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News from Resident
Advisory Council
Your Council IT WAS A BUSY SUMMER here at the Clare, and it has
CHRIS LYON, RAC President
& Committees been an even busier autumn. So many wonderful new
people that have joined our community, and the Marketing
Committee reports there are now fewer than 10 apartments
available for sale. With so many move-ins, the Hospitality
Committee has assigned mentors to all new residents to
assist with the assimilation process.
The Finance Committee will be meeting with our owners
Health and Wellness in mid-November to review third-quarter results and to
get a sneak peak at the 2018 budget. This will be our first
Committee indication of how our assessments will increase next year,
SHEILA ROCK, Chair a topic always of great interest to us all.
IT HAS BEEN A BUSY FEW MONTHS for the Health and Meanwhile, the Fall Art Exhibition was a huge success. Who
Wellness Committee! This fall, Life Enrichment Manager knew we had so many talented artists at the Clare? The Life
Nikki Gamble paired Clare residents with 17 Loyola students Enrichment Committee is also exploring the possibility of
taking a course titled “Aging in America.” Students and offering more evening events. This is a request that came
residents will spend 20 hours together during the fall out of the recently completed resident satisfaction survey.
semester. The hope is that both groups will learn and gain a The Facilities Committee is always busy, and members
great deal from each other during this time. are happy to report that pool and spa repairs are finally
complete. The next big project will be looking at ways to
There have also been a few presentations at The Clare improve the humidification system for the common areas
related to health and wellness. In October, independent of the building. You’ll be hearing more of this in the future.
living residents learned about advance care planning
options, and a November discussion revolved around the A few other items of note: this year’s Alzheimer’s fundraiser
difference between palliative care and hospice. was the most successful to be sponsored by The Clare
to date. Residents contributed over $10,000, exceeding
Plus, The Terraces welcomed a new dietician, Jae Mukoyama, the goal set at the beginning of the event. Additionally,
MS, RD, LDN. We wish him well in his career at The Clare! I had the opportunity to meet with the resident council
presidents of three other life plan communities in the area,
and it was interesting to see how we share many of the
same problems.
Looking forward to 2018, the Council wishes you all
continued good health and the happiest of holidays!
Dining Committee
HAPPY PROSS, Chair The Clare Charitable Foundation
THE DINING COMMITTEE is gearing up for the fall/holiday CHRIS LYON, Interim President
season. Director of Dining Services Francesco Tardio is NOW IN ITS 6TH YEAR, The Clare Charitable
looking to restart the ever-popular themed buffets on the Foundation, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation,
53rd floor. The Thanksgiving Brunch menu is complete, maintains its mission to support, recognize and
and plans are also in the works to hold the annual Holiday reward employees at The Clare for their hard
Cookie Exchange in early December. Dust off your recipes work and commitment. The Foundation does so
and cookie sheets and look for an announcement in the by providing additional educational opportunities
next few weeks. and yearly awards for loyal service and exceptional
One interesting factoid reported by Francesco: The Clare’s professionalism via two programs: the Scholarship
kitchen served a mind-boggling 22,000 meals in September. Fund and the annual Employee Holiday Fund.
That is a LOT of cooking! The latter is supported by residents, their families
We on the Dining Committee are always interested in your and friends to express gratitude to hourly full-time
feedback. If you have a compliment or a criticism, be sure and part-time staff. This year’s donation drive for the
to let us know. You can email me at happypross@gmail.com Employee Holiday Fund is slated to begin in early
whenever something comes up. November and end in early December.
