255 59th Street North • St. Petersburg, FL 33710
The Bernard L. Samson Nursing Center residents benefit from comprehensive nursing, medical and rehabilitation programs.
A broad spectrum of on-site medical services overseen by our board certified geriatrician, Dr. David LeVine, include:
Continued from Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
WHAT'S MY NEW ROLE?
Mom is acclimating to her new environment well enough. What am I to do? Well, some of my roles include mom’s advocate, her caregiver, her daughter and her laundress and personal shopper.
In my role as advocate, I keep abreast of what is going on with Alzheimer’s research, testing and locally through the Alzheimer’s Association and any local training available. I read profusely and I belong to two Alzheimer’s groups on Linked In and one support group at Menorah Manor. Gwen Kaldenberg, director of the Bresler Alzheimer’s program, hosts Menorah Manor’s support group that is held the first Thursday of each month. We are a small group – but we are mighty. Sometimes one of us is “in need” and the group listens with care and compassion. Sometimes a relative has had “an event” and again we embrace the caregiver in a hug. Usually, we share articles that we have read or presentations we have attended or just go around the table to “catch up” on what is happening right now for each caregiver and their loved one.
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The following recipe is one of the many famous creations by Ricki Lewis, activity therapist, for the Monday morning Baking Buddies group at the Samson Nursing Center.
Note: You will need a greased 9x13 inch baking pan
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I will probably never forget where I was on the morning
of December 31, 2011. I attended Shabbat morning
services in the Ida and Jules Lowengard Synagogue at
Menorah Manor, and what made that morning
particularly memorable was the Bat Mitzvah of 96 year
old Samson Nursing Center resident, Myrna Barg.
We at Menorah Manor hope that you have had a wonderful Chanukah filled with friends, family and lots of food! Here are the last two Gourmet Latke Toppings that we picked up from the St. Pete Times:
Happy Chanukah!
Menorah Manor staff and volunteers will be lighting candles with our residents each night of Chanukah this year between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. See below for the nightly schedule beginning on December 20 and ending on December 27.
Two and a half years ago, Elaine Newman moved into Menorah Manor where she met Rosalind (Roz) Tepper, who was also a new resident. Roz and Elaine became instant friends. During one of their many long discussions, Elaine mentioned to Roz that she has a daughter who is a school teacher in Denver, Colorado. Roz then told Elaine that her daughter, also a school teacher, is in the process of moving to Denver to be near her son David, Roz’s grandson, and that she doesn’t know many people there yet.
