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Greetings!
Summer is here and so is the heat. Remember these simple tips to stay cool & healthy during the next few months.
- Drink plenty of water. It is very important to drink water. Your body needs water to prevent dehydration during warm summer days.
- If you have asthma or other respiratory problems, keep a careful watch on the daily air quality reports. Remember to take your inhaler or other medication with you when you go out.
- Take a rest or nap. Don't push yourself beyond your physical limits.
- Wear sunscreen. Sunburn is painful and unhealthy.
- Stay cool by wearing light, loose-fitting clothing to help you stay cooler.
- Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sun's UV rays.
- Maintain your energy level by limiting your intake of fat and sugar; focus on carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables.
- Before leaving for vacation pack a few items (i.e. calamine lotion, baking soda) that will help with itchy or painful insect bites.
- If you have allergies and plan to be traveling/vacationing, find out which plants will be pollinating in your vacation destination.
- Know your body. If you are feeling ill, see a doctor. An average of 400 people die each year in the United States due to extreme heat.
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| Summer Bake Sale Returning! |
Riverview Estates will be selling baked goods along the river. The bake sale will be held every Wednesday night on our front lawn at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. So come on down to the river, enjoy the Riverton Yacht Club sailboat races, a stroll along the river and some homemade baked goods. All monies raised will benefit the lives of the residents.
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"Ask Jane" Director of Social Services
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Dear Jane,
I heard one of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act is that it will close the doughnut hole. What's the doughnut hole and how is it closing?
Signed, Sarah
Dear Sarah,
The coverage gap- or as it's more commonly known, the doughnut hole, is one of the four coverage periods people with Medicare Part D can be in during the year. Many people find out they've reached the doughnut hole when they unexpectedly get a big bill at the pharmacy.
You reach the doughnut hole after you have gone through the deductible and initial coverage periods. This year, you enter the doughnut hole when your total drug costs reach $2,930. Your total drug costs are what you and your plan have spent on covered prescriptions since the start of the year.
Your costs at the pharmacy temporarily increase when you're in the doughnut hole. In the past, people were usually responsible for the full cost of their prescriptions during this period. However, because of health reform, people now get discounts on drugs they buy while in the doughnut hole. In 2012, people in the doughnut hole get a 50 percent manufacturer's discount on covered brand-name drugs and a 14 percent government subsidy on covered generic drugs. These discounts will increase every year until 2020, when the doughnut hole will be gone.
You get out of the coverage gap in 2012 when you have paid $4,700 out-of-pocket for covered drugs since the start of the year. When you reach this out-of-pocket limit, you get catastrophic coverage. The costs that help you reach catastrophic coverage are mostly the costs you have spent out of your own pocket: your deductible, what you paid during the initial coverage period and what you paid during the coverage gap. It also includes the 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs that you received in the coverage gap. If someone else pays for your drugs on your behalf, this will also count toward getting you out of the coverage gap. This includes drug costs paid for you by family members, most charities, State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs and the Indian Health Service.
When you reach catastrophic coverage, you pay either a 5 percent coinsurance for covered drugs or a copay of $2.60 for covered generic drugs and $6.50 for covered brand-name drugs, whichever is greater.
If you or someone you know has a question you would like to ask Jane please email you questions to jane@riverviewestates.org and put "ask Jane" in the subject line. I will post a question and its response in each month's newsletter.
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| Save The Date: |
The Annual Fine Arts & Peach Festival is Saturday, August 4th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please plan to attend. More information is available on our website at www.riverviewestates.org.
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Red, White and Blue Cake
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Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- red and blue gel paste coloring
Directions:
1. Center two racks in the oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Spray three 8 or 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick spray. Add a spoonful of flour to each, shake it around and tap out the excess.
2. To Make Cake: Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk together buttermilk and egg whites in a medium bowl. In a large separate, large bowl, use an electric mixer to blend together butter and sugar; beat at medium speed for a full 3 minutes, until the mixture is very light. Beat in the extract, then add one third of the flour mixture, still beating on medium speed. Beat in half of the buttermilk-egg mixture, then beat in half of the remaining dry ingredients until incorporated. Add the rest of the buttermilk and eggs, then add the last of the dry ingredients. Finally, give the batter a good 2 minute beating to ensure that it is thoroughly mixed and well aerated. Divide the batter evenly between three glass bowls. Color two of the bowls of batter- one dark red and one dark blue. Just add the color a little at a time until you reach the hue you'd like. Scoop each of the batters into their own prepared pan.
3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes for 8-inch rounds (15 to 20 for 9-inch), or until the cakes have risen and are springy to the touch- a toothpick inserted into the centers should come out clean. Transfer cakes to cooling racks and cool for about 5 minutes, then run a knife around the sides of the cakes. Invert and cool to room temperature right side up on wire racks. When cooled, frost the cake as you would a 3-layer cake, frosting each layer before adding the next, and then covering the whole cake with frosting too.
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| Alzheimer's Support Group |
Riverview Estates offers a support group for caregivers and family of those affected by Alzheimer's disease. This is an informal group that meets the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm. This group is free and provides information about the disease process, support, and services that are available. Please join us. For more information please contact Jane Bohn at (856)829-2274 ext.113 or via email at jane@riverviewestates.org
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July Events
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7/2 ICE CREAM SOCIAL
7/3 PATRIOTIC FLOWER ARRANGING
7/4 4TH OF JULY PARADE
7/7 CERAMICS
7/9 SING W/GLORIA TURK
7/10 SING ALONG W/PETER HOMON
7/10 RIVERLINE RIDE
7/11 SING W/LENNY KING
7/12 CHRISTIAN CONCERT
7/13 SING W/HARRY GORI
7/16 BEACH PARTY DAY
7/17 THE BARRINGTON BAND
7/18 SING W/BRUCE COPP
7/19 YEARS OF RESIDENCY TEA
7/21 SING W/HELEN SIKORA
7/25 SING W/FREYDA THOMAS
7/28 SING W/MARC SHAW
7/31 ICE CREAM OUTING
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Eileen's Idioms
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"GIVE SOMEONE THE SHIRT OFF THEIR BACK"
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"Rosie will give the shirt off her back to help Daisy with her medical needs."
Meaning: To be extremely generous
Origin: First used in the 1770's, this idiom is almost self-explanatory. If you saw a needy person who was cold because he had no shirt, and you actually took your shirt off and gave it to him, it would be a great act of kindness. Today, if you perform any act of self-sacrifice, we say it's like "Giving the shirt off your back to someone."
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If you use Amazon.com to purchase text books for the winter or spring semesters of school, please help Riverview Estates while you shop. Enter Amazon.com by clicking on the link on our website, www.riverviewestates.org. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to Riverview Estates any time you complete a purchase from them after entering through our link. |
| United Way |
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If you give to the United Way, please consider designating Baptist Home of South Jersey as your recipient. Our designation code is 1831. | |
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