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Hillside News—Fountain Hill July 2021
Lehigh County Cedarbrook Senior Care & Rehab July 2021
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Hillside News—Fountain Hill July 2021
A Community with Heart Offering Individualized Care and Excellent Service.
Hillside News
724 Delaware Ave
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610)691-6700
Fax: (610)867-2332
Do you have a concern,
question, is something
bothering you? Come talk to
us so that we can help you
solve it.
Our doors are open to you!
NURSING HOME HOTLINE
(610)336-9604
If you have a question, con-
cern, or complaint, which you
believe has not been satisfacto-
rily addressed by our staff, feel
free to call our Administrative
Hotline. Our Hotline can
also be used to report
suspected fraud, waste and
abuse in accordance with the
federal Deficit Reduction Act of
2005. The Hotline number is
posted throughout the facility.
An A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Assistant
will take calls, or you can record
a message when no one is
available. Please follow the in-
structions when leaving a
recorded message. Your call is
confidential, but you do need to
provide your name and tele-
phone number, in case we need
to contact you for more in-
formation, and to inform you
of the action taken. You can
report Fraud, Waste and Abuse
to the Lehigh County Ethics
Hotline at ( 610)782-3999.
This information is confidential
and caller may remain anony-
mous.
A special thank you to our
Editor Patricia Stuber
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Hillside News—Fountain Hill July 2021
Residents with Birthdays WELCOME OUR NEW
in June ... RESIDENTS TO CEDARBROOK
FOUNTAIN HILL
NAME BIRTHDAY
Lillian Rota Beverly Fucci
Dinorah Camacho July 2nd
Maureen Katon July 6th Ofelia Orta Lillian Rota
Sixta Gonzalez July 10th Joseph Androsky
John Cherhit
Susan Dukes July 14th Pablo Berrios Rivera
Essmaeel Fakhraie
Elise Doster July 17th Jorge Ortiz
Fay Helfrich July 21st Eileen Belzner Fakhri Hajihadian
Ofelia Orta July 25th
Lois Althouse Shirley Ream
James Gor July 27th
Pauline Keim July 29th Shirley George
Jean Edwards July 29th
Mary Martinez July 29th
Irene Nagy July 30th
Look!
I spy with my little eye ... A Pretzel
that looks like this:
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Hillside News—Fountain Hill July 2021
Staff Anniversaries
Employee Department Years
Bobbi Jo Hennessy RAD 26
Daniel Enoh
Paul Rhode Nursing 22
Maribel Ford Nursing 19
Sonia Johnson Nursing 18
Brian Sadrovitz Nursing 18
Jenna Witt Life Enrichment 15
Check out our
Claudie Jean-Louis Nursing 15
Website!
Lillian Torres Environmental 14
https://www.cedarbrookseniorcare.com/
Catarina Pintor Chica Nursing 14
Lisa Culver Nursing 10C You can follow us on our
Cedarbrook Senior Care &
Christopher Nickerson Nursing 8
Rehab Facebook Page!
Brenda Hernandez Nursing Office 8
www.facebook.com/cedarbrookseniorcareandrehab
Caitlyn Wallbillich Nursing 4
Grether Camilo-Hernandez Nursing 3
Giovanni Garcia Facilities 3
Mary Koach Financial 2
Nicole Leguillou Nursing 1
Ashley Burgess Nursing 1
Macarena Figueroa- Nursing 1
Newsweek designated Cedarbrook
as being among the top twenty
skilled nursing homes in the state,
and top in the country.
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Hillside News—Fountain Hill July 2021
Last month in June…
Outside LIVE Entertainment— Jeff Ross, Bruce Copp, Jay Smar, Bill Schaffer and
the Blue Grass Band, Lorri Woodward, Lester Hirsh, JR Peterson, Patrice Haw-
thorne
We had a Special Message from our Resident Council President Cimmie Depriest
If there is inclement weather we will have our outside entertainment in the Main
Dining room on the first floor– limited to 10 residents. Life Enrichment will decide
which unit will attend.
Resident Council:
• Following CDC guidelines
• Following social distancing.
In June, we were able to allow Therapy Dog groups back in to our facility! Such exciting
news! We had the honor of meeting Chance, a 3 year old Golden Retriever. He is a Certi-
fied Therapy Dog from Pleasure of Your Company Therapy Dogs. He will make his weekly
visits here at Fountain Hill! Be on the lookout for this 4 legged cutie!
A few questions to read & ask yourself:
1) What was your favorite movie when you were younger?
2) If you had to choose just one, what ice cream would you pick to eat everyday?
3) What is the best advice you ever received from someone?
4) Did you have a favorite vacation spot in the summer, if so, where?
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Cedarbrook Volunteers are Very Important People
WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS
Cedarbrook volunteers sparkle more than July 4th fireworks! They also create the same amount of excite-
ment with our residents. When a volunteer enters the room our residents and staff light up as their day is
brightened by our amazing volunteers. We are truly grateful for your help and support. I hope everyone is
able to take some time to relax and enjoy the beautiful sunny days and the fireworks in the night sky. R
member all those who gave of their lives to make our lives better. Have a happy Independence Day.
Exciting News
Cedarbrook activities and programs are beginning to reopen. Yes, this
means that fully vaccinated volunteers may return. This includes stu-
dent volunteers. Please contact the volunteer office to set up a date/
time for your return. Welcome back, we’ve missed you!!!
Volunteers Needed
Family Visit Helpers – We need volunteers to assist our staff with Family Visits. Volunteers would help
the staff with greeting the visitors, getting residents to and from their units, and sanitizing the visit area. Vol-
unteers would sign up for a 2 hour shift. We need volunteers: Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, 9:30-4:30.
This will be a great help to our residents, their families, and staff. If you are interested please contact the
Volunteer Office right away to sign up.
Transport Assistant – Help the Cedarbrook staff transport our wheelchair residents to entertainment,
games, faith services, and other activities in our buildings. Most shifts are weekdays, 1:45-3:45. Any assis-
tance you can provide will be a great help.
Games, Coloring, and Activity Helpers – Do you like to play games (Bingo, Pinochle, etc.), do coloring, do
crafts, or other activities?? Cedarbrook is looking for volunteers to come on a weekly basis to assist with
these types of activities. Call today and let us know what you are interested in helping with, and your availa-
bility.
As we bring volunteers back in to Cedarbrook, there will be a training packet for everyone to complete.
This will help us all keep up-to-date. Please contact Kerry if you are ready to return and need your training
packet. Thank you.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone soon. Kerry Magliane, Volunteer Coordinator, 610-336-5684
kerrymagliane@lehighcounty.org
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Hillside News—Fountain Hill July 2021
Independence Day is a holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United
States, on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies were no longer subject
to Great Britain, and its King George III. They were now united, free, and independent states. The Day is commonly as-
sociated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, concerts, family reunions, political speeches, and ceremonies. In
addition to these, various other public and private events celebrating the history and government of the US occur.
We need to be independent in order to survive in our culture and world. Learning to support ourselves is fundamental
for any success we ever hope to achieve. Humanly speaking we only have ourselves to fall back on so it is exceedingly
important to be able to handle things on our own.
In this modern world of many amenities, we have come to depend on many things whether we notice it or not. We de-
pend on electricity in our homes to run our appliances, we depend on our employer to give us our paycheck and we
sometimes even depend on Google to give us the right answers.
According to an online dictionary to ‘depend’ means to place reliance or trust in. The fact is that we depend on many
things and many people for our survival, however, unfortunately at any time those things or those people can fail us.
People are going to let us down, and being disappointed is a part of being human. But we still have to put our trust and
dependence on others because, really, what choice do, we have? No one is an island and we have to work with others
in order to complete many tasks.
But who we actually depend on could be the difference between constant stress and frustration or peace and harmo-
ny? Really, the only person who we can totally depend on 100% is God. Why? Because He always shows up, He always
does what is best for us and He is always trustworthy.
Depending on God goes back to believing in God. We have faith that God is going to keep His promises. We trust that
all of God’s plans will be fulfilled in our lives. Trust and faith are the pillars of dependence on God. We already depend
on God for many things. We depend on Him to give us the breath to live another day, we depend on Him to give us
strength for the day and we depend on Him for protection.
“In Philippians 4:6 we read, “In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known to God” and in 1 Peter 1:14, "As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former” way
of life.” Both verses show depending on God is simple, yet takes some practice. Here are two practical ways to depend
on God: 1. Practice prayer- Prayer is talking with God, through Jesus Christ. It is us having a conversation with the Fa-
ther of all creation. Through prayer we are actively depending on God to hear and answer. We are building a relation-
ship with Him and therefore we will be more inclined to depend upon Him.
2. Practice obedience - The word of God (the Bible) is living and is capable of changing anyone. Many times, we find
ourselves in situations that we’re not supposed to be in because we refused to depend upon God. Obedience can be
difficult at times, especially if we have prolonged sinful habits. But, by practicing obedience to God’s word, we are de-
pending on Him to help us be faithful.
Dependence starts by acknowledging Almighty God as the owner of everything, and the controller of every circum-
stance. Nothing is impossible with God, and everything is within His reach. So, let’s celebrate!
Our part is to trust and obey, and His part is to do the rest. Happy Dependence Day!
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Cedarbrook Fountain Hill
Hillside News *Funded by Lehigh county tax payer dollars*
Although we discourage residents from keeping money and valuables in their room, we realize that
many of you will choose to do so. Therefore, we would like to offer these tips to help you keep your
money and valuables safe from loss or theft. Since you have access to the money in your account during
normal business hours, Monday through Friday, we suggest that you only withdraw the amount you
need for immediate use. If you need larger sums of money, for gifts or to reimburse your family
members for purchases made on your behalf, we suggest that you contact Financial Services to arrange
for payment by check. If you choose to keep money and valuables in your room, we highly recommend
that you secure such items in the locked drawer of your bedside cabinet. Keep your key with you, or
keep your key out of sight in a safe place. As soon as you realize that your money or property is
missing, it is important to report it immediately to the Charge Nurse. Cedarbrook will not assume
responsibility for replacing missing property kept by residents on their person or in their room.
However, we will take action to investigate. And try to recover your property, if possible. Finally, we
ask that you help us maintain a current inventory of your personal property. Any property that you pur-
chase or receive during your stay should be added to your Valuables Received after Admission Form,
including a description of the property. This information is essential when trying to locate missing
items.
Memorial Service
Will Resume When Restrictions Are
Lifted.
Resident Council
Will Resume When Restrictions Are
Lifted.
That for just $1.00 you can be a member of the
Food Committee
Fountain Hill Auxiliary? YES, JUST $1.00!!! You can
Will Resume When Restrictions Are
Lifted.
meet friends and relatives of our residents and help us
All meetings are held in the
in any way you choose to enrich their lives. Our
meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of each month at
1st floor dining room/chapel area.
1:00pm.
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In Loving Memory...
Luba Walker
Florence Gogle
Thelma Stickle
Ivette Reyes
Visit us on:
www.cedarbrookseniorcare.com
Our website is designed to inform
Lehigh County residents, and the
community at large, about the quality
services and operations provided here.
It offers both Allentown and Fountain
Hill department listings and monthly
newsletters. Please visit the site often,
and please let your family and friends
know about it.
www.cedarbrookseniorcare.com is
copyrighted by Cedarbrook Senior
Care & Rehab.
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Cedarbrook Fountain Hill
* Attention visitors and staff: For the safety of our residents please do
not use push pins in resident rooms.
* Any electronic item must be inspected and labeled by facilities
before installation in any resident rooms.
* Residents having difficulties with your equipment such as
lights, radios, flat screen televisions, wheelchairs, beds,
etc., please contact your Unit Manager, Unit Clerk or Social
Worker for a work order to be sent to Facilities for repairs.
Wireless access to the Internet is now
available at Cedarbrook Allentown
and Fountain Hill. Residents with
wireless devices such as laptops,
notebooks, tablets (Kindle, Nook, etc)
may request access through their Social Worker
or Natalia Villamil, Administrative Assistant. Our
PC Specialist will assign
a unique username and password, which must
be kept confidential. Visitors may request ac-
cess at the switchboard. Usernames and pass-
words for visitors will
automatically expire after three days.
Attention families and friends:
Healthdrive is our current Dental provider. Should
you receive any information from them, please cor-
respond appropriately.
Thank You!
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LIFE ENRICHMENT NEWS!
Hi everyone! I’d like to finally take the opportunity
to introduce myself to you all. My name is Jenn
Szakacs (Say-Catch) Strohl, and I’m the new Direc-
tor of Life Enrichment. I’ve been super busy these
past 3 months, trying to learn all of the ins and outs
of Cedarbrook, and have been lucky enough to have
your past director, Alice K. Christman and current As-
sistant Director of Life Enrichment, Kaitlyn Beisel,
helping me along the way.
A little bit about myself… I’m a graduate of East
Stroudsburg University and hold a Bachelor’s Degree
in Recreation & Leisure Services Management with concentrations in both therapeutic
and commercial recreation. I’m certified through NCTRC as a Certified Therapeutic Rec-
reation Specialist and have been working in the field for 29 years. I actually worked here
at Cedarbrook in 1993- 1995 in the TR Department! My role here now is just ‘a bit’ dif-
ferent.
I’m originally from Lehighton, PA but now live with my family in Jim Thorpe. My hus-
band’s name is Jerry, and I have 3 awesome kids named Abriel (soon 16), Alexis (soon
14), and Jackson (9.5~ can’t forget the ½!). They certainly keep me busy outside of
work. We love to travel, camp and visit our 2nd home in Florida when we can. Oh, and I
can’t forget to tell you about our English Bulldog, Bugsy Smalls (who is 2 ½) and our
Silkese, Miss Vivienne Jewel (who is 8 years old). Maybe someday you all can meet them.
I hope to get the chance to meet everyone at some of the upcoming entertainments.
It’s a slow go at trying to get back to doing all the things we’ve been missing this past
year and a half, but I’m confident that we’ll get there. I’m pretty easy to get along
with and am available if you’d ever like to talk. Until then… stay safe, keep busy and be
happy!
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Celebrating a birthday or
special occasion? Contact Lost and Found is located
at the Receptionist Desk
Natalia Villamil in Administration at ext. in the lobby. Many items
await the claim of their
2341 to reserve a room. rightful owner. Please stop
at the Receptionist to see
if any items belong to you.
All food items, including fresh fruit
or vegetables, for the residents,
must be in a bag or a container
Please do not leave food and drinks unattended in the dining rooms, activity
rooms or other public areas. Please dispose of leftover food/drinks properly.
Some residents have food and fluid restrictions, and having access to unattended
food and drinks could be harmful.
When writing to share positive comments, com-
plaints, or suggestions for improvement, please
include your name and contact information. We
take your comments seriously, and we may
need to ask questions and, of course, we’ll want
to share with you the action taken to address
your concern(s).
EVERY FRIDAY,
BINGO!
At 2:30
On Channel 22
(unless Entertainment)
1213
Answer: the matchstick in the middle of
the 8 to make it a 0
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Connect the Dots!
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Jokes
How does the moon cut his hair?
Eclipse it.
Did you hear the watermelon joke?
It’s pitiful.
What do you call someone with no
body and no nose?
Nobody knows.
What did the football coach say to
the broken vending machine?
Give me my quarterback.
What do you call the wife of a hip-
pie?
Mississippi.
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