HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 2019We
9 East Creek Rd.
Nantucket, MA 02554
508.228.0462
April 2019-
May 2019
Volume 2, Issue 5
OUR ISLAND HOME
Monthly Newsletter
Inside This Issue:
• Family Council • Annual Memorial Service • Daffodil Day
Highlights:
1. Resident Quote
2. Employee &
Volunteer of the
Month
3. Upcoming Events
Actively seeking new
members: Family
Council
WHAT IS A FAMILY COUNCIL?
A family council is a self-led, self-
determining group of consumers
- families and friends of nursing
home residents that:
• Works to improve the
quality of care and quality
of life of the facility’s
residents; and
• Provides families with a
voice in decision-making
that affects them and their
loved ones.
Many voices are stronger than
one. The power of many people
working together is enough to
effect change, whereas one
person can often do very little.
Our Family Council meets on the
third Wednesday of every month
from 10-11am in the Conference
Room at Our Island Home, and
we are actively seeking new
members! Please see Our Island
Home Social Worker Laurie
MacVicar Fiske with any
questions, and come to the next
meeting!
Annual Memorial
Service
Please join us on Wednesday, May
15th at 10:30 am to celebrate the
lives of our residents who have
passed on during the last year. The
service will be held in the Albert E.
Lewis Dining Room here at OIH.
Everyone is invited to join us
afterward for refreshments and to
share stories and memories. For
additional information, please
contact Laurie MacVicar-Fiske at
508 228 0462 ext 7407 or at
lfiske@nantucket-ma.gov.
“Love never dies. The song is ended, but the
melody lingers on…” -Irving Berlin
Resident Portraiture
Local Nantucket photographer
Barbara Clarke is offering her
portraiture services free of
charge to OIH residents. If you
would like to schedule group or
individual portraits for your
friend or family residing at OIH,
please contact Taylor Hilst at
thilst@nantucket-ma.gov to
schedule an appointment.
We
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9 East Creek Rd
Nantucket, MA 02554
PHONE:
508.228.0462
FAX:
508.228.6875
E-MAIL:
Brett Lennerton
Administrator
blennerton@nantucket-
ma.gov
Employee of the Month
Cordia Green
Cordia is one of our many awesome
nurses’ aids. Cordia has been part of
the OIH team since 2016, and she
always goes the extra mile to make
sure our residents are looking good-
no one does makeup like Cordia!
Volunteer of the Month
Annie Anderson
Annie, a local landscaper, generously
donates her time each Monday
morning visiting with residents one-
on-one, and then calling Bingo in the
afternoon! We love our “Mondays
with Annie.”
Family Council:
The next meeting is Wednesday,
April 17th, 10:00 am; and the
following meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, May 15th at 10am.
Boys and Girls Club:
All are welcome to join us at 4pm
on May 9th in the OIH living room
for some fun and games with the
kids of our local BGC!
Nanpuppets:
On May 1st, at 4pm, multifaceted
performer Lizza Obremski will
give a music-based show tailor-
made for our elders (not her usual
crowd)!
Educational Presentation:
Jascin Finger, of the Maria Mitchell
Association, will present on
historically notable Nantucket
women. 4pm, May 8th.
Photo Lecture:
Alison Forsgren, Friends of OIH
chairperson, will give a
presentation on Japan; May 15th,
4pm.
Upcoming Live Musical Talent:
Jim Sulzer: continues to wow us
with his classical guitar skills on
April 22nd and May 16th.
Paul Connors: brings us the
oldies on April 24th and May 6th.
Susan Berman: returns with her
original songs and her partner,
Ray, on April 25th and May 2nd.
Mollie Glazer: will be playing for
us on April 29th and May 13th.
Steve Tornovish: will be playing
for us on April 19th (a date change
from 4/17) and again on May 29th!
PJ Moody: returning with friends
and rock-n-roll on May 22nd!
All music performances begin at
4pm, in the OIH living room.
Easter reminder:
If you would like to join your family
member for the noon meal on
Easter (4/21/19) or if you are
planning on taking your family
member out on Easter, please see
Taylor Hilst, Activities Director by
4/18/19. Thank you!
Upcoming Events
Resident
Monthly
Quote
“Moving in
here was
really easy. I’d
do it again!”
-Betty R
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
www.nantucket-
ma.gov
Check out Our Island Home’s entry in the Whaling
Museum’s Festival of Trees: “Our Island Artists”!
We were treated to a wonderful Irish
Step Dancing performance last month!
Thank you to our local Celtic dancers!
Join us on Daffodil Day!
Please join us in watching the antique
car parade—12 noon on 4/27 in front
of The Landmark House. Yellow attire
encouraged! And If you’re headed to
Bartlett’s Farm for the Nantucket
Community Daffodil Flower show (2-
5 on 4/27 and 10-2 on 4/28), be sure
to check out the arrangements done
by the OIH Floral Arranging group!