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  • 25 Oct
    Pathways4Learning

    Experimenting With Watercolors!

    Pathways4Learning

    Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning® members participated in an engaging artistic endeavor during Ms. Nancy Herron’s six session art course!  This extensive course allowed Pathways members to experiment with watercolor materials and techniques to create a landscape and a seashell watercolor scene. 

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    Nancy Herron is an outstanding artist with experience teaching art in Fresno City Schools, and to home schoolers K-12.  She loves teaching art to children and this course was her first time teaching older adults.  Nancy believes it is important for older adults to continue learning, growing and expanding regardless of age, which they certainly did during this course!

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    All participants completed the course with outstanding artwork!  For many, it was their first time using watercolors.  Helen Atwood says she enjoyed having room to spread out her materials and look at her painting from a distance.  Furthermore, class members enjoyed learning new techniques from Nancy, such as how to paint ocean waves.  

    Whether someone has a great deal of artistic talent or if  this is their first time picking up a pencil or brush, they are most welcome to join Nancy for her sketching course which will be offered in the spring  2012 term through the Pathways Institute.

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    19 Sep
    KellyTheWebGal

    Celebrate National Adult Day Services Week!

    KellyTheWebGal

    We’re so excited to be celebrating National Adult Day Services together with our staff, clients and families.  As we invite you to join us in celebrating, we wanted to share a bit more about Adult Day Services.

    Messiah Village Adult Day Services utilizes an individualized approach of health, social and support services for older adults who are age 55 and better. We provide a comforting, and nurturing environment for you or your loved one. This is essential for many families as our support provides much needed respite for family caregivers during daytime hours.  It is our goal to promote the maximum level of independence possible for each person through the implementation of supportive services that help to maintain an individual’s present level of functioning as long as possible while also striving to restore or rehabilitate the individual to his/her highest possible level of functioning.

    At Messiah Village Adult Day, Lloyd has found a new passion for painting.

    At Messiah Village Adult Day, Lloyd has found a new passion for painting.

    Our clients participate in various bus trips and lunch outings as well as intergenerational programs and social programs related to cooking, gardening, pet therapy and music therapy. We serve a well balanced, nutritious lunch daily.  Additionally, clients receive a variety of support and health services such as water exercise, rehabilitation services, podiatry services, bathing assistance and beauty salon and barber services.

    Our staff are trained to provide support to our clients as well as family caregivers who can become overwhelmed at times with the responsibility of care giving.

    Learn more about Messiah Village’s approach to adult day that is enriching and uplifting!

    Adult Day Services Tour & Info Session
    Choose the date and location that is best for you!
    Fridays, October 14, 21, 28, & November 4 at 9:30 am
    Locations: Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg & Carlisle Brethren in Christ Church

    RSVP by calling the Welcome Center at 717-790-8201 or email life@messiahvillage.org.

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    10 Dec
    KellyTheWebGal

    Christmas is Coming!

    KellyTheWebGal

    Christmas time at Messiah Village is NEVER dull. After Thanksgiving, employees and residents work together to decorate and fill the Village with Christmas spirit. The Grounds team always does a great job with the outdoor lighting. Residents also enjoy adding their own special touch to their cottages and apartments. If you get a chance, I encourage you to drive by some evening and take a look.
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    In the spirit of going green, the past two years we sent electronic greeting cards instead of paper cards. This has become one of my favorite projects to work on with the Communications team. Each year we try to add a little Messiah Village twist to the greeting. Last year President Lesher read the Night Before Christmas Messiah Village style. This year we took a popular Christmas carol and gave it a Messiah Village twist. Any ideas? I’ll give you a hint. It involves an elf and Santa driving 2 people movers.

    If you would like to be added to our Christmas greeting list you can send your email address to me at kherbster@messiahvillage.org.

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    10 Jun
    TeeTutor

    Enhancing Life at Messiah Village

    TeeTutor

    Enhancing Life is the motto on the Messiah Village emblem and there are many, many ways we experience this.

    Enhancing spiritual life with worship and Bible study in the chapel, nursing neighborhoods and residential areas is a way to learn, pray and become acquainted.

    Enhancing recreation and exercise life with morning exercise, swimming, disc golf, shuffleboard, and bowling.

    Enhancing social life with special dinners and teas, local and distant bus trips, movies and theatre, evening games and chat times.

    Enhancing learning is a service of Pathways Institute through classes, lectures, displays, book discussions and off-campus trips.

    Enhancing life with crafts such as quilting, knitting, woodworking, bandage rolling, cooking, poetry, investment and stamp clubs.

    Enhancing life through service such as filling water pitchers, pushing wheel chairs, entertaining children, serving the coffee, gift, and grocery shopping to name just a few.

    Enhancing life comes to Messiah Village by service of dedicated staff members and many, many volunteers who live both in Messiah Village and in the extended community. All of this and more helps residents to enjoy living here.

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    20 Apr
    DevonTheBuilder

    Transforming Spaces, Enhancing Lives

    DevonTheBuilder

    I can’t count all the times I’ve been approached about what my job in Construction Services entails……many friends and family members are convinced I do maintenance, grounds or a hodge-podge of both.  Many are surprised to hear that at Messiah Village we have enough work to keep 5 guys in Construction Services busy all year long.  Perhaps I should keep a copy of the recent Echoes newsletter in my back pocket as convincing evidence of what keeps us busy day to day.  My good friend Nathan Shields took the time to highlight some of the statistics and projects that keep Construction Services humming:

    • Last year we completed 93 renovations, varying in size and detail
    • We renovated 13 cottages in the average time of 61 days
    • 13 apartments were renovated in the average time of 50 days
    • 61 assisted living rooms were revamped in the average time of 4 days

    I love the variety of tasks that we perform on a daily basis; plumbing, electrical, framing and the always popular painting.  But what I love most is the look in a new resident’s eye when they see the finished product……..        we’re not just transforming spaces, we’re enhancing lives!

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    8 Mar
    MVpresident

    Riding a Horse at age 95

    MVpresident

    Today, I shared the following with our employees…

    “Enhancing the lives of older adults” — So how should we do this? One primary way is to involve and engage residents and clients in what happens around Messiah Village. This is a central part of being Person-Centered, Community-Minded. I encourage you to continue to find ways to make sure the needs and wishes of residents and clients are sought out and included in what you do.

    Tomorrow afternoon the Board of Directors will be meeting with residents to give them an opportunity to share ideas and concerns. This is one way the Board attempts to engage residents in the community life of the Village. It provides an opportunity to build awareness and trust. There are some other ways that the board also seeks out and engages residents, for example: (1) there are two residents who are full voting members of the Board of Directors, (2) the Chair and Vice Chair of the Residents’ Council participate in the Quality of Life and Personnel Committee of the Board, (3) Residents’ Council leaders participate in the annual board planning session, and the board reviews the results of satisfaction reports that give resident views and perspectives.

    So, this week as you go about your activity I hope you think of ways to find out what residents and clients might be thinking and feeling, and see how you might include their wishes and dreams into what you do. This might happen in small and large ways – both are important. Last week I heard of nursing home that asked a resident what he wanted for his 95th birthday. He said to ride a horse! So they arranged for him to go to a stable to ride a horse. He was asked on his 100th birthday what he wanted! He said to again ride a horse! But, physically that was not possible, so they brought the horse to the nursing home. Surprisingly, they actually brought the horse into the nursing home so that he and others could pet the horse!

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