,
Manager of The Franciscan Center
What a winter we’ve had so far! Hopefully this warm weather will continue through February. When was the last time you can remember doing as many outdoor activities in January?
I know my family has taken more walks this past month than in any recent winter I can remember. Walking with friends and loved ones not only is good for you physically, but also helps tend to the emotional and spiritual aspects of our relationships.
Physiologists have long known that humans were not designed to be stationary. Unfortunately, our modern lifestyle makes it extremely easy to be sedentary, with disastrous consequences.
Our Vital Life Social Walking Program is one antidote to this sedentary menace! Find a friend or loved one to get active with. Not only does it pass the time, but it helps keep you motivated and consistent with your exercise program.
If you look around the St. Leonard
When you fill these sheets out and turn them in, this information gets entered into a computer database which allows you to plot your walking from St. Leonard to Disneyland in California Assisi , Italy
Our members and residents have found this to be a fun way to get motivated to walk, and more importantly, to stay motivated with their long-term exercise commitments. It also helps teach and implement a valuable lesson for life, which is goal setting. Exercise can be a very nebulous endeavor if you don't have specific goals. It can also be very hard to maintain over a long period of time if you aren't focused and secure in the reasons why you have chosen to set out on this exercise path.
Our Vital Life Social Walking Program helps you connect with your wellness goals in a real and tangible way. When you feel connected to your personal exercise goals your probability of achieving those goals rises exponentially! Further, the likelihood of you setting new and higher goals increases as well
So look around campus for the white Vital Life Social Walking tickets and begin your journey today!
Team Drama and Theater: Murder Mystery Award!
Inside the envelope ……… (dramatic pause)
Anna-Bridgette!"
Marcy, Stephanie, Kate, Kristin, Kelsey, Kelly!"
Casey, Jack, Eric, Pete!"
and stayed in character through the ending.
Amazing performances!
Bravo!!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Campus Wellness Score 92% with Over 1,780 Programs Surveyed!
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| Cumulative Totals | Time | # of Events Measured | Score/2.0 | Satisfaction | Attendance | | |
| Jan-11 | 73 | 73 | 1.7 | 85% | 1120 | | |
| Feb-March 2011 | 220.5 | 221 | 1.76 | 88% | 2742 | | |
| Apr-11 | 80 | 97 | 1.78 | 89% | 1042 | | |
| May-11 | 76 | 73 | 1.87 | 94% | 929 | | |
| Jun-11 | 258 | 258 | 1.82 | 91% | 1011 | | |
| Jul-11 | 290 | 276 | 1.86 | 93% | 1683 | | |
| Aug-11 | 129 | 129 | 1.77 | 89% | 1790 | | |
| Sep-11 | 201 | 133 | 1.91 | 96% | 1995 | | |
| Oct. 11 | 194 | 172 | 1.96 | 98% | 2854 | | |
| Nov-12 | 212.74 | 172 | 1.91 | 96% | 1972 | | |
| Dec-12 | 173.83 | 176 | 1.91 | 96% | 1739 | | |
| Totals | 1908.07 | 1780 | 1.8 | 92% | 18877 | | |
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