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Your best interest at heart Check out what three featured local businesses have to offer you.
How to make your resolutions last It’s a new year, so learn some new tricks to keep your goals in check.
Home safe home Create a safe environment with some simple updates.
Boomers change the world again Senior volunteers are making a positive impact.
Editor’s note Brrrr, it’s cold outside! So curl up in your favorite blanket and settle in for a great read about local businesses and great deals! Be sure to check out the special center spread on three area businesses that have your best interest at heart. In times of economic hardship, it’s important to support your local businesses. After all, it stimulates the local economy and local businesses are able to provide the goods and services you need like no other.
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or many of us, Jan. 1 signals the date for an annual ritual … making New Year’s Resolutions! We want to lose weight, have better relationships, and feel better. Did you know that by treating your snoring and obstructive sleep apnea that issues like weight loss, daytime energy, and sleeping in the same room again can become a reality? An estimated 40 million Americans snore and nearly 20 million have sleep apnea, a condition where the airway collapses during sleep, causing the person to stop breathing and awaken multiple times every hour with a gasp. Sleep apnea is a life-threatening sleep disorder that left undiagnosed and untreated can shorten your lifespan up to 18 years! Treatment options include CPAP machines, surgery, and oral appliances. While CPAP is the gold standard of sleep apnea treatment, many people can’t tolerate the masks and hoses. An oral appliance is an FDA approved CPAP alternative that fits over your teeth and holds the lower jaw forward, keepNot sure if you have ing your sleep apnea? airway from Take a quick collapsing. quiz at Every www.cincisleep.com day, to see if you patients are at risk. experience the benefits of Dr. Kitzmiller’s oral appliance therapy and rave about how it has changed their life. “Since getting an oral appliance with Dr. Kitzmiller I’ve been feeling awesome! It has significantly affected my quality of life. I’ve passed on the word
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about this treatment to my patients to help them take the right step to get their sleep apnea treated. You all are excellent!” said M. Jones, nurse practitioner Want to see what a difference oral appliance therapy can be to treat your snoring or sleep apnea? Give Dr. Kitzmiller a call at 248-8848 to schedule your complimentary consultation. Dr. Kitzmiller and his team can coordinate your entire care process, including scheduling your diagnostic sleep study, treatment visits, insurance and follow-up. Just go to www.cincisleep.com to learn more!
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im Barrie wants to share his love for diving, so he’s letting everyone try it for free. His store, the Scuba Shack, located in Florence, is offering free trials to anyone interested in diving. “We want to expose as many people as we can to this wonderful activity,” said Barrie. “Diving is not a sport, it’s not a hobby, it’s a lifestyle.” Scuba Shack will allow free one-hour dives every Saturday. Dives will be lined up two at a time, exceptions will be made for groups of three or more. Barrie has owned Scuba Shack for 10 years, and in that time has been told by countless people that they would love to try diving. He knows that if they do, they’ll love it! So he wants to give them the opportunity. All those willing to dive will be fully geared up and go for a dip in Scuba Shack’s indoor, heated 10-foot-deep pool. The dives will be lead by the Shack’s certified instructors. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 283-1550.
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The Scuba Shack also offers certification training. Through training divers learn proper technique, safety measures, and how to use equipment. Divers certified at the Scuba Shack are given unlimited training classes at no extra charge. The Shack also offers unlimited access to equipment and their pool for certification customers. Once certified a diver is ready to go on one of the store’s trips to dive locations in the United States and abroad. In 2010 the Shack will lead trips to locations like Bonne Terre Mine in Missouri, Fiji, and the Bahamas. Most trips include airfare, lodging and dining. Pricing varies by destination. Many trips are enjoyable for both divers and non-divers, so the diver can bring a spouse or friend. However, trips specifically for divers are noted. “There’s nothing quite like a group trip,” said Barrie. “Both divers and non-divers come back having seen some of the world’s most beautiful locations and with a group of new friends,” he said.
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prominent Huff Realtor called Rooftime last week to request a siding estimate on her newest listing. She wondered if Rooftime could come and investigate why the newly applied paint was peeling on the wood siding of a 100-year-old vintage home; why painters were not able to keep any paint adhered to the wood siding for any extended period of time, and how much a new siding job would cost the homeowners. The estimators from Rooftime suspected the true problem, even before they arrived onto the site! Another sick and suffocating home; dying from what roofers call, “the plastic bag� effect. Adults constantly warn children about the dangers of placing their head into a tightly wrapped plastic bag; after all, over 3,300 children are killed every year this way, due to the lack of air flow in and out of their bodies. A house is no different! Homes must be able to breath. Cut off the air flowing in and out of their attics and they suffocate and die, (the plastic bag effect), just like us. Peeling paint is just one of the most easily recognized signs of a sick home! Homeowners often get frustrated with a recurring paint problem and call on a contractor to install an expensive, vinyl siding job. This will only make a bad situation worse!
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The newly sided home, now really does have a plastic bag wrapped around its neck, and it will die even faster. New siding, Tyvek wrap and insulation board are not the problem per se, but can mask the fact that major problems still exist but are going on, unnoticed. What little airflow that may have been occurring through old cracks and crevices, has now been completely sealed off by the installation of new siding. Now you really have an unhealthy home; prone to accelerated mold growth, a build up of interior pollutants, and higher
utility bills due to inefficient economies of heating and air conditioning. Is your home sick? Most older homes are! Have you just installed new siding because of peeling paint, too? Then you may still have problems.
roof - attic ventilation in relationship to life expectancies of shingle roofs, formation of ice dams and excessive utility consumption. Homes must breathe. How do professional roofers help a home to breathe?
home, which allows bad air to exit the home, venting excessive heat in the summer and humidity in the winter. The good news for the old home the realtor called about, was that Rooftime installed a new, properly balanced ventilation system, for less than one-third the cost of new vinyl siding, and the home was saved. Have your home professionally inspected and receive a free copy of a DVD or CD-ROM that completely demonstrates the keys to proper roof ventilation by calling on A New Rooftime at 513-753TIME, or in Northern Kentucky at 859-344TIME, or by visiting, www.newrooftime.com.
Just as a suffocating person can be saved by adding oxygen, so can a dying home be made to recover by adding air flow!
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Just as a suffocating person can be saved by adding oxygen, so can a dying home be made to recover by adding air flow. Roofing professionals, shingle manufacturers, and DIY-gurus, all stress the importance of proper
By installing a balanced ventilation system at the Soffit (overhang) areas of a home, which allows air to come into a home and flow upward through the attic area. And, by installing functional outlet vents, at the peak or gable ends of a
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keen now as it was then.” “Providing care is wonderful but speaking to my patients, learning about them and developing relationships with them is what makes me come to work every day.” Visit Dr. BullerSchussler and her staff at www. schusslerdentistry.com, or call 653-0525 to set up your appointment.
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n times of econmic hardship it’s important to support your local businesses. After all, it stimulates your local economy and local businesses just seem to be able to provide the goods and services you need like no other place.
Jason Roeder, owner of A Total Tan, has the goal of “providing the best tanning service on the West side. “We’ll stop at nothing until that is done,” he promised. “We have the highest quality tanning service at the lowest price.” A Total Tan, with locations on Delhi Pike, Glenway and Harrison avenues, began its service in February of 2000. All types of tanning levels are available and all packages are all access. You can buy one package and get in any bed they have. Best of all there’s no contracts - setting them a part from the competition. “We strive to provide the cleanest envioronment, friendliest staff, and latest equipment and we never take appointments,” said Roeder. “And we have unbeatable prices. Roeder said that a tanning session is a “short escape” where customers can come in, relax and get away from it all. “Everyone feels better when they have some color, and this is a good place to come for that,” Roeder said. During the month of February to celebrate their anniversary they will be offer $1.50 tanning special
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on all stand-up units, regular beda and regular beds with face tanners. Ultimate beds will be half price. For more information call 336-3162.
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Dr. Tiffany Buller-Schussler provides a family-friendly envioronment at her dental practice.
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Dr. Timffay Buller-Schussler wants you to feel comfortable when you come into her dental practice for a visit. “You must make a patient feel comfortable and at ease with you and with your treatment or they will never trust you and never relax,” says Buller-Schussler. “We have designed our office to be gentle and inviting, and this is what we want people to take away with them – the feeling of being comfortable while here, like going to a family gathering, or visit-
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Cedar Village, a retirement community, located in Mason, has a strong commitment to the sense of family. “We feel there’s a high level of energy and strong sense of commitment to the residents here,” Cedar Village CEO Carol Silver-Elliot said. “Nothing replicates the experience of walking down the hall and having a resident kiss you on the cheek and say, ‘You are my family.’” Cedar Village, in A Total Tan strives to provide the cleanest envioronment, friendlies staff, and latest equipment. addition to living options, offers innovapreviously bad experiences and if I can ing with some friends.” tive services. They have full time pasprovide that patient with a better expeDr. Buller-Schussler and her staff toral care, including both Reform and schedule 80 minutes for new patients rience and make the comfortable Orthodox Rabbis. There’s a large and so they can take their time and get to enough to trust me and come back, active programming department and then I have succeeded and that sense of activities are specifically designed to know them, listen to their concerns success makes me feel very good,” she and try to come up with a plan to meet varying needs. There’s also a sucexplained. help them that is best for them. cessful rehabilitation program with a Dr. Buller-Schussler has known she’s “We don't rush them in and out,” great staff that have seen great outcomes wanted to go into dentistry since she she said. “Personally, I talk to all of for residents. was 9 years old. my patients, explain all procedures “Our mission is to enrich the quality “As a young child I had to have some very thoroughly and just try to make of life and make aging a good experithem feel at ease. I also have nitrous substantial dental treatment performed. ence,” Silver-Elliot said. “Life begins a oxide (laughing gas) available if they As we had very little money, my mother Cedar Village – no matter what age or took me to IU School of Dentistry for are nervous and this helps them life stage, you’re able to grow and learn care by the students and residents there,” here.” relax.” When Dr. Buller-Schussler creates a she explained. “I saw what they were For more information visit doing, watched closely and became good relationship with a fearful www.cedarvillage.com. instantly interested. That is when I patient it makes her feel as though decided that I wanted to be a dentist. I she has “truly” done her job. never waivered and my interest is as “Fearful patients have often had
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Honor excellence in nursing Has a registered nurse made a difference in your life? Honor that caregiver at the 18th annual Florence Nightingale Awards for Nursing, Wednesday, April 21, at the Hyatt Regency, Cincinnati. All nominees will be honored. Six winners will receive $1,000 awards and 10 finalists, $400 awards. The Florence Nightingale awards, established in 1992, recognize individuals in the nursing profession for excellence in the delivery
of direct patient care. Each year the board of advisors calls upon the Greater Cincinnati community to nominate individual nurses who exemplify the spirit of caring embodied by Florence Nightingale. The gala awards dinner is sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. For more details check the College of Nursing Web site, www.nursing.uc.edu, or call 558-5311. The deadline for nominations is March 5.
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ingredient list on their 40 percent reduced fat kettle-cooked chips is refreshingly simple: potatoes, canola oil and salt. What’s even better is that they don’t add chemicals to reduce the fat content - they simply flash-bake the freshly-cut potatoes. When those hunger pangs come around, take a no-nonsense approach with yourself. Limit your intake by putting what you’re eating in a small bowl, which automatically helps you stop eating, or look at the nutritional label and stick to the serving size listed on the product. ailed New Year’s resolutions are a And eat slowly – you’ll feel full on a dime a dozen. That promise to go to the smaller amount of food if you don’t gym every day dwindles to three days a rush it. If you’ve got a sweet tooth, week, then two days a week, before falling skip the candy bars and find some into “whenever I can make it” territory. Diet dark chocolate that you can break off and weight loss resolutions are among the in small pieces. Let one piece melt most common, year after year, which says a on your tongue and you’ll cut the lot about what kind of results people are get- craving with a minimal intake of ting from the promises they make to themcalories. selves. If you’re not a snacker, you can The problem with so many resolutions is still apply those ideas to your main that they’re simply too strenuous, too unfor- meals. Be sure to choose main dishes giving and just plain unrealistic. We don’t that are made with natural ingredibecome superhuman masters of willpower ents and give yourself some flavor with the turning of the year, nor do varieties. Add in Cape our busy schedules change. The Cod Potato Chips as a best, most effective resolutions, side (they’re availespecially for weight loss, are able in nearly 10 the ones that fit in with the different varilives we’re already living. eties to compliResolutions for weight ment whatevloss and those for eating er you’re better can easily go hand serving), and in hand. One key to a treat yourself positive, effective plan to a dark for carrying out these chocolate resolutions is to not view square for food as the enemy – or, at dessert. To least, not all food. As a first make yourself step, start taking a good, eat more slowly hard look at the ingredient list and pay attention to on foods that you buy. what and how much You should also be honest with you’re eating - turn off the yourself about your eating habits. If you’re a TV, step away from the computer habitual snacker in the mid-afternoon, own and have a sit-down meal with the up to it. Next, armed with that knowledge, family or a friend. shop smart and stock better-for-you options If you add in simple exercise, like for your snacks. Many people starting out going for walks on your work on new eating regimens buy products that breaks, you’ll be taking an extra step sound “healthy,” but don’t satisfy cravings toward a healthier lifestyle, without and can lead to too much snacking. having to turn your world upside Look for products that you know you down. With those simple adjustlike, but find versions that incorporate natu- ments, this can be the year that your ral ingredients or offer lower fat options. For resolution finally lasts through the example, if you crave potato chips, Cape whole year. Cod Potato Chips are a good option. The Courtesy of ARAcontent
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Dental implants – The best solution for missing teeth and slipping, uncomfortable dentures According to the National Institute of Health, 64 percent of the U.S. adult population are missing one or more teeth. Over 40 million are edentulous (missing all of their teeth). The New York Times reported 25 percent of those 65 years of age or older have lost all of their teeth. If a patient has dentures for many years, there comes a time when they can no longer function properly due to the continued bone resorption (bone loss). This problem is magnified in the lower jaw. A recent study shows that extensive use of denture adhesives can lead to neurological disorders. Johns Hopkins University published an article in AARP News stating that of the 10 most important health tips, No. 4 was do dental implants instead of dentures, especially the lower one. Patients with implant stable teeth can eat a more healthy diet, fruits, vegetables and food high in fiber. A lower denture can be stabilized with as little as two implants offering a low cost approach. It is also recommended that patients with advanced periodontal (gum) disease should
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have the condition treated, the hopeless teeth removed and replaced with dental implants. Gum disease can lead to more serious health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and shown in a recent study, pancreatic cancer. What is a dental implant? A dental implant is a titanium root shaped device with a special surface that allows for a strong bone bond. Dental implant placement is an in office procedure performed under local anesthesia and for apprehensive patients, conscious sedation. Post operative discomfort is no more severe than a simple extraction. Patients that are missing one tooth or must lose a tooth that can’t be saved wonder if they should replace it with a bridge or an implant. According the American Dental Association, the average life of a bridge is seven to nine years, whereas a single dental implant has predictability of 25 years or more. Dr. Jack Hahn of the Cosmetic &
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Implant Dental Center is a pioneer in implant dentistry and has developed techniques and devices that are used worldwide. He is the inventor of the world’s most widely used implant system and has successfully placed over 30,000 dental implants. The Cosmetic & Implant Dental Center has their own inhouse dental laboratory with experienced technicians. Patients are never without teeth during treatment and in some cases, permanent teeth can be placed the same day of implant placement. The in-house dental laboratory has many advantages. The doctor, patient and technician work together in order to obtain the
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most optimum functional and cosmetic result. There is also a substantial savings in time and expense to the patient. At the consultation appointment, the doctor will go over the patient’s health history, take special x-rays with a machine that allows for computer treatment planning for precision implant placement. Dr. Hahn and his staff will thoroughly explain the various treatment options. Call the Cosmetic & Implant Dental Center to schedule your free consultation at 281-2333. Dr. Hahn is a Diplomate and Past President of the American Board of Oral Implantology & Implant Dentistry.
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Home safe home, with some simple updates Ninety percent of homeowners plan to stay in their homes for as long as their health permits, according to “Kitchen and Bath Business” magazine. And, as the place that you spend a majority of your time, your home can play a big role in your health and happiness. Follow these simple hints to ensure you are living a happy and healthy lifestyle.
cent) occur in the bathroom – especially getting into and out of the bath or shower. Keeping your bath a sanctuary rather than a safety hazard is simple. Some brands, offer a variety of easy-to-use, easy-to-install and inexpensive bath safety items like grab bars, tub grips, shower chairs and transfer benches.
Most of us look forward to our daily shower or bath as a time to relax and unwind. However, a disproportionate number of fallrelated injuries (70 per-
essential to keep your family protected from indoor irritants. Air purifiers use a HEPA filtration system to remove up to 99.97 percent of allergy-causing airborne particles. Additionally, it is wise to change your furnace filters regularly to remove airborne irritants and also extend the life of the mechanical system.
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Lighten up your mood and your home with new metal halide lamps. Metal halide is an improved lighting technology that is the closest simulation to natural sunlight, making everyday tasks such as reading, writing, sewing and cooking easier. It also boasts long life and energy efficiency.
It’s no secret that lighting can make or break the ambiance of a room, but did you also know that by age 60 the average person requires 15 times more lighting than when they were 10 years old?
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while making your home feel more open, easier to keep clean and dust-free. Take control of clutter by acting like you are moving. If you wouldn’t make the effort to pack and relocate items – get rid of them. And, by selling your unwanted goods or donating them to a local charity you may earn a few extra dollars to reinvest into your home. With a few simple and inexpensive updates, you’ll soon be living a happier, healthier life. For more information about Home Care by Moen bath safety products, visit homecare.moen.com. Courtesy of ARAcontent
Not being able to hear correctly is one of the most frustrating things people endure. “People say to me, ‘I don’t have hearing loss, I can hear people talking, I just can’t understand them’”, said Dr Amy Holland, Audiologist at the Montgomery ENT Center. “They also tell me they mistake one word for another. What they don’t realize is that those two examples are proof of the most common type of hearing loss. And we can improve that, usually with a hearing aid, along with a strategy for better communication.”
Dr. Holland and Dr. Angela Byrd are the Audiologists at the practice which not only has the most technologically advanced hearing aids, but also offers them at the least expensive price in the Tristate area. “Hearing loss affects tons of people and their families,” said Dr. Byrd. “Effects of hearing loss are typically permanent, and even after receiving hearing aids, people are unable to hear 100 percent. Hearing aids are not like glasses---patients can take up to a year to adapt to them. The best advice I can give is to find an audiologist who is willing
to work with you and your family.” Dr Holland agrees. “Also, you don’t have to be a doctor to sell hearing aids,” said Dr. Holland. “Obtaining that degree shows our dedication to providing the best care for our patients. If you have an ear infection, or other medical condition requiring treatment, we have an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist/surgeon, Dr Mark Grosinger, here at the practice. Angela and I have eight years of college and experience in our field. This is the best place you can come for ear and hearing problems.”
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hanging the world is not an easy assignment - but baby boomers did it once and they’ll do it again. They tackled civil rights and women’s rights and ushered the country into the digital age of communication and entertainment media. They demanded better health care and more efficient automobiles. They worked alone and worked together to influence both their neighbors and their political leaders. Their list of achievements over the past 60plus years is undeniably remarkable. The boomer generation has “never just migrated through stages of life,” says Ken Dychtwald, a specialist on aging. “They always transformed them as they went … boomers are not going to grow old like any generations we’ve ever seen.” And now this cohort of baby boomers – this largest of all generations, born between 1946 and 1964 inclusively – is redefining what retirement means and is on the verge of changing the world again through active volunteerism. Sometimes referred to as the “Senior Tsunami,” this 79 million-member group will begin turning 65 in 2011 and while many now must work longer than expected, large numbers are
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home-building nonprofit, it also provided an enhanced means for Thrivent members to become involved or stay involved in an active and meaningful way. Members were offered opportuNot content to sit on their laurels nities to help build homes in their Thankfully, the boomer generaown communities or they could tion is a generation with heart, a generation that is already stepping travel in teams with like-minded up, recognizing that they can leave people to help build homes in specific U.S. locations or abroad. the world a better place for their Thrivent’s approach to connectchildren and grandchildren. It’s a strong and healthy group ing with their own boomer members through this alliance was with a passion for helping others. highly successful. Demographers predict the They were correct in anticipatboomers will live longer lives and remain in better physical condition ing that hundreds of thousands of them would be attracted to such an than any predecessor generation. action-packed opportunity. So, for many, knitting afghans The tangible result is that in and raising roses will not suffice. Volunteering will become the path- just four years a combined total of way of choice for many boomers. It more than 2,000 homes were built in the United States and in over 30 will provide a way for them to other countries. maintain a social network with people who express their values in Retiring ‘to’ not ‘from’ similar ways. Along with the sheer size of the Some volunteer experiences will also offer an element of adven- boomer generation, its vision of an active retirement is what will spur ture – something many boomers the group on to changing the desire – without being unsafe or world once again. In essence, disorganized. boomers imagine themselves retiring to a new life, rather than retirBoomer-rich companies taking note ing from an old one. Thrivent Financial for They want to be part of someLutherans, a Fortune 500 financial thing larger than themselves, services organization based in Minneapolis, Minn., has 2.6 million something they can believe in. The opportunity to contribute somemembers of which approximately thing valuable and lasting, to 40 percent are baby boomers. engage their interests, skills and When Thrivent reached out to those members to determine what resources, to make a difference in a modicum of time and to slot in a sorts of charitable activities the bit of adventure will become paraorganization should support, the mount. resounding reply was Habitat for One of the ways they will meet Humanity. all those criteria is through volunMany of these 45- to 60-someteerism. The legacy of millions of thing Thrivent members were already pounding nails on Habitat learned, talented, self-sacrificing construction sites across the nation. people stepping forward to help They wanted Thrivent Financial to those less fortunate is thrilling to consider. support those efforts. Imagine a more compassionate Based on that information, the world where millions are voluncompany formed a four-year $125 teering and benevolence is the new million alliance with Habitat for norm. Those boomers just might Humanity International, called pull it off – based on sheer numThrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity. The alliance supported bers, if nothing else. Courtesy of ARAcontent not only the work of the popular
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In October 2009, Cedar Village residents were able to go on the “ultimate field trip” with a 10-day mission trip to Israel.
Life begins at Cedar Village For the last 13 years, Cedar Village has been home to nearly 280 seniors in the Greater Cincinnati community. Despite many changes over the course of these years, the mission of the organization has remained consistent-to make aging a fulfilling and enriching experience. That simple phrase means a lot of things-it means a holistic approach to providing for the mind, body and spirit. It means meeting individuals where they are and recognizing that, regardless of illness or disability, people can still grow, learn and develop. It means that a major focus of Cedar Village is on programming, creating those opportunities that will enhance the lives of those for whom we care. Cedar Village has a large and active programming department and activities are specifically designed to meet varying needs. For example, on Cherry, the secure dementia unit, a dedicated program staff member offers a full calendar of activities designed to reach those whose disease process impairs cognitive function and speech. Using music therapy, special art programs and other modalities can help “unlock” the memories that remain. One unique component, piloted on the Cherry unit and now moving beyond into other parts of the Health Care Center is a program called Opening Minds through Art (OMA). A product of Cedar Village’s partnership with the Scripps Gerontology Center of Miami University, OMA is
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built on the principles of adult education, art and gerontology. It is not about creating art with dementia residents, it is really about fostering the ability of those individuals to still appreciate new experiences and make choices. The products of this program are remarkable and are on display, at the end of each program semester, in the Art Gallery at Cedar Village. Also unique to Cedar Village are our Berg and Harkavy funds which provide a rich and full program of entertainment and education for residents. Through these endowed funds, we are able to bring speakers in on a variety of topics as well as entertainment from the ballet to musical troupes. And, we are able to take residents on a wide variety of outings – including the theatre, opera, symphony, baseball games, community programs and more. In October 2009, nine Cedar Village residents were able to go on the “ultimate field trip” by participating in a 10day mission trip to Israel. This mission trip was a remarkable experience. It made Cedar Village the first retirement community in the country to take a second mission to Israel, our first was in 2007, and the first to ever do a B’nai Mitzvah Mission, allowing residents to celebrate their first, or second, Bar or Bat Mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. When it’s said life begins at Cedar Village – it’s meant . It is their commitment and their privilege.
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