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Wednesday Journal, January 22, 2014

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It begins with the right setting. Comfortable surroundings that please the eye and senses. A responsive staff for resident support needs, with a licensed nurse on-site 24/7. Professionally guided fitness and therapy for an active lifestyle.

Delicious, chef-prepared cuisine. Concierge and transportation services. Enriching activities for mind, body and spirit. What happens next is up to you. After all, it’s your story.

Distinctive Residential Settings | Chef-prepared Dining and Bistro Premier Programs for Health and Wellness | Award-Winning Memory Care Therapy and Rehabilitation by Paxxon Healthcare Services

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Let us help make this chapter one of your best.

Glenview (847) 657-7100 Buffalo Grove (847) 537-5000 Carol Stream (630) 510-1515 Oak Park (708) 848-7200

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Forest Park Library Services for Seniors

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he Library has many services that make it easier for seniors to take advantage of library materials and services! Call us and ask about: ZoomText: We have a computer equipped with ZoomText, which will magnify the computer screen up to 36 times the normal size and speak the text on the web page in a natural human voice.

A large-print keyboard makes it easier to type.

Large Print Books and Audiobooks: If reading small print is becoming difficult, ask for the book in large print format, which has larger letters. You can also ask for the book on CD or cassette—listening to a book can be just as much fun as reading it!

Homebound Delivery: Library volunteers will deliver and pick up library books twice a week for patrons who cannot physically make it into the library.

Telesensory Machines and CCTV Enlargers: These machines enlarge text and pictures, making books, newspapers, and more easier to read.

Described DVDs: If you have trouble seeing your television screen, you can check out Described DVDs from the library--narration explains the film action

by highlighting facial expressions, body language, scenery, etc., but does not interfere with dialogue.

Computer Classes: We offer beginners computer classes on a rotating schedule. It’s never too late to learn!

Friends of the Library: The Friends of the Library is a group of people of all ages, including seniors, that volunteers to help out the library in many different ways. Find out how you can help!

Forest Park Public Library 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Forest Park, IL. 60130 708-366-7171

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7555 Jackson Blvd.

Forest Park, IL 60130 (708) 366-7171 www.fppl.org

Services For Seniors Take a look at our services for seniors in this special senior class edition.

Special services at the library include: * Enlargers * Large print books and Audiobooks * Homebound delivery * Described DVDs * Computer classes

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Wednesday Journal, January 22, 2014

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And at the Altenheim, you’ll be able to protect it with rent that is reasonable.

But the Altenheim is so much more… it is surrounded with beautiful grounds and wildlife, seniors who look out for one another and apartment selections and activities to suit your active lifestyle.

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Wednesday Journal, January 22, 2014

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Someone You Should Know: Ed Regester, Bus Driver for Cantata Adult Life Services

ne by one a small group of seniors slowly make their way onto the bus belonging to Cantata Adult Life Services, a senior living community located in Brookfield. They sit, bundled from the cold with winter coats, scarves and gloves. The opened doors only welcome the brisk Chicago wind inside, but over the howling of the wind, one can hear a soothing voice ensuring Cantata clients that it’ll be just a few more minutes. After ensuring the last person is securely fastened, Ed Regester, the friendly Bus Driver for Cantata, takes his seat behind the wheel and flips a switch to turn on the holiday lights and festive music that he’s installed himself prior to the scheduled outing to the Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic Show. Warm smiles and bright eyes from Cantata clients is just the reaction Regester loves to create. Whether those smile come from him decorating the Cantata bus for the holidays or from him going out of his way to help Cantata clients and staff, Regester is a selfless and truly inspirational person you should know.

“I really enjoy driving the Cantata bus because I get to learn a lot about the clients. I have the opportunity to talk to them on a more personal level, and I love to hear about their life stories,” said Regester.

Regester has been working for Cantata for over nine years. In 2004 he responded to a newspaper ad for a painter position with the maintenance department at Cantata. Shortly after that position ended he was approached by the Director of Life Enrichment about working part-time as the Bus Driver for Cantata.

“I accepted the position because I wanted to maintain

a connection with Cantata. I love interacting with the staff and clients here,” said Regester.

Before working at Cantata, Regester worked for 25 years for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), until his retirement at the age of 50. He spoke highly of the CTA being a great company to work for, but one thing that was missing was the public interaction that he now gets as a Cantata Bus Driver.

“I’m a people person and I enjoy talking to people,” said Regester, who was raised in Chicago by his grandparents after his father’s death. From age 11 until his enlistment into the United States Navy, he took care of his blind grandmother and elderly grandfather, and developed a great appreciation and respect for senior citizens. He believes his grandparents played a significant role in the charming and friendly personality that he exudes today.

“If you take the time to sit and talk to clients here, even it’s only for five or ten minutes out of your day, it means so much to them that you care about what their life has been like,” said Regester. “I met a Cantata client from the Assisted Living Building that sang in Frank Sinatra’s band, and I met a client at British Home Rehabilitation Services whose son recently retired from working as the pilot for Air Force One.” Inspiring people walk in and out of these doors every day at Cantata Adult Life Services. And for Regester, driving the bus for Cantata has allowed him to establish a strong connection with clients and become inspired by their stories and wisdom. Working at Cantata has taught him a lot of life lessons, one of those lessons being how

to treat people in a positive way regardless of their age.

“The clients here are so appreciative of everything,” said Regester. “Yes, I drive them safely to and from special events, but they’re also appreciative of the small things I do such as, holding their hand to help them off the bus, or carrying their groceries inside for them.

Seeing the clients happy makes me want to do more.”

Regester is a Brookfield resident and enjoys spending time with his grandson and English Bull Terrier. When the weather gets warmer he hopes to bring his dog to the Cantata campus so clients can watch her play Frisbee. Just one more way Ed Regester is planning to bring a smile to a seniors face.

Join Those Of Us Who Think Life Is Just Getting Good.

Some call it “senior living.” At Cantata, we call it living your Best Life.

Smiles, chuckles and even guffaws - these spontaneous, joyful moments of fun about the silly things in life are the music that accompanies much of what goes on at Cantata.

At Cantata Campus Living, you can live in harmony with a vibrant community of people who share your commitment to enjoying life. Choose an Independent Living or Assisted Living apartment. Relax, have fun, and enjoy a wide menu of activities, including dining, trips, classes, fitness, and salon and wellness services.

To schedule a tour with your personal Community Counselor, call us today at 708-485-1155 or visit us online at www.cantata.org.

8700 West 31st St. Brookfield, IL 60513 708-485-1155 www.cantata.org

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Wednesday Journal, January 22, 2014

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Create an exciting day at Oak Park Arms!

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Independent, Assisted Living and Short-Term Stay Rental Retirement Community

Welcome Home!

It’s All At The Arms

Come to the Oak Park Arms and enjoy the company of our family with full independent, assisted living and short-term accommodations. Enjoy the warmth of new friends and comfortable home-like surroundings.

Let us take care of all your needs!

Call today to schedule a tour - 708-386-4040 Oak Park Arms • 408 S. Oak Park Ave. • Oak Park, IL, 60302 www.oakparkarms.com

n 1922, Oak Park was a young suburb with an elegant hotel/apartment building - the Oak Park Arms, and it was the epitome of style and sophistication. The Arms was always busy with meetings of all kinds, galas and wedding receptions.

By the 1970’s, however, hotel chains were springing up everywhere. The Oak Park Arms’ future was in doubt, until it was purchased by two friends who wanted to create active retirement living in a community that was full of life, service and spirit.

Today the Oak Park Arms is still owned by those two friends who remain involved and committed to excellence.

It is flourishing as an independent living or an assisted living retirement community offering residents as full a life as they wish.

The word “choices” applies to everything. There is an abundance of appealing options for dining, learning, fitness, care and camaraderie. Residents enjoy an unbeatable combination of value, flexibility, life enrichment and fully integrated senior services. With more than 300 events a month, residents can create a day as exciting – or as relaxing – as they wish.

Books are delivered from the renowned Oak Park Library. Complementary transportation is available to appointments, the grocery store and the shopping mall.

Within the Arms is an elegant dining room, ballroom, meeting rooms, barbershop, hair salon, doctors’ offices and a wonderful place for a massage.

The Arms shares space with the Lifelong Learning Center (the local Senior Center), and more than ten other providers of senior-centered care are within the Arms.

There are assisted living services if and when they are needed. Short term or respite stays are popular. The Adult Day Care program invites participants to spend their daytime hours at The Arms and then return home in the evenings.

Winner of multiple awards, the Oak Park Arms has maintained its original charm. It is an affable and affordable home for older adults and a great resource to Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park and surrounding suburbs.

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Wednesday Journal, January 22, 2014

Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Changing the Way We Operate Surgery with less pain, smaller scars and quicker recovery time?

Robotic-assisted surgery makes it possible! The da Vinci速 Si Surgical System is revolutionizing treatment for patients with general, gynecological and urological conditions, as well as many other health issues.

West Suburban Medical Center is part of an elite group of nationally recognized da Vinci teaching programs around the country, and the only facility in the Midwest. Our patients benefit from having top surgeons here on staff as well as the newest, state-of-the-art robotic surgical equipment.

Learn more about the physicians and procedures offered at West Suburban Medical Center by calling 866.938.7256 today.

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3 Erie Court, Oak Park, IL 60302

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Wednesday Journal, January 22, 2014

Panton Eye Center Doctors Provide Latest Eye Care

he Panton Eye Center has provided state-of-the-art eye care for over fifty years.

Board-certified ophthalmologists and optometrists offer comprehensive optical, medical, and surgical care including five treatment lasers.

John H. Panton, M.D., founder, comments on the advances made during his career: “Cataract was once a blinding disease.

Surgery required a lengthy hospitalization and patients wore thick spectacles post-operatively.

That is a thing of the past.

Today’s no-shot cataract surgery allows the restoration of normal vision for nearly everyone. What we now consider routine was unimaginable when I began!”

Peter J. Panton, M.D., senior surgeon, describes the surgical elimination of glasses or refractive surgery: “The refractive components of the eye are the cornea (in the front of the eye) and the lens (inside the eye).

There are two major refractive procedures: (1) LASIK is the use of a laser to reshape the cornea; (2) Refractive Cataract Surgery is the combination of a bifocal implant with no-shot cataract surgery. For both our LASIK patients and our Refractive Cataract Surgery patients, life with-out glasses is the anticipated outcome.”

Robert W. Panton, M.D., fellowship-trained corneal surgeon, defines ALL LASER LASIK: “ALL LASER LASIK is the combination of two lasers to correct vision. The first makes a thin flap of cornea which is gently folded back. The second reshapes the cornea. The flap is repositioned without the need for stitches. Prior to surgery, the patient is able to see only the big-E; the morning after ALL LASER LASIK, the patient drives himself for his follow-up exam.”

Elizabeth Panton Karkazis, O.D. explains how contact lenses complement refractive surgery

in a comprehensive practice: “Teenagers are too young for LASIK and not every adult is a suitable candidate for LASIK. When surgery is not an option, contact lenses remain a valuable tool to satisfy a patient’s optical needs.”

Panton Eye Center 7740 North Avenue Elmwood Park, IL 708-452-7200 www.pantoneye.com

Dr. Peter Panton Discusses Cataract Surgery & Bifocal Implants Dr. Panton, what is a cataract and how is it treated?

A cataract is the clouding of the lens inside the eye. Neither drops nor pills can prevent or cure a cataract. The only treatment for a cataract is its surgical removal and its replacement with a clear artificial lens or intraocular lens implant (IOL).

Dr. Peter J. Panton, a graduate of the Brown University School of Medicine, is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and former president of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society.

Call to schedule your Bifocal Implant Evaluation

Panton Eye Center 7740 North Avenue Elmwood Park, IL

708-452-7200 WWW.PANTONEYE.COM

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What is the difference between a monofocal implant and a bifocal implant?

In the past, the IOL corrected distance vision only; this is called a monofocal implant. Patients who undergo cataract surgery with a monofocal implant still need reading glasses. Recent advances incorporate a bifocal into the IOL. The bifocal implant allows patients to read without glasses, drive without glasses, and do virtually all of their activities without glasses.

What will I experience during cataract surgery with a bifocal implant?

Cataract surgery is performed on an outpatient basis using eye drops to numb your eye; no shots are necessary. The operation takes approximately 20 minutes after which you will rest for a short time before going home. Post-operatively, you will be asked to instill eye drops for a few weeks after surgery. You will have 90% of you vision back within one day and your eye will be completely healed within two weeks.

How do I find out if bifocal implants are right for me?

While most cataract patients are candidates for this technology, it is best to seek consultation with an ophthalmologist with experience in bifocal implants. If you want to reduce your dependence on glasses after cataract surgery, call Dr. Panton at 708-452-7200 to schedule an appointment.

No Glasses after Cataract Surgery