 Participants and staff members lighting Shabbat candles in Jerusalem
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Dear ,
November is already in full swing! It's hard to believe but fall is definitely in the area. We are planning our holiday celebrations, from Chanukah to Mitzvah Day to New Year's and are looking forward to some great festivities.
This morning I had the opportunity to visit the ongoing second session of our Opening Minds through Art (OMA) program. We began this program last spring and will continue with another session next semester as well. OMA is a project through our collaboration with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University. If you have not seen what OMA can do, take a stroll through our Art Gallery hallway. It is incredibly inspiring. Not just because the work is beautiful and interesting but because it was done by residents who live at Cedar Village, residents with advanced levels of dementia. The premise of the program is that those with dementia can still create, make choices and be engaged. It's a way of opening the doors to the person who is still there despite the interference of the disease process. When you watch OMA in action, you can't help but be overwhelmed. If you'd like to see for yourself, let me know and we will find a time for you to visit. Who knows? You might even decide to volunteer and help with the program!
Yesterday we had the first opportunity to share photos and stories from the B'nai Mitzvah Mission with the rest of our Cedar Village family. We had a great slideshow and then we passed around the microphone for participants, both staff and residents, to share stories. We had laughter, tears and a lot of great anecdotes. This was the first of many presentations and we look forward to presenting the details of this wonderful trip to more of our community.
All the best,
 Carol Silver Elliott
CEO/President
Cedar Village
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,  Flowers from the Ba'hai Gardens overlooking the Port of Haifa.
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About Us
Cedar Village is a not-for-profit retirement community located in Mason, Ohio with a 162-bed health care center and 105 assisted living apartments.
Cedar Village offers rehabilitation following hospitalization, a specialized unit for dementia/Alzheimer's care and a non-medical home health agency, Cedar Village Home Care.
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To make a donation, please contact:
Sally F. Korkin, Director of Development
To inquire about our Independent & Assisted Living, please contact:
Rita Postolski, Manager, Assisted Living
To inquire about Cedar Village Home Care, please contact:
Martha Pyne and Rita Postolski
To inquire about Health Care, please contact:
Gail Davis, Admissions Director for Health Care
To volunteer, please contact:
Marcia Westcott, Director of Volunteers & Resident Programs
For additional information about Cedar Village, please contact:
Rachel Festenstein, Director of Marketing & Community Outreach
Cedar Village ~ 5467 Cedar Village Drive ~ Mason, Ohio 45040 ~ 513.754.3100 |
