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News from Resident
Advisory Council
Your Council THE ANNUAL RESIDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL meeting
CHRIS LYON, RAC President
& Committees was held in May, with highlights including the election to
fill the three vacant director positions and the subsequent
election of officers.
The residents that will serve on the Council until next
May and their specific responsibilities are: Linda Chinn
(Chairperson of Hospitality Committee); John Clum
(Chairperson of Life Enrichment Committee), John Kern
Health and Wellness (Director); Christine Lyon (President and Chairperson of
Committee Finance Committee); Ken Mullin (Chairperson of Facilities
Committee), Dorothy Pirovano (Chairperson of Marketing
SHEILA ROCK, Chair
and Communications Committee), Happy Pross (Vice
President), Sheila Rock (Secretary and Chairperson of
THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE The Health Health and Wellness Committee) and Suzanne Turner
and Wellness Committee continues to encourage (Chairperson of Dining Committee).
Independent Living residents to become more informed
about The Terraces. We decided to start with our own Feel free to stop any of us if you have questions on how
committee. In July, our meeting included a tour of The things work here at The Clare, and please attend our
Terraces. monthly meetings, held at 3pm on the first Tuesday of
each month in the Oxford Room. Hope to see you soon!
We first met Amy Klem, the Terraces Transition Manager,
who provided us with information distributed to everyone
who spends time on The Terraces. The handout contained
a brief description of Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living,
frequently asked questions, details about Medicare Marketing and
coverage in 2018 and biographical information about Dr. Communications
Lee Lindquist, who is Medical Director at The Clare. Committee
The committee then toured an Assisted Living floor with DOROTHY PIROVANO, Chair
Emily Delaney, Assisted Living Manager, who explained
that most residents plan their own daily activities. THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
From there, we visited the 13th floor, which serves as has come up with two easy ways to help kids: Collect pull
the Memory Care floor. Nikki Gamble, Life Enrichment tabs from cans and Box Tops for Education. Enlist your family
Manager, explained that unlike Assisted Living floors, and friends to help!
staff urges residents to leave their rooms and participate Wiggle off the pull tabs from pop, pet food, soup and more,
in planned activities. and toss them in the flowered collection boxes in the Fitness
We continued to the 11th floor, one of the three Skilled Center, Library and the credenza outside the Chapel. We
Nursing floors in The Terraces, where we saw a typical will donate them to Lurie Children’s Hospital to benefit the
room, the dining room and the Physical Therapy Ronald McDonald House. The donation boxes are dedicated
Department. Finally, Jae Mukoyama, The Clare’s Dietician, to the memory of resident Edith Schrager, who collected
met us on the 10th floor to discuss weekly menus and the tabs for many years.
answer numerous questions about the preparation, You’ll find distinctive Box Top coupons on hundreds of
distribution and food choices available to the residents General Mills products – Ziploc bags, Kleenex boxes, Scott
in The Terraces. towels, cereals and more. Go to www.boxtops4education.
com for a list or products or to download coupons. The
Overall, it was a very good experience for the committee
members. We learned how various areas of The Terraces coupons are donated to McClellan Elementary School, where
function, and we agree that all residents would benefit from residents read with kindergarten students. Each coupon is
similar tours. We would also like to encourage residents worth 10 cents for the school.
who have questions about The Terraces to seek out the We hope you consider donating these items for such great
appropriate staff to receive accurate information. causes!
